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	<title>Short Attention Span Girl &#187; politics</title>
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		<title>Law &amp; Executive Order</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t quite come to terms with Fred Thompson running for president. I mean, he&#8217;s the guy on Law and Order. He&#8217;s the stalwart and compassionate-yet-tough-on-crime District Attorney. I think his character would make a decent president, but the real him is republican. Yuck.
It&#8217;s tough, because he looks very presidential. Doesn&#8217;t resemble a monkey at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t quite come to terms with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20546334/site/newsweek/" title="Fred Thompson runs for president">Fred Thompson running for president</a>. I mean, he&#8217;s the guy on <em>Law and Order</em>. He&#8217;s the stalwart and compassionate-yet-tough-on-crime District Attorney. I think his character would make a decent president, but the real him is republican. Yuck.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s tough, because he looks very presidential. Doesn&#8217;t resemble a monkey at all. And I gotta like his taste in TV shows.</p>
<p><span id="more-14"></span>I worry that people will vote for him purely because they recognize him, or because he looks good and presidenty, without actually learning about his history and stand on issues. But I guess there&#8217;s that risk with any candidate. Most of the American voters don&#8217;t pay attention to how the person in office might affect daily life. At least 50%, in my recent experience.</p>
<p>But I&#8217;m not that interested in political rantings. And I know it&#8217;s not unprecedented for an actor to seek political office. Maybe it seems odd because he was a senator while commencing his acting career. Simultaneously. Politics wasn&#8217;t something that just came later in life, after he&#8217;d retired from all that silly acting stuff.</p>
<p>But really, the weirdest part for me would be how certain actors would suddenly be friends with the President of the United States. I mean, Dennis Farina could be appointed Secretary of Defense. That makes me think of his role in <em>Get Shorty</em>, which makes me giggle. Hehe.</p>
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