Which Actor/Athlete to groom

[angee_is_mad]

for elected office? I feel this might be a way to make a dent in the red states. Down here we love our athletes!

[sasquatch]

1. How about Micheal Jordan!

He's a popular black athlete that was raised in North Carolina and a Democrat.

[angee_is_mad]

2. crosses the color line

but he seems to be apolitical to me. I'm from NC BTW.

[Drew Petits]

10. Why not Opra

As Michael Moore says, why not Opra.
I mean obviously the pay cut would be the hardest part of convincing her.
Sure she is black, and a woman. Face the facts; more than 50% of the country is made up of blacks and women. If she got all the ladies to vote for her and most of the "minority" vote she could win. Aside from Ann Coulter I don't know any women who don't like Opra.

[angee_is_mad]

11. Stedman is a repub right?

He is the part owner of Armstrong Williams PR firm and when he was working down here(NC) he worked for an extreme right wing pr firm in High Point.
This doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it makes you wonder.

[newyawker99]

13. Hi Drew Petits!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[msgadget]

3. It's obvious

The Rock.


:bounce:

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. Didn't he speak at the RNC?

n/t

[msgadget]

6. Oh shoot,

I don't know! His wife did or does work for Merill Lynch so he probably did. Damn. He looks SO good in a suit! :cry:

[OneBlueSky]

4. Robert Redford will need little grooming . . .

just a lot of convincing . . .

[pamela]

7. Mel Gibson.

I'd like to see Mel Gibson run as the Constitution Party candidate.

[progressiveright]

8. what i have heard recently is

that the rock has been making noise about running for public office, although I have no idea what his politics are.

as well as sean combs. congressman diddy?

[Placebo]

9. Tom Hanks

or maybe Ben Affleck in a few years

[AntiCoup2K4]

12. Tom Hanks should have run in 2004. Think of the debates- Gump vs Chimp!

Even in full Forrest Gump mode for the entire debate, he could have kicked Monkey Boy's ass. Better yet, some of the Freeps might have actually voted FOR Hanks if he sounded dumber than Junior.

[kypper]

14. John Stewart!

Said it in the editorial section, will say it here. :)