Pretenders in Chief: Paste Casts the Presidents

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Grover Cleveland - Grover the Muppet
We don't care what your 11th grade history teacher said. Grover Cleveland is boring. Grover the Muppet is warm, cuddly, lovable box-office bait for the Sesame Street set.


Benjamin Harrison - Matthew McConaughey
History tells us that President Harrison removed his shirt daily to bathe. McConaughey is also adept at de-shirting, and appears willing to gain weight for the role: Attractive actor getting ugly for part + artistic semi-nudity = cinematic gold.


William McKinley - Mr. T
Both supported the gold standard.


William Howard Taft - Wilford Brimley
They're both fat and mustachioed. And we're guessing Taft also had the dia-beet-us.
 

Warren G. Harding - Ben Affleck
At first, he was handsome and charming, and his early attempts seemed really promising. Four years later, we shuddered at the thought of him.