# Which Celebrities Would You Like To See As President? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2000, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180 "2000-08-13T09:02:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/1 "2000-08-13T09:02:43Z")
Whether for humor or not. A few I thought of: Jame Earl Jones: Who could argue with that bad-ass? Harvey Keitel: I’d like to see his press release about being caught with an intern. 😉 Gene Wilder: He was just so _cool_ as Willy Wonka! Plus, he seems like a truly nice and caring guy. Courtney Love: See James Earl Jones. Who would you like to see? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/2 "2000-08-13T10:08:49Z")
Clint Eastwood. “So, punk, did I fire five nukes or six? Were you counting? Do you feel lucky, punk, do ya?” ---
**Author:** ![Yankee\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@Yankee\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankee_Blue)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/3 "2000-08-13T13:08:56Z")
Charlton Heston - who’d screw with Moses for goodness sake - a president with smite power. ---
**Author:** ![Gomez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/4 "2000-08-13T13:26:37Z")
I’d like to nominate Robert De Niro: “Hey, Slobodan, you talkin’ to ME? Are you talkin’ to ME?!?!” Foreign powers would tremble before the might of Jake La Motta 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/5 "2000-08-13T13:46:51Z")
As long he’s a citizen - the Taco Bell dog ---
**Author:** ![Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/6 "2000-08-13T16:34:10Z")
Pee Wee Herman - whenever anyone criticizes the USA, he would come back with “I know you are, but what am I? HA-HA! ARRRR!” ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/7 "2000-08-13T18:09:18Z")
Silent Bob. Whaddya mean he’s not a real person? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/8 "2000-08-13T18:30:51Z")
Damn! Friedo took my answer! Clint Eastwood would be too cool in office, I also liked the idea of Charlton Heston. As long as we’re listing bad-asses, how about Samuel L Jackson? This guy was Shaft and Jules in _Pulp Fiction_, there’s a pair of characters you don’t wanna piss off. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/9 "2000-08-13T18:46:22Z")
Do they have to be alive? I would really, really like Jerry Garcia to be President of the United States. Actually, I would like Jerry to be King of the World. ---
**Author:** ![Sangria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Sangria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangria)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/10 "2000-08-13T19:00:54Z")
**Emilio Estevez** He’s a great director, plus a warm guy. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/11 "2000-08-13T19:33:10Z")
My choices are not so much who i would like to say, but more of what I believe are strong possibilities. Tim Robbins Clint Eastwood Robert Redford Robin Williams Tom Hanks ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/12 "2000-08-13T20:23:01Z")
Harrison Ford, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Sith\_Sheriff\_Brody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@Sith\_Sheriff\_Brody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sith_Sheriff_Brody)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/13 "2000-08-13T20:29:12Z")
Emilio Estevez Alec Baldwin Sam Neill -SSB ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/14 "2000-08-13T21:14:48Z")
Harrison Ford. He is a real grounded, caring individual. He’s also pretty intelligent. Tommy Lee Jones, I think he would kick ass as Prez. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/15 "2000-08-13T21:40:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sith Sheriff Brody \* > \*\* > Alec Baldwin > > -SSB \*\* Alec Baldwin?? Alec Baldwin ??? \*\*\*Alec Baldwin??? \*\*\* He, of the “go and stone Henry Hyde and his family” fame??? Tell me you’re kidding, please… Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/16 "2000-08-13T23:32:09Z")
Henry Rollins, no question about it. ---
**Author:** ![PowerpuffKue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@PowerpuffKue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PowerpuffKue)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/17 "2000-08-14T00:14:05Z")
Gallagher And possibly Sheryl Crow ---
**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, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/18 "2000-08-14T00:24:48Z")
Richard Petty (The King of Stock Car Racing) – so we’d have a king. also he doesn’t take shnit and he has this kind of down-home country boy logic to him. B.B. King – see the first part of Richard Petty The guys from Ben & Jerry, one as Prez and one as Veep ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2000, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/19 "2000-08-14T01:01:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BratMan007 \* > \*\* > > As long as we’re listing bad-asses, how about Samuel L Jackson? This guy was Shaft and Jules in _Pulp Fiction_, there’s a pair of characters you don’t wanna piss off. \*\* Not to mention a Jedi Master. Dennis Miller. I mean, come on! He’d just confuse anyone who pissed him off with obscure references. ---
**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, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180/20 "2000-08-14T01:44:10Z")
Alan Alda. He is so caring and sensitive and understanding. We could open our arms to all the nations of the world and have a planet-wide hug. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-would-you-like-to-see-as-president/29180.md?page=2)