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January 30, 2003
Actor Martin Sheen Endorses Howard Dean for President
By ROSS SNEYD
Associated Press
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The man who plays the president on television has endorsed a former governor who wants to be president.
Former Gov. Howard Dean dropped by a taping of NBC's "The West Wing" in Washington last week for a tour and picked up the backing of actor Martin Sheen.
The actor wanted to tell Dean, and an accompanying reporter for People Magazine, that he supported the Vermonter's run for the presidency.
"He invited the governor to the set," Sheen publicist Glennis Liberty said of the meeting.
Dean's staff welcomed the endorsement for the publicity value it carried.
Sheen plays President Josiah Bartlet in "The West Wing," a drama about the presidency. As Dean's staff and supporters are happy to point out, the fictional Bartlet is a lot like the real-life candidate…
Posted by Ryo at January 30, 2003 12:03 AM