Val Kilmer ponders run for NM governor in 2010

[Turborama]

Source: Time

(SANTA FE, N.M.) —Holy hornet's nest, Batman! The New Mexico governor's mansion?

Fresh from the inauguration, actor Val Kilmer is pondering running for governor in 2010, when Democrat Bill Richardson's second term ends.

"I'm just looking for ways to be contributive," Kilmer told The Associated Press on Thursday. "And if that ends up being where I can make a substantial contribution, then I'll run."

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Kilmer said if he ran it wouldn't have to be a conventional campaign. While the actor decides, he's getting out and about and has been listening to people — something he says he's pretty good at.

"What I do for a living is listen," he said, making a bold prediction: "If I run, I'm going to be the next governor."

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1877544,00.html

[Donnachaidh]

1. Americans need to REJECT any actor who runs for any office from now on

We don't need any representatives who know how to *play crowds*.

[mikelgb]

9. Outside of their homes, most people are "actors"

and certainly all politicians

[Donnachaidh]

18. well let me correct myself -- REJECT *Professional* Actors

Reagan did so much for this country, now didn't he? :sarcasm:

[asthmaticeog]

26. Hell yeah! FUCK Al Franken!

Oh, wait...

[rusty fender]

2. The NM Press has been reporting this for weeks, and it 's a big joke!

Kilmer can't string two coherent sentences together! Yeah, we want a washed-up actor for guv because it has worked so well for California--not!

[Donnachaidh]

4. What's his all-purpose line for the masses?

"I'm Your Huckleberry"? :eyes: :puke:

[apnu]

12. Hey, he was the only bright spot in an otherwise lousy movie!

Besides parroting that over and over on the campaign trail would be no different than all of Arhnold's linguistic regurgitation.

[Donnachaidh]

19. True.

I dunno -- I like Michael Bean's psycho-nutcase. Nice play against the Doc.

[apnu]

21. Bean is usually under rated in everything he plays.

I have yet to see a film where he sucked.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. As a California reisdent who lives in a state now 42 billion in debt thanks to voters electing

The Goevernator, let me warn you. Bored movie stars don't make for great governors. (And they make for even worse presidents.)

[Turborama]

8. Owch, great response!! n/t

[Mudoria]

5. As I recall from reading articles about Kilmer

He is a huge pain in the ass for the directors and actors he works with as well as having anger management issues. Yeah, sounds like a perfect candidate for public office.

[Donnachaidh]

20. The smoking laws alone will get him in trouble

Wonder which government aide will be the first one to have a cigarette put out on his forehead by Mr. Kilmer?

[NM Independent]

6. NO thanks Mr. Kilmer. We're fine without you. n/t

[jb5150]

7. Maybe it's just me.....but

I'll never understand how being a famous, rich movie star can leave a person so empty inside................:shrug:

[mac56]

10. "be contributive"?!

Ouch.

How about just "contribute"?

[cobalt1999]

11. See what Reagan started!

Now all actors think they should be politicians too.

[apnu]

13. yeah its all Ray-gun's fault.

And not the dumb shit fans who voted for him.

:sarcasm:

[Alcibiades]

14. In The Republic

Plato specifically prohibits actors from having any role in voting, governing, or public life.

[Hulk]

15. Give the people of NM more credit than that.

I know there are morons in this country under every rock, but I seriously doubt that Val wants to toss in his lucrative acting career to accept a governor's pension. Don't think it's gonna happen.

Also, they must have better versed politicians in NM than Val. Maybe he's a sincere and alright guy...but I'd think governor might require a little more political background.

Just my humble opinion.

[Abq_Sarah]

22. He wouldn't win

This is an ego thing.

[HopeHoops]

16. "Coming up next: Batman vs. The Terminator on World Wrestling Enternainment"

One guess who the host would be ;]

[dakota_democrat]

17. "I'm just looking for ways to be contributive,"

Ow my brain!!!

[Buzz Clik]

23. Real Genius.

[BlueJessamine]

24. Governor Batman?

via Ben Smith:


"I'm just looking for ways to be contributive," Kilmer told The Associated Press on Thursday. "And if that ends up being where I can make a substantial contribution, then I'll run."

But there's no decision yet.

"It's really day to day," he said over tea at a local restaurant.

Kilmer, 49, grew up in Los Angeles but has called New Mexico home for more than two decades. He's currently registered as a Democrat and said he cast a ballot for Barack Obama from Bulgaria, where he was filming.

A Kilmer candidacy could throw a monkey wrench into the well-oiled Democratic machine of Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, who's already running for the job.

Kilmer's screen credits include Batman in "Batman Forever" in 1995, brash fighter pilot Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in the 1986 hit "Top Gun," and rock icon Jim Morrison in the 1991 Oliver Stone film, "The Doors."

Kilmer said if he ran it wouldn't have to be a conventional campaign. While the actor decides, he's getting out and about and has been listening to people — something he says he's pretty good at.

"What I do for a living is listen," he said, making a bold prediction: "If I run, I'm going to be the next governor."



Is experience now optional in the world of politics??

[John Kerry VonErich]

27. Well, there is a Gov. Mr. Freeze

nt

[doodadem]

25. Jeez you people are hard!

From what I've read, Val is a pretty liberal thinking guy......that never hurts. And he'd certainly be the BEST-LOOKING governor out there!

It seems to me, you only get a few choices: an attorney (boo hiss) or an actor.

[No Elephants]

28. What is wrong with attorneys? Among other things, they've made some damn good Presidents,

starting with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson and coming up to Clinton and Obama.