Video: Action Hero (and Politician) Pawlenty Takes on Obama

Deb Weinstein 10 Views Jan 31, 2011
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's trailer-like pre-campaign ad has Fox and Friends requesting he formally declare his 2012 candidacy (everyone else thought he was just looking to defeat aliens). In response, he picks apart Obama's current policies, using wiffle-ball terminology and calling the president "chicken."

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