# Which Celebrities would make the worst President? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225 "2000-08-13T23:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/1 "2000-08-13T23:38:51Z")
and why? (inspired by the other question 🙂 there are lots of choices here heheheh! ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/2 "2000-08-14T00:31:51Z")
Madonna Dr Laura Robert Downey JR CHARLETON HESTON! ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/3 "2000-08-14T00:36:59Z")
almost any of them top (bottom?) choices… Rosie O’Donnell Charlton Heston Courtney Cox-Arquette David Arquette David Spade Any of the Baldwins Brad Pitt Jennifer Aniston Actually, any member of the cast of Friends Jerry Seinfeld or any other cast member Ok, my list is getting out of hand ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/4 "2000-08-14T01:01:08Z")
Jerry Springer. I just imagine the Middle East peace talks “moderated” by Jerry Springer, with Arafat and Barak getting in each other’s faces and screaming expletives, while the audience shouted “Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!” ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/5 "2000-08-14T01:11:33Z")
Rosie O’Donnell. Oprah. Kathie Lee Gifford. Courtney Love. Richard Gere. Steven Spielberg. Barbara Striesand. Eminem. David Letterman. That Smarmy guy who stars in “The Practice”. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/6 "2000-08-14T01:18:44Z")
Anna Nicole Smith. Do I really have to explain? Scotti ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/7 "2000-08-14T01:56:59Z")
Ronald Reagan. ---
**Author:** ![kiffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@kiffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiffa)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/8 "2000-08-14T02:03:14Z")
Ah shit, FreakFreely, you beat me to it. My alternative is George W Bush. ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/9 "2000-08-14T03:10:08Z")
How about the double bill of: Morton Downey Jr. and Robert Downey Jr. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/10 "2000-08-14T04:53:46Z")
I’ll second Jerry Springer. By the way, is it true that as a mayor (or holding some other public office–alderman?), Jerry Springer once tried to pay an _ahem_ lady of the evening with \*\* a personal check \*\*? Or is this an urban legend? ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/11 "2000-08-14T05:53:44Z")
Jennifer Tilly (her voice would lead to preemptive nuclear strikes by all the other atomic nations). ---
**Author:** ![S\_or\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@S\_or\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S_or_L)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/12 "2000-08-14T06:21:14Z")
**Richard Simmons** Too many people already want to shoot him, just to keep him off the talk shows all the time. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/13 "2000-08-14T07:21:39Z")
Heh. I’ll second Richard Simmons. Also : Rush Limbaugh Reverend (_insert any name here, especially Billy Graham_) The creepy lady from the Old Navy ads Tom Selleck ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/14 "2000-08-14T13:26:14Z")
Any rap star with “attitude”. Oh wait…they all gots attitude. The old navy Lady. Julia Child (who is really Dan Ackroyd in drag) Fran Dresher/Rosie Perez ticket. The Whine Party That Pepsi Girl. God, she freaks me out. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/15 "2000-08-14T13:52:06Z")
Ronald Reagan. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/16 "2000-08-14T14:06:47Z")
(Of course, that’s in hindsight…) ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/17 "2000-08-14T16:01:14Z")
Alicia Silverstone Drew Barrymore Keanu Reeves “Saddam Dude. Your missiles are totally bumming out our planes. Like, stop it now, or we’ll have to get gnarly.” ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/18 "2000-08-14T17:21:40Z")
When Green Bean said Jerry Springer, for some reason, I read Jerry Seinfeld. This would be equally ammusing, though. “Have you ever noticed Arafat’s head-gown. I mean, hey, what are you, a table at an italian restaurant? Did you used to have two of those and one got lost in the dryer?” ---
**Author:** ![Scribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Scribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/19 "2000-08-16T04:55:25Z")
Anthony Robbins ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225/20 "2000-08-16T05:00:20Z")
Yahoo Serious. Good thing he’s not a US citizen (right?). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-make-the-worst-president/29225.md?page=2)