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Kelsey Grammer enters 'No Spin Zone'

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    Actor on why it's hard to be a conservative in Hollywood

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Personal story segment -- actor Kelsey Grammer won a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of -- Chicago mayor in the program boss on the storage network season 2 begins tomorrow evening and here is mr.

-- So -- researching this a long way from the cheers bar and what did you learn about politicians.

-- you don't it's funny that the show itself -- not really about politics.

It's about human behavior and a guy who wants to hang on the power.

Now do I think it's possible that this is something we see and Washington DC for instance.

Because I do.

Are -- as ruthless and I am.

Probably not and I certainly hope -- -- Chicago politicians certainly throughout -- is a very colorful career is absolutely the -- of the show calls an -- we corrupt did you research Daley and his father and all these guys -- get an idea of how they conducted themselves you know it is -- we did do we did do a lot of -- about the whole history of mayors and in Chicago and that's and that's really -- -- of this guy.

We know something about.

Mayor Daley and of course I had and dinner with his son.

Was also mayor -- for time and and dinner with mayor Emanuel you have -- yeah messages he had dinner with -- -- who is polar opposite.

From you in political point of view when did you discuss politics well actually just a little bit.

And that tiny and he was yet he was getting some heat actually power for racial profiling he -- which it was it was really really interest you said I'm not I'm not profiling.

-- -- -- -- But did he objects to anything that you said in political grounds that he call you -- an -- name could you don't know why would you actually did say and I don't know vikings that is -- -- -- believe it if you are you okay -- minutes you know hi how -- you.

-- -- -- -- -- Myself now -- -- -- Just give it away are you an idea -- pleasant -- -- we have a lovely dinner beloved talk I think they were all concerned actually if I was out to do hit piece on either one of them -- and Merriman who but.

-- the scope of the show is always actually about more than that it's more about a man who's -- who's struggling to keep power.

Now it is anybody give you any jazz when you go home to LA I saw -- mr.

tremor and Chicago a few weeks ago in Miller and I would generally.

Almost -- -- who escaped.

But -- heat when you go back because you are Republican retirement of guy it's it's not really heat no you know -- -- I have I have.

Lively speculation about certain conversations have certain red as I've read some things about how pathetic it is to be Republican in Hollywood.

There's this little group call friends -- -- people can you remember people not a member of that group.

They're -- been some you know some sort of derisive comments made about -- nothing personal to you are not that I know of because -- I -- -- to -- -- on the set with you Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson.

Kind of danced in and animals -- feed you a pig get more left waiting in those guys though have very little Ratzenberger.

That very.

I'm the other side you know it's funny -- -- used to agree on the other side he made the transition to cities are watching the factory.

Have there you go -- So did you guys talk politics back in the day.

You know once in -- yeah -- our boy's best from a small government guy and that's why I've.

I just I decide just think that the private sector and and and society can take care of itself but in the government it.

Did they hit did they get heated because Rhea Perlman another very left wing woman.

Did they get heated when you came in and sit there are I -- -- conservative guys a little bit today selfless program beer Stein actually they would say things like you know this was actually a -- that's -- you know if he -- remember -- member of the -- the governorship yes -- it may be -- is gonna run.

-- -- -- -- I hope he does declare that he's running because I'm gonna contribute a million dollars to borrowed to defeat him fifa oh said that one of the producers of the show click I thought you know you'll you're -- -- Yeah I've I've always outnumbered I did show his boss on the SARS networks could see Kelsey thanks to come and go appreciate it.

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