RNC Host Committee uses wrestler linked to steroids in PSAs.

The Minneapolis Saint Paul 2008 Host Committee is using public service announcements from WWE superstar Mr. Kennedy (Ken Anderson) to encourage Minnesotans to volunteer for the 2008 RNC. You can view the PSAs on this site. Here's a snippet of the release:

Minnesota Viking Matt Birk and World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar Mr. Kennedy are encouraging Minnesotans to volunteer for the 2008 Republican National Convention - regardless of their political affiliation - to show the nation what it means to be "Minnesota Nice." Birk and Kennedy are appearing in two new Public Service Announcements that will begin airing this week in Minneapolis Saint Paul.

The MSP 2008 Host Committee produced the PSAs as another way to recruit volunteers for the Convention, which will be held September 1-4 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.

"We are thrilled to have Matt Birk and Mr. Kennedy participate in our volunteer effort because they understand what a unique opportunity this is for our state," said Cynthia Lesher, President of the Minneapolis Saint Paul 2008 Host Committee. "We are very close to our goal of recruiting 10,000 volunteers and we know that their messages of civic pride and participation in this historic event will resonate with Minnesotans."

Sports Illustrated reported last year that Mr. Kennedy's name (Ken Anderson) came up after federal and state agents raided a pharmacy and "anti-aging clinic" in Florida.

Ken Anderson, a/k/a Mr. Kennedy, lost to Eddie Guerrero in Guerrero's final match on Nov. 11, 2005. Kennedy received shipments of anastrozole, somatropin and testosterone between October 2006 and February 2007.

SI and other news outlets say Anderson (we'll refer to Mr. Kennedy as Anderson the rest of the way) may have been suspended by the WWE because of links to steroid use (the WWE wouldn't release the names).

Anderson (who is from Minneapolis) told Lords of Pain (warning on ads on site) said he had a legitimate reason for the steroids. He also told The UK based Sun Newspaper that he stopped doing steroids after the WWE implemented a Wellness Policy.