Comments on: Jon Stewart for President… or an Oscar http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/ by Jeff Jarvis Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Greg Lawrence http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-346923 Greg Lawrence Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:10:59 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-346923 We could do worse (and likely will). Does anyone really trust Hillary or Obama? How about what's-his-name, Romney? Wait! I know! Lets give Gore another chance. After all, he was supposed to be President-it was all arranged, right? Stewart is intelligent, articulate and preceptive. Underneath it all, he is a man who really loves this country. He's not likely to isolate himself. I'd say he knows as much or more about politics and international relations than the average D.C. policy wonk. I wrote him in for the last Presidential election and would do it again. We could do worse (and likely will). Does anyone really trust Hillary or
Obama? How about what’s-his-name, Romney? Wait! I know! Lets give
Gore another chance. After all, he was supposed to be President-it was
all arranged, right?

Stewart is intelligent, articulate and preceptive. Underneath it all, he is a
man who really loves this country. He’s not likely to isolate himself.
I’d say he knows as much or more about politics and international relations
than the average D.C. policy wonk.

I wrote him in for the last Presidential election and would do it again.

]]> By: Brian Stewart http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-262522 Brian Stewart Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-262522 If you listen to the candidates pre-positioning themselves to run for President for 08 you never hear anything about competence, its all about them telling us boilerplate trendy "wishes" of what they would do. Frankly, its no different than what a bright jr. high schooler could offer at a sunday dinner conversation if thier uncle asked them a few questions. And no additional thought is required to be put into it. It appears that a healthy dose of self-involved narcissism, popular dreams in boilerplate fashion, and an earnest demeanor is all that is required as long as one is savvy enough to step over the landmines strewn all over the American mental "politically correct" landscape these days. Its no wonder why we don't get better leaders without even going into how they finance their "electability" and the power of special interests which includes the media creating and pushing "selected" candidates(Obama) as well. I liked Robert Fineman's admonition to the wary. If you listen to the candidates pre-positioning themselves to run for President for 08 you never hear anything about competence, its all about them telling us boilerplate trendy “wishes” of what they would do. Frankly, its no different than what a bright jr. high schooler could offer at a sunday dinner conversation if thier uncle asked them a few questions. And no additional thought is required to be put into it. It appears that a healthy dose of self-involved narcissism, popular dreams in boilerplate fashion, and an earnest demeanor is all that is required as long as one is savvy enough to step over the landmines strewn all over the American mental “politically correct” landscape these days. Its no wonder why we don’t get better leaders without even going into how they finance their “electability” and the power of special interests which includes the media creating and pushing “selected” candidates(Obama) as well. I liked Robert Fineman’s admonition to the wary.

]]> By: Starked SF, Unforgiving News from the Bay » Blog Archive » Talk of the Town: Hump Day http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125734 Starked SF, Unforgiving News from the Bay » Blog Archive » Talk of the Town: Hump Day Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:09:54 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125734 [...] BuzzMachine: Jon Stewart for President. [...] [...] BuzzMachine: Jon Stewart for President. [...]

]]> By: Rich Drees http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125724 Rich Drees Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:27:30 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125724 Mumblix, It's hard to run for president when you're dead. Oh wait, death didn't stop Bob Dole. Mumblix, It’s hard to run for president when you’re dead. Oh wait, death didn’t stop Bob Dole.

]]> By: Hunter McDaniel http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125336 Hunter McDaniel Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:27:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125336 Whatever you may think of Reagan, he did have two terms as governor of our most-populous state under his belt before he ran for President. Whatever you may think of Reagan, he did have two terms as governor of our most-populous state under his belt before he ran for President.

]]> By: Robert Feinman http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125322 Robert Feinman Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:04:39 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125322 Isn't it strange that people will choose wrestlers in boas, strong men, or movie actors to run a highly complex administrative system and think that honesty or forthrightness is all that matters. Would you pick Ventura to perform brain surgery? Why do people think that running government should be left to dilettantes. Why don't people demand some proof of managerial experience and a knowledge of the issues that will be faced by their administration. Is competence too much to require? Who said we get the government we deserve? Isn’t it strange that people will choose wrestlers in boas, strong men, or movie actors to run a highly complex administrative system and think that honesty or forthrightness is all that matters.

Would you pick Ventura to perform brain surgery? Why do people think that running government should be left to dilettantes. Why don’t people demand some proof of managerial experience and a knowledge of the issues that will be faced by their administration. Is competence too much to require?

Who said we get the government we deserve?

]]> By: Erin http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125316 Erin Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:56:08 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125316 Hey it may be stupid, but Jon is one funny man. We need someone who won't take politics too seriously. If someone bombed us he'd just make a joke about it and move on. Ok, so that is a terrible idea. Hey it may be stupid, but Jon is one funny man. We need someone who won’t take politics too seriously. If someone bombed us he’d just make a joke about it and move on. Ok, so that is a terrible idea.

]]> By: Mumblix Grumph http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125284 Mumblix Grumph Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:18:35 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125284 What the hell? Does this mean Pat Paulsen isn't running this time? What the hell? Does this mean Pat Paulsen isn’t running this time?

]]> By: protogenes http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125206 protogenes Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:39:40 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125206 And Reagan was any less strange a choice? And Reagan was any less strange a choice?

]]> By: Brooklyn Kitchen http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125173 Brooklyn Kitchen Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:32:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/09/05/jon-stewart-for-president-or-an-oscar/#comment-125173 That's <i>stoopid</i>. Looks like somebody is trying to sell a bunch of crap to saps who don't clearly understand the role of the court jester. That’s stoopid. Looks like somebody is trying to sell a bunch of crap to saps who don’t clearly understand the role of the court jester.

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