Linda McMahon Accused About 'Eugene'

The Courant published an article saying that Rob Simmons verbally attacked Linda McMahon's political campaign with a statement about WWE being inappropriate in using Nick Dinsmore (a.k.a Eugene) in its story lines.

The Courant reports: "A day after Rob Simmons attacked Linda McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment, the company she helped build and once led, for insensitivity toward people with mental disabilities, the McMahon campaign fought back."

All this started after the White House's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, used a derogatory word for people with learning disabilities.

Simmons uploaded a couple of YouTube videos showing a WWE storyline that featured Eugene, a character with a mental impairment, being humiliated in the ring.

"Rob Simmons indicates once again that he doesn't understand how to separate fact from fiction,'' Ed Patru, a spokesman for the McMahon campaign, said in a statement. "In the soap opera world of WWE, the character 'Eugene' was developmentally disabled, but rather than the beaten down, pathetic character that Rob presents, Eugene was treated via scripting like all WWE superstars with no special privileges. He competed in the ring or in a steel cage, sometimes winning, but often losing as an underdog. In the end, in spite of any disability, he was victorious and became a hero."

Source: wrestlezone.com

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COMMENTS

Comment # 1

I never liked Eugene. That being said, many did like him. He was both the butt of the joke, and the voice of those with disabilities. That being said, the man has a valid point.

Posted by X on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 2

any way it goes Eugene was a hugh step up from the Festus crap that really bothered me

Posted by on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 3

I think they should bring back Eugene as a part of Punk's Crew. Have a storyline like "He was on the Mary Jane." or someing stupid like that.

Posted by Stool on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 4

I don't know what Accusaed means.

Posted by on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 5

i accuse the reporter of not being proficient with his spellchecker.

Posted by on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 6

Learn to spell if you want to be a reporter. =_='

Posted by Barurot on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 7

Heh, "Accusaed" WAHAHAA!!! Relinquish your position as a reporter if you can't even get the title right.

Posted by Sonnuva Beancurd on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 8

Comment #9... You do know that it's actually Rob Simmons right? Just because it's close doesn't mean it's the same person...

Posted by Himself on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 9

and comment 11 you should watch your language

Posted by pekela on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 10

and comment #12: comment #9 should watch his language too

Posted by blablabla on Monday, February 08, 2010

Comment # 11

and i jst want a million dollars!!

Posted by me on Monday, February 08, 2010