reality campaign.
I have an idea for the way our next presidential election could be run. Why not skip all pretense, join the latest fad and make it into a reality show? We could call it something like "Presidential Idol" or "Survivor: Democracy." The networks would pick one hundred candidates in auditions across the nation. I can see the ads now:
After that, the campaign race would go much like any reality show. Over the next few weeks, candidates would be eliminated one after the other. One week they'd have to eat bugs. Another week, we could put them on an island. Sometimes the audience would call in their votes, and sometimes it would be decided by judges like Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. ("That was the worst debate performance I've ever seen. You're a horrible speaker and an even worse president. To have you for president would be the death of this country. No inaugural rose for you. Please extinguish your presidential flame. Oh, and by the way, 'internet' is singular.")
This way, the race would be a lot more interesting and I think have much more voter turnout. Both Bush and Kerry probably would have been eliminated in the first few weeks; in fact, we'd probably end up with someone like Pamela Anderson. Why not? It's not like we haven't had an actor in office already. It isn't necessarily a bad thing. Imagine her at a summit; everyone'll be too busy staring at her chest to fight.
listening to: Back to the Future II.
in my sink: Nothing.
WANTED: 35 year-oldnaturalizedcitizens to audition for new reality show/public office. Please show up at local polling station Tuesday, November 2nd before 6 pm. Bring headshots.
After that, the campaign race would go much like any reality show. Over the next few weeks, candidates would be eliminated one after the other. One week they'd have to eat bugs. Another week, we could put them on an island. Sometimes the audience would call in their votes, and sometimes it would be decided by judges like Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. ("That was the worst debate performance I've ever seen. You're a horrible speaker and an even worse president. To have you for president would be the death of this country. No inaugural rose for you. Please extinguish your presidential flame. Oh, and by the way, 'internet' is singular.")
This way, the race would be a lot more interesting and I think have much more voter turnout. Both Bush and Kerry probably would have been eliminated in the first few weeks; in fact, we'd probably end up with someone like Pamela Anderson. Why not? It's not like we haven't had an actor in office already. It isn't necessarily a bad thing. Imagine her at a summit; everyone'll be too busy staring at her chest to fight.
listening to: Back to the Future II.
in my sink: Nothing.
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