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Martin Sheen-Renos stumpy
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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) - With her potential opponent's brother in the White House, Janet Reno looked to the next best thing - presidential portrayer Martin Sheen - to help her gubernatorial campaign.
Sheen, who plays President Josiah Bartlet on NBC's "The West Wing," rallied at a retirement community on Saturday with the former U.S. attorney general seeking to oust Gov. Jeb Bush, the president's brother.
Sheen headlined a $250-per-person fund-raiser for Reno at The Biltmore Hotel on Friday and planned to campaign with her over the weekend at events in Orlando and Tampa.
Sheen said the Florida governor's race is important for all the country's Democrats because of "what's been going on here the last few years and what happened here in the fall of 2000."
"One of the perks of my job as acting President of the United States is that I get to meet some of my heroes," Sheen said. "This is the most gratifying experience I've had since I became acting President."
Reno has tapped into Hollywood's fund-raising machine before. Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell headlined a fund-raiser for Reno in December and Reno attended an Academy Awards party held by singer Elton John in March.
Never ask why but only the value of.
Sheen, who plays President Josiah Bartlet on NBC's "The West Wing," rallied at a retirement community on Saturday with the former U.S. attorney general seeking to oust Gov. Jeb Bush, the president's brother.
Sheen headlined a $250-per-person fund-raiser for Reno at The Biltmore Hotel on Friday and planned to campaign with her over the weekend at events in Orlando and Tampa.
Sheen said the Florida governor's race is important for all the country's Democrats because of "what's been going on here the last few years and what happened here in the fall of 2000."
"One of the perks of my job as acting President of the United States is that I get to meet some of my heroes," Sheen said. "This is the most gratifying experience I've had since I became acting President."
Reno has tapped into Hollywood's fund-raising machine before. Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell headlined a fund-raiser for Reno in December and Reno attended an Academy Awards party held by singer Elton John in March.
Never ask why but only the value of.
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"I'm not the President, but I play one on TV."
Give me a friggin' break.
Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/6/8/222053
Janet Reno and Martin Sheen in Campaign Liplock
An embarrassing photo set for release on Monday shows Florida gubernatorial hopeful Janet Reno and fictional "West Wing" U.S. president Martin Sheen kissing each other firmly on the lips at a campaign event this week, in an episode that one observer compared to the famous kiss shared by Al and Tipper Gore at the 2000 Democratic Party convention.
"Oh, my God!" exclaimed stunned WABC Radio talker Paul Alexander, reacting on-air Saturday night after "The Hotline's" Craig Crawford e-mailed the snapshot to the studio from Florida, where he's covering the Reno campaign.
"Whoa! Oh, my God," Alexander reiterated.
"There is Janet Reno - navy blue dress, white pearls and she's kissing Martin Sheen on the lips," he reported.
"We're looking at something that a very large audience is going to be alarmed to see come Monday morning," Alexander's WABC partner, John Batchelor added.
The left-wing actor was on the first day of a three-day campaign swing with Reno in a bid to help her dent Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's popularity.
Crawford said he snapped the frisky photo after sneaking away from the designated press area at Miami's Biltmore Hotel, where other reporters were apparently unable to see the encounter at the Friday night rally fundraiser attended by 750 Democratic Party faithful.
"Did you notice he has to kinda lean up and she has to lean down," Crawford told the radio duo, noting their substantial height differential. "That's the only flesh that touched. They didn't actually hug. ... We didn't get the aftershock of the long hug," he added.
The Reno-Sheen smooch pic will be included in a report on Florida's gubernatorial race that Crawford is preparing for CBSNews.com on Monday.
"Why on earth would they kiss each other on the lips in front of this big crowd?" a still incredulous Alexander asked Crawford. "What were they thinking?"
Harkening back to the famous Gore kiss two years ago, Batchelor observed, "The Democrats understand the power of the kiss in softening up candidates. ... I don't know if Reno's image is considered to be wooden, but in any event ..."
Edited by - GrandWizard on 06/09/2002 12:42:40
Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
she be pissed.
There must be a law against it!!!
Of course I can play the piano, as long as it has pedals!
I'd say Sheen should be charged with attempting to take a Fur Bearing Mammal out of season...
Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
The poor woman has palsy (the shakes) so badly that she can't even write her own name! Imagine what would happen to her in a voting booth - she'd trip so many levers shaking while trying to vote that every candidate in every election in the world would get voted on!
Seriously: It's gonna take a whole lot more than Sheen or any other actors that "played politicians" to get her in. The Dim-O-Craps are trying any and every ploy, but it ain't gonna work.
Wouldn't be surprised to see OJ Simpson stand up for her next!
HAW HAW HAW.
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I thought Sheen had brains. Apparently not!!! Poor dumb *!
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
"Reno is living proof that Indians screwed buffalo . . . ."
ROFLMAO! But what hideous insult to our native peoples to think that *thing* could have any of their genes . . . more likely a feakishly large toad crossed with an Italian (no ethnic slur intended - going by the vowel at the end).
1)If that's "gratifying", I fear his sex life leaves a lot to be desired.
2)Did I miss something? Since when did he become "acting president"?
Besides...I thought Alexander Haig had that job.
Mudge the gagging
I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
They said the same thing about Hilary Clinton, and she was able to buy enough votes to get in.
The times have changed since then, though ---- doubt if Hilary would win if she ran now.