Snoozing On The Casting Couch

by digby

Christy at FDL runs down the latest news that Frederick of Hollywood is a total snoozer on the trail. It reminds me of something I’ve been meaning to mention to the Republicans: Thompson isn’t leading man material, never has been. He’s a character actor. He plays the avuncular southern lawyer or the … avuncular southern politician. He has played the president or head of the CIA or whatnot from time to time, but they were all small featured parts. There’s a reason for this — he’s not believable in the lead. He has the charisma of a number 2 pencil.

They should have consulted some of their successful show business friends about this before putting so much hope into their Ronald Reagan sequel. (I’m sure their A-list — Shannon Doherty, Bo Derek and Patricia Heaton — would have been happy to consult.) Note to GOP: if you are going to keep “casting” your presidents, hire a casting director.

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