Let's play a game: Which Non-Politician Would You Vote For?
This election cycle giving you the blues? I hear you. So, I thought it might be fun to play a little game where we cast our ballots for our dream President(s) who aren't currently politicians.
So, I'll start: I'm going with Mike Rowe.
I've always been a fan of him, and how his career basically started as a dare. From an interview:
I was in the opera at the time. I walked across the street with a buddy of mine (during a performance) - we're dressed as Vikings and we have a drink. The TV is turned to QVC. ... My buddy bets me $100 I can't get a call back. So ... I crashed the audition and got a job on the spot. I basically turned the whole thing into my own stupid David Letterman show - I made fun of the callers and made fun of the products.
If that wasn't enough to convince me, his Ted Talk on what he learned from Dirty Jobs is pure brilliance, and I think it should be mandatory viewing for high school graduates.
Who's next? There are plenty out there...
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agoAlex P. Keaton (just kidding).
Mike Rowe is about the only person I could think of besides Andrew Napolitano or a younger Thomas Sowell.
I'm actually shocked that I've sat for 30 minutes before typing and I can't come up with more than 3 people. I'm sure others will come up with ideas I could get behind, but I've not been very successful. It is a fun break from reality though.
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sam_acw
7 years, 5 months agoIf we're discounting Trump, it's hard to think of many. I've got a friend who'd like to vote for Vince McMahon (WWE owner) but personally I'd vote for someone on the right like Charles Murray (more seriously) or Alex Jones (more crazily).
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoVince McMahon! He would surely do this to celebrate his win. Great suggestion.
Yeah, I didn't mean to discount any candidate with this little game. It was more born out of my disappointment that the candidate who will likely win will have won the battle of "Whose allegations are worse in the public eye?" instead of actual policy. It's been a real race to the bottom in that respect.
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Razorback
7 years, 5 months agoVermin Supreme? At least we will all get a free pony and have good teeth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d_FvgQ1csE
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoOral and moral decay should be banished! I'm with this guy.
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dewtattoo
7 years, 5 months agoI would take up the joke offer from Queen Elizabeth. LOL
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoThat was incredible. It's not often we're getting trolled by the Queen.
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agoIn all seriousness, I think she wouldn't do a bad job. She would certainly handle herself with dignity and not be passive aggressive in dealing with her critics. This shouldn't be such an attractive option, darn it!
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoI hear that.
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trigjoh
7 years, 5 months agodont take Mrs Windsor as all lovable old lady, common sense and tea parties. Heart of coal. Never lets a grudge go. Uses MI6 to eliminate foes. Nasty woman
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoThe original Tea Partier.
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agoI will yield to your first hand knowledge. Anyway, her full name reminds me of Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanana Bo Besca The Third. At the 40 second mark: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kR4OOtEHtS4
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Razorback
7 years, 5 months agoLet us not forget the Knights Who Say Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z' nourrwringmm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBzJF_-cBA
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agoYou get mega points just for spelling that! I always defer to "The Knights Who Until Recently Said Nee". I'm a slacker.
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sb
7 years, 5 months agoNolan Ryan or Randy Johnson
My logic behind this answer is rooted in my belief that my representatives need certain abilities to adequately represent American values. My checklist is as follows:
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoAh, excellent! Here are two video clips I would use as political commercials for each candidate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIZB9O24BEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMgH4-u3qk
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brian
7 years, 5 months agoNick Offerman. I watched a comedy special of his last night and he is able to walk the line of controversial issues with incredible insight and respect for everyone involved. Plus he is honest and just tells it how it is. A departure that I would welcome in a candidate.
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Razorback
7 years, 5 months agoRowe/Offerman
Now that's a platform I could get behind 100%.
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoDream Team.
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agoI'd take Mike Rowe/Ben Shapiro once Shapiro is old enough to qualify...lets shoot for 2020.
Offerman would be a great Press Secretary, or perhaps Secretary of State, or perhaps Tom Selleck for that role.
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agoI like Offerman but I've heard him come out in support of the second amendment only for muskets and weaponry of the time. I can agree with him on most everything else but that's a big one for me. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gVcS_9cad8g Aside from that, I completely agree with him on most things: a good round of fisticuffs to settle problems and the need for a man to work with his hands would solve many problems. Perhaps if it was actually Ron Swanson...I'd donate to that campaign!
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoIf anyone needs to know what Ron Swanson stands for concerning government:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK4kQF6Zu6w
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agoRon Swanson, making libertarianism and mustaches cool since 2009. Awesome.
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Razorback
7 years, 5 months ago"I enjoy government functions like I enjoy getting kicked in the nuggets with a steel toe boot. But this hotel always serves bacon-wrapped shrimp. That's my number one favorite food wrapped around my number three favorite food. I'd go to a banquet in honor of those Somali pirates if they served bacon-wrapped shrimp."
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Razorback
7 years, 5 months agoI am with you there. Leave the 2nd alone.
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Titanheart
7 years, 5 months agoI like Mike Rowe and I could see him filming his Campaign and subsequent time in the White House under the title "Dirty Jobs: Ultimate Edition", or something similar.
Another possibility I would be interested in would be Tom Selleck.
For fun though I would really like to see Mark Rippetoe in the White House. Just imagine the press conferences, the debates, it would be glorious!
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Chet_Manly
7 years, 5 months agobwahahahaha. Trigger warnings and "safe space violations" would precede each one, but there would never be more honesty or direct answers at any press conferences than those. Excellent choice.
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoTom Selleck! An excellent addition. I don't know his stance on policy, but I'd at least vote for his mustache.
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bean
7 years, 5 months agoMike Rowe! What a man's-man! All around great guy. He truely appreciates the working class. Mike is a genuine wordsmith, measuring each word with surgical precision.
On a more comical note, I nominate Chuck Norris for anything. He is just a no crap taker!
I he wasn't Canadian, Red Green, because If the ladies dont find you handsome, they oughta at lead fond you handy!
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoI live by that motto! Red Green is a fantastic addition.
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Titanheart
7 years, 5 months agoHA HA +1 on Red Green! That is awesome!
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ahnyerkeester
7 years, 5 months agoMike Rowe all the way.
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zamoose
7 years, 5 months agoGuys: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. C'mon!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2016/06/07/dwayne-johnson-says-he-might-want-to-run-for-president-he-could-actually-win/
http://thefederalist.com/2016/08/23/hbos-ballers-proves-why-the-rock-should-be-president/
http://thefederalist.com/2016/08/11/11-pictures-that-show-why-the-rock-is-a-true-american-hero/
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glen
7 years, 5 months agoYou have opened my eyes. I now see the light.
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