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Video: Alec Baldwin Says He'd Rather Travel With His Girlfriend Than Run For Mayor
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Jamie Feldmar
Published Aug 31, 2011
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There's been a whole lot of hoo-ha over Alec Baldwin's potential mayoral run, and he's not doing much to dispel the rumors. Baldwin stopped to chitchat with Letterman last night and explained that he'd like to "be" the mayor, not necessarily "run" for mayor. And why would that be? Mostly because of his smoking hot 27-year-old-yoga-instructor girlfriend Hilaria Thomas, who's introduced on-camera.
"Would I rather be handcuffed to the emergency command center in Maspeth during a hurricane, holding down the fort and making sure all the plows are working," Baldwin asks, "... or would I rather spend some of that 30 Rock money traveling the world with my girlfriend?" Alec, just think: WWJDD? (What Would Jack Donaghy Do?) Forget the girl and strap on that navy suit—this city needs a bold(faced) leader.
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