Photos from Kentucky Fried Politics

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- Early photo of musician Tommy Chong from his days as a guitarist for Bobby Taylor, who he would found the nightclub "The Blue Balls" with.
 
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- A Whataburger in located in Chicago, Illinois. The fast food franchise's 1,000th location, which first opened in 1989.
 
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- Actor and comedian Richard "Cheech" Marin (D/LRU) appearing in 1998 campaign ad for his bid for Governor, during which he criticized the drug policies of both Governor Richard P. Cheney and his Republican opponent John Dendahl.
 
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- SNL cast member Phil Hartman portraying then Republican presidential candidate Lee Iacocca in a 1992 sketch about the Republican primary debates.
 
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- Former President Harland Sanders (R-KY) visiting post-Soviet Russia to promote goodwill and friendly relations between Russia and the US in 1987. It should be noted that Secret Service agents are out of frame in this picture with the Colonel's wheelchair on standby, should the elderly former President have difficulty standing.
 
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- Outgoing US Congressman Lee Moldaver (D-CA) [1], who was first elected to Congress in 2000, campaigning on behalf of Wendy Reed, who became the Democratic nominee for his congressional seat after he announced his retirement. Reed would win the seat in a landslide.

[1] Lee Moldaver was an activist who was something of a local legend in Santa Barbara. He sadly passed away in 2021 IOTL.
 
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