Alec Baldwin Tells CNN’s Eliot Spitzer He’s “Very Interested” In Running For Office

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by Mark Joyella | 4:00 pm, January 4th, 2011

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Senator Jack Donaghy? Perhaps, as 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin tells CNN’s Eliot Spitzer he’s “very interested” in running for office.

The trick, Baldwin says in an exclusive interview that airs Wednesday on Parker Spitzer, is that running would mean the “extremely painful” decision to leave acting, where he’s at the top of his game.

Also, Baldwin says he doesn’t want to live anywhere but New York, and the city’s got no shortage of ambitious would-be political superstars. (In fact, you could be sitting across the desk from one, Alec)

Why would a guy who’s so good at what he does–and says it’s never felt so good being an actor–want to dive into politics? He says it’s about answering the call:

I do believe that people want to believe that someone who deeply cares about the middle class…would like to seek public office. We’ve had men regardless of your background–we’ve had men who are, regardless of their background, we’ve had men who are Ivy League groomed running this country since 1988. We’ve had 22 years of Yale and Harvard and the problems aren’t getting solved.

Is Baldwin, as Spitzer asks, channeling Sarah Palin by attacking the “elites?” Watch a preview of Baldwin’s interview here, from CNN:

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notsofast

Yes, the position of Sewer Commissioner is open, Alec; that is a job made for you.
Liberty Back For More

LOL…..and the idiot youth will vote for Baldwin because he’s on TV. Hey, if he’s on TV he must be intelligent and knowledgeable.
Atticus Draco

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“Also, Baldwin says he doesn’t want to live anywhere but New York,”

YEAH,, lol,, you aint gonna to middle America and getting elected
TeaPartyPatriot

EVERYONE must listen to balwin, America’s #1 parent, viciously berated and verbally abused his daughter over the phone. (Recordings of baldwin’s unconscionable treatment of his daughter can be found on the internet.)

With such outlandish, sociopathic behavior, baldwin certainly fits the standard profile of a lunatic-left d-crat socialist, who totally ignores the views and wishes of others and does whatever he wants. Like the other socialists, he’s a dictatorial ruler of everyone that gets in his way. Kind of a male version of pelosi.
dhg

Hell yeah,vote for him,and you’ll get exactly what you deserve.

I think he should run for Governor of California,he’d be perfect once Moon Doggie finishes his term.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

I’ve always assumed that he’d run from Massachusetts. I believe he grew-up on Long Island and I know that he lives in the city, but for some reason, I had the idea that they were trying to recruit him for Massachusetts, when Ted Kennedy first became ill.
Big Eddie

He is the finest acting Baldwin , that’s for sure . Why not try to take Weiner’s seat ? Ham vs . Hot Dog .
espo222

How are we supposed to believe that he cares about the middle class when he calls his OWN DAUGHTER a rude, thoughtless little pig? Alec, please don’t be fooled by Ventura and Franken, no one is going to take you seriously. Please stick to 30 Rock.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

The trick, Baldwin says in an exclusive interview that airs Wednesday on Parker Spitzer, is that running would mean the “extremely painful” decision to leave acting, where he’s at the top of his game.

If being on a show that hardly anyone watches means you are at the top of you game, then that’s a little sad.
TCinAZ

Alec would’ve made a GREAT HHS Secretary for this Administration…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgj6NEk9xEw

And Michelle would agree with him that pork is bad for his kid’s diet Too. So…
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Alec, Leo is at the top of his game, you are on par with Kathy Griffin and Joy Behar.
The Real Royal King

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
The trick, Baldwin says in an exclusive interview that airs Wednesday on Parker Spitzer, is that running would mean the “extremely painful” decision to leave acting, where he’s at the top of his game.

If being on a show that hardly anyone watches means you are at the top of you game, then that’s a little sad.

Always confusing quality with quantity. A big bag of krap from Walmart’s Women’s Plus Department is more desirable than a tasteful outfit from Nordstrom’s, a big bag of White Castle’s better than a nice boeuf bourguignon.
dummy123

How about Alec get some viewers for that show he is on.
Is 30 Rock even in the top 30???
The Real Royal King

dummy123 said:
How about Alec get some viewers for that show he is on.
Is 30 Rock even in the top 30???

Admittedly, it’s no “Bachelor” nor is it even “DWTS”.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

But Royal pain in the butt, aren’t you always using FOX’s “small” audience against them?

And as a former Nordstom’s saleslady, I think they have beautiful, if not overpriced clothes, but I’m not one for “rich” food. Everytime I go to an expensive restaurant, I long for a big juicy burger from Apollo burger. You can keep your boeuf bourguignon.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King said:
Always confusing quality with quantity.

Aren’t you the one who says things like, “Less than 1% of the population watches them,” frequently?

Did you forget… or just think we would?
stoogedudes

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
The trick, Baldwin says in an exclusive interview that airs Wednesday on Parker Spitzer, is that running would mean the “extremely painful” decision to leave acting, where he’s at the top of his game. If being on a show that hardly anyone watches means you are at the top of you game, then that’s a little sad.

All of the accolades he has received for his role says different. Just because a show has a relatively small audience doesn’t mean it’s bad. HBO’s The Wire had pretty small ratings, and yet it has been regarded by many as one of the best shows, if not the best show, of the last decade.

There is validity to the comment that he is at the top of his game. Sucks to be those who don’t watch his creative comedy.

That said, it’s no Modern Family, but it’s good nonetheless.
The_Reasonable_Lib

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
The trick, Baldwin says in an exclusive interview that airs Wednesday on Parker Spitzer, is that running would mean the “extremely painful” decision to leave acting, where he’s at the top of his game.

If being on a show that hardly anyone watches means you are at the top of you game, then that’s a little sad.

What the hell are you talking about? Thirty Rock averages 6 million viewers. That’s more than Beck and Hannity combined. Do you ALWAYS have to talk out of your ass?
Kird

Big Eddie said:
He is the finest acting Baldwin , that’s for sure . Why not try to take Weiner’s seat ? Ham vs . Hot Dog .

The actor interested in politics against politician interested in acting*

*Every time I see Weiner on TV he reminds of a professional wrestler with all his exaggerated movements and speech.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Stooges says:

All of the accolades he has received for his role says different

Accolades from hollywood libs mean nothing to most of us.
The_Reasonable_Lib

stoogedudes said:
All of the accolades he has received for his role says different. Just because a show has a relatively small audience doesn’t mean it’s bad. HBO’s The Wire had pretty small ratings, and yet it has been regarded by many as one of the best shows, if not the best show, of the last decade.

There is validity to the comment that he is at the top of his game. Sucks to be those who don’t watch his creative comedy.

That said, it’s no Modern Family, but it’s good nonetheless.

Problem is she’s wrong, the show doesn’t have a small audience. It’s lowest point was 5.8 million viewers in its first season. Its current season has about 6.6 million average so far:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027496?refCatId=14
The_Reasonable_Lib

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Stooges says:

All of the accolades he has received for his role says different

Accolades from hollywood libs mean nothing to most of us.

Translation: I’m an idiot!
stoogedudes

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Stooges says: All of the accolades he has received for his role says different Accolades from hollywood libs mean nothing to most of us.

What they mean is that he is very talented and one of the highlights of the show. I guess we should see what the small crowd of Hollywood conservatives say about Baldwin’s acting on the show to see whether or not he is at the top of his game. Wonder what Stephen says…
TrollJuice

notsofast
Liberty Back For More
Atticus Draco
TeaPartyPatriot
Big Eddie
Seeing 2012 From My Window
dummy123

The same people post on this site day after day. How boring!
The Real Royal King

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
But Royal pain in the butt, aren’t you always using FOX’s “small” audience against them?

And as a former Nordstom’s saleslady, I think they have beautiful, if not overpriced clothes, but I’m not one for “rich” food. Everytime I go to an expensive restaurant, I long for a big juicy burger from Apollo burger. You can keep your boeuf bourguignon.

ImNotBlue said:
Aren’t you the one who says things like, “Less than 1% of the population watches them,” frequently?

Did you forget… or just think we would?

Do you two imbeciles have any appreciation of irony?

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
What the hell are you talking about? Thirty Rock averages 6 million viewers. That’s more than Beck and Hannity combined. Do you ALWAYS have to talk out of your ass?

So true. But unfair. “30 Rock” is not a cable show. If FOX “News” were on Channel 5, it would average 309,278,143 viewers each night.
The Real Royal King

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
most of us

By that, you mean angry, semi-literate people in Utah?
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

dummy123 said:
How about Alec get some viewers for that show he is on.
Is 30 Rock even in the top 30???

I’m going to start by saying that I watch every episode of “30 Rock” and am a fan of both the show along with Alec Baldwin, so I mean nothing derogatory…

But for reasons that would take too long to explain, I was glancing through Dan Schneider’s blog the other night. — he’s the producer of “iCarly” and the other NickTeen shows — and one of the posts made note of the fact that the live audience for 30 Rock’s live episode was the same size as that for “iCarly”, the previous week.

Of course, “iCarly” consistently beats everything on Fox News and the same can obviously be said for that week’s “30 Rock” — a season high — but that should put it in perspective; “30 Rock” isn’t a “Burn Notice”, “NCIS”, “Grey’s Anatomy” or even an”iCarly”, but there are some people watching and I’m sure usually, it’s more than are watching Fox News.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

Correction: I said “I’m sure usually” as some kind of playful dig, but now that I’ve tested my link and reread Dan’s post, I could be wrong and perhaps O’Reilly does beat “30 Rock”, a lot of weeks.

OK – So they usually beat Olbermann, perhaps that’s safe to say.
Kird

You can’t really compare broadcast and cable audiences. One’s Texas, the other Rhode Island.

Also, Alec Baldwin is known for a lot more than “30 Rock.”
Seeing 2012 From My Window

I was going to say that Alec wouldn’t have a chance of getting elected once his opponent ran a campaign aid featuring his verbal abuse of his daughter, then I remembered that the good people of MA reelected Ted Kennedy repeatedly, so I could be wrong about that.
Davo

Kird said:

Also, Alec Baldwin is known for a lot more than “30 Rock.”

Yep. He’s also known as a great father and wonderful husband, just like John Edwards, Bill Clinton, and Ted Kennedy. He’d fit right in with the “darlings” of the DemoCrit Party.
philipjames

Ha Ha Ha Ha….. Ha Ha Ha…. perfect for Los Angeles or New York. Same brain dead idiots in both places.
dummy123

A bloated Baldwin from a show that no one watches appears on a cable news show that no one watches??
Alec should appear on “Meet The Press”……then they can blame him for their disastrous ratings…:(
Kird

philipjames said:
Ha Ha Ha Ha….. Ha Ha Ha…. perfect for Los Angeles or New York. Same brain dead idiots in both places.

I’d rather they support Baldwin than someone like Weiner.
notsofast

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
What the hell are you talking about? Thirty Rock averages 6 million viewers. That’s more than Beck and Hannity combined. Do you ALWAYS have to talk out of your ass?

LOL

I love how libs like YOU can’t just give opinions, they also have to lie as well.

30 Rock a big ratings show?

LMAO!

Overnight ratings for Thursday, December 30, 2010:

Time Network Show Share Viewers (Millions)
8:30 CBS X $#*! My Dad Says (R) 1.8/6 7.26
NBC 30 Rock (R) 1.1/4 2.97

Yeah, # My Dad says kills 30 Rock!

bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Just4thefax

Kird said:
I’d rather they support Baldwin than someone like Weiner.

philipjames said:
Ha Ha Ha Ha….. Ha Ha Ha…. perfect for Los Angeles or New York. Same brain dead idiots in both places
Fact: Kird you guy’s in that area seem a little weird when left with the mantle of electing people doesn’t matter Baldwin or Weiner you’ll pick the biggest loser anyway!
dhg

Baldwin should be the star of $#*! My Dad Says with his daughter the kid in the show since he spouted off all that sh+t at her.

I really hope he runs and gets elected as a staunch liberal because you all deserve it.
notsofast

TrollJuice said:
notsofast
Liberty Back For More
Atticus Draco
TeaPartyPatriot
Big Eddie
Seeing 2012 From My Window
dummy123

The same people post on this site day after day. How boring!

Son, this is the first post of yours I have seen and it is tremendously vapid, prosaic and yes, boring.
Thelonious Funk

TV star then politician? I though it worked the other way around these days.
Raygun

“we’ve had men who are Ivy League groomed running this country since 1988. We’ve had 22 years of Yale and Harvard and the problems aren’t getting solved.”

LOL, so he’s basically saying “we need more stupid, so I’m running for office”.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King said:
Do you two imbeciles have any appreciation of irony?

Royal, you haven’t made enough sense to start dabbling in “irony.” Also, what you call “irony,” is what most folks call “hypocrisy.”

So why are you such a proud hypocrite?

So true. But unfair. “30 Rock” is not a cable show. If FOX “News” were on Channel 5, it would average 309,278,143 viewers each night.

So this is how it is with you now? Trying to compare cable news, with broadcast entertainment? Yeesh.
Kird

Just4thefax said:
Fact: Kird you guy’s in that area seem a little weird when left with the mantle of electing people doesn’t matter Baldwin or Weiner you’ll pick the biggest loser anyway!

Not my state so not my guys.
Davo

Kird said:
I’d rather they support Baldwin than someone like Weiner.

There’s some difference??
billysam

30 something? Alec who? Spitzer who? CNN? Am I on the “Planet of The Apes”…..Ted Nuggent. Rock N’ Roll in CAMO!
Nahu Tuk

stoogedudes said:
All of the accolades he has received for his role says different. Just because a show has a relatively small audience doesn’t mean it’s bad. HBO’s The Wire had pretty small ratings, and yet it has been regarded by many as one of the best shows, if not the best show, of the last decade.

Stooge, you confuse “critically acclaimed” with “viewer acclaimed.” There is a VAST difference! Some years ago, there was a movie entitled “Blowup,” I think one of the Redgrave girls appeared in it. The critics raved and raved about it. The truth was learned at the box office–it was a flop of collossal proportion–and so would be the campaign of Mr. Baldwin.
Nahu Tuk

Besides Stooge, I don’t need anyone to tell me what I like, and neither should you.