Comment on Jon Stewart on presidential runs and why there's hope for America

• JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  His wife involvement was hands on and significant. In person lobbying, actual help crafting the legislation, etc.

  Does that alone qualify him to be potus? Probably not, which is the point he is making in the video. Does it making far more qualified than Trump? Absolutely. But the point of my comment was to illustrate that he does indeed have hamss on knowledge and experience in the legislative negotiations and crafting, which most other celebrities do not have.

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  • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    yes but why choose a celebrity that knows politics when you could have someone with a full education and career (or at least you could wish for one)

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    • JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I don’t understand your replies. In the video Jon addresses the impulse people have to want folk like him, Colbert, and Kimmel to run for office. He insinuates his disagreement but understands the sentiment. In other words, exactly your point.

      On the other hand, you keep arguing the point of Jon as POTUS in this comment thread when the only point being made was that, unlike most celebrities, Jon has knowledge and experience in the legislative process. You stated that he had no other qualification other than fame. I corrected that misconception. Nothing more.

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      • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I don’t understand your replies. In the video Jon addresses the impulse people have to want folk like him, Colbert, and Kimmel to run for office. He insinuates his disagreement but understands the sentiment. In other words, exactly your point.

        jet ITT everybody is already voting for this imaginary ticket

        On the other hand, you keep arguing the point of Jon as POTUS in this comment thread when the only point being made was that, unlike most celebrities, Jon has knowledge and experience in the legislative process. You stated that he had no other qualification other than fame. I corrected that misconception. Nothing more.

        read the comments… the celebrity worship is out of control here

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    • rylock@piefed.zip ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Because it’s a popularity contest where name recognition is a huge factor. I swear it’s like some people want to lose.

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      • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        My original point is that the very American celebrity worship phenomenon, which has turned your entire government in a popularity contest, is BAD for you… so maybe don’t keep going down this route?

        I swear some people find themselves in a hole and they just want to keep digging

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    • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      We decided she loved the genosides and didn’t care about the poletarians.

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• MotoAsh@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I mean, I get your point, but… are you really going to pretend Stewart wouldn’t be better than every fucking Republican?

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  • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I mean, I get your point, but… are you really going to pretend Stewart wouldn’t be better than every fucking Republican?

    no, of course not. But the piece of dog shit I just scraped off my shoe would be a million times better than all republicans blended together so that is not really a measure of goodness

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    • MotoAsh@piefed.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It is a valid point of reference when saying someone is better than what we have…

      Why are you hellbent on making perfect the enemy of better?

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      • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        who says I am?

        Why are you dealing in absolutes? if I am not with you, even partially, I seem to be interpreted as being against you

        All I am saying is that, if you take Jon Stewart celebrity status away, all you have is a man with no interesting education to speak of who does seem interested in the welfare of vets… that’s it. You can go to ANY VA facility and find people with more education and a life long career of helping Vets

        Yet you want me to think you wanting Jon Stewart for POTUS has nothing to do with celebrity worship

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• neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Bernie Sanders was an activist.

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  • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    and with his track record, he could have peen an awesome potus

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