Submitted by johnh on April 10, 2006 - 17:42.
How far behind the UK is with More4, I don't know anymore-- but DON'T click on this link if you're watching The West Wing on RTE One because it talks about an episode you'll not be seeing for several more weeks.
It does, however, mention that Martin Sheen is about to enrol as an undergraduate at NUI Galway. (Yes, you did see him get an honorary doctorate from NUI Maynooth last week on the news.) Well, I think it's interesting.
Also:
Not long ago, he said, he was approached by Democratic Party representatives from his native state, Ohio, to see if he would be interested in running for the United States Senate after he left the show. Though he would have had little trouble drafting a campaign platform — he is a fierce opponent of nuclear power and the war in Iraq, and a champion of human rights — he turned them down.
"I'm just not qualified," he said. "You're mistaking celebrity for credibility."
Love that guy.