Wilford Brimley weighs into WY-GOV

From NBC's Pete Williams
A candidate in Wyoming's crowded Republican primary for governor has received an unusual celebrity endorsement, from actor Wilford Brimley.

"My wife and I met with Rita Meyer in our home, and after a very pleasant visit, we decided to support her," Brimley says in a 60-second radio commercial that began running in the state this week.

"She assured me she'd do her utmost to keep the federal government out of our business and, most of all, out of our wallets."

Brimley also endorsed John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.

In addition to Meyer, who is Wyoming’s state auditor, other Republicans running for governor are Colin Simpson, son of former US Sen. Alan Simpson; Matt Mead, grandson of former US Sen. Cliff Hansen; former state legislator Ron Micheli; John Self, a retiree; Tom Ubben, an energy company employee; and Alan Kousoulos, a shop supervisor for the state Department of Transportation.

Brimley has appeared in several major films, including The China Syndrome, Cocoon, The Natural, and The Firm, and TV commercials for Quaker Oats and Liberty Medical. He and his wife live in the northern Wyoming ranching and farming community of Greybull.

Though other actors have connections in Wyoming, most notably Harrison Ford, who has a house near Jackson, they seldom endorse political candidates.

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Adler-273784

So Mr. Know-it-all, is endorsing a candidate in the Wyoming primary. So what? That old buzzard ought to stick to his commercials for diabetes stuff sent by mail and out of politics.

#1 - Thu Jul 1, 2010 1:45 PM EDT

Pat, Boston, MA

Think Progress:

One Arizona politician has made a vow to make illegal immigrants powerless — literally. Republican Barry Wong, a candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, an elected body that decides public utility issues, says he would require the utilities to check the immigration status of customers, he told the Arizona Republic. "I'm sure there will be criticism about human-rights violations," said Wong, who held a temporary spot on the five-person Commission in 2006. "Is power or natural gas or any type of utility we regulate, is that a right that people have? It is not a right. It is a service." Cutting electricity, water, natural gas, even telephone lines at the homes of illegal immigrants, he said, would lower costs for the rest of the state's customers. He believes the population spike caused by illegal immigrants forces the state to build new power plants and then raise rates for customers.

Why is it that the GOP always come up with the most cruelest inhumane ways of dealing with people?

America - land of the hateful.

3 votes

#2 - Thu Jul 1, 2010 1:50 PM EDT

US Navy Disabled Veteran - Retired

WTF,

Next is the GOP going to stop them from shopping for food, put gas in their car, I mean where does this insane crap stop.

2 votes

#2.1 - Thu Jul 1, 2010 2:21 PM EDT

jomama72

Navy, when the last train is loaded and departs for glenbeckistan.

#2.2 - Thu Jul 1, 2010 11:46 PM EDT

Beverly in Chicago

I'll bet Harry Reid is saying... Yes! keep talking you right wing nut jobs. Don't those nut jobs need fire men, educators, police, meat inspectors, and other functions of the government to protect them? Ohhh, wait a minute I think the incoherent Sharro Angle explained it. They can use their guns instead.

1 vote

#3 - Thu Jul 1, 2010 1:53 PM EDT

LouisJ

HAHA, the mixtape is off the hizzook. I didn't know ol' man Brimley had swag. Add the swag to the colostomy bag and you get swill. Hold up, gotta go throw up. HAHA, oh man.

#4 - Thu Jul 1, 2010 1:59 PM EDT

Anna Molly

Ironically, if I'm not mistaken, I believe Mr. Brimley's ads for Liberty Medical may include telling people that their diabetes medications and equipment can be paid for by Medicare. Watch your wallet, Wilford.