Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Why I Love American Politics


This is an actual news item from CNN.com today.

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Porn star Mary Carey said Monday she was dropping out of the California governor's race to be with her ailing mother, who has been hospitalized in Florida since jumping off a four-story building last month.

Carey, who shot to worldwide fame with her quixotic gubernatorial campaign against Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003, said her mother was in critical condition at a Ft. Lauderdale hospital and facing surgery.

"As much as I want to help the state of California be a better place, I think it is more important to be with my mom and help her," Carey said in a written statement. Carey said her mentally handicapped mother jumped off the building in September.

"I am only 26 and have many more years to be involved in politics, but right now I must be in Florida with my mom," Carey said. "For now I would just like to ask everyone to pray for a healthy recovery."

The star of such adult film titles as "Boobsville Sorority Girls" is running as a write-in candidate in 2006 because she failed to gather enough signatures to be on the November ballot.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's nothing... Mary Carey's just running, and she hasn't won yet. Cicciolina (aka Ilona Staller) is a porn star who ran AND WON a seat in the Italian parliament.

That beats US politics by a mile. :)

Jona said...

I love how they mention the mother flinging herself off a building so matter of factly.

When I grow up, I wanna be a porn star.