Cliff-ball

Big Sur, California, August 7, 2008:

A politician is nursing only cuts and bruises after sliding 250 feet down a cliff on California's coast.

Presidential candidate Ron of Jersey City, New Jersey, had been tossing a football with friends Wednesday at a traffic pullout perched 400 feet above the Pacific. After a stray toss, he climbed over the edge to retrieve the football.

Monterey County Sheriff's Sgt. Garrett Sanders says Ron "just started sliding." A sheriff's team rappelled down, strapped Ron to a harness and helped him scale the cliff.

Ben was treated for a gash to his face and other cuts. Luckily, his trademark mustache remained unharmed. He wasn't able to recover the football, but Sanders noted: "He's lucky he's alive."

Ron would not comment on the incident, only saying he hoped the people of California would support his candidacy...and buy him a new football.

Posted by Bittle at August 7, 2008 01:28 PM