California comic (Dennis Miller) eyed for Senate

[Paragon]

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031019-115055-6362r.htm

If Arnold Schwarzenegger can be elected governor of California, can comedian Dennis Miller unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer?

Some Republicans in the Golden State think so, and quietly hope they can persuade the sharp political wit — and registered Santa Barbara Republican — to take on the liberal senator. Variety magazine reported this week that Mr. Miller has contacted California Republican consultants to feel out a campaign.

One California Republican political consultant called a Miller candidacy "sort of a cool idea," and a state party spokesman said Mr. Miller's recent exposure as a Republican is "a plus."

[LeighAnn]

1. I look forward to the debates

I wonder if Dennis can stay sober enough to make obscure references and tell bad jokes when faced with the issues...Did you ever catch his act on Maher, when placed amongst a panel of intelligent people?

By election day, people will have a better idea about what happens when you elect dumb right-wingers to offices just because they're celebrities, I think. Ms. Boxer probably should not worry too much, I wouldn't imagine.

[legin]

4. Mmmmm.....

Caligula had his horse made a Senator, so I suppose bush* can make his court jester one too.

Difficult to work out which is more irrational.

[skip fox]

53. lovey, intelligent post

:toast:

[Zhade]

9. Miller can't debate his way out of the wet paper bag his MD 20/20 came in.

I hate that fucker.

[bspence]

28. I DID see that, and Miller was horrible

He looked spaced out. I think he knew that he was in way over his head. His material is just SOO prepared and thought out in advance that I can't see him being able to talk off the cuff.

[0007]

29. No! tell me about it!

I have no use for Dennis Miller. He is insipid as they come.

[True_Blue]

65. Debates?

Repukes don't need to debate to win elections. Take Arnold for example.
Think Bush will debate against our Dem candidate? I'll bet he doesn't.

[JackSwift]

2. Boxer will wipe the floor up with him

and it will be really ugly. She will campaign on a long career of helping people, he will campaign on what? Being an obnoxious asshole who has never done anything for anybody but himself?

[Bandit]

36. Kind of like Ah-Nold huh?

Never say never. People only know what they see on TV and Dennis Miller has spent plenty of time on TV. He is demonstrably smarter than Bush* and Bush* is idolized by at least half of America. One third of "Democrats" are "Proud" of Bush* according to new Zogby Poll just out. :crazy:

[Loyal]

56. Those people aren't Democrats

They're Southerners, and the last time they voted for a Democrat for president was in 76 for Carter, and maybe even in 64 for LBJ.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Sad that the only people thought to be "worthy:" of these high

offices anymore are cheap uneducated 2-bit actors and comedians. Says a very great deal about the decline of the quality of our lives.

[Minstrel Boy]

17. What it speaks to is the decline

of the quality of the Republican Party.

Time was, it drew qualified candidates who were their own men and women. Now, it seeks meat puppets to turn the electorate into an audience, who will act as proxies for those who remain in shadows.

[Terran]

27. Right

This may be the Republican strategy for the 21st century--win on celebrity and name-recognition, while having absolutely no substance. Then govern by committee and cabal. Bush himself has set the standard for this, I guess.

[The_Casual_Observer]

31. However, they are actually being taken seriously by the public

and being voted in by the "majority". It is a general decline.

[Skittles]

34. I dislike the reference to "uneducated"

none of my grandparents were schooled past grade school and ALL of them were smarter than any g.d. republican I know of.

[jab105]

54. and quite ironic.,..

since the republicans are the ones that say tht actors should stick to acting...

I guess actors should only stick to acting if they are democrats, huh??

Do they actually realize that they are hypocrites??

[Kat 333]

5. lol

That's the only FUNNY thing Miller has come up with in the last 20 years.

[truthisfreedom]

6. mr. tinyhands is developing some nervous behaviour that belies his conser-

vative leanings. i don't think he has the balls to pretend to be conservative, after all his liberal years.

weekend update: "Variety magazine reported this week that Mr. Miller has contacted California Republican consultants to feel out a campaign, but was told that his hands are, quote, 'too small to even feel up a campaign.' "

[peekaloo]

20. lol

tiny hands to tweak a tiny penis.

[Skittles]

35. STOP WITH THE "BALLS" REFERENCE, DAMMIT

it is INSULTING to insintuate a particular part of the MALE ANATOMY is required for COURAGE.

[Guaranteed]

37. To who?

LOL I'm j/k!

[northernsoul]

46. fair 'nuff - let's use "spine" or "intestinal fortitude"

if that makes you feel any better
:-)

I've always maintained that most of "balliest" people I know are women and a lot of the toughest guys I know are "sissies".

[truthisfreedom]

55. uhh... he's a guy?

i think? seems relevant, but i'll certainly leave it out when speaking of small-handed female conservative ex-liberal SNL comics. 8^)

[Piperay]

7. ROTFLMAO...

this is so ridiculous it is beyond belief, repukes must be pretty desperate if they would consider such a thing. :wtf: :crazy:

[Panda1]

8. ??"sort of a cool idea"??

I guess Hell finally froze over.

[Born Free]

10. and in Florida the GOP is thinking Mickey Mouse

We did it in California, we can do it in Florida, politics is just another form of entertainment...so long as they are GOP, can't have any of those stupid, no good people like Jerry Springer tha tmay not agree with GOP policies and heaven forbid if people allowed the Dixie Chicks to speak out.... (just joking the GOP didn't really say it)


The sad part is the GOP is so good at using the entertainment system, they may end up taking over all the seats with entertainers that will follow orders.

[MurrayDelph]

48. Mickey can't run in Florida

1. He is a Democrat
2. He's from California

Murray

[Wednesdays]

61. Mickey Mouse is passe...

The ideal Repuke nowadays would be Beavis & Butthead.



Q: So guys, how do you feel now that you're campaigning for the GOP?

A: Huh huh huh, Huh huh huh...you said "pee."

[cthrumatrix]

11. when you control the voting software...you control the votes...period

[teryang]

12. Dennis Miller comic?

He's as funny as a malignant cancer.

[kysrsoze]

52. He used to be funny.....

until he decided to stop poking fun at stupidity in government and instead support it. Fuck him. I hope he's roasted in the process.

[union_maid]

13. Maybe they can move the Senate to the Friars' Club

If they keep doing this, we're going to have to draft liberal celebrities to run against them. This can work out. Out of work politicians can go to work for the entertainment industry to fill the roles left open by the celebrities who'll be running government.

What do you think Janine Garofolo would like to run for?

[lostnfound]

15. JG doesn't qualify (definitely not stupid enough)..

Perhaps we need to see this new trend for what it is..the devolution of US government to a figurehead for ceremonial functions (like the queen in England) with the real business being done by..well, business.

[baldguy]

14. Could the GOP find anybody LESS suited for public office?

Bo Derek for Dept of Education? Ted Nugent for environmental protection? Ken Lay for, what FTC? SEC?

They could dig up Josef Mengele for Surgeon General.

[IndianaGreen]

16. The GOP is going the celebrity route

Why not Charlton Heston for VP to replace Cheney? As Reagan showed, one does not need a brain for higher office!

[northernsoul]

47. good ones, baldguy!

How 'bout Rush Limbaugh for Drug Czar?

Hell, let's have the DC Sniper be Secretary of Defense - my guess is he'd do a better job than Rummy.

[Robb]

18. Secretary of State Pauly Shore n/t

:eyes:

[leesa]

19. Figures. He's certainly stupid enough, mean enough and greedy

enough to be a Republican Senator. How they disgrace American governance! How much do you suppose he makes whoring for the Republicans?

[DivinBreuvage]

21. Just wait till they pull out the BIG guns...

GERALD McRANEY! ("Major Dad")

Françoise

[Gin]

23. That's one joke he made that is funny for a change...

Pathetic!

[Must_B_Free]

49. Don't forget Drew Cary

and Peter Freepton

[DivinBreuvage]

64. It's a shame, because I used to love his show...

But I guess one can expect only so much from a big dumpy white guy from Parma.

Françoise

[Fuzz]

22. Celebrities are only told to shut up if they are liberal . .

and ridiculed for not knowing anything because they are just 'actors'. If by chance they are conservative, they are elevated to leadership positions immediately. I just don't get how people don't see this duplicity.

:shrug:

[LibInternationalist]

24. Please tell me this has no chance of happening

-- that Boxer and Feinstein don't have the same crisis of popularity as Davis, etc.

Can you IMAGINE Dennis Miller on the floor of the US Senate? To paraphrase The Onion -- "Miller elected second horseman of the Apocalypse"

[Guaranteed]

44. Miller has too much history of making

fun of right-wingers. In one of his stand-up acts that I've seen he totally made fun of Christians...said they had some form of "mental white-out" I believe. I'd love to see him run and then have that come out, totally alienate his core constituency.

[kskiska]

45. I've been saying this all along

He's got plenty of old comedy routines that can be run in ads.

Looks like Laura Ingraham's book, titled "Shut Up and Sing," was ill-timed. The entire premise, that celebrities should just do their thing and stay out of politics, is shot to hell with Arnold and now Miller.

[stickdog]

25. Failed comic? Failed actor? Failed sports commentator?

Have we got a job for you ...

[goforit]

26. Yet failures rise to power in the Bush administration!!!

Add another evil doer to the ranks!!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

32. Don't forget failed businessman and C student

[Aristus]

30. I know comparisons with the Nazis are often frowned upon,

but this bears some notice. Read the biographies of the major Nazi figures, and you'll see that they were the biggest collection of pathetic losers in history. Wasn't one of them who could have succeeded in a career outside of murderous power politics. Even Hermann Goring, who was a decorated WWI fighter pilot, degenerated into a fat, lazy slug. All the others never even got that far.

With the exception of Powell, who has prostituted his stars and medals for personal gain, none of the misadministration has ever posted some real achievements based on real merit.

[The_Casual_Observer]

33. I would love to know exactly what in Powell's past

"With the exception of Powell, who has prostituted his stars and medals for personal gain, none of the misadministration has ever posted some real achievements based on real merit."

Rated any of this merit.

[stitz58]

38. you have got to be kidding.

:mad:

[PurityOfEssence]

39. Well, he's the perfect repub: a smug, snide, selfish asshole

There's plenty of footage of him being a mega-creep that can be dug up to disgrace him. I think Lorne Michaels would be happy to license some doozies for us; he owns the rights.

[JohnOneillsMemory]

40. Celebrity civics...ok, Tim Robbins/Susan Sarandon for Gov. or Prez!!

Might as well have truly knowledgable celebrities for high office. And Janeane Garafalo (sp?) for Secretary of State.

[libertad]

41. Why do the Repubs love to vote for celebrities so much?

You don't see Democrats blindly following unqualified celebrities. The only Democratic "celebrity" who I can recall being elected is that guy from "Dukes of Hazzard" in some southern state. The repubs seem overly impressed with glamour and illusion. It's crazy.

[gauguin57]

42. i used to enjoy dennis miller

when he was an independent thinker ... who criticized the right as much as he did the left.

Then, he made a lot of money and, like so many others, lost his FRIGGIN' MIND and joined the other Repug fat cats.

I have no use for him. Eff him and the horse's ass he rode in on.

[Guaranteed]

57. Yup, me too.

But somewhere along the line he became a whore.

[trapper914]

63. I think you give him too much credit.

He didn't lose his mind. Rather, I think he exploited an opportunity. Brilliant, when you consider that his career was on the wane (HBO show canceled, booted from MNF). I think he saw an opportunity to resurrect his career by being the right wing's comedian. Now he's being talked about for office? Talk about a career 180!

Still, I prefer the old Dennis, and unlike right wingers, I don't go immediately into hate mode when I see him. I still like James Woods and Kelsey Grammar...the actors. Try to find a conservative who can separate the work of Tim Robbins or George Clooney from their political stances.

I have to agree with the earlier post with regard to Dennis on Bill Maher...the other panelists ran circles around him...including failed politician Arianna Huffington.

[SayitAintSo]

43. You have GOT to be kidding me !

This really can't be happening ... This guy is a complete jerk. The only good thing this does is increase the viewership of CSPAN.... for a while.

[MurrayDelph]

50. It would never happen

At least Arnold was enough of an actor to play himself as
a lovable buffoon (which is what it seems the people want).

Miller is too much of an intellectual snob to pretend to either buffoonery or lovableness.

MurrayDelph

"The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so that they believe they are as clever as he." -- Karl Kraus

[GOPBasher]

51. hahahahaha

That's pretty funny. I hope he runs; he's make an ass out of himself.

[SOS]

58. Seems that huge quantities of alcohol

turns some liberals into Republicans. Charlton Heston, Dennis Miller, Christopher Hitchens...
If Cheney drops out in 2004, maybe Bush could run with Anna Nicole Smith?

[Lori Price CLG]

59. I have heard Miller's comments, he is a Reichwing maggot.

Dennis Miller is a sick, Reichwing maggot. A perfect tool for the RepubliNazis to push for their Corpra-terrorism state.

-Lori Price

[HEyHEY]

60. Well,it certainly would be funny n/t

[cindyw]

62. ROTFLMAOAPIMP

ROTFLMAO and peeing in my pants.

:crazy:

[tom_paine]

66. True insanity

Damned near speechless.

But in Imperial Amerika, where War is Peace, Slavery is Freedom and Ignorance is Strngth, it wouldn't surprise me if it did happen.

Not much can surprise me anymore...