Piscopo Hints at Run for N.J. Governor

Fox News ^ | Saturday, August 21, 2004

[nickcarraway]

TRENTON, N.J. — Comedian and New Jersey native Joe Piscopo (search) says he's being urged to make a run for the Statehouse in the wake of Gov. James E. McGreevey's (search) resignation and acknowledgment of a sex scandal.

The actor and one-time "Saturday Night Live" star, who describes himself as a lifelong Democrat with working-class roots, said in a televised interview on Friday that "young, very concerned New Jersey citizens" suggested the idea to him.

[nickcarraway]

I guess soon every elected office will be filled with a celebrity

[nickcarraway]

ping

[LibertyJihad]

Somebody thought he was Al Franken.

[ClearCase_guy]

I thought he was dead.

kidding!

[B Knotts]

I guess soon every elected office will be filled with a celebrity

Seems that way. :-(

[Dahoser]

I guess soon every elected office will be filled with a celebrity

Must be the steroids...Jesse the Bod, Ahnold, and now Piscopo. Hmmm.

[presidentbowen]

Now you know the dem party in NJ is facing trouble.

[Numbers Guy]

He just wants to raise his profile. The guy hasn't had an ounce of publicity since leaving SNL.

On the other hand, he couldn't be any worse than McGreevey.

[Thinkin' Gal]

I thought he was dead.

SNL sure has its share of deceased stars. How's he doing in the pool er polls?

[Imaverygooddriver]

He`s a life long Democrat. Gee, just what New Jersey needs. And the sad part is they`ll probably vote for him on that fact alone.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I guess soon every elected office will be filled with a celebrity

Still some left to chose from this list:

[pubmom]

Didn't he at one point leave his wife for their teenaged babysitter?

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

lifelong Democrat

According to Webster, a lifelong Democrat is 1] one who has always voted as a democrat, regardless of the candidate's agenda, and always will vote for the democrat, even if in future years, that democrat candidate may have, e.g., lied about his service records in Vietnam, or was a known sex offender, raper, murderer, etc. 2] a totally ignorant person who votes for party affiliation, not for the best candidate.

[BlackElk]

At least Piscopo probably knows what goes where.

[Frank_Discussion]

"The people elected me Governor of Joisey. Once!"

[itsinthebag]

Wasn't Piscopo 1/2 of the couple called "The Whiners" on Saturday Night Live?

[coconutt2000]

Only Republican celebrities are qualified. ;-)

[JimVT]

That was Buttafucco.

You gotta learn your Romans!!!

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[sharktrager]

Actually, Piscapo married the babysitter. In fact, they are still married.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Joe Piscopo played Danny Vermon in the movie Johnnie Dangerously