Friday, October 19, 2007
Colbert for President??
Stephen Colbert announced on his show the other night that he is running for president,......in South Carolina. Well, I'm not really a Hilary Clinton fan (the upside is that at least if she did get elected Bill would be there to help), Obama seems too inexperienced to have a chance, Edwards is too far behind in the polls, and the republican candidates are, at least to me, pretty much laughable. I would love to have a President Colbert, or a President Stewart. I know this is not ever going to happen, but these two comedians are in my eyes more honest, less tainted by politics, and more willing to confront problems than any of the current candidates. Perhaps the front runners should take a leaf out of the Colbert/Stewart play book and stop side stepping tough issues, stop playing on 9/11 (Rudy Giuliani), stop trying to keep the presidential records out of the public's reach ( Hilary Clinton), and start being more honest, in the end I think it would do us all some good.
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thats true, while like you said neither of them would ever had a chance i know i would vote for one of them, while it may not give off the best international image i think it could solve a lot of our own problems
I agree with you. I'd Love to see Colbert or Stewart as one of the next presidents, but in all reality it wouldn't ever happen. I think they're both very funny comedians, and definitely more honest than any of the current candidates but I'm not sure that the presidency is the right position for either one of them. Personally, I don't think that all politicians started out dishonest, but as they rose on the political ladder they came to the realization that you sometimes need to get your hand dirty if you want to succeed. On this note, I wouldn't want either Colbert or Stweart to be president because I would fear it would completely change who they are-funny and honest comedians who put an interesting twist into politics
I totally see what you're saying here, but I fear that many other Americans wouldn't. I think that these politicians are doing things which are excellent political moves. When Giuliani keeps bringing up 9/11 his poll numbers rocket and it's similar with every other politician. They tailor make their images so that they suit a certain audience, irregardless of what they may or may not believe. They downplay certain issues so they don't look bad and they highlight others so they look great. It's all a smoke and mirrors game, and I think for the average American, it may be one that's quite hard to decipher.
AH! Brooke I totally agree with what you said about those two being way more honest. Can I just tell you that every week your blog is my favorite to read? (seriously). It's not particularly likely that either of them will get too far seeing as how America is looking for a President to solve a few problems and get serious though.
Although it is pretty near impossible for Colbert to actually become President, it would be interesting to see him run. I think that his inexperience in the political field is too great for him to actually be a legitimate leader. Basically, we should leave Stephen Colbert as a comedian and let the real politicians who actually have experience and set political ideologies run for office.
as much as I would wan tto see it happen, it won't. Not only that, but I think that just liek anythony said, it might not help our international image to have a comedian as president. Just look at the media circus that became of our governor election situation.
I agree. neither would have a chance but I would have to vote for one of them. I think this would help cure some of the issues and conflicts in our own country although it might tarnish the international image. I do not think this matters though as long as our own country is functioning to the best of its ability.
Brooke you are right. Although Colbert and Stewart may not be elected, although Colbert might get 1/3 of the vote as we saw in gov today, I think that they could be good for the government. They would bring a breath of fresh air into the political world. Colbert and Stewart may see issues differently and in an untainted way because they are not influence by other politicians or people who give gifts of money to the politicians.
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