Will Alec Baldwin Run for Office? - Democratic Underground

onpatrol98

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Wed Jan-05-11 10:25 AM
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Will Alec Baldwin Run for Office?

By Lyneka Little

Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger…Alec Baldwin? The co-star of “30 Rock” may follow his award-winning acting career with a stint in politics. “It’s something that I’m very, very interested in,” Baldwin said in an interview airing tonight on CNN’s “Parker Spitzer.” “We’ve had men who are Ivy-league groomed running this country since 1988.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/01/05/will-alec-baldwin-run-for-office/

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Tippy

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Wed Jan-05-11 10:28 AM
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1. Baldwin should stick to acting.....

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onpatrol98

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Wed Jan-05-11 10:29 AM
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2. I think you're probably right..

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howaboutme

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Wed Jan-05-11 10:33 AM
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3. In our media obsessed society Mickey Mouse

could probably run and get elected. I agree with Baldwin. We need more educational, geographic and cultural diversity in government. Our country has been run into the ground by self serving elitists from Ivy League and Harvard.

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Renew Deal

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Wed Jan-05-11 10:35 AM
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4. He's been interested in Peter Kings seat in the past.

Maybe the numbers will be more favorable after redistricting.

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Freddie Stubbs

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Wed Jan-05-11 10:38 AM
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5. He's been talking about this for more than a dozen years:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TfIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2UcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4777,2980466&dq=michael-forbes+alec-baldwin&hl=en

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onpatrol98

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Wed Jan-05-11 10:42 AM
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6. Smoke

So, he may just be blowing smoke.

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Vinnie From Indy

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Wed Jan-05-11 11:14 AM
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7. Will Angelina learn that Brad is really Blaine, Brad's evil twin brother?

That and more on "As the World Turns".

America is insane.

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MilesColtrane

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Wed Jan-05-11 11:27 AM
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8. It's a non-starter, Alec.

Edited on Wed Jan-05-11 11:27 AM by MilesColtrane

Unless you like hearing yourself call your eleven year old daughter a "rude, little pig" in all of your opponent's TV ads.

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onpatrol98

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Wed Jan-05-11 01:29 PM
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9. Forgot about that....

Ah, I forgot about that...yeah, that political career is dead before it starts.

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