He had in mind a scenario based on Popeye, but Nintendo was unable to secure the rights, so he invented a new set of characters.

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Fehrnstrom, a former journalist with the Boston Herald, has been with the Romney campaign for a decade, a role he took on the day he threw in the towel while writing a news release for Popeye's Fried Chicken's spicy menu.

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It cuts between a small boy beating a bigger opponent in a soccer match, short versus tall players in a basketball game, a bear being scared off by a beaver and cartoon character Popeye punching Bluto into mid-air.

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Chins went forward, chests came out, and Popeye-like forearms divined a path through the seated spectators.

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