So, if you have to select an actor for president, who is your choice?

[Ilsa]

I'm thinking Matt Damon. Or Chris Cooper.

Just hypothetically. Not that that they have political jobs experience, but Cooper understands personal pain and life with a special needs child.

[ThomWV]

1. Devine -may he/she rest in peace

[dogday]

2. George Clooney or Tim Robbins

either one would be fine with me....

[hlthe2b]

4. I'll second those choices...

[Heidi]

6. I could vote for either of them. They both unashamedly call themselves liberals.

:thumbsup:

[Ilsa]

35. Great choices. And don't forget Sarandon. nt

[dogday]

45. She would make a great first lady

She would rock in the White House....

[madmom]

41. my first thought was Tim Robbins but Clooney will work!

[FourScore]

52. Both good. n/t

[dogday]

56. I forgot about Ben Affleck and Sean Penn

I heard both on Bill Maher and was very impressed

[HeeBGBz]

82. I was gonna pick Sean Penn

I admired his helping out in N.O after Katrina.

[JNelson6563]

118. I would love to see him as Press Secretary

heh

[Bitwit1234]

63. Make me number three,,,,

[Drifter]

3. Paul Ruben ...

bring Pee-Wee back.

Cheers
Drifter

[hlthe2b]

9. well, I'm guessing he'd be

'up front' with the American people... (so-to-speak) ;)

[Ilsa]

36. Third great laugh on DU this morning! Thanks, nt.

[bryant69]

5. George Clooney or Martin Sheen

I guess I'd give Sheen the edge, because I like Clooney more as an actor.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Blue_Roses]

76. Sheen would get the edge

but Clooney would just be nice to sit and look at:loveya:

[saltpoint]

7. Karen Black.

She was excellent as Rayette in FIVE EASY PIECES.

[Beausoir]

13. "Salt Laaaake?"

Plus..she can fly a big jet.

[saltpoint]

19. Yep. I'm pretty sure she can do anything.

"Rayette" in FIVE EASY PIECES is one of the most vivid and memorable women characters in an American film ever.

[Virginia Dare]

70. She kicked that doll's ass too..

I just IMDB'd her, she has had a phenomenal career, and she's still working steadily. One of my favorites, but I'd kind of forgotten about her.

[saltpoint]

126. Hi, Virginia Dare. Yes -- Karen Black has one of the most uneven

careers out there. Very unpredictable.

Her high school counselor told her she should absolutely not consider an acting career.

Black commands the screen in her big moment in Altman's NASHVILLE. One of the most forceful screen entrances of all time.

[BurtWorm]

8. Sarah Silverman '08

:headbang:

[AlCzervik]

10. Clive Owen or Viggo Mortensen.

[Beausoir]

Viggo! Great choice.

[AlCzervik]

17. did you ever see the pic of Viggo wearing his UN shirt? ***swoon***

[Beausoir]

31. Thud. I just looked it up.

[FourScore]

51. Link? I gotta see this and can't find it...

:-(

[Beausoir]

60. Here ya go....

[AlCzervik]

96. Thanks!!! once again *****swoon*****

[Blue_In_AK]

116. Viggo would undoubtedly be the handsomest president

we've had in a while (swoon).

[Lydia Leftcoast]

119. Clive Owen is British

and only people born in the U.S. can be president.

[AlCzervik]

120. i understand that but it's like Fantasy pics.

[saltpoint]

11. Robert Redford wouldn't be half bad at all.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

Tim Robbins or Richard Belzer! And with Robbins, we get a heck of a First Lady! :) eom

[Ilsa]

39. I thought about Belzer too. He's a sharp cookie. nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

98. I love Belzer. He would also work to rid our country of its insidious

conspiracies!

[CTyankee]

12. Alan Alda. A little old but a great guy. n/t

[AspenRose]

14. Not for president, but in the Congress

Ben Affleck

[ccpup]

15. Meryl Streep!

long time environmentalist, strong Democrat, mother and just plain smart, smart, smart, smart, smart! :-) Plus she's from Jersey.

[EST]

16. Mike Farrell

[NewJeffCT]

18. she's too young, but in a decade or so - Natalie Portman

smart and beautiful

[Lilith Velkor]

107. She wasn't born in the US

She'd make an awesome President of Israel, though.

HERSCHLAG IN 5777! :headbang:

[NewJeffCT]

129. OK then, Portman for governor or senator then

of course, a good attack ad would be of her speaking some of George Lucas' dialogue.

[peekaloo]

20. John Cusack.

[Vickers]

21. Ron Jeremy

Hey, he's not as ridiculous as Fred Thompson!

[Done]

22. Jon Stewart nt

[Netbeavis]

23. Dennis Miller...no wait he can't act either...

nevermind.

[Double T]

24. Martin Sheen!

HE has a lot more experience then ANY of the current front runners.

[no_hypocrisy]

27. I second your nomination!

Martin Sheen without a doubt

[truebrit71]

74. I third your nomination...

....hell playing a role as President on Tee Vee he behaved and acted better then the current buffoon...

[OwnedByFerrets]

25. Tim Robbins......nt

[Dr.Phool]

26. Flipper!

You always know where he stands!

[Virginia Dare]

37. Lassie as VP!!!...

She's a good girl!

[lpbk2713]

48. Ummm .... Lassie has always been a *boy*.

But that might make an interesting twist.

[Virginia Dare]

49. Really? Wow, he was a great actor!...

:rofl:

[jdadd]

59. Ummmm...

Probably never fly...Lassie was born a male,been cross dressing for years. (not that there's anything wrong with that)

:rofl:

[Virginia Dare]

61. It works for Rudy...

[Marr]

28. Aren't conservatives always saying actors and performers should "shut up and sing"?

And yet they keep nominating actors for the presidency. I guess it's just another example of hypocrisy from the Party of Projection.

[renie408]

109. They also say they are against gay sex. Go figure. n/t

[Dollface]

29. Kevin Bacon. He did defeat giant worms and change a whole town's attitude towards rock and roll.

Or George Clooney.

[w8liftinglady]

30. Leonardo DiCaprio-he puts his money-and talent-where his mouth is

http://www.leonardodicaprio.com/leonardo/news/article.php?articleID=44

[Beausoir]

32. How about this guy?

Definitely brings a unique perspective. Just imagine how mellow we'd be.

[Ilsa]

38. Ooo yeah. But he'd have to move back here. nt

[Beausoir]

50. Forgot about that. Maybe he could "rule" from his yacht?

[Virginia Dare]

62. He'd have to dump his French wife..

can't be associated with the French you know...:sarcasm: Hey, if he does, I'm available!..:loveya:

[Dollface]

90. He would be nice to watch but a waste of a fine actor.

[Nikki Stone1]

33. Melissa Etheridge.

She can sure give a rousing speech

[Oilwellian]

34. Tim Robbins....then,

Sean Penn, then Ben Afleck. 24 years of human progress.

[IdaBriggs]

40. Martin Sheen -- Knows how to ACT like a President & used to working hard! nt

[TlalocW]

42. Eddie Deezen

The annoying hyperactive guy assigned to watch duty on a ferris wheel in the movie, "1941." Annoyed the guy he was assigned with (who was afraid of heights) by rocking the carriage they were in and bringing along a ventriloquy dummy.

Also the voice of Pop (Rice Krispies commercials).

Why? Because I'm an evil bastard.

TlalocW

[Ilsa]

54. Ah yes. He was the voice of the rude kid in Polar Express, and he

played Malvin "Mr. Potatohead" (called that by a coworker) in War Games.

[sinkingfeeling]

43. Clooney.

[Warpy]

44. Matt Damon's got the brains

Sean Penn's got the wits and the heart.

Warren Beatty is left-o.

Robert Redford understands what we need to do for the environment.

I'm sure there are many others. However, we seem to prefer men who understand the law.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

46. Warren Beatty.

[CabalPowered]

67. I'll second that

:thumbsup:

[blogslut]

47. I would pick one of the ex-SAG presidents

Screen Actors Guild. A few of them are Democrats and have been activists for progressive causes. Plus, it would be sweet payback for the last ex-SAG president we had as president.

Ed Asner
Patty Duke
Barry Gordon
Richard Masur


:)

EDIT ADD : Forgot McCloud ;) ADD ADD: I also forget he is deceased

[Virginia Dare]

55. Not Melissa Gilbert..

she is apparently supporting Rudy. Here is a link to where Hollywood is lining up thus far, mostly for Dems, not surprising.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/16/celebs-add-star-power-to-08-donor-lists/

[blogslut]

64. That's why I didn't list her

Although she produced one hell of a good film about the Nuns that were murdered in El Salvador.

And oops. Weaver died. I am so stupid

[Virginia Dare]

68. She went over to the dark side..

she supported Gephardt the last time, not sure how she made the leap from him to Rudy? :shrug:

Any rate, I wasn't correcting you, just adding commentary, and a dead man would be better than what we've got now IMO, so actually that makes you brilliant!..:yourock:

[AspenRose]

75. Her husband's a big time republican, so maybe he's had some influence

I actually heard Bruce Boxleitner as a guest on Michael Savage's show once. :wtf:

[Virginia Dare]

78. That would explain it...

it's a shame she couldn't maintain her political integrity though, just because he's a repuke doesn't mean she has to be. I had a crush on Bruce way back in the day, I thought he was a cutie. He didn't age real well last I saw though.

[Love Bug]

97. NOOOOOOO!! Say it ain't so!!!

Boxleitner is a repub? Aw, shit. Did he not actually READ the Babylon 5 scripts he played when Sheridan fought against the facists in EarthGov? Does he not recognize the similarities between Night Watch and Homeland Security?

It's bad enough that Jerry Doyle (Garibaldi) is one (he ran for congress a few years ago as an R but lost), but not Boxleitner, too.

I think I'm going to cry now. I am so bummed.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

121. Apparently the stories that JMS wrote didn't really stick in Boxleitner's brain.

I knew about Doyle, being a (R). And so is Tracy Scoggins. you know, the "other" commanding officer of Babylon 5. No, not Sinclair. The throwaway one.
She even had to make a point of mentioning that she "only watches Fox News" during the single DVD commentary she did in the Season 5 set. :eyes:

Apparently, the Bush administration loves the show, and told Boxleitner so once. They're probably using the Clark administration as a how-to manual.

[blogslut]

79. awww shucks

:hi:

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

101. Ed Asner - too old, but a great choice nonetheless

He has really walked the walk.

[Cleita]

113. Be careful. Ronald Reagan was a SAG President. n/t

[NYCGirl]

53. Al Franken!

[Ilsa]

57. Duh Me! How could I forget? nt

[Love Bug]

99. Well, he hasn't been elected, yet

We'll see.

[Ino]

58. Christopher Walken http://www.walken2008.com/

http://www.walken2008.com/

[Forkboy]

114. There ya go. Walken is the MAN!

:)

[Perky]

65. The answer is Martin Sheen hand down

not because of The West WIng. but he has been an activist for years.

[Kadie]

66. Samuel L. Jackson

He is so cool...



http://www.samuelljackson.com/

[AspenRose]

71. "Get these muthaf****** republican snakes out of the muthaf****** WH!"

:rofl:

[Kadie]

117. ROFL!

Someone needs to make a new clip for youtube... change the words slightly...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGv6Ijf1aU&mode=related&search=

:rofl:

[NewJeffCT]

131. I can just see him doing some old fashioned "jawboning"

which is what they used to call it when presidents tried to use public opinion to call out Congress...

"Those god-damn Republican mother-fuckers are blocking a bill that would help kids!"

[Roxy66]

69. He's not technically an actor...but my choice would be Keith Olbermann!!

[ecstatic]

72. Angelina Jolie or Oprah

or anyone who has done worldwide charity work/volunteering and also has successfully managed millions or billions without imploding.

[Poiuyt]

108. And Angelina would be tough against terrorism

[flvegan]

73. I think a Charlton Heston/Gary Busey ticket is a winnah!

Guns and batshit insane mix well.

Honestly, though, count me as another for Martin Sheen.

[Ilsa]

102. I was wondering if you were going to recommend Ted Nugent as well!

Another bat-shit-insane with guns and barbeque.

PS, I'm still going strong with over two years as a vegetarian. Sometimes it is difficult for me to plan my meals when I'm travelling to see family, but I have more energy than when I ate meat.

[I_Will]

77. Lewis Black !!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Black

[Kingshakabobo]

81. Ha!

He would give one hell of a State *fuck* of The *fuckin* Union *fuck*!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

80. For Some Reason Liberal/Democratic Politicians Don't Do Well In Politics

But Conservative/Republican Politicians Excel.


Must be an answer to that paradox...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

83. Christopher Walken.

:D

[Irishonly]

84. Seems To Me

There should be room for all of them.

[MadinMo]

85. I go with Chris Cooper too!

(Did I mention I went to High School with him?)

[Ilsa]

104. Get OUT! Really? When I read about his child's cerebral palsey

it broke my heart. My oldest has autism. The emotional strain is unbelieveable, and my understanding is that they lost him. So very sad.

He's a wonderful actor. I've admired his since Lonesome Dove. And he is always around other fabulous actors.

[MadinMo]

112. He was 2 years ahead of me, but he sat next to me

in Geometry his senior year. And wrote a sweet nothing in my year book. (sigh) I'm pretty certain he would not remember me now.

He told me then he was going to be a famous actor.

Yes, his personal struggles must be very hard. I love his work. The WSJ wrote a piece about him several months ago which said "His face could stop a truck...." which I didn't think was very nice. But I remember him when he was 17.....

[guitar man]

86. George Carlin

the most no-bullshit guy on the planet :thumbsup:

[slackmaster]

87. Leonardo DiCrappio

But he's too young.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

88. adam sandler - if it will stop him from making anymore movies!

[Netbeavis]

89. Two Words : Jack Nicholson

[Love Bug]

100. Well, he's already played one:

[budibudinski]

91. Pavrotti

.

[Individualist]

92. Susan Sarandon

[TwilightGardener]

93. Clooney, with Matt Damon as VP--hot and hotter.

[Bryn]

103. Sounds Good!

I also like several others mentioned.

Clooney and Matt Damon would be DA BOMB in the White House!

[SidDithers]

94. Steve Buscemi...

He's a Dem, has contributed to Dem candidates, and is a former NYFD firefighter.

The day after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Buscemi went to his old firehouse to volunteer for recovery work at Ground Zero. That week, he worked 12 hour shifts digging through the rubble, while refusing to do interviews or have his picture taken.

http://www.indieking.com/E55.html

And you gotta love those eyes.

Sid

[DefenseLawyer]

106. Phone's ringin', Dude.

Thank you, Donny.

[monmouth]

95. Al Pacino....Who'd mess with Al???

[Bryn]

105. OR Sercipo!

I hope I spelled that name right.

[MUSTANG_2004]

110. Clint Eastwood

If we're going to have an elected official shoot someone in the face, at least Clint would do it with style.

[Lurking Dem]

111. Sean Penn.

[Generator]

115. Scott Baio, of course

The Lounge has moved to GD!!!!!!!

[hfojvt]

124. Charles in charge!!

:rofl:

What, the Fonz was not available?

[calimary]

122. George Clooney, hands down!

Any member of the Creative Coalition cofounded by the late Christopher Reeve (Susan Sarandon would be another great one. NOT ron silver, though - amazing he is also a cofounder, now spitting on Reeve's grave), Tim Robbins, Ed Begley Junior, Ben Affleck, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen. Or Leonardo DiCaprio!

[Raine]

123. Paul Newman

he's already shown how well he can run his bussiness' so I think he could do a good job running the country...plus he cares about people. :thumbsup:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

125. Harrison Ford

He kicked ass in "Air Force One".

[blonndee]

127. Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, or Clooney. Matt Damon for VP for sure! nt

[shanti]

128. george clooney

hands down

[1932]

130. Luke Wilson