Jerry Springer files papers for Ohio Senate race

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-07-11 03:30pm

Talk show host Jerry Springer to file for U.S. Senate race in Ohio
Thursday, July 10, 2003 Posted: 7:50 PM EDT (2350 GMT)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Jerry Springer, the talk show host who put wife-swappers, strippers and skinheads on the air and then watched the punches fly, will file papers to run for the U.S. Senate as early as Friday, advisers said.

Springer, 59, the former Cincinnati mayor, will not decide whether to actually run until later this month, said Mike Ford, his political adviser.

The early filing is necessary to avoid getting into legal trouble for raising money without officially declaring a candidacy, Ford said.

Springer is airing 30-minute infomercials across the nation to raise money and build support for his possible run for the Democratic nomination next year.

The infomercial, paid for by Springer, is part biography and part fund-raiser. It explains how Springer's parents fled Nazi Germany for England, then moved to the United States just before Springer's fifth birthday. The ad seeks small donations and offers T-shirts, bumper stickers and CDs of Springer singing "rockabilly" music.

The infomercial will air for about two weeks in several U.S. cities including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Tennessee, New Orleans, San Antonio and New York. Ford would not say how much it cost.

It was not immediately scheduled to air in Ohio because of concerns over equal access, meaning TV stations would have to offer equivalent time to other candidates.

The infomercial also addresses potential problems by Springer's talk show, known for its profanity, fistfights, cheating spouses and incestuous relationships.

Springer repeats a theme he has voiced several times in recent months -- that his show is not responsible for problems in Ohio with schools, jobs and the economy.

The infomercial focuses on a comment by National Review commentator Jonah Goldberg on a Sunday morning talk show several months ago. Goldberg warned of new people brought to the polls by Springer, including "slack-jawed yokels, hicks, weirdos, pervs and whatnots."

The infomercial offers that quote on a T-shirt and inserted into a signed photograph of Springer next to a sign for Hicksville, Ohio. Springer refers to the quote and talks about wanting to reach out to "regular folks ... who weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth."

State Sen. Eric Fingerhut, a Democrat, has already announced his candidacy for the Senate seat. The Democratic winner will probably take on Republican Sen. George Voinovich.

"A half-hour infomercial doesn't wipe out what he's been doing for a decade," Fingerhut said Thursday. "All it does tragically is identify Ohio with his level of entertainment."

I wonder how much of a shot he actually has. This race could be fun to watch.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-11 03:47pm

If he`s elected senator,will chair flies in the senate.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-07-11 03:58pm

And Strippers will rule

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-07-11 04:08pm

theski wrote:And Strippers will rule

Unfortunately, they won't be the sort of strippers you actually want to see.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-11 04:28pm

Gil Hamilton wrote:
theski wrote:And Strippers will rule
Unfortunately, they won't be the sort of strippers you actually want to see.

Hillary Clinton! Take it all off! yeah baby!

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Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-07-11 04:36pm

kojikun wrote:
Gil Hamilton wrote:
theski wrote:And Strippers will rule
Unfortunately, they won't be the sort of strippers you actually want to see.
Hillary Clinton! Take it all off! yeah baby!

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Must kill Kojikun, must kill.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-07-11 04:44pm

No only if he would have said "Maxine Waters" Take it off Take it off

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-11 05:26pm

Stormbringer wrote:

Must kill Kojikun, must kill.

My work is done.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-07-11 06:58pm

kojikun wrote:Hillary Clinton! Take it all off! yeah baby!

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Hrm... you seem to have momentarily made turned off women with that mental image.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-07-11 07:57pm

Excellent news, I hope he wins and pushes through an amendment to let Arnold be president.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-11 08:01pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:Excellent news, I hope he wins and pushes through an amendment to let Arnold be president.

Do you really think Sphincter will let Arnie be president,he will do everything he can to get the job for himself.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-07-11 08:01pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:Excellent news, I hope he wins and pushes through an amendment to let Arnold be president.

I'd rather him stay governer of California, just because it's funny to hear him say "gubernatorial".

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-07-11 09:07pm

He'll have more integrity than most of the other senators, at least.

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2003-07-12 10:59am

I can see Jerry Springer winning the Senate race.

He's really popular, and all this scandals (I know of) are over a TV show. Big deal. He ran a TV show that was off the wall and most likely staged. At least he's never had people killed, embezzeled or wasted money, cheated on his wife (that I know of), or any of the other scandals in the US political landscape.

And I can see him pushing to get Arnold as president. I can see it now

2008 Presidental Elections
Arnold Swartzeneger (sp?) for President, with Jerry Springer as his running mate for Vice President.

Think of that for a media power train.

Can't you just imagine the commerical for them?
Clip from Total Recall, him working on that construction job
"Arnold is a hard worker"

Clips from Terminator movies, like Arnold fighting the T-1000 and T-X, and him getting speared to by the T-1000, then getting up, with the audio

"Arnold will not quit when it comes to getting this country working."

Clip from Kindergarten Cop
"Arnold will be good for our schools and children."

Clip from True Lies
"Arnold will not back down from Terrorists and will bring the fight too them"

Clip from a Jerry Springer show (one of the more visually acceptable ones)
"Jerry Springer can handle diversity and can get people to talk"
"Jerry Spinger may have run a questionable talk-show"

Bill Clinton: "I did not have sexual relations with that young woman"

"But at least he never lied about it"

Another clip from Springer's show, with one with visibile minorities
"Jerry cares about people, and pays attention to the needs of minorities"

"Arnold and Jerry will get the job done"
Split screen:
Arnold as the termintor with glow red eye
Jerry with a microphone pointing and speaking

"Vote Swartzeneger/Springer in 2008"

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-12 01:23pm

Solauren: With that commercial, they get my vote. INSTANTLY.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-07-12 01:40pm

Solauren, you'd make millions making any sort of advertisement you wanted. Do you work at an Ad firm?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-12 02:13pm

Vorlon1701 wrote:Solauren, you'd make millions making any sort of advertisement you wanted. Do you work at an Ad firm?

it wasnt THAT good

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-07-12 05:03pm

kojikun wrote:
it wasnt THAT good

Think of the average American (tm) watching this commercial. They'd be hooked just by the scenes from the movies. They'd grab at the comforting familiarity.

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-07-13 08:15am

kojikun wrote:
Gil Hamilton wrote:
theski wrote:And Strippers will rule
Unfortunately, they won't be the sort of strippers you actually want to see.
Hillary Clinton! Take it all off! yeah baby!

..

AH! The googles! THEY DO NOTHING!!! AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGHH!!!!

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-07-13 08:40am

Vorlon1701 wrote:Solauren, you'd make millions making any sort of advertisement you wanted. Do you work at an Ad firm?

That commercial might cost millions as well because of the different movie rights involved.

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2003-07-13 11:36am

Vorlon1701 wrote:Solauren, you'd make millions making any sort of advertisement you wanted. Do you work at an Ad firm?

Nope. I work for the provincal government doing data crunching work trying to find tax cheats.

I just know how to appeal to the masses for stuff like that.

It also has a nice double-effect of slapping the 'high and mighty' in the face.

And actually, I think Arnold owns the rights to his movies, or at least part of it. Also, liscencing the rights to the movies for the political commericals could be considered donations towards the campaigns.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-07-13 12:57pm

kojikun wrote: Hillary Clinton! Take it all off! yeah baby!

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Wow. With that kind of an image of women in general in my mind, Men are starting to look mighty fine...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-07-17 02:18am

I'm all for Springer going to the Senate. Politics nowadays needs some relative morality.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-07-17 08:23am

Jerry Springer: The Pride of the Democratic Party.
I guess that proves that even after you have scraped off everything from the bottom of the barrel, you can always find more crap if you look underneath the barrel.