E non è uno scherzo.
Nick Clooney, il papà di George, è candidato per il partito democratico al Congresso. Prima che il figlio diventasse un attore a Hollywood, Nick era già parecchio conosciuto. Fin da giovane ha lavorato come giornalista e anchorman in diverse televisioni locali (alcune volte con la partecipazione straordinaria del piccolo George e della sorella, Ada) ed è stato per 5 anni autore e presentatore per la tv via cavo American Movie Classics (AMC). Negli ultimi anni, invece, aveva una rubrica fissa sul Cincinnati Post.
E’ candidato nel Kentucky, stato da cui tutta la famiglia Clooney proviene e dove lo stesso George è nato (a Lexinton, per la precisione) e cresciuto. Come ogni cosa che capita ai Clooney questa candidatura è stata appoggiata e sostenuta dalla famiglia al completo. E a quanto pare lo sfidante repubblicano non l’ha presa bene quando ha saputo di dover correre contro il papà di Batman.
Seguendo il link qui sotto trovate un articolo del Los Angeles Times con maggiori dettagli.



A favorite son in Kentucky
Democrats pin hopes on Clooney
By P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times | October 9, 2004

Maysville, Ky. — With more than a little help from Hollywood, Nick Clooney — the father of actor George Clooney — has emerged as an
unexpected political force in his home state.

The longtime TV newsman is looking to succeed retiring US Representative Ken Lucas, Kentucky’s lone Democratic congressman. He is running against Geoff Davis, who lost to Lucas in 2002.

Clooney said he hadn’t considered politics until Lucas contacted him last year. After discussing the matter with his family and meeting with Lucas,
Clooney, 70, agreed to take on the challenge.

“I looked into my heart and decided that it was time for me to give back to my home state and my hometown,” he said.

The former Los Angeles anchorman and onetime American Movie Classics host grew up in Maysville — part of the 4th Congressional District, which stretches from the West Virginia border to the Louisville suburbs. Clooney, who returned to his home state about 30 years ago, was writing a column for the Cincinnati Post when he agreed to run.

Davis, a 45-year-old business consultant, was raised in Pittsburgh and served in the Army as an assault helicopter flight commander and Ranger. He
has lived in the district for about 10 years.

“My 5-year-old son’s been telling everyone: ‘My daddy’s gonna beat Batman’s daddy,’ ” Davis said. “It’d be easier to do so if [Nick] Clooney wasn’t so well known and didn’t have all that Hollywood money to help him.”

George Clooney and some of Nick Clooney’s own connections have helped pull in 120 contributors from the entertainment industry. As of June 30, Clooney had raised about $827,000, with a good chunk coming from the movie industry.

In Maysville, where the Clooney family goes back five generations, locals remember the charismatic young Nick who attended a local Catholic school and left the cheerleaders swooning.

Clooney now lives in Augusta, about 20 miles away, but is a fixture in the brick-faced shops along Maysville’s four-block downtown.

“The Clooneys are Maysville,” said Mary Ethel Campbell, 75, owner of a small gift shop. “We trust them, because they’re one of us.”

Few polls have been published. According to Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, internal polling done by each side showed Clooney in the lead as
of September.

The Republican Party is intent on recapturing the 4th District, which it held for more than 30 years before Lucas won in 1998.

Davis has raised more money than Clooney, about $1.3 million. Vice President Dick Cheney attended a fund-raiser for Davis in June and spent time with donors promoting the businessman’s appeal.

“This is a region that’s changing, in part because Cincinnati suburbs are expanding into northern Kentucky. But it’s still a fairly conservative part
of the country,” said Laurie Rhodebeck, a University of Louisville professor.

The key problems facing the state are skyrocketing health-care costs, too little money for schools and a painfully high unemployment rate.

Davis’s campaign has been promoting his support of programs that help companies grow and his fight against gun-control laws. Clooney has been
discussing ways to create affordable health care.















































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