Posted on 09/26/2005 11:50:27 PM PDT by RWR8189
If you liked him as Bennifer . . . you'll love him as Benator!
That's the hot new idea being tossed around by Virginia Democrats, who are desperately searching for a big name to challenge the reelection bid of rising GOP star Sen. George Allen next year, now that outgoing Gov. Mark Warner has ducked out.
Why, who should happen to be pondering a move to Thomas Jefferson country but a certain square-jawed media magnet with a taste for liberal politics and millions to spend on it . . . Ben Affleck! Star of "Gigli" and the J.Lo tab romance, now happily settled with "Alias" star Jennifer Garner.
The couple, expecting their first child, have been shopping for real estate around Charlottesville. British tabloids claim it's a done deal; we will only go so far as to report that they checked out at least one country estate a few weeks ago.
It was about that time that party officials started batting Affleck's name around. "It's spread pretty widely, at least in the political underground," University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato, Virginia's premier pundit, told Michael Shear, The Post's Richmond correspondent.
Another name on the wish list: blockbuster legal-thriller writer John Grisham. But the central Virginia farmhouse owner, who gives generously to Democrats and did a stint in the Mississippi legislature, has brushed off past overtures, sources say.
In truth, the Dems are less concerned with beating Allen than slowing him down. Both he and Warner are eyeing the 2008 presidential race.
Affleck spokesman Ken Sunshine said the rumors are baseless, though "he would be a superb candidate for public office in the future. Right now, he's very busy directing his first feature movie for Disney, 'Gone, Baby, Gone.' "
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George Allen 2008.
Osama Ben Affleck
Great! Ben "no tengo talento" Affleck can bring the same charisma, dynamism, and depth to the Senate that he brought to the screen in "Daredevil."
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.
You're gonna love this!
I hate Ben Assfleck. Not only is he a talentless hack with the personality of a six year old, he's ruined one of my favorite shows by spilling his demon seed into Jennifer Garner. Damn him and the Matt Daemon he rode in on.
sounds very strange. I don't know how intelligent he is but he seemed a little dopey the couple of times I saw him being interviewed.
Ben Afflicted ......... and they think this guy will slow down Allen? What a hoot!
This candidacy will bomb bigge than Gigli and Joisey Girl..
There is no way that this will happen. But if it does it will be ridiculous.
What in God's name makes these "stars" think they're any more worth running for office than the garbageman????
sanitation engineers don't have sycophants...
OMG! Hillarious
Drugs?
Virginia Dems are scraping the bottom of the barrel so hard their fingers have to ache
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
He's lost his a$$ in showbiz and now he's ready to lose it again in politics!!
Ben, you're too much.
Pleeeeeeeeeze run bennie, pleeeeeeeeeeze!!!!!!!
Mark Warner is the most popular Democrat in Virginia in a long time and he knew that it would be career suicide to challenge George Allen. Somebody may want to point out to Affleck that his liberalism has NEVER been supported in Virginia.
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