Actor and nude bongo enthusiast Matthew McConaughey ended months of intense (albeit deeply skeptical) speculation about his potential career in politics, announcing on Sunday that he would not run to be the next governor of his home state of Texas. Alright alright alright.
McConaughey’s declaration, like much of his acting career, came in the form of a charmingly rambling monologue, delivered in that alluringly sluggish drawl that’s helped define his brand as Hollywood’s go-to good ol’ boy stoner. And I have to say, despite my previous assertion that the world absolutely does not need yet another actor-cum-politician in the mix, McConaughey’s “I’m not running” video (titled simply “🇺🇸”) almost — almost —makes me wish he’d reconsider.
