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[–] 80 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Yes, yes, yes. He’s not just a TV show host. He legitimately puts his time, money, and reputation where his mouth is. I have a lot of respect for Jon Stewart as a person with moral character, intelligence, and influence. I would advocate forcing him into the election even if he doesn’t want it. In fact, that he doesn’t want it is all the more reason to push. We need someone like him desperately.

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  • [–] 56 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    Anybody that doesn’t want the job is imminently more qualified that anybody who does in my opinion.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.

    To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.

    To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

    – Some hoopy frood

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Simple solution, we execute every president as they leave office! Secondary solution, we vote on whether to not execute the president as they leave office, 2/3rds majority needed to abstain the execution

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Didn’t Robert basically say this on Behind the Bastards two episodes ago lol

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm not sure if this is some idiomatic usage I've not encountered, but "eminently" would seem more appropriate than "imminently". If only because John's already more qualified than he apparently needs to be.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Ooo so you're saying I'm qualified? That's a shit job I don't want. Fucks up your hair and ages you. Plus there's a good chance I might send some reps I don't like on a scouting trip to Mars.

    ...

    Oh dang, I AM qualified!

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  • [+] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    There's no such thing as unqualified anymore. I think picking a random person off the street and having them do the job would have statistically been more likely to perform better than Trump has done so far in either term. Even if that random person chose to do NOTHING and just continue to allow the government apparatus to churn unimpeded, it would have been preferable to what we got.

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