Tom DeLay: I Can Dance And Stop Obama At The Same Time

The Daily Beast:

Right-wing activist Tom DeLay--who was known as The Hammer during his reign as House Republican whip and then majority leader--has no intention of letting up on President Barack Obama just because he's a contestant on Dancing With the Stars.

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Comments

[641A]

04:20 PM on 08/20/2009

Tom Delay on Dancing With The Stars? Nice... Here's a guy that...

• got himself indicted for taking a million dollars in illegal contributions from Russian oil execs (which were represented by Jack Abramoff),

• committed perjury,

• gerrymandered Texas voting districts to disenfranchise black and Latino voters,

• who cheated on his wife—and earned the nickname "Hot Tub Tom"

and ABC considers this guy to be a "Star?"

Delay is the poster boy for shady, backroom politics and immoral behavior. Maybe next season ABC can get Randy Duke Cunningham and Jack Abramoff out on a work furlough program. They could call it "Dancing Behind Bars."

[caseyblab]

02:49 PM on 08/20/2009

Did Little Tommy D. get a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to bring his skills to the stage. Sorry, this is one to skip.

[harriscrl3]

12:52 PM on 08/20/2009

Riiight cause you did such a great job stopping him from winning the election we should now believe that you can stop him.

Break a leg Tom and I mean that literally.

[Mozart123]

08:44 PM on 08/19/2009

Watch out, Cheryl Burke! DeLay has sweaty hands, obscene dips, and uncontrollable spins. Avoid on-the-job injuries at all cost.

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

11:59 AM on 08/19/2009

I'll bet he learned to dance while stomping on bugs.

[BBackSoon]

11:50 AM on 08/19/2009

So it is all about Stopping Obama, not helping make things better for average Americans?

I for one am shocked!

[Sumocat]

11:43 AM on 08/19/2009

Must be the combination of the two that makes it possible because it looks to me like DeLay can't do either by itself. Hammertime!

[yoli647]

11:41 AM on 08/19/2009

I hope Tom Delay breaks his leg on the first show. So ABC did not have anyone else, and chose this turt.

[medicinecat]

11:27 AM on 08/19/2009

Why isn't he "a dancin' to the jailhouse rock" - in jail?

[Hopeforward]

11:57 AM on 08/19/2009

Good question. I can't wait to hear how Dancing with the Stars will introduce him "here Ladies and Gentlemen, we couldn't find anyone else so we thought you might want to see one of the most corrupt politicians that has done so much harm to America, dance"

[redsongia]

11:14 AM on 08/19/2009

Want to know what else you can do, pal?

[DimBulb2]

11:04 AM on 08/19/2009

is nmiss linsey his partner?

[EagleFliesInSky]

11:51 AM on 08/19/2009

I'm sure Twinkle Toes would prefer a MR. Linsey! tap tap

[Freesia2]

10:38 AM on 08/19/2009

Well whoo hoo hoo. You da man - Twinkle Toes.

I've never really watched "Dancing With the Stars". Guess what I still won't be watching?

[whiteboyblues]

10:32 AM on 08/19/2009

How Un-American of you Tom "Redistricting" Delay.

[dax49]

10:09 AM on 08/19/2009

and he can stay out of prison by whatever dirty deal needed with the texas attorney general

[smilodon1]

10:07 AM on 08/19/2009

It must be incredibly to have an ego as large as his. He belongs in jail, not the dance floor.