Funny and Offensive? The Campaign Must be a Will Ferrell Movie

Seattle : WA : USA | Aug 09, 2012 at 5:20 AM PDT

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The Campaign Will Ferrell seems to channel the hair, accent and wandering penis of John Edwards to play Cam Brady, a Democratic congressional incumbent from North Carolina in The Campaign . Cam, who boastsas Edwards was wont to dothat his father worked with his hands (although in this case as a stylist... FULL ARTICLE AT Time-Arts Entertainment

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