2008 Presidential Candidate Punch-Out Quiz

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Walking down to the ring to the tune of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper, our first candidate represents "the hoi polloi from Illinois". Born on October 26, 1947, this individual has amassed a career of 12 years as the first lady of Arkansas and 8 years as the first lady of the United States of America. Coming in at a height of 5'8" (1.74 M) and an approximate weight of 144lbs, introducing the Democratic senator from the great state of New York and "the thrill of Capitol Hill":

Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary attended both Wellesley College and Yale Law School. She moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975 and was named one of the hundred most influential lawyers in America in both 1988 and 1991. Clinton was elected to the United States Senate in 2000 when she defeated Republican Rick Lazio by a 12 percent margin. Like many others who are into politics, Hillary has been involved with many political controversies over the years including Whitewater, Travelgate, Commercegate and the Hasidic pardons.

2. Our next candidate strolls to the ring to the tune of "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith. He has a perfect record of 1-0 in voting yes to maintain guns being sold without trigger locks. This Republican nominee is a former student body president of the Kansas State University chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho and a senior senator from Kansas. Born and raised as the "first mate of the Sunflower State", ladies and gentlemen please put your hands together for:

Answer: Sam Brownback

Sam was born on September 12, 1956, in Parker, Kansas and raised on a farm in the nearby city of Garnett. After spending two years as a member of the United States House of Representatives, Brownback won the 1996 special senatorial election to replace Bob Dole.

The senator has earned a reputation as a Christian fundamentalist due to his stands on no same-sex marriages and supporting anti-abortion laws amongst many other things.

3. As our next competitor struts down the aisle to "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix, you can really hear the crowd chanting "Jo-ey, Jo-ey, Jo-ey". He was elected as a senator for Delaware on January 3rd, 1973. Former Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and candidate for United States presidency in 1988, Democratic nominee "the repeat candidate who plagiarized in the Hawkeye state":

Answer: Joe Biden

Biden withdrew from the 1988 presidential election when a video tape was released of him making a speech in Iowa in 1987 and plagiarizing British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. Although he had given credit to Kinnock in all other speeches but that particular one, he still withdrew from the election.

The senator received a lot of controversy when he said "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, ... I mean, that's a storybook, man" about his competition for the Democratic nomination, Senator Barack Obama, in the "New York Observer". Biden has also served as the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

4. Our next competitor approaches the ring shaking hands and kissing babies to the "Law & Order" theme song. This man was a one time stand-in, playing the role of Bill Clinton to get Bob Dole ready for a presidential debate. This candidate took Hollywood by storm and hopes to do the same to the capital city. Standing at 6'6" (1.98 M) and approximately 223lbs, "the machine from McLean", please give a warm welcome to the former Senator from Tennessee:

Answer: Fred Thompson

Yes, this is the same Fred Thompson who once was a member of the cast of "Law & Order", playing the role of New York City District Attorney Arthur Branch. Thompson served in the United States Senate from 1994 to 2003 which included spending time as the chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

The former senator has stated opinions against withdrawing troops from Iraq and he blames humanity for the world's current situation with global warming.

5. Strutting his way to the ring to some luau music and wearing a Hawaiian t-shirt, our next potential president takes no prisoners. This junior senator has amassed a resume that has included holding positions on the Senate Committees for Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Veterans' Affairs. Coming in at 6'2" and approximately 216lbs, "the Honolulu kangaroo" jumping his way to the Oval Office, give a standing ovation for:

Answer: Barack Obama

Besides spending time in office, Barack has authored a couple books including "Dreams from My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope". Obama has also spent time as a lawyer and a teacher after graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School. Barack has spoken many times about George W. Bush's mismanagement of the war in Iraq including this quote from the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, "When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never, ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world."

6. Boogying on his way down the carpet to "Lock and Key" by Rush, our next potential president knows a little something about diplomacy. He is a one time ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations underneath the tutelage of President Ronald Reagan and a former graduate of Harvard University. Attempting to pick his way in to the hearts of the voters, please welcome "the helping hand from Maryland":

Answer: Alan Keyes

Along with graduating from Harvard, Alan also attended Cornell University, where he lifted spirits as a member of the Cornell University Glee Club. Keyes has spent time as a U.N. ambassador in India and in Zimbabwe. He is also remembered for getting detained by the police after trying to gain access to a debate that he was not invited to during his 1996 presidential campaign.

7. Dressed in powder blue trunks with the UNC emblem blazing from the sides, our next politician runs down the aisle to the sounds of "Second Chance" by .38 Special. This candidate has a perfect record of 3-0 when suing the American Red Cross for giving people AIDS through blood transmissions and he has a 2 part plan for universal health care. "There's no one finer from North Carolina", please welcome to the ring:

Answer: John Edwards

Edwards was born on June 10, 1953, in Seneca, South Carolina. John was well schooled while attending Clemson University, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for law school. He was the vice president nominee on a ticket with John Kerry for the presidential elections in 2004. John supports legal abortion, wants to fight global warming and he also favors a gradual troop withdrawal from Iraq.

8. Please get on your feet, make some noise and show some respect to our next competitor who enters the ring to "War" by Edwin Starr. This man has earned a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart and a Distinguished Flying Cross while serving in the United States Navy. A former P.O.W. and U.S. Representative from Arizona, show some love for "the persona of Arizona":

Answer: John McCain

McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years after having his A-4 Skyhawk shot down in October of 1967. After retiring from the United States Navy in 1981, John got into politics and has served time in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. McCain has been a supporter of sending more troops to Iraq but has also went on the record to say that Bush's administration has not handled the war very well.

He also is a big supporter of an immigration bill that would give citizenship to illegal immigrants that are already in the country.

9. Watch out for the lethal injection as our next candidate slowly makes his way to the ring to "Kill Them" by Brother Seeker. This candidate is looking to become the first Hispanic American to hold Presidential Office. "There is no one meaner from Pasadena" then this former U.S. Representative, Ambassador to the United Nations and U.S. Secretary of Energy:

Answer: Bill Richardson

Bill was born on November 15, 1947, in Pasadena, California. He graduated from Tufts University where he majored in French and political science while also serving as the president of Delta Tau Delta. Some would consider Richardson a fairly right-wing democrat.

He is pro-choice and supports the death penalty and gun rights. He also strongly supports affirmative action when it comes to policies in government contracts.

10. Smiling and waving is nothing new to this candidate who struts to the ring to "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel. Please make sure to say "sir" before speaking this knight's name. He is the former 2001 Time magazine "Person of the Year" and mayor of "The Big Apple", "the kin of all Brooklyn":

Answer: Rudy Giuliani

Rudy was born on May 28, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York into a Roman Catholic family full of firefighters and police officers. He graduated from Manhattan College and served as the Associate Attorney General during the Reagan administration. Guiliani served as the mayor of New York from 1994-2001.

He is very well known as the prominent leader of a city and the voice of democracy during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Source: Author joemc37

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