‘Kevin’s Kingpin Primary’

KDKA radio host Kevin Miller has invited the presidential candidates to a bowling match. We think if there was an actual bowl-off it would look a little something like this:

First up: Barack Obama


Then, Hillary Clinton takes her best shot


Followed by John McCain

From KDKA Radio:

KDKA’S KEVIN MILLER SUGGESTS ANOTHER WAY TO SETTLE SCORE IN PENNSYLVANIA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

Clinton, Obama and McCain invited to bowl in ‘Kevin’s Kingpin Primary’

PITTSBURGH, April 3, 2008 – NewsRadio 1020 KDKA midday talk host Kevin Miller has invited Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain to a bowling match later this month in Butler County.

The event – “Kevin’s Kingpin Primary” – is planned for Friday, April 18, noon-3 pm at Mars Lanes in Mars, Pa. It will air live on KDKA and stream at KDKAradio.com. Three teams consisting of KDKA listeners – and perhaps the Democratic and Republican candidates – will compete for political bragging rights.

“What we’re hoping to accomplish is to give the candidates a taste of something uniquely western Pennsylvania,” said Miller, a Cranberry resident who is part of a league – “The Outlaws” – which bowls Saturday nights at Mars Lanes. “There’s nothing more patriotic than loving America, voting and bowling.”

Miller believes he was first to introduce bowling’s popularity into the Pennsylvania primary campaign – long before Obama visited an alley in Altoona last weekend, and Clinton on April Fool’s Day challenged her Democratic opponent, tongue-in-cheek, to a “bowl-off.”

Said Miller, a frequent guest on national cable TV talk shows: “I mentioned this on [CNBC’s] “Hardball” last month, and on CNN two weeks ago. I invited them to come out and bowl, have a Primanti’s sandwich and show us that they’re one of us.”

Listeners who wish to join one of the teams can register at KDKAradio.com. They’re asked to state in up to 50 words why they want to bowl on their candidate’s team. Miller will choose team members from the best entries.

Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato has agreed to captain Clinton’s team. KDKA Morning News host Larry Richert will serve as “celebrity bowling commissioner.”

You can register here.