"This is not a dream. You're not going to wake up from this ..."Does anyone watch Stephen Colbert’s show? Anyone see Meet the Press Sunday morning with Tim Russert, or should I say, Tim Russair?
I didn’t see either show this last weekend, but yesterday I couldn’t miss the news that Stephen Colbert announced that he’s running for president on both the Democratic and Republican party primaries in his home state of South Carolina.
I have to admit I don’t watch Colbert’s show. I occasionally watch Jon Stewart’s Daily Show, so I’ve caught a little bit of Colbert. Like any comedian, sometimes he’s funny, sometimes he’s not. Sometimes he hits his mark for me, other times I don’t have a clue where he’s going. This situation is a case in point, and, honestly, I haven’t decided yet. Is this stunt funny or not?
On one hand, his announcement seems to trivialize one of the America’s greatest, most important events, our election process. On the other hand, our recent elections seem to be more and about undermining other candidates and less and less about the real answers to real issues.
I’m wondering if Colbert isn’t making an uncomfortable, but valid point. Is politics all that different than acting?
Off the top of my head … Fred Thompson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Bono, Ronald Reagan, Clint Eastwood have all been in the entertainment industry and all have served or are serving in one form or another of public office.
What do you think? Funny or not?
Here he is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h66Be4iblRc
