Confused for his character in “Wall Street,” Michael Douglas is called upon for his financial expertise

For some inexplicable reason, Michael Douglas was at the United Nations on Wednesday discussing his take on nuclear weapons and the current U.S. financial crisis. Douglas won an Oscar for his role as Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film "Wall Street," and several reporters called upon his fictional character's knowledge of banking (his famous phrase was "greed is good").

After discussing the "boundless greed" of the world, one journalist asked: "Are you saying Gordon that greed is not good?"

"I'm not saying that," Douglas replied. "And my name is not Gordon. He's a character I played 20 years ago."

Click here to watch the hilarious interview. But seriously, we have to wonder: why is Michael Douglas, an actor, being asked the hard questions? Does anyone care about where the candidates stand? [Yahoo]