Help nominate William Shatner for Governor General of Canada

[Ken Morgan]

How assume would it be to have the Captain of the Enterprise as the GG of Canada??? Putin? Obama? Brown? Sarkozy? phhhtt we got the Captain! Time to kick some ***!!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!...rnor-General-of-Canada/102216946483989?ref=mf

 

[Scott T]

I would if he actually wanted the job, but he doesn't so it would be a wasted vote. Besides, he already has a job scheduled called "S**t My Dad Says".

 

[Nomad]

Well, he has backing;

Leonard Nimoy says William Shatner should seriously consider life as the Governor General of Canada.

"Bill: You're being considered for Governor General of Canada. Do it!

Finally a chance to do something with your life," Nimoy twittered on Friday.

Read the full story here

 

[Ken Morgan]

He's almost 80, and has lived and worked most of his life outside of Canada, so he has no shot, but its a fun little thought to play with.

 

[Ramirez]

The throne speeches would be awesome.

 

[Gordon Nore]

He's almost 80, and has lived and worked most of his life outside of Canada, so he has no shot, but its a fun little thought to play with.

There were some PO'd students at McGill University when a building was renamed William Shatner Hall some years ago. Shatner, like many Canadian performers in America of his vintage, kept his nationality quiet. A far cry from people Mike Myers, John Candy, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, and so on, who continued to cling to their Canadian roots.

I remember during Shatner's post-Star Trek period of unemployment, he appeared on television commercials here for Loblaws and Super Value grocery stores.

I know the Shatner thing a joke, but I have such respect for our current Governor General Michaëlle Jean, whose rise from Haittian refugee to Rideau Hall is heady stuff. Her appointment was no act of charity. She has impressive credentials and possesses a fierce intelligence balanced a compassionate soul.

 

[Ramirez]

I remember during Shatner's post-Star Trek period of unemployment, he appeared on television commercials here for Loblaws and Super Value grocery stores.

Well you can't feel too sorry for a guy who managed to get naked with Angie Dickinson during that period.

Gordon, ever read his autobio Up Unti Now? It's well worth it, and enjoyable read and some rather poignant stuff.

There is one story on how a lonely William was having an affair with a prostitute in Toronto during his really early days as an actor who was quite kind to him.

A while later he is with his fiance and her parents coming out of a movie and Bill sees here walking down the street so he turns his back on her...almost 50 years later and he still feels guilty about it.

 

[Senjojutsu]

The throne speeches would be awesome.

But could he ever top his 1986 "Get a Life" speech on a Saturday Night Live skit?

Appearing before the "16th Annual Star Trek Convention -- 1986" when Shatner (Kirk) looses his composure in front of the fawning Trekkie geeks:

To John Lovitz's character "Ears":
You, you must be almost 30... have you ever kissed a girl?
["Ears" hangs his head]

I didn't think so!
There's a whole world out there!
When I was your age, I didn't watch television! I LIVED!
So... move out of your parent's basements! And get your own apartments and GROW THE HELL UP!
I mean, it's just a TV show dammit, IT'S JUST A TV SHOW!

 

[Ken Morgan]

What was the that movie? Trekkies? Where the two characters find Bill looking at porn in that store? "Dude we just found William Shatner looking at porn!" That was a great scene.

 

[Scott T]

What was the that movie? Trekkies? Where the two characters find Bill looking at porn in that store? "Dude we just found William Shatner looking at porn!" That was a great scene.

I think it was 'Free Enterprise'

 

[yorkshirelad]

I'm all for Shatner
www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Un66GYOIk

 

[Blade96]

How assume would it be to have the Captain of the Enterprise as the GG of Canada??? Putin? Obama? Brown? Sarkozy? phhhtt we got the Captain! Time to kick some ***!!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Help-nominate-William-Shatner-for-Governor-General-of-Canada/102216946483989?ref=mf

dammit ken! I'm an actor not a governor general!

lol, sorry, couldn't resist

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Well, he has backing;

read the full story here

I got this tweet from Nimoy yesterday:

[URL="http://twitter.com/TheRealNimoy"]TheRealNimoy

Bill: Outgoing Mayor of Calgary said I should run for the office. Me as Mayor and Shatner as Governor General!!

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