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Tim Pawlenty: GOP 2012 field goes from serious to Hulk Hogan

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By KENDRA MARR | 4/12/11 11:09 PM EDT

Tim Pawlenty, Hulk Hogan

Tim Pawlenty implied Tuesday that there are some less-than-serious presidential hopefuls eyeing the race, with a quip that seemed to lump Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump together with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.
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"You're going to have, you know, Mitt Romney who will start out as the front-runner with the most name-ID and money..." Pawlenty told CNN’s Piers Morgan in handicapping the race. "And on the other end of the continuum, you'll have perhaps Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump, or I don't know, maybe Hulk Hogan will get in the race too. Who knows? But I think in between those two things on the continuum, there's a role for a serious person who has tackled these kinds of issues. We live in very serious times and the country's facing a grave challenge. And if we're going to restore America's promise, we're going to have to get back to leadership that is steady, clear and strong."

Pawlenty was quick to emphasize that he means “no disrespect to those others,” and he pivoted to say that President Barack Obama has “never run anything before” and is “clearly in over his head.” But the message of holding himself up as a serious alternative to other potential candidates was a clear one.

"We just can't afford another whimsical election," he said.

There was a brief kerfuffle between Pawlenty and CNN before the interview aired, as the network promoted it with a quote of Pawlenty saying "I'm running for president." While he said that in passing, Pawlenty's camp insisted he was taken out of context. He quickly clarified that he's still in the exploratory phase.

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[Angry Dragon]

1. What's to explore with these people??

Either they want to be president and have to the tools to do the job or not.
If they have to explore, then they are not presidential material