ClydeR
09-19-2012, 01:50 PM
The “Let Teddy Win” movement got a little boost Tuesday night from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
The former presidential candidate voiced his outrage that the Washington Nationals mascot representing 26th president Theodore Roosevelt has never once pulled out a win during the crowd-pleasing, fourth-inning presidents race that takes place at every Nationals home game.
McCain even went as far as saying Teddy’s losing streak deserves a Congressional hearing to investigate the root cause of his poor winning record.
More... (http://hoh.rollcall.com/mccain-threatens-congressional-action-if-nats-dont-let-teddy-win/)
For those of you who don't know, the Washington Nationals baseball team has a race of people dressed up like the four Mount Rushmore presidents at every one of their home games. According to letteddywin.com (http://blog.letteddywin.com/), Teddy has lost 516 straight races. That has to be more than a coincidence.
“Theodore Roosevelt is one of the great presidents in history,” McCain said in a seven-minute segment on ESPN’s “E:60.” McCain has long said Roosevelt is his political hero, and he told ESPN that it’s been “traumatic … as I watch my hero, my childhood idol, being treated in such a cavalier fashion.”
McCain added, “I’ve been paying a lot of attention to the fact that one of the truly great presidents in history has never won a race. I’m outraged. That’s why I’m calling for Congressional hearings to right this horrible wrong.”
McCain is right to call for Congressional hearings.
The former presidential candidate voiced his outrage that the Washington Nationals mascot representing 26th president Theodore Roosevelt has never once pulled out a win during the crowd-pleasing, fourth-inning presidents race that takes place at every Nationals home game.
McCain even went as far as saying Teddy’s losing streak deserves a Congressional hearing to investigate the root cause of his poor winning record.
More... (http://hoh.rollcall.com/mccain-threatens-congressional-action-if-nats-dont-let-teddy-win/)
For those of you who don't know, the Washington Nationals baseball team has a race of people dressed up like the four Mount Rushmore presidents at every one of their home games. According to letteddywin.com (http://blog.letteddywin.com/), Teddy has lost 516 straight races. That has to be more than a coincidence.
“Theodore Roosevelt is one of the great presidents in history,” McCain said in a seven-minute segment on ESPN’s “E:60.” McCain has long said Roosevelt is his political hero, and he told ESPN that it’s been “traumatic … as I watch my hero, my childhood idol, being treated in such a cavalier fashion.”
McCain added, “I’ve been paying a lot of attention to the fact that one of the truly great presidents in history has never won a race. I’m outraged. That’s why I’m calling for Congressional hearings to right this horrible wrong.”
McCain is right to call for Congressional hearings.