When Mehdi Hasan sat down with Jon Stewart last month, the roles were reversed. This time, the Emmy-winning host of The Daily Show was the one asking the questions — about corporate media, Gaza, Do…
Because advocacy is not the same as civic leadership. Just because Jon can knock a few issues out of the park doesn’t mean he’s the guy to send to bat for every issue.
Jon succeeded because he built a platform as an entertainer. That platform holds very little political weight outside of people who watch him though.
If Jon comes out and says he thinks he can do the job… sure. But in the words of Bill Burr… expecting a comedian to do someone else’s job is just pushing the buck.
See, this whole “I wont support anyone short of the absolutely perfect candidate” is just the most bizarre thing to me. Like a man dying of thirst in the desert unwilling to drink unless he knows the water is bottled spring water blessed by the pope and certified by at least 3 notaries.
Stewart would be better than probably anyone else the Dems would run next election.
But that is the sentiment, no? If he did run you wouldn’t support him because he’s a comedian and any political work he’s done holds no weight in your eyes.
It’s the same bullshit as with Kamala. People wouldn’t vote for her because of x y z issues so instead we got the worst fucking clown and government in the history of the US, because god forbid the candidate available isn’t the most perfect ideological fit.
Because advocacy is not the same as civic leadership. Just because Jon can knock a few issues out of the park doesn’t mean he’s the guy to send to bat for every issue.
Jon succeeded because he built a platform as an entertainer. That platform holds very little political weight outside of people who watch him though.
If Jon comes out and says he thinks he can do the job… sure. But in the words of Bill Burr… expecting a comedian to do someone else’s job is just pushing the buck.
See, this whole “I wont support anyone short of the absolutely perfect candidate” is just the most bizarre thing to me. Like a man dying of thirst in the desert unwilling to drink unless he knows the water is bottled spring water blessed by the pope and certified by at least 3 notaries.
Stewart would be better than probably anyone else the Dems would run next election.
That is an impressive strawman. Jon isn’t even running for office and you’re conflating me suggesting there’s better options with that?
But that is the sentiment, no? If he did run you wouldn’t support him because he’s a comedian and any political work he’s done holds no weight in your eyes.
It’s the same bullshit as with Kamala. People wouldn’t vote for her because of x y z issues so instead we got the worst fucking clown and government in the history of the US, because god forbid the candidate available isn’t the most perfect ideological fit.