# Joe Piscopo, now mummified, may run for Governor of New Jersey **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 12, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634 "2017-02-12T05:44:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/21 "2017-02-13T14:21:10Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Are both of these referring to Piscopo? The last thing I remember him acting in was _Wise Guys_ over 30 years ago, and I had forgotten the name of that movie until I looked it up. He’s obviously made his pile, even if it’s not a mountain. Actors who get major roles can become wealthy if they manage that income well, like pro athletes. He probably made seven figures from SNL alone. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/22 "2017-02-13T15:47:26Z")
The net worth sites seem to peg him at $3 million. And I am sure he is making tonnes of dough doing the morning drive time slot on that local AM station. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/23 "2017-02-13T21:23:25Z")
PISCOPO? Governor? Election? NO! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/24 "2017-02-13T21:31:49Z")
No no No no no No no no No no No no no No no no No no No no no No no no No, just no. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/25 "2017-02-13T21:49:42Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > PISCOPO? > Governor? > Election? > NO! Oh. Hells. No. **“NJ: We Just Got Rid of BOZO: We Don’t Need Another Fucking Clown.”** The two Democratic choices are John Wisniewski (as honest as the day is long) and Phil Murphy who is using the same old party “bad black and white outline picture of the last bad Republican candidate” in his ads (in this case Christie) that the State Party always throws up. I’m guessing that Murphy is the one that the Soft Money wants? If he wins the primary, I guess I’ll support Murphy, but the truth is… …if NJ wants a Good Governor and Honest Government with no strings to Soft Money, then NJ wants \*\* John Wisniewski\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/26 "2017-02-14T00:14:26Z")
Murphy is yet another alumni of Goldman Sachs like Corzine. I don’t trust him for anything. I actually like John Wisniewski, he spear headed the bridge gate investigation and has an excellent record on the environment. Interestingly both were Bernie supporters rather than HRC. ---
**Author:** ![Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pearl_Clutching_Provocateur)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/27 "2017-02-14T04:03:47Z")
Bruce Springsteen should throw his bandana in the ring for New Jersey governor. He was Born to Run. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/28 "2017-02-14T04:47:40Z")
The boss should run for Senator (Don’t know if NJ has an “open” seat.) Hey, Michigan Republicans are talking about trying to get Kid Rock to run, so that would be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/29 "2017-02-14T05:06:34Z")
He should be able to bring in the yout vote. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/30 "2017-02-14T21:44:57Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > He’s obviously made his pile, even if it’s not a mountain. Actors who get major roles can become wealthy if they manage that income well, like pro athletes. He probably made seven figures from SNL alone. He has very bad luck in picking ex-wives and future ex-wives. I doubt he has that much money or he wouldn’t be doing local radio. Looking at what some other cast members were documented as making I doubt he made more than $5,000 an episode. When my Guard unit deployed he showed up with Governor Corzine and performed for the Brigade. Of course the young kids didn’t know who he was. Better known artists refused to do it. I had a chance to talk to him for about 30 minutes. Piscopo isn’t a common name but that name is one of the ones on my mother’s side. We figured we share some relatives in Naples. He seems like a really nice guy. I don’t think that’s enough to be governor. But he has to be better than Christie. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/31 "2017-02-15T02:43:33Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > He should be able to bring in the yout vote. A yuuuge yute vote! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/32 "2017-02-17T23:44:12Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Murphy is yet another alumni of Goldman Sachs like Corzine. I don’t trust him for anything. > > I actually like John Wisniewski, he spear headed the bridge gate investigation and has an excellent record on the environment. > > Interestingly both were Bernie supporters rather than HRC. I would have supported Bernie too, if he won the nomination. I like the guy. He’s the kind of normal and reasonable guy you’d picture bringing his kids or grand kids to Clark’s Trading Post in NH on a nice day. He’s not at all like our current ‘Joe Isuzu’ President, who I’d picture shaking his fist at kids on the train at Clark’s Trading Post in NH on a nice day… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/33 "2017-02-18T00:02:19Z")
Sounds like a bid for publicity. He was in the news not terribly long ago for being way behind in his child support on a kid he had with his assistant and on the property taxes for his McMansion. He was also on Celebrity Wife Swap, which is an appearance that often precedes the celebrity filing bankruptcy or other financial trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/34 "2017-02-18T00:08:08Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > He said Mary Bono’s qualification to become a representative was that ‘her husband skied into a tree’. Well, that’s more than Hillary had. > [@Loach](#): > > But he has to be better than Christie. This is no high bar. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/35 "2017-02-19T16:01:00Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > But he has to be better than Christie. > [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > This is no high bar. Maybe he’s better in the long jump. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634/36 "2017-02-25T23:51:21Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Hey, Michigan Republicans are talking about trying to get Kid Rock to run, so that would be interesting. Has Bob expressed interest, or is this just talk from other people? “Senator Bob Ritchie” doesn’t sound all that insane for DC at this point, but I don’t think this is serious or even connected to him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-piscopo-now-mummified-may-run-for-governor-of-new-jersey/779634.md?page=1)