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By Melinda Eppler

MVP in the GOP
Lynn Swann, an NFL legend and former Pittsburgh Steeler, is running to become the first black Republican governor of Pennsylvania — actually the first black governor of Pennsylvania, period. He is among the majority of legend-type sports personalities going into politics who are members of the GOP.
    Swann’s predecessors include Gerald Ford; Jack Kemp; Steve Largent; J.C. Watts (Oklahoma Sooner quarterback turned Congressman, turned lobbyist); and Tom Osborne, a coaching great from Nebraska now serving the state in Congress. Sen. George Allen, riding on his father’s football coaching coattails, may run for president.
    Jim Ryun, who is an icon in running circles, is a Kansas congressman, and Hall of Fame baseball player Jim Bunning is a U.S. senator from Kentucky. California Gov. Schwarzenegger was a world-champion bodybuilder and, while certainly not in the same league, Dennis Hastert, speaker of the House, is a former high school wrestling coach.
    Sitting alone on the Demo’s blue bench is Sen. Bill Bradley, the former New York Knick.
    In a recent Los Angeles Times article, former Clinton Chief of Staff Leon Panetta says, “What happens is, these guys, especially the good players, tend to be loners. They tend to stay to themselves. That makes them more insular and more into themselves, which is what Republicans are all about.” Really?
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