# which hollywood star would you elect president? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510 "2005-08-18T01:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/41 "2005-08-19T09:19:42Z")
> [@Argent Towers](#): > > I’m gonna need to ask what you mean by this. I’m intrigued. You really shouldn’t have bothered. Perhaps I shouldn’t reply, since my unhappy simile would at least then have managed to intrigue one reader. Poorly educated Chinese people in rural areas tend to chain smoke. Hence, “smoking like Angelina”. Sorry. Best I could manage in my competitive urge to live up to the high standards the board sets in terms of humour. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/42 "2005-08-19T09:45:53Z")
Bill Maher would totally work for me. Shit, I’d donate the maximum personally. Another one is Jim Thompson. I know it’s cheating since he was a long standing Senator, and I honestly have no idea what his politics are, but I love listening to the guy talk. He was great on L&O and loved him in the Clancy movies. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/43 "2005-08-19T10:10:06Z")
Warren Beatty. Especially if he was anything at all like Bulworth. [Bulworth on race relations] “Everybody just gotta keep fuckin’ everybody 'til they’re all the same color.” [/Bulworth on race relations] But seriously, I do think Beatty would make a good president. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/44 "2005-08-19T10:48:23Z")
Robert Duvall ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/45 "2005-08-19T10:59:36Z")
Ooh good call, **Moto**. ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/46 "2005-08-19T11:32:02Z")
Nobody has nominated Jon Stewart yet?? That’s okay. I want him to stay where he is anyway. Tom Selleck comes to mind. Someone said Morgan Freeman. That sounds good. Leonard Nimoy because he’s so dam logocal. Imagine Dinero turning to his opponent during the debate and saying “You talkin’ to me?” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/47 "2005-08-19T11:33:49Z")
For Angelina’s VP I’d have Sophie Marceau. Think they’d make a good team. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/48 "2005-08-19T14:14:21Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > \Sidney Poitier. Only if he’s in Gamera mode as seen on South Park. MEGA-POITIER! MEGA-POITIER! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/49 "2005-08-19T14:29:13Z")
Wile E Coyote. He and Acme Corporation would soon sort out Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/50 "2005-08-19T14:29:27Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Count me in on the Teddy R. for life and bring him back to life platform, but Op asked for Hollywood Star and I want to provide a living one: > > I’ll go for old fashion moderate republican and very smart. > > Ben Stein > > Barely a star but has some political experience. > > Keeps up to date of foreign affairs and would maybe bring the country back towards the center. Ben Stein opposed Schwartzenegger as Gov over the abortion issue. Stein is a pro-lifer, apparently. I was surprised at how open he was about it. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/51 "2005-08-19T14:45:40Z")
> [@ggurl](#): > > The no-brainer choice… > > **Stephen King!!** I’d go with that, just to see the reaction from this wacko. His head would explode. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/52 "2005-08-19T15:27:21Z")
Tom Hanks. He’d jumpstart the space program. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/53 "2005-08-20T13:17:22Z")
I’ve wanted Morgan Freeman to be the President for real ever since I saw him play one in _Deep Impact._ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/54 "2005-08-20T13:32:51Z")
> [@cosmosdan](#): > > Tom Selleck comes to mind. He’s a fairly conservative Republican – or did you know that? ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/55 "2005-08-20T15:44:46Z")
Edward James Olmos. He’d garner the Hispanic vote, not to mention the AP Calculus vote, _Miami Vice_ vote, _Battlestar Galactica_ vote, etc. And, he’s a hell of a good guy with some cojones. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/56 "2005-08-20T16:39:00Z")
It may be worth mentioning that [Kinky Friedman](http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/) is running for Governor of Texas. I expect that he will place second in the general election, given that no one in the state’s Democratic party is going to commit suicide by running. Considering that he used to front the Texas Jewboys, his liberal-to-moderate platform is surprisingly well thought out. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/57 "2005-08-21T01:43:22Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > He’s a fairly conservative Republican – or did you know that? Probably why he picked him. Damned good choice too. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/58 "2005-08-21T01:50:01Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Probably why he picked him. Damned good choice too. I don’t hang out in GD, so there’s plenty of people whose politics I don’t know. I couldn’t tell from his post where he was coming from. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Woodruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/59 "2005-08-21T02:26:21Z")
Uma Thurman for President, Steve Buscemi for Vice-President. Both pretty damn smart, both compassionate, they have experienced life outside the bubble of Hollywood (especially Steve who was a furniture removalist and fireman), and you need glamour and the ability to think on your feet from the Prez and humour and broadmindedness and quick wit from the Vice-Prez. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510/60 "2005-08-21T03:50:43Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > He’s a fairly conservative Republican – or did you know that? I think he’s more of a libertarian. In interviews, he’s called himself an anarchist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hollywood-star-would-you-elect-president/317510.md?page=4)