Now that Trump with all of his distortions of truth has officially become the next President, we should consider having a comedian as President. A comedian shines truth on the antics of the powerful.
Think Jon Stewart. He got Obama to laugh at himself.
Better yet, how about two comedians on the ballot in 2020? What about pairing Jon Stewart with Al Franken?
Republicans skewered Franken as a comedian, unfit to be a U.S. Senator. Now they have turned around and supported a clown for President. I think Republicans disliked Franken because he exposed their hypocrisy.
We just dug out of our bookshelves “Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right”, Al Franken, 2003.
Oh, yeah, he is still married to his first wife.
In 1999 Franken wrote “Why not me?: the inside story of the making and unmaking of Franken Presidency”. I have ordered it from the Duluth Public Library.
When I had a telephone modem with unlimited access, I watched a lot of Jon Stewart on Facebook, I think. Although his twirling his paper was tiresome, I found his skewering of the powerful, no matter their politics, delightful. He used their own words to reveal contradictions.
If you want a sample how thoughtful Jon Stewart can be, watch his appearance on “CBS This Morning”, I think it was November 17, 2016. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUkv_jPgTeg. Also look up on You Tube his Twitter war with Donald Trump.
See also "Is Donald Trump a Threat to Democracy?"
