Michael Moore 'Endorses' Matt Damon: Which Celebrity Should Run for President?
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2011/08/11 15:05:38
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Matt Damon
Michael Moore thinks Damon has been "very courageous" in speaking out against both sides of the political aisle, and suspects he's "popular" enough to win.
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Matt Damon
Michael Moore thinks Damon has been "very courageous" in speaking out against both sides of the political aisle, and suspects he's "popular" enough to win.
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Kelsey Grammer
Earlier this month, Grammer's ex-wife Camille said he's "always wanted to run for office," specifically, for president. More recently, the conservative Republican expressed interest in running for NYC mayor.
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Alec Baldwin
The politically outspoken "30 Rock" star and liberal Democrat said he won't run for NYC mayor in 2013 because of his show … but he may get a master's degree to "better understand the job."
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George Clooney
Clooney is involved in global issues from Africa to Haiti, but he told Newsweek, "I didn't live my life in the right way for politics. I [bleeped] too many chicks and did too many drugs, and that's the truth."
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Clint Eastwood
OK, he's 81, which could pose a problem. But the registered Republican, who is liberal on social issues, was mayor of his California hometown for one term in 1986. And he's bad ass.
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Jay-Z
Last fall, the rapper said, "Give me a chance. Maybe in eight years, I'll be the president." Hey, if he could go from the Brooklyn projects to gazillionire, maybe he could do something about our economy.
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Patricia Heaton
Heaton is pro-life, against stem cell research and supportive of Israel. She's also easy on the eyes (it doesn't hurt).
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Donald Trump
Could the Donald be the president? For a while there, it looked like he could be, but then that whole birther thing happened ...
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Matt Damon may soon be doing a little "Good Will Hunting" near you ... if Michael Moore has his way.
"I think that [Matt Damon] has been very courageous in not caring about who he offends by saying the things that need to be said here, and if you want to win, the Republicans have certainly shown the way -- that when you run someone who is popular, you win," Moore recently said. "Sometimes even when you run an actor, you win. And I guess I only throw his name out there because I’d like us to start thinking that way."
Not only is 40-year-old Damon involved in many causes, like the need for clean water worldwide, he generally doesn't bite his tongue when it comes to the issues.
Recently, he defended tenure-seeking teachers to a conservative reporter, and argued that wealthy people like himself should be paying more taxes.
"The wealthy are paying less than they paid at any time else, certainly in my lifetime, and probably in the last century," he said. "I don't know what we were paying in the roaring 20's; it's criminal that so little is asked of people who are getting so much. I don't mind paying more."
He's also taken aim at one of his former pet causes -- President Barack Obama. He used to support the president, but he's had issues with Obama's relationship with Wall Street and stance on education.
"I really think he misinterpreted his mandate. A friend of mine said to me the other day, I thought it was a great line, 'I no longer hope for audacity,'" he told Piers Morgan in March. "He's doubled down on a lot of things, going back to education... the idea that we're testing kids and we're tying teachers salaries to how kids are performing on tests, that kind of mechanized thinking has nothing to do with higher order. We're training them, not teaching them."
Whether you agree with him or not, Damon does have an eloquent way of speaking his mind. He's also married with four kids (three biological), went to Harvard (didn't graduate) and won an Oscar (for writing, not acting).
That said, there's also been a lot of political buzz around Kelsey Grammer and Alec Baldwin lately ...
Click through our slideshow and let us know: Which celebrity should run for president?
"I think that [Matt Damon] has been very courageous in not caring about who he offends by saying the things that need to be said here, and if you want to win, the Republicans have certainly shown the way -- that when you run someone who is popular, you win," Moore recently said. "Sometimes even when you run an actor, you win. And I guess I only throw his name out there because I’d like us to start thinking that way."
Not only is 40-year-old Damon involved in many causes, like the need for clean water worldwide, he generally doesn't bite his tongue when it comes to the issues.
Recently, he defended tenure-seeking teachers to a conservative reporter, and argued that wealthy people like himself should be paying more taxes.
"The wealthy are paying less than they paid at any time else, certainly in my lifetime, and probably in the last century," he said. "I don't know what we were paying in the roaring 20's; it's criminal that so little is asked of people who are getting so much. I don't mind paying more."
He's also taken aim at one of his former pet causes -- President Barack Obama. He used to support the president, but he's had issues with Obama's relationship with Wall Street and stance on education.
"I really think he misinterpreted his mandate. A friend of mine said to me the other day, I thought it was a great line, 'I no longer hope for audacity,'" he told Piers Morgan in March. "He's doubled down on a lot of things, going back to education... the idea that we're testing kids and we're tying teachers salaries to how kids are performing on tests, that kind of mechanized thinking has nothing to do with higher order. We're training them, not teaching them."
Whether you agree with him or not, Damon does have an eloquent way of speaking his mind. He's also married with four kids (three biological), went to Harvard (didn't graduate) and won an Oscar (for writing, not acting).
That said, there's also been a lot of political buzz around Kelsey Grammer and Alec Baldwin lately ...
Click through our slideshow and let us know: Which celebrity should run for president?
Top Opinion
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Patricia Heaton
+19Good, solid, moral, and conservative. She has a sense of humor but is well-grounded. She has a lot to give. Another solid conservative you left off the list is Dennis Miller.
And for those of you who would even CONSIDER Matt Damon for president...I don't even have words for it...
I don't want to see any actor (or rapper, even, seeing Jay-Z listed) in the White House.
Oh, what was his name?
Seriously, I have no idea how many bankruptcies or anything...but I'll tell you he's gotten back up every time!
Clint Eastwood is cool though.
Just as long as it isn't Donald trump or Alec Baldwin.