Hey, remember Carl Weathers's "The Other Guy from 'Predator'" skit on SNL?

[Bucky]

First Jesse Ventura runs for governor of Minnesodah, then Arnold Schwarzennegar runs for governor of Callyfoarniya... so then Carl Weathers did this cameo on SNL 5 years ago saying, "Hey, I was in 'Predator', vote for me too!"

Now, it's life again imitating art, only less glamorous. Sonny Landham, the guy who played one of the extras who got killed in "Predator," (don't worry; I've never heard of Sonny Landham before, either) is running for US Senate from Kentucky.

Dude, does Raw Story get all the best news or what?

Predator movie victim sets sights on US Senate
Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Sonny Landham carved out a tough-guy reputation in a series of big-screen roles, from roughing up Sylvester Stallone to getting tossed out a window by Carl Weathers. He pulls no punches in his newest role: Libertarian challenger to a man known for political toughness, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Now 67 and living in northeastern Kentucky, the man who played Billy Bear in “48 Hours” and was killed by an alien in “Predator” admits his action-movie days are behind him. “I think I’m having wild action when I take two aspirin with my hot chocolate at night,” he quipped.

------

Landham refers to McConnell, a four-term Republican, as “Boss Hogg” after the corrupt politician from “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV show. He bluntly called Democratic candidate and millionaire businessman Bruce Lunsford an “elitist.”

Even President Bush is a target: “He took us into a war on lies,” Landham said, claiming the actual intent was “to put ‘Big Oil’ back into Iraq.”

To qualify for the November ballot, Landham must collect at least 5,000 valid petition signatures by Aug. 12. State Libertarian Party Chairman Ken Moellman said the petition drive began recently and he believes Landham will make it.

But the bid includes some campaign baggage that seems scripted for Hollywood, instead of socially conservative Kentucky. Early in his acting career in the 1970s, Landham bared it all in adult films.

Asked whether that could hurt him politically, Landham replied, “What can I do? That was a part of my life you cannot call back.”

Yep, he's a Libertarian alright.

[PCIntern]

1. Wait...the Libertarian Party chairman is KEN MOELLMAN

and the former rethug chairman was ken mehlman?

Wow! Coincidence or...ENEMY ACTION???!!?!

:sarcasm: