Tom DeLay Aims To Show Fancy Footwork On ‘Dancing With The Stars’

First Published: August 18, 2009 9:26 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Caption Former U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Tom Delay (R-TX) greets well-wishers in his office in the Cannon House Office Building June 9, 2006 in Washington, DC.Former House Republican Whip Tom DeLay, called the “Hammer” for his arm-twisting talents, wants to show the world some fancy footwork.

Selected as a celebrity performer on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” DeLay says there’s nothing odd about a conservative kicking up his heels. He told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that “conservatives can have fun, too. Conservatives can open their collar and put on their dancing shoes. … I’m in it to win it.”

DeLay doesn’t yet know who his partner will be. He did say there would need to be some “negotiations” if someone wanted him to wear sequins or show the open-shirt look.

The ninth season of the hit ABC show premieres Sept. 21.

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