Recently, TPM asked their readers for casting suggestions for the upcoming biopic on Jack Abramoff, where Kevin Spacey is reportedly already booked to play the disgraced GOP uber-lobbyist:
They sought casting suggestions for 11 of the key players in the Abramoff scandals, sure to show up in the film. The resultant “Dream Team” of excellent choices for each were revealed last week.
But, amazingly, the TPM casting call overlooked one of the key players in the Abramoff scandal, our old friend, the disgraced now-former Republican Congressman from Florida, Tom Feeney, aka “Representative #3” in one of the key filings in the Abramoff affair. In 2003, Feeney accompanied Jack on the third lobbyist-funded junket to play golf in Scotland following trips with the disgraced now-former Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX) in 2000 and the disgraced now-former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) in 2002.
The TPM oversight must be corrected immediately. And, of course, I can think of just one person who’d be perfect — for so many reasons — to play the role of Feeney in the upcoming Abramoff film…
Just sayin’.
P.S. The guy was also an old acting school classmate of your Oscar-winning choice to play Grover Norquist. So, really, who would be more perfect?!
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😀 Go for it, Brad!
No one. Threaten your agent.
Just take Bruce Greenwood, dye his hair a little red with a curly gel-drenched perm, set him out in the sun and/or a long drinking binge until he turns beet red, and you’ve got Tom Feeney.
http://sparklepony.blogspot.com/2007/06/tom-feeney-hair-product-abuser.html
http://weblogs.variety.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/06/jfcgreenwood.jpg
Sorry Brad.
– Tom 😉
Thanks Brad, I needed to smile after reading over at Emptywheel most of the morning. You’d be great!
what about butthead of Beevis and Butthead fame.
maybe dennis quaid or, no, I meant carrot top
Talk about the dog wagging the tail and vice-versa, this is a cosmic conundrum!
Excellent!
Michael Madsen should play Abramoff. He would lend the role his trademark air of amoral evil, which is wholly appropriate. Tom Green should play Feeney. Sorry, Brad.
Actually, I think Ahnold ought to play Abramoff, he’ll need the work soon.