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Post number 9401

bwg — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:26:19 -0800

john cusack for president
Why Shouldn't John Cusack be President?

He made the tough decisions in Grosse Pointe Blank.
He couldn't be bought in Eight Men Out.
He's cooler than John Malkovich
And we like his politics so far.

interesting. what actor do you think should be president? and why?

By: mrbula

mrbula — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:30:41 -0800

I don't know, that Ronald Reagan had a couple of good movies...

By: bwg

bwg — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:48:06 -0800

people have been talking up arnold schwartzeneggar for some time. doesn't a presidential candidate have to be born in america? i seem to recall hearing that once...

By: kindall

kindall — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:53:37 -0800

That's why the passed an amendment in Demolition Man, to allow Schwarzenegger to be elected.

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:54:39 -0800

Buzz Lightyear.

By: alan

alan — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:55:41 -0800

From US Constitution : Article II : Section 1 No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States So unless Arnold invents a time machine, goes back in time and gets naturalized during the Articles of Confederation years, he's out.

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:57:37 -0800

I guess that lets out Buzz Lightyear; he's only six years old.

By: webmutant

webmutant — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:01:28 -0800

You have to ask? Christopher freakin' Walken. Why? Because no other nation on the face of this planet would dare fuck with us. That's why.

By: brownpau

brownpau — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:27:50 -0800

William Shatner. Oh, wait. Shatner's Canadian. I guess I'll have to go with Harrison Ford.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:43:52 -0800

Barney Rubble - What an actor!

By: owillis

owillis — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:49:26 -0800

Harrison Ford, of course. "Get off my plane!" If he can beat up Gary Oldman, Osama Bin Laden is no tough thing...

By: lia

lia — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:50:01 -0800

David Hasselhoff.

By: will

will — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:51:00 -0800

hey america, stop living through your celebrities.

By: pikachulolita

pikachulolita — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:52:35 -0800

martin sheen, obviously. although that scene from apocalypse now at the beginning where he dances around all naked and drugged-like might tarnish his reputation...

By: Neale

Neale — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:57:19 -0800

Martin Sheen. Though he might not be able to live down his "Alf: the movie" incedent.

By: X-00

X-00 — Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:58:34 -0800

What about Lance Henriksen? He and the country wouldn't have to fear assassination [Aliens] and he'd know what evil doers were up to [Millennium]. Perhaps an easy compromise is Walker for President and Henriksen for VP!

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:12:11 -0800

So unless Arnold invents a time machine, goes back in time and gets naturalized during the Articles of Confederation years, he's out. Hardly necessary. That part of the Constitution is not immune to amendment. It's unlikely in the extreme, of course, but it's at least possible.

By: crustbuster

crustbuster — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:33:24 -0800

I'd just like to know when it was decided that John Cusack is cooler than John Malkovich.

By: salmacis

salmacis — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:39:40 -0800

God, America desperately needs it's own Brass Eye...

By: dagny

dagny — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 01:19:07 -0800

Clint Eastwood would be perfect. Libertarian, and cool.

By: Bixby23

Bixby23 — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 03:47:01 -0800

True, John Cusack is very very cool, but as a write-in Prez, I think I'd have to go with Michael Jordan -- first president with a public approval rating of somewhere around 120%. Or maybe Thomas Pynchon -- if you thought Clinton's foreign policy was cryptic... Then again, there's always Dangermouse and Penfold

By: pracowity

pracowity — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 05:09:45 -0800

Everyone suggested a man. Even the cartoon characters are male characters.

By: Stretch

Stretch — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 05:24:45 -0800

Jenna Jameson...whoa...

By: tiaka

tiaka — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 05:28:43 -0800

Matt Daemon: "Let's Declare today national 'ME' day!" Hmmm.. that's weird, I can't think of any good 'celebrities', all the people I admire are dead of foreign. Even Jude Law. huh.

By: Freakho

Freakho — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 05:45:49 -0800

Daria 2004! If only for her policies on education...

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 05:54:56 -0800

Billy Bob Thorton. when speaking to the press, he can just go "mmmmmm-HHMMMMMMM!!!" like he did in Slingblade.

By: ericdano

ericdano — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 05:59:42 -0800

Jack Nicholson................ Who put the straw in strawberry...........Nature did Who put the freak in foreign policy........There ain't no freak in foreign policy. Etc etc........Jack rocks. Joker smiles to all!

By: bwg

bwg — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:16:58 -0800

ha! jack nicholson! can you imagine him standing in washington yelling out, "this town needs an enema!"

By: wackybrit

wackybrit — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:22:33 -0800

From US Constitution : Article II : Section 1 No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, I'm not sure how this wording works.. but it seems to state that if you are a) a natural born citizen, or b) a citizen of the United States, you can be President. Doesn't that mean that Arnie could become President if he got citizenship? Depends on how the word 'or' is used I guess.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:37:17 -0800

> I'm not sure how this wording works... You left out an important bit: "or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution..." So you could have been a foreign-born US president back when the constitution was adopted, but not anymore.

By: ljromanoff

ljromanoff — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:37:47 -0800

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, I'm not sure how this wording works.. but it seems to state that if you are a) a natural born citizen, or b) a citizen of the United States, you can be President. Doesn't that mean that Arnie could become President if he got citizenship? Depends on how the word 'or' is used I guess. The full passage reads as follows: No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution You have to either have been born in the U.S. or a citizen of the U.S. in 1788.

By: gnutron

gnutron — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:48:45 -0800

I have had a serious theory for years, that Will Smith should become president. Now I'm no Fresh Prince-ophile, but the man has already conquered several forms of media, endearing him in the hearts of millions, and he's got that 'nice boy' image. In twenty years, he could win the office no contest. He could deliver the State of the Union address in verse and it could be sold as a single....

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 06:51:46 -0800

j.w. booth(crowd goes wild)

By: christina

christina — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 07:00:02 -0800

I racked my poor brain for a suitable American-born woman, but Susan Sarandon was as close as I could get, what with Kate Hepburn in the hospital and all. How's Lauren Bacall doing these days? If foreign-born was an option, there were several grand dames I can think of from the merchant-ivory circuit that'd I'd love to see run the country in more genteel fashion that it has been so far... that said, Clint Eastwood. Carmel didn't fall into the ocean while he was in charge, did it?

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 07:41:16 -0800

Danni Ashe -- the first President with nothing to hide.

By: hazyjane

hazyjane — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 07:45:53 -0800

How about Jodie Foster? She's a magna cum laude graduate from Yale, comes across as very level headed and self-assured. She definitely seems like she could hold her own with other foreign leaders.

By: mikewas

mikewas — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:16:35 -0800

No one can top the orignal, Ronald Reagan. But since he's constitutionally (ha! double entrendre!) ineligble to run again, I'll go with the Senator from Tennessee, Fred Thompson. Jodie Foster as President would really confuse the kooks - they wouldn't know who to assassinate.

By: bcwinters

bcwinters — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:18:27 -0800

While watching Planet of the Apes the other day I had a frightening vision of Mark Wahlberg as President. I mean, he's already made the leap from cheesy white rapper to (fairly) credible actor, which is more than one can say for Reagan. Then I shuddered and nearly spilled my soda all over my lap.

By: Dreama

Dreama — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:23:30 -0800

This is, undoubtedly, the scariest MeFi thread ever. I'm fairly well freaked out now, I'm going to go hide under my bed for a bit.

By: bwg

bwg — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:26:52 -0800

what about edward norton? he's a yale graduate and also speaks fluent japanese. not to mention he's a damned good chameleon. he'd be a hard one to figure out.

By: MonkeyMeat

MonkeyMeat — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:28:45 -0800

Hehe. Rosie O'Donnell. I can just see the cabinet now: Tom Cruise as Sec'y of State, Fran Drescher as sec'y of the Interior (leopard print interiors, but the interior nonetheless), and Madonna as sec'y of Education, because I sure got an education watching her videos when I was younger. With a fabulous celebrity cabinet and a KooshEbased anti-missile defense, what more could you want?

By: SilentSalamander

SilentSalamander — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:34:43 -0800

Samuel L. Jackson

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:55:23 -0800

Nah, Jackson would make a much better Secretary of Fucking You Up.

By: mapalm

mapalm — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:59:34 -0800

Tim Robbins. Read this and see why. Oh, and dreama (This is, undoubtedly, the scariest MeFi thread ever. I'm fairly well freaked out now, I'm going to go hide under my bed for a bit.) Couldn't agree more: Reagan??? Eastwood??? Schwarzenegger??? Jesus, you people scare me.

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 09:01:43 -0800

Oprah Winfrey!

By: bwg

bwg — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 09:11:29 -0800

if we're talking dignified here, i vote for morgan freeman. oh, except i'm canadian, so i can't vote anyway...

By: starvingartist

starvingartist — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 09:14:31 -0800

Travolta. We definitely need a Scientologist in the White House.

By: Shadowkeeper

Shadowkeeper — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 10:37:36 -0800

David Cross.

By: ljromanoff

ljromanoff — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:06:35 -0800

My vote is for James Earl Jones. He's got military experience, a regal presence, and is a proven leader. Some of you, however, may not care for his big business connections.

By: culberjo

culberjo — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:24:59 -0800

William Shatner is CANADIAN??!!

By: ljromanoff

ljromanoff — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:30:25 -0800

William Shatner is CANADIAN??!! Afraid so. But at least Captain Kirk is a good American, hailing from Iowa.

By: culberjo

culberjo — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:30:49 -0800

Oh, and if we have to vote for a celebrity, Jodi Foster gets mine.

By: gimli

gimli — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:48:38 -0800

She may be dead, but WTF. Edith Massey gets my vote.

By: witchstone

witchstone — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 12:12:55 -0800

Kaiser Soze.

By: Shadowkeeper

Shadowkeeper — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 12:21:33 -0800

Kaiser Soze What, a guy who just makes stuff up as he goes along? We've got that ...

By: bwg

bwg — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 12:36:41 -0800

hmmmm... shatner as president. of course there'd need to be an amendment to the constitution, but... just think, there wouldn't be a scandal everytime a beautiful woman was spotted leaving his quarters. and he could staff the CIA with a bunch of guys in red shirts.

By: Skot

Skot — Wed, 01 Aug 2001 12:44:19 -0800

Ralph Wiggum for Emperor. What's a battle? See? Peace in our time. Ralph! Ralph! Ralph!

By: Nauip

Nauip — Wed, 06 Mar 2002 20:42:39 -0800

vision of Mark Wahlberg as President. I mean, he's already made the leap from cheesy white rapper to (fairly) credible actor WHAT?!?!? Mark Wahlberg?! credible actor?! Dude.. you're in the wrong reality! I'm still voting for Cthulu.