Huck&Chuck

I was browsing through different sites to find something for my Blog this week and I found http://promoteyourvote.com/ Here you can get cheap customized products to "promote" your candidate: address labels, T-shirts, mugs etc. I know that isn't anything special or exciting - we all know how important support from the public is! (although the site only represents the two main parties!)

But I really cracked up when I saw the following:

"Huck & Chuck 2008"
"Support Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris for President in 2008 with this swanky T."

And on the back of the shirt you can choose to print your "favorite Chuck Norris facts" including one of those:
- Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise.
- There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
- Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding

WHUT?!
OK: Schwarzenegger is governor, Reagan was an actor, too...and sometimes humor can be an important refreshment in dry and serious election campaigns....but if Chuck Norris is successful in attracting teenagers who can vote/will vote in a few years - I am worried about the young generation!

NPR has a short and hilarious article on this subject: "Action Hero Helps Draw Teens to Huckabee"
(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17914847&adultclean)

P.S.: my favorite quote from the article:
"Huckabee rarely talks about his immigration policy, but why does he need to when he has ads like this: "My plan to secure the border? Two words: Chuck Norris.""