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Is Alec Baldwin about to pull an Al Franken?
The Emmy-winning star of NBC's "30 Rock" has never been shy about his left-leaning political views, and is often asked whether he would consider bringing them to Washington as a legislator in public office.
"I’ll put it this way. The desire is there; that’s one component. The other component is opportunity," Baldwin says in Playboy magazine's current July/August issue.
"A law firm in a liberal Democratic bastion in Ohio state politics sent me a binder with a cover letter that read, 'Mr. Baldwin, here’s who we represent, the kinds of cases we handle, our credentials in Ohio state politics. We want you to move to Ohio and run for governor. We will launch your career,'" he said.
When asked if he could ever live in Ohio, the proud native of Massapequa Long Island said, "I have sometimes thought I could move to New Jersey or Connecticut and run. I’d love to run against Joe Lieberman. I have no use for him.
"But it’s all fantasy. I’m a carry-me-out-in-a-box New Yorker. Here, anything can happen. Who thought Eliot Spitzer would go down the way he did? Senator Hillary Clinton left to serve as secretary of state. Two of the biggest forces gone. Maybe Andrew Cuomo will run for one of their old seats.
"How much longer will Chuck Schumer stay as senator? After 2013 [New York's Mayor] Bloomberg will be gone. What happens then? Do I run for Congress on Long Island? What’s Tim Bishop going to do? He represents my district. People get sick, die. They’re offered lucrative deals and want to cash in and make money for their retirement. People misstep. Unfortunately, an opportunity for me may mean bad things for someone else. I don’t wish that."
Asked how a possible run for office would affect his acting career, he said, "I’m done in 2012. In March 2012 I’ll wake up and say, 'What am I going to do now? Am I done?' I think I will be done. I may finish a play or something, but I’m retiring at the wrap party."
Memories…
For more info:
Full episodes of 30 Rock
Al Franken's Web site
Baldwin's full Playboy interview
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