Who to play Hillary? (Mirror Image)

Who to play Hillary?

Perhaps you saw my colleague Tirdad Derakhshani's SideShow this morning, where he reported on which celebrities should play the three presidential frontrunners, according to a ZogbySvedka poll.

For Barack Obama, voters chose Denzel Washington over Will Smith, two popular movie stars.

For John McCain, the choice was Tommy Lee Jones over Clint Eastwood, two popular movie stars.

For Hillary Clinton? Martha Stewart, a convicted perjurer and noted control freak, was chosen over Ellen DeGeneres, celebrity lesbian.

Neither one is a successful actress, on the screen or, in Stewart's case,the courtroom.

This plays precisely into the ongoing misanthropic view of female politicians, as brilliantly articularly by Tina Fey in her Saturday Night Live Weekened Update with Amy Poehler. Which you can view here: http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/#mea=221773

The irony? Hillary has been portrayed on the screen already, fictionally and rather effectively, by the wonderful Emma Thompson in Primary Colors.

Gives pause as to whether voters are really as tolerant of a female candidate as they say they are.

Posted by Karen Heller on February 27, 2008 9:50 AM | Permalink

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Comments (3)

jimmymack:

Agree, Emma Thompson was great, but I think Edie Falco might not be a bad choice.

Posted by jimmymack | February 27, 2008 12:37 PM

Posted on February 27, 2008 12:37

Karen Heller:

Great point. And Falco is playing a Vermont congressman and Alec Baldwin love interest on -- full circle irony here -- Tina Fey's superb 30 Rock.

Posted by Karen Heller | February 27, 2008 12:42 PM

Posted on February 27, 2008 12:42

Citizen Mom:

I keep seeing Primary Colors on cable. I'm gonna go with Cameron Diaz (picture her with the giant glasses and the middle part) for young Hil and Frances McDormand for Hil Of A Certain Age.

Posted by Citizen Mom | February 29, 2008 11:07 AM

Posted on February 29, 2008 11:07

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