Jon Stewart on thinking about running for office: 'How do you not' when you look at who's there?

[applegrove]

Jon Stewart on thinking about running for office: 'How do you not' when you look at who's there?

BY JUDY KURTZ - at the Hill

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/596763-jon-stewart-on-thinking-about-running-for-office-how-do-you-not

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Jon Stewart says it’s impossible not to consider running for office himself when he sees “the shitheads” who are currently in Congress.

“Oh, god. How do you not?” Stewart told Kara Swisher in an episode of her New York Times “Sway” podcast released Thursday, when asked if he ever thought about a political campaign.

“How do you not when you watch all that and you’re like, oh my god, what is — this is terrible,” the Apple TV+ “Problem with Jon Stewart” host said.

“It’s sort of like when you get in a car and the one driver’s drunk, and you’re like, ‘Did you ever think about taking the wheel?’ You’re like, ‘Yeah, I did,’” Stewart exclaimed.

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[leftieNanner]

1. As a general rule

I'm not a fan of celebrities running for office. But like Al Franken, Jon Stewart is a hard working and very smart man.

I like having him on our team.

[ColinC]

3. I'm starting to feel that a person's job doesn't necessarily make them a better or worse candidate

Rather their principles, ideals and courage. Stewart has those things. As does Franken, and of course most famously -Zelensky (despite being ridiculed as just a comedian).

[Carlitos Brigante]

6. I guess so. If game show host/fake businessman was OK with so many. Can't imagine

what wouldn't be nowadays.

[BeckyDem]

2. Yep

"the shitheads."

[mitch96]

4. Well if he has half the ability to get things done like Zelenskyy a one time comedian

I'll take him. Franken was/is a comedian also and did a fairly good job..
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[applegrove]

5. +1000

[Behind the Aegis]

7. Another Jewish funny man as a politician...I am cool with it!

Too bad he's not also a doctor.