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Posted at 5:26pm on Jan. 21, 2008 Giuliani scores another big Florida endorsement!

but I've never called him "Johnny Baseball."

By Mark Kilmer

Rudy Giuliani today secured his most important nomination to date this afternoon: that of New York Yankees LF/DH/CF Johnny Damon.

Once famous for his “Christ-like” look during his tenure with the Red Sox, the longtime bearded Damon went clean-shaven to comply with Yankee’s strict policy on facial hair.

Giuliani -- a Yankees fan since his boyhood in Brooklyn -- has pledged that if he becomes president, he will invite the Yankees to the White House pending a future World Series win.

Well, it was a fellow named Ryan Corso (of CBS News) who compared Damon to Jesus. Perhaps he aspires to be like Newsweek mag's Jon Meacham, who likes to invent religions and call them "Christianity." (See also HERE, and Google it.)

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