Wikipedia has a list of “celebrities with links to the Republican Party”. There are 16 (past or present) office-holders. The equivalent list for Democrats has only three office-holders, and one of those is John Glenn - not exactly a hollywood celebrity turned politician.
That’s quite a discrepancy. What’s up with this? Is there a plausible explanation?
By the way, they missed “Cooter” (as I did). So I guess that says something about the accuracy of these lists. Still…
]]>Ronald Reagan
The Governator
Fred Thompson
Sonny Bono
That guy from the Love Boat
Clint Eastwood
Why is that?
]]>I think so, but being a Senator is rather different from being a Governor. It’s hard for me to imagine someone like Franken (or Ventura) as one of a 100. Then again, the Senate is not exactly filled with shrinking violets as it is, and his presence would surely enliven the cloakroom.
I’ll miss his radio program, though. He’s good.
]]>But I must say, I think Franken is more suited to politics than Ventura ever was.
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