August 29, 2005

Martin Sheen Dazzles "Camp Casey"

What the heck took him so long? Photo ops like this don't come along every day:

Cindy Sheehan hasn't achieved a meeting with the president during her three-week war protest, but she met a man who plays one on TV. Martin Sheen, who portrays the president on NBC's "The West Wing," visited Sheehan's makeshift campsite Sunday.

"At least you've got the acting president of the United States," Sheen said as the crowd of more than 300 people cheered. "I think you know what I do for a living, but this is what I do to stay alive."

Har-dee-har-har-har.

I'd love to know what Sheen would do if he was really the president. It isn't all waving to fans, preening before the cameras and sucking up to the populace in general so they'll like you. There are big decisions to be made and important people to deal with--and I don't mean which script will bring in more dollars and producers who kiss your rear end with the hope you'll accept their project over the other guy's.

Oh, and the real president doesn't get his hair combed for him every five minutes in preparation for the cameras. (Perhaps if Kerry had won that would be true...)

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