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TexasTowelie

(116,608 posts)
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 10:10 PM Oct 2017

Impersonator in chief Baldwin headlines Iowa Democrats event

Strange as it seems, Iowa Democrats can expect to see Donald Trump at the state party's annual marquee fundraiser next month.

That is, in the form of actor Alec Baldwin, the walking parody of the Republican president.

The actor who received an Emmy award last month for his running parody of Trump on Saturday Night Live is to be the keynote speaker at the state party banquet in Des Moines on Nov. 27.

It's a role often reserved for presidential prospects in the leadoff presidential caucus state.

Whether or not Baldwin entertains the light-hearted urgings of former President Bill Clinton to run for president, Baldwin should certainly expect an audience hungry for lifted spirits.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/impersonator-chief-baldwin-headlines-iowa-democrats-event-50382339

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Impersonator in chief Baldwin headlines Iowa Democrats event (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2017 OP
Wow. I would personally pay a lot to attend something like that. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #1
The cheapest ticket is $50 with no dinner. roody Oct 2017 #2
I was thinking one of those $500/plate deals. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #3

Laffy Kat

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1. Wow. I would personally pay a lot to attend something like that.
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 10:20 PM
Oct 2017

If Baldwin performed at a Colorado event I would pay big time and rearrange my life to attend.

Laffy Kat

(16,517 posts)
3. I was thinking one of those $500/plate deals.
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 11:52 PM
Oct 2017

Sounds great. Hope he entertains at a Colorado Democratic fund-raiser.

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