Allowing the best candidates to run in the US.

This is a BLATANT cut-and paste from Bill Maher, but I agree with it, and wanted to hear what others have to say.

Let the two men America really wants to see run for president, run for president. Now, last week, our old buddy, Dana Rohrabacher, introduced a Constitutional amendment suggesting immigrants like, oh, I don't know, Arnold Schwarzenegger be allowed to run for president. And I say, "Fine. But then we get Clinton!" Each tribe gets its greatest warrior.

Why aren't we doing that anyway? Where is the twisted logic to the 22nd Amendment which says you can't be president if you've done it twice? Reese Witherspoon has done two "Legally Blonde" movies. Next time, does it have to be Li'l Kim?

And in a nation of immigrants, we tell immigrants they can't run? Sorry, Arnie, you can take that, "What a country! Immigrants' dream, anything's possible" crap and put it where it belongs: in a speech nominating a former town drunk from Texas.

I mean, not to be cruel to the candidates we have, but why are we preventing ourselves from selecting from the top of our political gene pool? Even under general anesthesia, Clinton was more exciting than Kerry. This guy couldn't light a crowd on fire with napalm. But a debate between Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger? You could put that on pay-per-view! Why, you could put that on the Spice Channel!

And that's the beauty of this match-up. They would have to stick to the issues, because the personal stuff would just be too devastating. The mudslinging would have to get way too nuanced. "I never lied under oath about the asses I grabbed!" We're talking about two dudes who've smoked pot and love cigars and hummers. It would be the "you don't want to go there" election.

So that's my proposal. The 22nd Amendment for the Article Two. And then we can bring it on. The Terminator versus the "Sperminator." "Conan versus Onan." "Alien versus Predator."

Do it for the comedy - the world would be a funnier place if you had the Gropinator as president.

Edit: "Alien versus Predator" deserves a rec all by itself. LOL

"Alien versus Predator"

It's just a good thing I wasn't drinking when I read this. I'd have had to bill you for a new keyboard. Diet Coke sprayed out of my nose onto the keyboard would NOT have been pretty.

How could that movie title have been more appropriate?

Paul

Originally posted by knapperja
This is a BLATANT cut-and paste from Bill Maher, but I agree with it, and wanted to hear what others have to say.

Let the two men America really wants to see run for president, run for president. Now, last week, our old buddy, Dana Rohrabacher, introduced a Constitutional amendment suggesting immigrants like, oh, I don't know, Arnold Schwarzenegger be ...[text shortened]... on. The Terminator versus the "Sperminator." "Conan versus Onan." "Alien versus Predator."

Originally posted by StarValleyWy
Bill Maher is an idiot.

The reason it was put into the constitution was that there were several very, very rich English Lords who had openly and blatently stated that they would move to America and make "short shrift of the buggers" by purchasing the presidency and installing themselves as monarch.

I still can see no good reason to let a naturalized citizen become president. Until France allows it. Then maybe I'll reconsider.

Originally posted by StarValleyWy
Bill Maher is an idiot.

The reason it was put into the constitution was that there were several very, very rich English Lords who had openly and blatently stated that they would move to America and make "short shrift of the buggers" by purchasing the presidency and installing themselves as monarch.

I still can see no good reason to let a naturalized citizen become president. Until France allows it. Then maybe I'll reconsider.

Well, now SVW knows that France does not allow draft-dodgers, that is a definite vote for the George W camp 😉

Originally posted by knapperja
I don't think the English lords will make short shrift of the buggers anymore, but it makes sense if you don't think the world has changed since the late 1700's.

You ought to get out more.