He may be a one-man band for promoting charitable causes and democracy in Third-World nations, but actor George Clooney says he would face serious criticism from American voters if he tried to become a politician. “I didn’t live my life in the right way for politics,” he says. “They would start from the beginning by saying, ‘I did it all. I drank the bong water. Now let’s talk about issues’. That’s gonna be my campaign slogan, ‘I drank the bong water’.” However, George says he believes he can still make a difference without being in government. “Celebrity can help focus news media where they have abdicated their responsibility. We can’t make policy, but we can ‘encourage’ politicians more than ever before,” he says. “Bono’s model really worked. There is more attention on celebrity than ever before – and there is a use for that besides selling products.”
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