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Title: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on November 08, 2008, 04:38:33 PM
Actors can do it, and obviously there's a connection between actoring and politicianing, but directors understand acting and also have some experience running film productions, which sort of resemble campaigns in a way.
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: Mandark on November 08, 2008, 04:46:09 PM
Wouldn't the more natural question be why directors don't run campaigns?
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: cool breeze on November 08, 2008, 04:54:53 PM
I would vote for Michael Bay in 2012

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Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 08, 2008, 04:55:00 PM
Voters are more likely to be familiar with actors, who they see on screen or in tabloids, than with directors. Spielberg and Lucas are probably the only directors who would be recognized by most voters. And being photogenic helps a candidate; actors are usually much more attractive than directors.
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: brawndolicious on November 08, 2008, 05:23:37 PM
Has there ever been a decent politician who started out in acting?
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 08, 2008, 05:31:08 PM
Quote from: am nintenho on November 08, 2008, 05:23:37 PM
Has there ever been a decent politician who started out in acting?

I heard Jesse Ventura was alright
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: cool breeze on November 08, 2008, 05:33:52 PM
Ronald Regan, the actor? He's president?
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 08, 2008, 05:39:58 PM
Quote from: swaggaz on November 08, 2008, 05:33:52 PM
Ronald Regan, the actor? He's president?

:lol
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 08, 2008, 10:04:52 PM
Obamas a pretty good actor, you know, acting like he's actualyl going to be a good president and actually make a change.

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Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: Powerslave on November 09, 2008, 10:34:02 AM
Obama's faking that he's black, what a good actor.
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on November 09, 2008, 06:31:03 PM
Quote from: swaggaz on November 08, 2008, 04:54:53 PM
I would vote for Michael Bay in 2012

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Bay would be the last person on Earth I want with the codes for the nukes. And I liked Transformers.  :-X
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: cool breeze on November 09, 2008, 06:40:38 PM
Did you even read his green smoke policy?
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on November 09, 2008, 06:44:49 PM
Quote from: swaggaz on November 09, 2008, 06:40:38 PM
Did you even read his green smoke policy?
:wtf
Title: Re: Why don't film directors ever run for office?
Post by: cool breeze on November 09, 2008, 06:54:23 PM
The way it works is President Bay gives every citizen a pair of green flares that are used if you need help.  Simply ignite the flairs and hold them towards the air so the green smoke alerts the jets overhead that you need support.  I know that Senator Ratner used this in various slander ads saying that people couldn't adopt this new method of '911', but it was proven by Vice President Emmerich that it in fact saves billions of dollars each year.