In 2008, Obama was the savior of America to the left. Now in 2011, he’s not considered Progressive enough. There are grumblings that Obama might be challenged from the Left. Well, there are reports of that Michael Moore is trying to draft a challenger to President Hussein. His dream candidate is Matt Damon!
Even in the increasingly wild world of American politics, it seemed an especially crazy idea: Matt Damon for president? After all, the handsome actor, whose boyish good looks belie the fact that he has just turned 40, is still best known for his early role in Good Will Hunting, where he played a working-class Bostonian.
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The suggestion quickly spread across the media, generating a lot of chuckles as well as predictable outrage from conservative pundits. But the suggestion showed two things that are not so easily dismissed. First, quietly and with impressive charm, Damon has emerged as an eloquent and fierce spokesman for a slice of liberal America. On everything from the Iraq war to education policy, he has been happy to take a stand and, rather than praise the president, he has come out publicly to say Obama has “mishandled his mandate”.
I hope Matt Damon challenges Obama. A primary challenge to President Hussein helps divide the Progressives. Plus it would be hysterical!
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