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Alec Baldwin might run for Congress
hotair.com ^ | 11-8-10 | Allahpundit

Posted on 11/08/2010 9:50:34 PM PST by Justaham

America’s favorite fictional mogul could be looking to move his office from 30 Rock to Capitol Hill, MSNBC reported today. The network is quoting sources close to actor Alec Baldwin as saying the actor intends to challenge Randy Altschuler of New York for Congress in two years if the Republican candidate ends up winning the House seat currently occupied by Rep. Tim Bishop, D-N.Y. The Altschuler-Bishop race is one of a handful still deemed too close to call; the most recent count shows Bishop, a four-term incumbent, trailing by less than 400 votes. Baldwin is no stranger to politics. He has been both criticized and acclaimed for his outspoken support of the Democratic Party (he donated $2,000 to Bishop’s campaign this year), and in an interview with CNN last year, revealed his interest in running for public office. “The desire is there; that’s one component,” he said. “The other component is opportunity.”

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alecbaldwin; democrats; elections; fail
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1 posted on 11/08/2010 9:50:36 PM PST by Justaham
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To: Justaham

oh good GOD!

SPARE US!


2 posted on 11/08/2010 9:53:54 PM PST by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Justaham

Waiting now, expecting the media to pile on like they did to Christine O’Donnell.

Or for that matter, some FReepers.


3 posted on 11/08/2010 9:54:12 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (FU TURD BLOSSOM!)
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To: Justaham

Will there be replays of the infamous phone call to his daughter?


4 posted on 11/08/2010 9:55:06 PM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: Justaham

Why not? Just another democrat clown. They’re all clowns and idiots anyway.


5 posted on 11/08/2010 9:55:09 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Nuke the corrupt commie bastards to HELL!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Speaking of hotair......


6 posted on 11/08/2010 9:56:34 PM PST by This Just In
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I hope he doesn’t berate his daughter again.

Only the Dems would think that this is a good idea. They don’t live in the real world. Plus, it would be fun to see Baldwin as a freshman member of the minority party.


7 posted on 11/08/2010 9:56:34 PM PST by Carling (Remember November)
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To: Justaham
Play the tape of him screaming horrible things at his daughter over and over again— shows his true character. Pretty sure Kim Basinger could provide more sound bites too! Also he seems the type that being just one Congressman among many wouldn't be good enough for him. He thinks of himself more as a Stewart Smaley, instant Senator. But there's no Republicans for him to run against in NY or California.
8 posted on 11/08/2010 9:59:23 PM PST by MacMattico
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To: Mortrey
Actors should definitely stay out of elections. They have absolutely no idea what it takes to understand what a regular person goes through. They should pass a constitutional amendment saying “No Actors Allowed”...../lol. /sarc.
9 posted on 11/08/2010 9:59:30 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
It would make a great movie:

Dumb and Dumber - when Alec met Al

Smile Smile

10 posted on 11/08/2010 10:01:47 PM PST by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: Carling
It would be even better to see Alec Baldwin as a leg-ironed member of a chain gang in Florida.

But I digress. Just play the recording of his infamous phone call berating his daughter (and, I daresay, numerous recordings of his verbal abuse of his former(?...I don't keep track of this stuff) wife), time after time after time AFTER he declares his candidacy for ANY office, and he'll subsequently be elected approximately 5000 years after some scientist HONESTLY demonstrates the postulate of anthropogenic global warming.

11 posted on 11/08/2010 10:02:26 PM PST by SAJ (Zerobama -- a phony and a prick, therefore a dildo.)
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To: Justaham
Presidential material here.
12 posted on 11/08/2010 10:03:33 PM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: napscoordinator

“Actors are cattle...”


13 posted on 11/08/2010 10:04:11 PM PST by hershey
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To: neverdem; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; randita; ExTexasRedhead; justiceseeker93; JulieRNR21; ...

With Alan Grayson gone, Alec Baldwin wants to volunteer to the the ‘Rat Party’s certified horse’s ass.


14 posted on 11/08/2010 10:05:28 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit.)
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To: Justaham
ROTFLMAO! Alex.....gasp....Bald...win....gasp...in Congress?

Actually, he would fit right in, as he can't tell the truth. Wasn't he going to leave the country if Bush won a second term?

This man is on my "can't stand to look at" list, along with Streisand and a large % of Hollywood.

vaudine

15 posted on 11/08/2010 10:06:21 PM PST by vaudine
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To: ReneeLynn

I’d like to see a replay of his 1998 appearance on the Conan O’Brien show, where he called for stoning Henry Hyde to death.


16 posted on 11/08/2010 10:07:00 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Yeah! If he ever runs, imagine the ads that would make. Would probably get all the Ivy League votes.

vaudine

17 posted on 11/08/2010 10:09:04 PM PST by vaudine
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To: Justaham

My district. Sigh. He won’t win. Just play the tape of him bitching out his daughter.


18 posted on 11/08/2010 10:09:30 PM PST by VADoc1980
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To: Justaham

A giant @$$h0le running for a spot in the Rump Parliament.


19 posted on 11/08/2010 10:10:19 PM PST by rfp1234
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To: Clintonfatigued
(Still photo, not link to video.)

Here’s the exchange as transcribed by MRC news analyst Paul Smith.

Conan O’Brien: "Before we leave, I gotta ask you. It’s no secret that you are very political. You are a very political person. It’s no secret that you have actually had some associations with the Clintons. That you’re a liberal man and I thought you know today, this is a historic day and you’re one of the most politically active actors out there. What do you think?"

Alec Baldwin: "I was in Africa. I go to Africa. I mean ladies and gentlemen I am in Africa. For three months I am in the bush and I come back. I come back here and I come back to what? I mean what is happening right now as we speak? Right now the Judiciary Committee, the President has an approval rating of 68 percent. The President is very popular and things are going pretty good and they are voting to impeach the President. They voted on one article of impeachment already. And I come back from Africa to stained dresses and cigars and this and impeachment. I am thinking to myself in other countries they are laughing at us twenty four hours a day and I’m thinking to myself if we were in other countries, we would all right now, all of us together, [starts to shout] all of us together would go down to Washington and we would stone Henry Hyde to death! We would stone him to death! [crowd cheers] Wait! Shut up! Shut up! No shut up! I’m not finished. We would stone Henry Hyde to death and we would go to their homes and we’d kill their wives and their children. We would kill their families. [stands up screaming] What is happening in this country? What is happening? UGHHH UGHHH!!!!"

20 posted on 11/08/2010 10:13:34 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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