Alec Baldwin for New York governor?

[babylonsister]

Baldwin for New York governor?
Posted May 9, 2008 9:00 AM
The Swamp

By Matthew Hay Brown


Actor Alec Baldwin, who plays an archconservative television executive on 30 Rock but has supported liberal causes in real life, is again talking about a run for public office, he tells 60 Minutes on Sunday.

"There's other things I want to do {besides acting}," Baldwin tells interviewer Morley Safer in an excerpt released by CBS. "I mean, in a matter of weeks, I'm going to be 50.

"There's no age limit on running for office, to a degree. Something I might do one day."

In 2006, the Long Island native told The New York Times Magazine that he would like to be governor of New York. Asked if he was qualified to run for the office, he compared himself to another actor-turned-politician.

"That's what I hate about Schwarzenegger," he said. "His only credentials are that he ran a fitness program under some bygone president. ... I'm Tocqueville compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger."

more, and 60 Minutes video at link:

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/05/baldwin_for_new_york_governor.html

[Happyhippychick]

1. He lost me when he called his daughter a pig. Screw him.

[aquart]

3. Yah, there's a substance abuse problem there.

[hughee99]

2. Just wait to see what comes out about his divorce and custody battles

if he runs for NY Governor, especially in the wake of Spitzer stepping down in scandal.

[flvegan]

4. I disagree about his take on Schwarzenegger.

Arnold has another credential...he married a Kennedy. Let's not forget how big a credential nepotism brings to the table.

[JBoy]

5. Hillary's not going to like that one bit.