Comments on: Casting call: Who should portray Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame?

By: Sister Toldjah

Sister Toldjah — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:09:33 +0000

LOL Les! I can definitely picture the movie now

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:40:41 +0000

Joe Wilson, Donald Sutherland
Valerie Plame, Cameron Diaz
Scooter Libby, Will Ferrell
Prosecutor Fitzgerald, Ben Afflick
The judge, Randy Jackson
Tim Russert, Himself
Time Reporter Cooper, Wally Shawn
NY Times Ex-Reporter Judy Miller, Demi Moore

With Anthony Hopkins as Cheney
Special Guest Appearances by Don Imus, Bill Keller, Howie Kurtz, and Maureen Dowd
Music and lyrics by Nellie McKay
Produced by Harvey Weinstein
Written and directed by the Farrelly brothers

By: Whitehall

Whitehall — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:14:39 +0000

FINALLY!

The root cause of all this is Wilson’s French connection.

So there are uranium mines in Niger? Who owns and operates them? A company owned by the French government, that’s who. If Saddam was trying to buy yellowcake in Niger, an arm of the French government would have packaged, shipped, and invoiced it.

Wilson had a long history of support for the French. While it might be premature to conclude that Wilson was working for the French, it merits detailed examination.

While Mr. Libby’s conviction is a tragedy remember that the real problem is nuclear weapons. Let’s keep our eyes on that donut!

By: forest hunter

forest hunter — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:38:11 +0000

Mini-me can play clueless Joe and Kim Jong can be his super sekrut sidekick.

By: stackja

stackja — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:54:09 +0000

Previous WB movie:
Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds?
Captain Renault: I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]
Croupier: Your winnings, sir.
Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much.
[aloud]
Captain Renault: Everybody out at once!
Captain Renault: Major Strasser has been shot.
Round up the usual suspects.

By: Great White Rat

Great White Rat — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:49:18 +0000

I wonder if Alec Baldwin will the actor portraying Joe Wilson? I think he, with his massive ego which closely resembles Wilson’s, might make a perfect fit for that role.

Sis, I think a better choice would be David Leisure, reprising his old role as Joe Isuzu from about 20 years ago.

For those too young to remember:

The corporate spokesperson for the American Isuzu Motors, Joe Isuzu (David Leisure) was a pathological liar who promised all sorts of wild guarantees for his company’s products from 1986-90. One commercial spot found Joe Isuzu saying “and if I’m lying may lightning hit my mother.” He then proceeded to say that their 4X4 Isuzu Trooper could carry a “symphony orchestra” or “hold every book in the Library of Congress.” The end was predictable. His poor mother standing beside the car went up in an exploding puff of smoke. Another exaggeration: “It has more seats than the Astrodome!” Joe’s trademark signature phrase was “You have my word on it.”

LINK

Joe Isuzu doesn’t sound too much different from Joe Wilson.

There’s another advantage to this casting: having a comic ad actor play Wilson would give the movie the exact level of gravitas and importance it deserves.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:39:27 +0000

Thanks for the link, Sis!

I didn’t mention it in my article, but I have noted that, for all of the hubbub that this episode was the evil Chimpy McHalliburton BushCo trying to get even with the sainted Ambassador Wilson by attacking his dear, double-nought spy wife, the entire story is All About Joe.

The Washington Post concluded that the man who trashed Mrs Wilson’s CIA career was none other than Mr Wilson — and the editors of the Post are not exactly fans of President Bush. But, at least thus far, Mrs Wilson seems to be a decent sort, but a lady totally eclipsed by her husband’s overbearing ego.