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Since there are no actual photos of Nixon praying with Kissinger, I have to use SNL’s version of events. 😉

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I didn’t know Nixon had a mustache.

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Warbler said:

I didn’t know Nixon had a mustache.

Neither did the Joker, but that never stopped Ceasar Romero. 😉

I keep hoping for a SNL skit where Trump is visited by Nixon’s ghost, just so they can have Dan Ackroyd reprise his Dick.

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SilverWook said:

Warbler said:

I didn’t know Nixon had a mustache.

Neither did the Joker, but that never stopped Ceasar Romero. 😉

I keep hoping for a SNL skit where Trump is visited by Nixon’s ghost, just so they can have Dan Ackroyd reprise his Dick.

I don’t know who prised it the first time, but if I were Dan, I wouldn’t want to do it again.

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I always thought it was funny. Way better than Chevy Chase doing Ford.

Ackroyd’s Jimmy Carter was pretty good too.

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People think celebrities are their friends for some reason.
People think celebrities are smart for some reason.
People are dumb.
All of the above?

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Now-a-days?

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It’s getting worse though.

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Mind you, some celebs tease political aspirations for sh*ts and giggles, or just to get attention.
The actual number of actors turned politicians really isn’t that high.

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Besides Al Franken, and of course Arnold Schwarzenegger, I can only think of Fred Thompson and Fred Grandy.

JEDIT:And Jesse The Body Ventura.

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SilverWook said:

JEDIT:And Jesse The Body Ventura.

Counts as getting worse. Maybe Arnold too, although I never paid much attention to how he did. And then there’s this, which counts as getting worst.

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Nice to see Donald stepping out of his comfort zone.

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I think they forgot the “” around Dr.

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Well, IIRC, he does hold a doctorate in bats*it crazy talk?

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SilverWook said:

Well, IIRC, he does hold a doctorate in bats*it crazy talk?

I was shocked to find out that Pat Robertson is not a young earth creationist.

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Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

As for celebrities in politics, I’ve been very impressed with Franken, and - suprisingly (to me) - pretty impressed with Ventura.

I’ve long thought Franken to be more serious and a deeper thinker than most non-comedians in Washington…but Ventura? I’ll admit I’m really just going off reputation but I thought he was considered not-so-good.

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SilverWook said:

I always thought it was funny. Way better than Chevy Chase doing Ford.

Ackroyd’s Jimmy Carter was pretty good too.

Is there a “missed the dick joke” meme?

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TV’s Frink said:

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

As for celebrities in politics, I’ve been very impressed with Franken, and - suprisingly (to me) - pretty impressed with Ventura.

I’ve long thought Franken to be more serious and a deeper thinker than most non-comedians in Washington…but Ventura? I’ll admit I’m really just going off reputation but I thought he was considered not-so-good.

Ventura has embraced some JFK and 9/11 conspiracy theories.

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Time for an update as the new info rolls in. Here’s my odds on various things happening (no timeline) after the events of last week.

“Smoking gun”-type indisputable evidence of criminal wrongdoing by senior administration official available to public: 100% (unchanged from last time, but now we actually have it, so we’ll remove this metric as not worth predicting anymore)
Successful RICO prosecution of senior administration official: 90% (+5%)
Presidential pardon of senior administration official: 90% (+10%)
Impeachment of senior administration official: <1% (unchanged)
All mainstream media access to White House revoked: with the latest press briefing restrictions, it’s difficult to tell of this has already happened, I’ll remove this metric as too vague
All mainstream media (including Fox) access to White House revoked: same
Dems take the Senate (meaning 51+ seats) in 2018: 0% (unchanged)
Dems take the House in 2018: 2% (+2%)
Trump average approval rating (Gallup): 36% (unchanged)
Trump re-elected in 2020: 60% (unchanged)
Trump appoints one or more additional Supreme Court justice: 80% (+40%)

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I disagree with Ventura frequently, but he works hard, takes the job seriously, thinks for himself, is smart, and doesn’t just blindly follow a party line. He also seems to be getting increasingly liberal. He’s also an eloquent and charismatic speaker.

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CatBus said:

Time for an update as the new info rolls in. Here’s my odds on various things happening (no timeline) after the events of last week.

“Smoking gun”-type indisputable evidence of criminal wrongdoing by senior administration official available to public: 100% (unchanged from last time, but now we actually have it, so we’ll remove this metric as not worth predicting anymore)
Successful RICO prosecution of senior administration official: 90% (+5%)
Presidential pardon of senior administration official: 90% (+10%)
Impeachment of senior administration official: <1% (unchanged)
All mainstream media access to White House revoked: with the latest press briefing restrictions, it’s difficult to tell of this has already happened, I’ll remove this metric as too vague
All mainstream media (including Fox) access to White House revoked: same
Dems take the Senate (meaning 51+ seats) in 2018: 0% (unchanged)
Dems take the House in 2018: 2% (+2%)
Trump average approval rating (Gallup): 36% (unchanged)
Trump re-elected in 2020: 60% (unchanged)
Trump appoints one or more additional Supreme Court justice: 80% (+40%)

I can understand, but cannot accept, the fact that >50% of the voting public are powerless to impeach a president who’s campaign engaged in collusion with a hostile foreign nation to ascend to power.

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