Who would you be willing to support for political office?

[caulfield12]

Since we almost NEVER have polls here at Filibuster. (And there's no way to fit ALL the potential names onto one poll, so I added all the following names just for discussion purposes.)

 

Couldn't include Bono since he's not American, he's a big name that came to mind right away. Plus, it seems like it doesn't matter if a candidate has political experience/expertise, it's almost seen as a negative in some ways. At least it was the case with Trump. In all likelihood, they're be a tacking back in the other direction, and Americans will decide experience/policy expertise is actually necessary. It's ONE of the reasons Marco Rubio was discounted, because of the similarities to Obama in 2008, fwiw.

 

Angelina Jolie?

Kevin Spacey, haha?

One of the Baldwins (but definitely not Stephen)?

Geena Davis (Mensa)?

Jodie Foster?

Leonardo DiCaprio?

 

 

Then there's the billionaire celebs:

 

Bill Gates

Mark Cuban

Howard Schultz (just stepped down as CEO of Starbucks, a lot of his ideas are quite sensible)

Michael Bloomberg

Jesse Ventura (just for Greg775)

John Elway (GOP)

Howard Stern

Tim McGraw (Dem)

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos (no hair works against him, haha)

Mark Zuckerberg

Ellen Degeneres

Ivanka Trump

 

 

Meryl Streep (haha)

Jennifer Lawrence

Morgan Freeman (because he always plays the president, and the voice!)

Stephen Colbert

Jon Stewart

Chuck Norris (GOP)

Clint Eastwood (GOP, too old now)

 

 

Robert Downey, Jr.

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Christopher Walken (now that would be entertaining)

Michael Moore

Bill Murray

Judge Judy (I would never vote for her in a million years, she's evil!)

Tom Selleck

Mark Harmon

Tina Fey

Denzel Washington

Kevin Hart

Snoop Dogg

Eminem

Steve Harvey (new advisor to Trump and Dr. Ben Carson, apparently)

Sandra Bullock

James Woods (GOP)

Gary Busey or Nick Nolte (just for entertainment's sake)

James Earl Jones (the voice!)

Tom Brady/Belichick/Nick Saban/Matt Rodgers

Bill Maher

Mark Wahlberg

Jimmy Kimmel or Jimmy Fallon

[jasonxctf]

Marcus Lemonis for Governor of Illinois

[greg775]

I put Tom Hanks but I don't think any of the candidates mentioned in this thread except for Jesse V are very good.

[caulfield12]

Marcus Lemonis for Governor of Illinois

 

He's originally from Beirut?

 

What's his story, if you could explain what you like about him in one paragraph or less...?

[jasonxctf]

He's originally from Beirut?

 

What's his story, if you could explain what you like about him in one paragraph or less...?

 

He did run for office a long time ago. I just like the fact that he "appears" to be a compassionate businessman. Seems wise and has good business values. Would love to see him run so we could see the non-scripted part and learn more about him. Also think he'd have the $ to take on Rauner. I suspect he's similar to me... a pro-business Democrat.

[caulfield12]

He did run for office a long time ago. I just like the fact that he "appears" to be a compassionate businessman. Seems wise and has good business values. Would love to see him run so we could see the non-scripted part and learn more about him. Also think he'd have the $ to take on Rauner. I suspect he's similar to me... a pro-business Democrat.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Lemonis

Sounds like a more low-key Mark Cuban, without all the self-promotion (although being on two t.v. shows will certainly raise his profile). Went to Marquette, graduated in 1995, ran for office in Florida and then settled back down in the Midwest.

 

If you've got a Middle Eastern businessman who can work well with NASCAR, that's SOMETHING in and of itself.

Edited January 16, 2017 by caulfield12

[jasonxctf]

More on Lemonis. Check out some of the personal stufff

 

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/10341916

[Steve9347]

You left out "none of the above".

[Brian]

Marcus Lemonis has one of my fav reality shows on CNBC. "The Profit". Check it out on demand.

[caulfield12]

Lemonis has shown interest in running?...that's the hardest part in today's polarized climate, convincing someone it's worth it to him and his family.

 

Does he want 1/3rd of the electorate questioning that every move he makes is secretly showing favoritism to the Middle East or Muslims?

 

Kennedy went through it about the Pope, obviously Obama...ut also seems to be too good to be true. We're so used to being disappointed and disillusioned by flawed politicians/scandals.

Edited January 23, 2017 by caulfield12

[southsider2k5]

Out of the goofiness of this list comes a more interesting thought. With the growth of things like reality TV, and science shows, we actually have a few science celebs out there now. It would be interesting to try to see if a guy like Neil Degras Tyson (or pick someone else) is someone that could drafted into running for office to get science into the mainstream again.

[CrimsonWeltall]

Does he want 1/3rd of the electorate questioning that every move he makes is secretly showing favoritism to the Middle East or Muslims?

 

Have you seen Lemonis? Dude is a whitey white guy. He wouldn't get that any more than any other Democrat.

 

 

Bigger problem: he's not a natural-born citizen.

[CrimsonWeltall]

Out of the goofiness of this list comes a more interesting thought. With the growth of things like reality TV, and science shows, we actually have a few science celebs out there now. It would be interesting to try to see if a guy like Neil Degras Tyson (or pick someone else) is someone that could drafted into running for office to get science into the mainstream again.

 

I'd throw NDT a vote.

 

It would be nice to have him authoritatively smack down a debate opponent pushing anti-science nonsense too.

[southsider2k5]

I'd throw NDT a vote.

 

It would be nice to have him authoritatively smack down a debate opponent pushing anti-science nonsense too.

 

Yeah, I mean you really can't argue that he doesn't know his stuff.

[caulfield12]

That's why someone had Bill Nye the Science Guy as well.

 

I basically just went through 3-4 existing responses to this question and threw all the names together.

 

For someone with a science background to make it, something close to cataclysmic will need to happen in the world first...where it's hard to logically claim there's no tie to global warming/pollution. If there were elections here in China...that moment would be getting closer and closer, especially for cities from Beijing/Tianjin to Shanghai to Nanjing, in that triangle of dangerous pollutants in the air everyday. Another version of An Inconvenient Truth is needed, with Gore basically gone from the scene.

[bmags]

Yeah, I mean you really can't argue that he doesn't know his stuff.

 

I don't know, that whole "rationalia" thing or whatever was so stupid.

[Rowand44]

Gregg Popovich for everything.

Edited January 23, 2017 by Rowand44

[StrangeSox]

I don't know, that whole "rationalia" thing or whatever was so stupid.

 

He's definitely up his own butt a bit with the whole Rational Atheist Warrior thing.

 

Gregg Popovich for everything.

 

 

[Quin]

Gregg Popovich for everything.

 

Employs too many foreigners.

 

But watching Pop as President would be amazing when people try to debate or intimidate him.

[caulfield12]

If Pop looed like JFK Jr., he'd be a shoo-in.

[The Beast]

Mark Cuban.

[RegionSox]

I met Lemonis a couple times and he really does seem like a good guy with a great story. I have never looked into his politics but he's very much a "stop complaining and get to work" type of guy so I wouldn't think he's Democrat from the few hours I've spent around him so maybe a breath of fresh air.

 

 

There is nothing low key about Lemonis.

I'm not sure why being a "stop complaining and get to work" type of guy would mean he's not a Democrat. It looks like he ran for Florida state legislature as a Democrat back in the 90s.

[caulfield12]

Kind of like the Republicans have been the party of free trade, limited government intervention and balanced budgets until Bush and Trump...and are usually ready to send the country to war at a moment's notice (except for the children of the politically-connected). In those cases, we usually just get poor people and contractors to die in their place.

Edited January 24, 2017 by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

Of course there are exceptions, but the democrats have never been the party personal accountability. Needless to be said, the action of the left has been more concerned with expanding entitlements and measures to "level the playing field" for those who aren't achieving (relatively speaking). Past the actual legislators, it's just a matter of their use of rhetoric generally speaking.

 

Apparently you missed Bill Clinton ending welfare as we know it, executing criminals right and left in Arkansas and Hillary referring to implicitly minority criminals in the inner cities as "super predators."

 

George W. Bush expanded the Medical Part B entitlement...gave it away for free and blew another trillion plus dollar hole in the budget.

 

(Before you list Obama spending, please give examples of world economies that were nearly destroyed and didn't have to rely on government/stimulus spending to avoid a real depression...what would you have done differently in those four years after the financial crisis blew up that would have saved the economy and lowered unemployment more quickly and cost-effectively?)

 

[caulfield12]

I fail to see the connection to what was being discussed.

 

 

Of course there are exceptions, but the democrats have never been the party personal accountability. Needless to be said, the action of the left has been more concerned with expanding entitlements and measures to "level the playing field" for those who aren't achieving (relatively speaking). Past the actual legislators, it's just a matter of their use of rhetoric generally speaking.

 

 

Just as relevant as your erroneous generalizations about the Democratic Party...you say personal responsibility, we say don't care about anyone else. And it goes round and round.

 

And if Democrats didn't care about personal responsibility, why were Clinton and Obama able to generate more jobs growth than any president other than Reagan (second to Clinton) in modern times? Clinton removed the highest percentage of people from welfare, food stamps, WIC, TANF, etc.

Edited January 24, 2017 by caulfield12