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The American Precedent; Michael Douglas for President?
PoliticalUSA.com ^ | 9/3/2002 | nathan Porter

Posted on 09/03/2002 3:13:42 PM PDT by jh97

God bless those Brits. Despite spending most of their time fretting over whether Tony sniffs George's ass too much or whether Tony gives it to Cherie too much or whether Charles or Wills will be the next Queen of England, they still have time to focus on the absurd. According to the BBC, a British bookmaker is giving 6-1 to odds that actor Michael Douglas will one day become President of the United States. You see Michael, like most self-important, self-deluded, self-gratifying, liberal Hollywood types, fancies himself more than a guy who makes a living kissing Glenn Close's breasts on film. He fancies himself a political thinker, nay, he fancies himself Savior of the World, and so do the salivating British press.

"Michael Douglas is no stranger to the world on international diplomacy and negotiation," writes the BBC. "In 1998 he was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a mission to focus worldwide attention on nuclear disarmament and human rights. And, unlike most potential candidates for the presidency, he has already had a rehearsal of what might be involved if he is one day working out of the Oval Office. In 1995, he starred in the film, The American President, in which he played a widowed world leader who begins dating again."

Now I get it. Dubya is just a hackneyed bum-pimple whose only rehearsal for the presidency was sticking a fork in Ann Richards. But Douglas, now there's the American president Europe longs to see. And why not, Douglas lives in the same brain-dead, feel-good, freedom-ain't-worth-defending world as most Europeans. MORE


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: england; michaeldouglas

1 posted on 09/03/2002 3:13:42 PM PDT by jh97
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I loathe this creature.
2 posted on 09/03/2002 3:16:43 PM PDT by FryingPan101
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To: jh97
LAST SENTENCE OF THE PIECE..."I just hope that when we do get our missile defense shield in place we can find a way to leave Michael Douglas unprotected, so that when the missiles come, this no-nuke puke can fully enjoy the fruits of his labor."


3 posted on 09/03/2002 3:28:39 PM PDT by goodnesswins
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To: FryingPan101
Barf to the top!
4 posted on 09/03/2002 3:30:10 PM PDT by lonestar
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To: jh97
I think Mike Douglass, of talk show fame, would be a much stronger candidate. Perhaps Andy Williams could run for VP?
5 posted on 09/03/2002 3:33:56 PM PDT by zarf
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To: jh97
Now there's a sucker's bet! Why, I'd gladly give 7 to 1 odds to every liberal hollywood dumbass actor or actress willing to put it all on the line.
6 posted on 09/03/2002 3:40:42 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: jh97
See the last line? Nathan Porter is responsible for BSNN.net.

I love that we’ve got this got on our side

7 posted on 09/03/2002 3:43:34 PM PDT by tophat9000
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To: jh97
The American Precedent
8 posted on 09/03/2002 3:45:52 PM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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BBC - August 21, 2002 - Odds offered on Catherine Zeta Jones as first lady
9 posted on 09/03/2002 4:42:38 PM PDT by HAL9000
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