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Mr. HokeyPokey
08-16-2005, 12:03 PM
Just rest this article

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45757

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Is this a scary thought?

President Christopher Walken.


Christopher Walken

According to the "official campaign website," the actor known for psychologically damaged characters in "The Deer Hunter," "The Dead Zone" and dozens of other movies going back to Woody Allen's "Annie Hall," is off and running for the White House.

According to a press release posted on the website this week, the 62-year-old New Yorker has laid out a few positions, but doesn't plan any active campaigning until he completes some acting obligations.

"Mr. Walken has greatly admired the celebrities who have entered politics and he wants to be able to give a good name and reputation to the acting community as well as the political community," his agent Toni Howard is quoted as saying. "As for going national with this news, we have not made any plans for the immediate future."


What will be his platform?

"I believe that campaign finance is a very tough issue, with good points on both sides," Walken says. "But I feel, as a wealthy American, that I should have no more say than even the least fortunate American citizen. That is why I am for campaign finance reform."

Walken says he is a big supporter of the U.S. military and thinks more money should go to paying the troops.

On stem cell research: "I'd met Chris Reeve several times before he died, and after having met him it is tough to be against it [stem cell research]. I am for human knowledge and expansion of human life. If stem cells are one way to do that, I need to be a good friend of stem cells."

The website was created Wednesday and is registered to a Richard Strickland in Destin, Florida.

The big question, of course: Is "Walken for President" for real? According to one source, the entire campaign, including registration of multiple Web domain names, is an elaborate hoax being perpetrated by members of the General Mayhem forums, one of the largest message boards on the Internet.

"Our great country is in a terrible downward spiral," Walken is quoted as saying on the website. "We're losing jobs, losing benefits, and losing lives. We need to focus on what's important – paying attention to our children, our environment, our future. We need to think about improving our underbudget educational system, making better use of our resources, and helping to build a stable, safe, and tolerant global society. It's time to be smart about our politics. It's time to get America back on track."
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Awesome... Definitally a scary thought, but hell... He won't be as bad as the "govenator."

I can see it now:

Middle east: you american's have the wrong religious views and way of life.

Christopher Walken: You see, you're talkin' to me all wrong.

Mentiroso
08-16-2005, 12:39 PM
Yeah I found this site about 2 days ago. I can not make my mind up if it would be a good idea to have Walken for president. I mean he is just AWESOME but then again he is an actor and not a politician. So I kind of hope it is fake.

I would vote for him though just because he is Walken.


I could just hear him now

"This country could use a little more cowbell"

BadCoverVersion
08-16-2005, 12:45 PM
^
Edit: Ya beat me to it Man!

Originally posted by Mr. HokeyPokey
What will be his platform?

Simply "MORE COWBELL!" would work for me.

Twisted Sister
08-16-2005, 12:58 PM
Let me tell you, he'd never even have to take the podium to get my vote. I trust the man THAT much.

However, someone in my office today said he released a statement saying that the site is a hoax and that he has no intention of entering politics. Too bad for us.

I'll try to find the story and paste it here.

:(

UPDATE:

Here it is, from MSNBC.com today:

Don't go Walken to the polls
Candidates for president in ’08 need not fret — they will not be running against Christopher Walken.

An online campaign for the quirky actor — including a sober-sounding statement supposedly from Walken himself — is a hoax, his rep tells The Scoop.

“It’s time to be smart about our politics. It's time to get America back on track,” Walken is quoted as saying.

“[That site] made me laugh,” says spokeswoman Mara Buxbaum. “Chris has no involvement with it whatsoever. Chris doesn’t even own a computer — he doesn’t know from computers. I suspect it might be some prankster who enjoyed seeing Chris as secretary of state in ‘Wedding Crashers’ and now thinks he should run for president.”

outsyder
08-16-2005, 04:15 PM
I can see it now.

"A cowbell in every home, gold-plated diapers on every child, and champagnya is every glass!"

syxxpac
08-16-2005, 04:41 PM
Originally posted by Mentiroso
I mean he is just AWESOME but then again he is an actor and not a politician.

That never stopped Dubya.

thedudeman69
08-16-2005, 04:52 PM
Originally posted by syxxpac
That never stopped Dubya.

It never stopped Regan.

chasingbanky
08-16-2005, 05:46 PM
Didn't he say he had no interest in politics on an interview with this here finely established movie website? I think so.... Hmmm Joblo dispels rumors before they even start?

Mr. HokeyPokey
08-16-2005, 06:04 PM
Originally posted by syxxpac
That never stopped Dubya.

Well said, Amen!

SkyNet
08-16-2005, 07:12 PM
Originally posted by BadCoverVersion


Simply "MORE COWBELL!" would work for me.

haha ya! If he got on the stage and said that... he'd have my vote!

KcMsterpce
08-16-2005, 07:29 PM
I saw this link last week as well.

I immediately wrote it off as a joke.

Funny, but I don't really believe it.
Yet.

Twisted Sister
08-17-2005, 09:52 AM
Originally posted by Mentiroso
Yeah I found this site about 2 days ago. I can not make my mind up if it would be a good idea to have Walken for president. I mean he is just AWESOME but then again he is an actor and not a politician. So I kind of hope it is fake.
"This country could use a little more cowbell"

Not that I'm a fan of either one, but how about Arnie and Ronnie?

RustyRazor
08-17-2005, 10:18 AM
Regan was president. Why not Christopher Walken?
I didn't really like the Bonzo movies and I never watched Death Valley Days, but hey, he WAS prez.

Walken is cool and would've made an interesting figurehead for our nation.

HIS SLOGAN:

"Stick with me, America, and you'll all be wearing golden diapers!":)

James Logan
08-17-2005, 12:36 PM
Obviously a hoax, but fuck, would it be awesome if that became true.

Cunning Visions
08-18-2005, 10:41 AM
Someone posted this on another message board and I thought it was hysterical..so I'll share with you guys/gals. :D

What would President Walken's cabinet look like?


Tim Burton would to be his chief of staff, obviously.
http://www.grazianoarici.it/photo/regi/burton.jpg

Fellow creepy actor Udo Kier as vice president.
http://imageserver.abacho.com/deatch/movies/teleschau/television/200515_151003_3_006.jpg

Gary Oldman would be the secretary of state.
http://www.thespiannet.com/actors/O/oldman_gary/go.jpg

Possibly Clint Howard as U.S. ambassador to the UN.
http://www.theeyeopener.com/images/bin/ClintHoward-Pg.5.jpg

Sounds like a winner to me! How could you go wrong with that line up?

Master Kenobi
08-19-2005, 02:22 AM
Hey, You're talking to me all wrong here. It's the wrong tone. You better watch it, or I'll stab you in the face with a soldering iron.Chris could say it to congress or to whoever

Icabod512
08-20-2005, 12:02 AM
Originally posted by Cunning Visions
Someone posted this on another message board and I thought it was hysterical..so I'll share with you guys/gals. :D

What would President Walken's cabinet look like?


Tim Burton would to be his chief of staff, obviously.
http://www.grazianoarici.it/photo/regi/burton.jpg

Fellow creepy actor Udo Kier as vice president.
http://imageserver.abacho.com/deatch/movies/teleschau/television/200515_151003_3_006.jpg

Gary Oldman would be the secretary of state.
http://www.thespiannet.com/actors/O/oldman_gary/go.jpg

Possibly Clint Howard as U.S. ambassador to the UN.
http://www.theeyeopener.com/images/bin/ClintHoward-Pg.5.jpg

Sounds like a winner to me! How could you go wrong with that line up?
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one of the best posts I've ever seen. . . . .f***ing ridiculous. . . but one of the best: nice