The Shamwow Guy Is Running For Texas Congress

Remember the "shamwow" guy? He is/was a Texas entrepreneur known for some pretty annoying commercials in the early 2000's. Well, he's back and he wants money again ...

From overhyped products to controversial actions, for a few years there, everybody knew who Vince Offer, (real name Vince Shlomi), was.

He's back in action now and still trying to get into your wallet. Only this time he's not hustlin' shammy's, he's looking to fund his bid to become a Texas Congressman.

I think Offer practically invented the overhyped, in your face, "isn't this the most amazing piece of crap that you don't really need" form of TV advertising. It seemed like that damn ad ran every 20 minutes ...

In addition to his commercials, he also got on tv following an altercation with a "working girl".

In 2009, he was charged with felony aggravated battery for popping a prostitute in the head after she allegedly got his tongue into her mouth and wouldn't let it go. She was also charged with the same thing.

1st world problems, right? (Prosecutors ultimately decided not to go after either one of them.)

Vince Offer For Congress

After all those years of selling all kinds of crap with free bonuses and extras for just $19.95, now Vince Offer has decided to step his game up and run with the big dogs. The real BS'ers ... politicians.

Granted, this could be a joke but he's running for a seat in Texas' 31st Congressional District on an "anti-woke" platform, promising to "make America happy."

Happier, I hope , than his "date" made him.

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This wouldn't be the first time someone ran for public office while not really expecting to get it. Alice Cooper has run for POTUS several times and he's also tried to be Governor of Arizona but his "a troubled man for troubled times" campaign slogan and hit song "Elected" didn't do the trick.

Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselić, however, has done pretty good with his political endeavors. He's even started a new political party and also once ran for POTUS. Granted, he didn't really want to ...