"You have a stunningly developed political mind, and I fear you."

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Dana Stevens on Chris Matthews on Ben Affleck:

During last night's pregame show, Matthews conducted a surprisingly in-depth 10-minute interview with Ben Affleck, whose frat-boy screen demeanor belies a sharp eye for current affairs. Matthews himself seemed stunned, even subdued, by the chops of his celebrity interlocutor, closing with the awestruck benediction: "You have a stunningly developed political mind, and I fear you."

Why do mediocre actors seem to make the most canny political figures?

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

ben affleck clearly learnt a lot while researching his role in "the sum of all fears"

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

And the comment wasn't sarcastic?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Low expections + some knowledge = "stunningly developed political mind"

(Note: I didn't see Affleck's commentary)

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

This does sound like the line of a Will Ferrell character.

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha totally

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't Ben Affleck admit the other day that he'd never voted?

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

that was matt damon

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I can imagine Affleck earnestly hectoring Damon to get out off the couch and go vote, and Damon winging a 20-oz cup of Tab at Affleck's head before going back to watching Hollywood Squares.

― St. Nicholas (Nick A.), Thursday, 29 July 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah - sorry Ben. You have a stunningly developed voting record, and I respect you.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

ben affleck boats stunningly developed political mind, pecs

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

MD: Dude, have you seen my b.o. numbers? Fuck, maybe if I ever make a shitty movie with my girlfriend I'll give a shit about voting...
BA: What are you...was Good Will Hunting nothing to you?
MD: Shut up. Haven't you seen the snarky diagrams in every two-bit newspaper? My career is HOT, your career is NOT.

― Huck, Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw Affleck on CNN last night (or was it the night before) and thought he was reasonably sensible. I'll opt for a good education + low expectations. He allowed that some of Tucker Whats-his-name's points were cogent but fended most of them off relatively skillfully.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

ben affleck clearly learnt a lot while researching his role in "the sum of all fears"

or maybe while going to Harvard

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i still hold Ben Affleck's best work was his appearance on the "Senor Wences" ep of South Park last year...

― Kingfish von Bandersnatch (Kingfish), Thursday, 29 July 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

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