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John Fugelsong comment (Original Post) Playinghardball Jul 2015 OP
Wish he'd get his own show on Comedy Central or HBO. Cleita Jul 2015 #1
Great idea!! Wow!! zentrum Jul 2015 #7
I had really hoped he'd take over for Stewart on TDS... Whiskeytide Jul 2015 #14
It is a great illustration of why repubs are the biggest hypocrites in human history randys1 Jul 2015 #2
They'll probably come up with some excuse like he wasn't an actor when he was a Republican... cascadiance Jul 2015 #3
Yep, that's exactly what they'd say lark Jul 2015 #4
To which I say... zentrum Jul 2015 #8
Well to be fair he was not a very good actor. zeemike Jul 2015 #11
I guess the one role that comes to mind was this movie... cascadiance Jul 2015 #13
Thank god I never saw that movie zeemike Jul 2015 #15
I don't ever remember watching it either... cascadiance Jul 2015 #16
And from our good friend James Garner on Reagan. mountain grammy Jul 2015 #5
+10 Duppers Jul 2015 #6
Thanks for that. Miss this guy n/t zentrum Jul 2015 #10
And Robert Duvall TiredTexan Jul 2015 #9
And Gene Simmons... cascadiance Jul 2015 #12

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
1. Wish he'd get his own show on Comedy Central or HBO.
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:00 PM
Jul 2015

Wouldn't he following John Oliver on HBO be the best?

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
14. I had really hoped he'd take over for Stewart on TDS...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 04:13 PM
Jul 2015

... and I'm not giving up hope - maybe he didn't want to be the guy who followed the guy, but instead will be the guy who followed the guy who followed the guy.

At the very least he should have a show somewhere.

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
3. They'll probably come up with some excuse like he wasn't an actor when he was a Republican...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:55 PM
Jul 2015

... or some nonsense like that, since he was pretty old when he left the Democrats to be a Republican.

lark

(23,099 posts)
4. Yep, that's exactly what they'd say
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 02:01 PM
Jul 2015

They also talk about getting Repug presidents to help the economy - total lie. Every Repug president from Ronnie on down has upped the deficit and hurt the country, starting unnecessary wars of choice. The economy always improves when a Dem is in office. yet, Repugs still vote for other Repugs because "economy". Stupid lies!! Just saying something over and over and over and over and from the rooftops doesn't make it so. However, it does get the sheeple to buy-in to voting against their best interests way way too often.

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
13. I guess the one role that comes to mind was this movie...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 04:11 PM
Jul 2015


I guess it kind of prep'd him for the kind of personalities he'd be working with in the party he moved to. Those Bonzo was probably a lot nicer and I'm sorry if I insulted him or other apes.
 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
16. I don't ever remember watching it either...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 04:22 PM
Jul 2015

... and I certainly wouldn't look for a DVD to watch it on today either...

This role just seems the most visible of his roles from when I could remember this topic being disscussed.

I guess the most disgusting thing about him in his early days that I regret (but am glad I wasn't young enough to have to endure that back in the 30's) was when he was the voice of the Iowa Hawkeyes on the radio early on then. But I guess at least he was a Democrat then!

mountain grammy

(26,621 posts)
5. And from our good friend James Garner on Reagan.
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 02:17 PM
Jul 2015

"Too many actors have run for office," he writes. "There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified. In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California. Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president. I was a vice president of the Screen Actors Guild when he was its president. My duties consisted of attending meetings and voting. The only thing I remember is that Ronnie never had an original thought and that we had to tell him what to say. That's no way to run a union, let along a state or a country."

TiredTexan

(501 posts)
9. And Robert Duvall
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 02:59 PM
Jul 2015

and Chuck Norris
and Sony Bono
and Kelsey Grammer
and Ben Stein
and Gary Sinise
and Jon Voight
and Vince Vaughn
and Shirley Temple
and Adam Sandler
and Drew Carey
and Angie Harmon
and Sylvester Stallone

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
12. And Gene Simmons...
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 04:08 PM
Jul 2015

and Kirk Cameron
and Stephen and Adam Baldwin to offset their more famous brother Alec...
and Scott Baio (who should have the last name of Moran instead of his costar Erin).
and Mel Gibson
and Dennis Miller, etc., etc.....

Wish we could have them all keep their mouths shut on politics!

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