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Matthew McConaughey has been a lot of things over the course of various careers: He’s been a beach bum, an immortal wizard, the star of
more. Something that can actually leave a lasting impact on the beautiful big rock we call America, or at least more of a lasting impact than his awards, his millions of dollars, his family, and his aircraft carrier full of classy Lincoln automobiles… something like
politics.
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Yes, if you felt a bone-aching chill run through the air this something, it wasn’t climate change generating another polar vortex. It was, in fact, the haunting echo of another celebrity deciding that their specific set of skills (which include “looking presentable,” “reading,” and “being famous”) would translate perfectly to a career in politics. But hey, it worked out for Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump, who says it can’t work out for Matthew McConaughey as well? He’s a