Would you vote for Jon Stewart?

[Eaglestrike]

I don't think I'd vote for him cause I don't believe he knows all that much about politics and how to handle things. At least knowing enough.. he'd have to prove to me more than a "news" show on Comedy Central (more of a joke show anyways). He's funny.. he's famous.. I hate that people would vote for him cause he's famous and funny.. that's just.. stupid.. but who knows.. other famous people have made decent politicians it seems (at least, I'm told jesse the body ventura or however you spell his name did good for his state)

Read his book if you think he doesn't know about politcs for running a show on cemedy central. Hell Ben Stein had a comedy central show and he used to write Reagan's speeches.

I agree that you shouldn't vote for someone just for finding them funny. But I also think you shouldn't assume someone doesn't know things about politics just because they're funny either.

oh, I don't think he doesn't know anything, and I really would like to read his book need to get me a copy I just think most of the people voting for him would vote cause he's famous and funny (which in turn means they like em most likely cause not many find someone they don't like funny D: I think).

I think I'd rather see him try a lesser position in politics first rather than presidency so soon.. hmm wouldn't he be one of the youngest presidents too?

Is that any worse than voting for someone because they're Christian or because they're "Not Bush"? A lot of people vote simply by party lines, which is stupid as this system would be a lot better if we didn't follow party lines so closely.

[Elemmire]

I don't think I'd vote for him cause I don't believe he knows all that much about politics and how to handle things. At least knowing enough.. he'd have to prove to me more than a "news" show on Comedy Central (more of a joke show anyways). He's funny.. he's famous.. I hate that people would vote for him cause he's famous and funny.. that's just.. stupid.. but who knows.. other famous people have made decent politicians it seems (at least, I'm told jesse the body ventura or however you spell his name did good for his state)

Read his book if you think he doesn't know about politcs for running a show on cemedy central. Hell Ben Stein had a comedy central show and he used to write Reagan's speeches.

I agree that you shouldn't vote for someone just for finding them funny. But I also think you shouldn't assume someone doesn't know things about politics just because they're funny either.

oh, I don't think he doesn't know anything, and I really would like to read his book need to get me a copy I just think most of the people voting for him would vote cause he's famous and funny (which in turn means they like em most likely cause not many find someone they don't like funny D: I think).

I think I'd rather see him try a lesser position in politics first rather than presidency so soon.. hmm wouldn't he be one of the youngest presidents too?

Is that any worse than voting for someone because they're Christian or because they're "Not Bush"? A lot of people vote simply by party lines, which is stupid as this system would be a lot better if we didn't follow party lines so closely.

a lot of people vote for the wrong reasons I agree, voting cause they're claimed relgion is also bad or because of parties or because of their fathers or such.. but.. at least.. our system is supposed to be fixed cause of the electoral process. Where there's a popular vote (the people's vote) and then an electoral house that votes on the president in each state I think. And those people are supposed to be intelligent people that know what they're doing.. bleh.. been a long time since I learned about our government.. I need to relearn..hehe

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

I don't think I'd vote for him cause I don't believe he knows all that much about politics and how to handle things. At least knowing enough.. he'd have to prove to me more than a "news" show on Comedy Central (more of a joke show anyways). He's funny.. he's famous.. I hate that people would vote for him cause he's famous and funny.. that's just.. stupid.. but who knows.. other famous people have made decent politicians it seems (at least, I'm told jesse the body ventura or however you spell his name did good for his state)

Read his book if you think he doesn't know about politcs for running a show on cemedy central. Hell Ben Stein had a comedy central show and he used to write Reagan's speeches.

I agree that you shouldn't vote for someone just for finding them funny. But I also think you shouldn't assume someone doesn't know things about politics just because they're funny either.

oh, I don't think he doesn't know anything, and I really would like to read his book need to get me a copy I just think most of the people voting for him would vote cause he's famous and funny (which in turn means they like em most likely cause not many find someone they don't like funny D: I think).

I think I'd rather see him try a lesser position in politics first rather than presidency so soon.. hmm wouldn't he be one of the youngest presidents too?

Is that any worse than voting for someone because they're Christian or because they're "Not Bush"? A lot of people vote simply by party lines, which is stupid as this system would be a lot better if we didn't follow party lines so closely.

In the case of not bush it does make sense. When somebody is hurting the country as much as he has, you kind of want to get him the fuck out.

[Correction]

Voted no.

If Jon Stewart became President he'd have no time to do Daily Show anymore, and my world would be ruined.

[Krylanna]

well, because the majority of americans are christians, and i honest don't remember any non-christian US president in the history. as an agnostic, i am really interested in seeing if american would accept a president who technically can't and doesn't believe in Jesus as the son of god haha.

You do realize you're posting on the internets, right? This is the place where all the kids who are agnostic and don't have the nads to stop dressing up for Sunday School with their parents like to vent about stuff.

I wouldn't make any assumptions now about whether I'd vote for him or not, but it seems that he's the type of person that could go far in politics if he'd only been funded by old money and pretended to be Christian like all the other guys in charge. He has the charisma most definitely, and I think he could make all the punk-ass 18 and 19 year olds actually go out and vote instead of sitting inside moping about how their votes don't count and cutting themselves when another stuffy old man wins. I'm not sure if he could get over the Comedy Central stigma with the rest of the voting public, but if Arnold could do it then he most certainly can.

I'm going to vote "Depends" now, because I'd want to see the platform he would run on, what his opinions are on specific issues. He only hints at them on his show (I suspect he's very liberal) but he doesn't talk about his personal opinions as if they're his own, and he's got a whole staff helping to write that show.

[Almaa]

if jon stewart from the daily show decides to run for presidency 2008, and please be aware that jon is jewish, would you vote for him regardless his religion? and why?

pointing out jon being jewish is not the emphasis, it's more like an extra bit purely based on the ground of curiosity.

what?

anyway, I never said Bush was presidential material, that doesn't mean Stewart is... I didn't like either candidate last election so I voted libertarian for the hell of it. It was more of a "protest vote" than anything since no one other than Republicans and Democrats have a chance to win.

In a purely hypothetical situation, I'd vote for Stewart over Bush because he makes me laugh, but realistically, Stewart would never run for president. He would have to make fun of his own policies.

[Ayaz]

jon stewart is awesome and all but id re-elect bush for another term if i could. we need to force democracy and our western views on more of the world i think. as a former US Army soldier i can appreciate how crazy the extremists the middle eastern countries produce really are. as horrible as it sounds i think a warmongering, biological weapon maker-upper (i think thats an actual word), pre-emptive striking, oil loving president is a good thing to accomplish our goals as a country. im well aware only a fraction of people my age agree with this philosophy but im not surprised that most of them are my military co-workers. sure we get put in harms way for something most americans would deem wrong. but a majority of us think he was right in what he did.

saddam was a threat and needed to be eliminated. and we couldnt very well leave the iraqi people to fend for themselves or any random warlord could take over the country and be just as bad (or worse) than saddam. not to mention we're probably snatching tons of oil from them at the same time. it really is win-win.

sure hes not too bright. sometimes hes downright scary. but im of the opinion that as the worlds premier superpower it IS our job to help police the rest of the world (im positive almost everyone on here will disagree with me on this lol). anyway just my 2 cents.

the daily show fucking rocks though.


random addition: i know he hasnt been too helpful to the economy or the national debt either but really no president has single-handedly destroyed our nation so who really cares. some guy will come in next and fix whatever was wrong and we'll either eliminate .000001% of the national debt or we'll fall a couple bazillion dollars deeper into it during his term. no biggie.

[Dezzimal]

He's great, but how would he still have time to do the daily show while being Commander in Chief? I voted no.

[Anyway]

How many of you guys even vote anwyways?

Nobody answered this and it is the best post on the thread. Everyone here will as I like to call it "armchair vote" and not vote then complain about the results.

[Inverse]

saddam was a threat and needed to be eliminated. and we couldnt very well leave the iraqi people to fend for themselves or any random warlord could take over the country and be just as bad (or worse) than saddam. not to mention we're probably snatching tons of oil from them at the same time. it really is win-win.


sure hes not too bright. sometimes hes downright scary. but im of the opinion that as the worlds premier superpower it IS our job to help police the rest of the world (im positive almost everyone on here will disagree with me on this lol). anyway just my 2 cents.

so we should go around the world and eradicate all the communies regimes and dictators? btw, it has been reiterated over and over that saddam wasn't an IMMINENT threat. in comparison, north korea is much more menacing than iraq ever has been, as NK has explicitly admited it possesses WMDs. also, your opinion in regard to oil as a legitimate cause for war and equivalent exchange of thousands of lives is downright scary, and frankly, ridiculous.

the daily show fucking rocks though.

agree to this part wholeheartedly.

[Plow]

How many of you guys even vote anwyways?

I would if Jon Stewart was running. (Or Colbert, hell I'd volunteer to help Colbert's campaign the man is a true genius with the guts to stand up next to the president and put his entire life and career on the line saying exactly what needs to be said.)

anyway, I never said Bush was presidential material, that doesn't mean Stewart is... I didn't like either candidate last election so I voted libertarian for the hell of it. It was more of a "protest vote" than anything since no one other than Republicans and Democrats have a chance to win.

And that is why Bush is our president. Seriously, when you have a choice between voting for a worthless idiot, someone who is qualified, or throwing your vote away, how do you choose to throw it away?

[Demetrick]

And that is why Bush is our president. Seriously, when you have a choice between voting for a worthless idiot, someone who is qualified, or throwing your vote away, how do you choose to throw it away?

Thats not throwing a vote away. Thats exactly what you want to think so you can blame someone for a shitty President. Who was qualified in the last election? I voted for Nader in the past two elections, was I throwing that vote away? In 2000 the Green Party got enough percentage of the vote to receive federal funding. Obviously enough people cared to "throw their vote away" for him, including myself.

In Freewill by Rush, "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Thats exactly what the people that don't vote are doing. I don't think they have the right to complain about government then. If anything they could have written in themselves, but not choosing to vote shows that you either don't care enough about the process and can't complain, or just trust that the system will work itself out for the better.

You failed by calling a libertarian vote a throw away. He did it with the intention of 'protest' and knowing that the two political parties are too much. Minnesota voted Jesse Ventura (and I voted for him) for governor when the two leading candidates were pretty crappy. He won, so you never know.

Anyways, I'd vote for Jon, he has one of the best understandings of global politics and I believe has a good vision for where the country should be headed. Just watching the segment when he was on Crossfire should convince anyone.

[Eaglestrike]

anyway, I never said Bush was presidential material, that doesn't mean Stewart is... I didn't like either candidate last election so I voted libertarian for the hell of it. It was more of a "protest vote" than anything since no one other than Republicans and Democrats have a chance to win.

And that is why Bush is our president. Seriously, when you have a choice between voting for a worthless idiot, someone who is qualified, or throwing your vote away, how do you choose to throw it away?

I think he explained why he didn't vote for a Dem or Repub.

Honestly the two party system is really hurting the US and we need to move away from it. If this means a slow build up of 'thrown away votes' then so be it. It's just a game between the two parties at this point and it's not getting us anywhere. Anyone who thinks one party is more evil/stupid/helpful/intelligent than the other is a fool, they both suck.

[Shaede]

i know he hasnt been too helpful to the economy or the national debt either but really no president has single-handedly destroyed our nation so who really cares.

Actually, President Bush is destroying the country more than any president in our history. His blatant disregard for the environment is polluting our air and water and promoting oil explorations in the previously protected areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Anyone remember the Kyoto agreement? Great job protecting our country, Mr.President. He's rolled back a ban that prevented development on 60 million acres of natural forest, lifted the legal limit on the amount of arsenic allowed in drinking water, and undone the latest cleanup regulations for federal surface mines. Nay, if I was to look at all the presidents who've protected our country in the history of the US, George W Bush would not be anywhere near the top of my list.

[Norelco]

I wouldn't vote for Jon Stewart. He's a comedian, not a politician. It's easy to point out the assinine things a presidency does, but it doesn't necessarily qualify him to lead our country.

[Krylanna]

Wutz teh "Kyoto agreement"? That sum kinda Japanimation crap or sumthin?

anyway, I never said Bush was presidential material, that doesn't mean Stewart is... I didn't like either candidate last election so I voted libertarian for the hell of it. It was more of a "protest vote" than anything since no one other than Republicans and Democrats have a chance to win.

And that is why Bush is our president. Seriously, when you have a choice between voting for a worthless idiot, someone who is qualified, or throwing your vote away, how do you choose to throw it away?

Libertarians are far-right conservatives who believe that the government should do nothing except for the most basic of requirements for running the nation and safeguarding the freedom of its citizens. Low taxes and lower spending, and very little illegal that doesn't endanger your neighbors' life and liberty. If anything, they'd take votes away from Republicans before they'd take them away from Democrats.

Myself, I voted Green Party because they wised up and ditched Nader. And the guy running got arrested trying to get into the presidential debate, which was kinda cool in its own messed-up kind of way. They should let all candidates in on that. Texas is so solidly Republican that even if everyone else my age got off their asses and voted it'd still be a close race. Plus the environment is really important... the problem is I agree with the Libertarians on everything else so it's tough to decide. I'd be all for dissolving the political parties and making it a free-for-all. We could hold primaries on a local level and end up with 50 candidates like the Miss America pageant.

[Eternus]

Yeah the 2 party system is compelete bullshit. We aren't a direct democracy either thanks to the electoral college. So much corruption in our government, but if you study the world the US isn't that bad as far as corruption goes lmao. Jon Stewart is funny, but he really hasn't offered any real answers. Making fun of something and critcising is different than actually coming up with ideas and answers. Before I would vote for someone I would have to see their entire platform. Blindly voting for some comedian/celebrity speaks of the truely moronic nature of some of the people in this country. Also he can't keep making the Daily Show if he is president as it has been said before. I too agree with alot of Libertarian ideas from what I have read about them.

[Septimus]

Voted no.

If Jon Stewart became President he'd have no time to do Daily Show anymore, and my world would be ruined.

He's great, but how would he still have time to do the daily show while being Commander in Chief? I voted no.

This is the correct answer.

[Norelco]

Yeah the 2 party system is compelete bullshit....

Blindly voting for some comedian/celebrity speaks of the truely moronic
nature of some of the people in this country.

Quoted for truth, but alternately, but look what blindly voting for our current president has gotten us.

Remember those "rock the vote" and "vote or die" advertisements they used to do on MTV? They basically said "go and vote, even it's for the wrong reason." According to them, voting is the most patriotic thing we can do, because it pays homage to those that have lost their lives defending our right to do so.

I disagree.

It's okay not to vote, especially if you are unsure or uninformed about the candidates involved.

Bush basically won because he preached "morals", when in fact morals are the least of our fucking concerns these days. You think Bush gives a shit about abortion? He knew saying he was opposed to it would get him the most votes. Here's what probably went through the average white trash laced across the red states...

"Well, Bush has has a terrible track record in terms of environmental policy and diplomatic relations with foreign countries, will send our troops to meaningless death, and overall isn't very bright. He may even eat babies. Buuuuuuuut...he's against abortion and he claims to be all about morals. I'm going to vote for him."

Fucking rednecks. Voter turnout in these little shit towns were at an all time high, because all of these hicks hang out at the local firehall anyway.

[Eternus]

Nah some people agree with his foreign policy and do not share your bleak outlook on the state of affairs in this country. Pretty damn ignorant of you to think they just voted for Bush solely on his stance on abortion. Though I will say it was a factor in some people's decisions, which is really stupid. That stupidity should not be surprising though as it is rampant in this country lol. Still acting like Chicken Little and saying the sky is falling gets you nowhere when you have no answers yourself. Save me the hand wringing if you have no constructive input. As for me I will continue to waste my vote on a 3rd party candidate as both the Democrats and Republicans are shit in my eyes.

Oh yeah Bush preaches that he is a Christian and is doing what is moral right? Well Jesus taught that if someone strikes you that you should turn the other cheek. If they slap you again you turn the other cheek, when does this stop? 7 times 7 times 77 times or some shit. Well my point is that revenge is not Biblical, yet Bush seems to cling to it. In contrast revenge is a key principle in the Church of Satan. So yeah, Bush really doesn't even practice what he preaches. Of course people would have to actually read the Bible to know that.