flyingtiger1013 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 http://www.wtop.com/?sid=577540&nid=25 WASHINGTON - You've seen him in the movies, "Good Will Hunting," "Pearl Harbor" and "Daredevil." But could Ben Affleck's next role be as an elected official? The Washington Post is reporting that Virginia Democrats are tossing around Affleck's name as a potential challenger to Sen. George Allen, R-Va., next year. Affleck and his wife, actress Jennifer Garner, are expecting. They've been looking for a house in the Charlottesville area. A spokesman for Affleck says the rumors are baseless. So far no Democratic candidates have emerged for the 2006 race against Allen. Virginia Gov. Mark Warner on WTOP's Ask the Governor program laughed when Affleck's name was mentioned. "I'm not sure who's stirring that one up," the Democrat said, adding that he'd be surprised if Affleck ran. Warner also doesn't think author John Grisham, who is a friend of his, will run. Four years ago, in a separate race, Democats in Virginia did not field a candidate to run against Sen. John Warner, R-Va. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 ugh. I'm waiting for the Harrison Ford/Bruce Willis ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 This is horrible. The republicants get a bad actor with broad appeal in Ah-nold and the dems get the bad actor who most people suspect of having snuggled Matt Damon at least once. No thanks! :mad: There is only one actor born to fight Ah-nold in the political arena. Dolph Lundgren. Anyone know if he's alive and can be convinced to run as a democrat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 This is horrible. The republicants get a bad actor with broad appeal in Ah-nold and the dems get the bad actor who most people suspect of having snuggled Matt Damon at least once. No thanks! :mad: There is only one actor born to fight Ah-nold in the political arena. Dolph Lundgren. Anyone know if he's alive and can be convinced to run as a democrat? (nosemilk) (diet coke actually). Dolph Lundgren???? You owe me a new keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 This is horrible. The republicants get a bad actor with broad appeal in Ah-nold and the dems get the bad actor who most people suspect of having snuggled Matt Damon at least once. No thanks! :mad: There is only one actor born to fight Ah-nold in the political arena. Dolph Lundgren. Anyone know if he's alive and can be convinced to run as a democrat? How about Jean-Claude Van Dam? He's a womanizer (like arnold was) and has even less of a grasp on English than Arnold. JCVD in 2006! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cskin Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Well... Afleck must have read the "how to become an authority on all things politics" authored by Barbara Streisan... which includes a foreword by Sean Penn. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manichispanic Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Has no US Congressman seen Team America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 How about Jean-Claude Van Dam? He's a womanizer (like arnold was) and has even less of a grasp on English than Arnold. JCVD in 2006! too french. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Rocky maybe? :paranoid: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Well heck, if Sonny Bono, Stever Largent and Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard can be politicians, why not Affleck? He certainly needs something to do, since his movies ain't cutting it. Actually, if you ever watch Good Will Hunting, he was really excellent in that. He needs to choose his roles better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Monk Fan Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Well heck, if Sonny Bono, Stever Largent and Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard can be politicians, why not Affleck? Hey, you forgot Gopher from the Love Boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just skins baby Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Ben Who-fleck???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 The guy is intelligent enough, and best of all he has no experiance as a poltician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEJ2200 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 The Heck with Aflac er Affleck. What about Robin Williams for Pres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 GIGLI, enuff said The best actor turned polician is also the best modern day president Ronald Reagan Harrison ford is a flaming liberal while Willis is a good republican Robin Williams has that Ron Mexico problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 He's not going to run anytime soon, but I wouldn't be surprised if the guy actually does have a future in politics. He was on CNN a couple times during the election and he consistently came off better than the actual politicians. He seemed to have a better grasp of the issues and wasn't blindly loyal to the party line. As a general rule, I hate when actors (especially bad ones like Affleck) get involved in politics, but I wouldn't write him off so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Lord take me now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sick Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 The best actor turned polician is also the best modern day president Ronald Reagan If Affleck comes out with a movie starring him and a chimp, you know he's going to run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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