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8. This adulation of entertainers is one of the signs of rot.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 09:03 AM

Aug 2025

Some of my fellow citizens are making me miss Dick Nixon. Briefly.

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Medhi Hasan " Should Jon Stewart Run for President in 2028? [View all] womanofthehills Aug 2025 OP

He may well just be our Zelenskyy!!! marble falls Aug 2025 #1

Maybe Canada will invade us so he can show his chops. yardwork Aug 2025 #3

Americans love celebrities - Ukraine elected a comic womanofthehills Aug 2025 #24

FFS yardwork Aug 2025 #2

I know right? JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #6

This adulation of entertainers is one of the signs of rot. yardwork Aug 2025 #8

I'd even be okay JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #16

"Father-mockers!" nt Taylor Picker Aug 2025 #28

n/s JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #44

That's not happening in 2025 womanofthehills Aug 2025 #26

Just not these podcasters JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #41

You took the words right out of my mouth. GoCubsGo Aug 2025 #12

Great response Stuckinthebush Aug 2025 #19

No JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #4

No god no newdeal2 Aug 2025 #5

Boom JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #7

No celebrities. Please. yardwork Aug 2025 #10

I agree but I still stand by the charisma comment newdeal2 Aug 2025 #15

I'll take a celebrity if he can win womanofthehills Aug 2025 #29

I'm not surprised. yardwork Aug 2025 #31

He shouldn't even have a show choie Aug 2025 #9

Disagree - he really fought for those injured in 9/11 to get health care womanofthehills Aug 2025 #32

He's spreading lies about the Wuhan lab? yardwork Aug 2025 #34

ETA JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #45

F*ck Stewart SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #11

Oh - I remember JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #18

The War in Gaza & podcasts gave us Trump womanofthehills Aug 2025 #38

Never said those weren't factors SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #52

Celebrities are not our saviours Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #13

Fox News,the cable channel,is no longer a thing womanofthehills Aug 2025 #40

The more things change, the more they remain the same. CrispyQ Aug 2025 #55

Thank you. Best post in this thread. 0rganism Aug 2025 #68

A lot of those red dottiedos, is they receive funding from corporations MagickMuffin Aug 2025 #69

Who are these bozos? nt LexVegas Aug 2025 #14

You mean Jonathan Stewart Liebowitz as trump called him Danmel Aug 2025 #17

I'd vote for him indusurb Aug 2025 #20

I'd vote for this guy against any republican SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #21

Nope JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #47

I'd be all for him running for office if he were in a red state cadoman Aug 2025 #22

No. Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #23

This is silly. Based on what, should he run? themaguffin Aug 2025 #25

No more celebrities! Ocelot II Aug 2025 #27

No, and Michelle Obama has no interest in running either JI7 Aug 2025 #30

Talarico and AOC are my top picks. SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #33

He'll lose in the JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #46

Oh I thought he lived in NY. He could beat Booker. Probably not Kim tho. SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #48

No way JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #49

I am pro-jon stewart carpetbagging in New York State SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #57

Me too JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #58

Agreed! Hopefully he does it. SSJVegeta Aug 2025 #61

Unless he runs against JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #64

NO NOT NOPE NADA NEVER ZILCH ZIP ZERO sheshe2 Aug 2025 #35

Aw, don't be shy, tell us how you feel Just_Vote_Dem Aug 2025 #39

Really sheshe? JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #50

REALLY! sheshe2 Aug 2025 #62

No. Sogo Aug 2025 #36

Viscerally, fun to imagine. Torchlight Aug 2025 #37

Hey, why not/ Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 #42

No thanks. I want the next president to be utterly prepared EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #43

Absolutely no!!! Not ever. Srkdqltr Aug 2025 #51

I thought the Both Sides people wanted someone young. Both Sides Boomer doesn't seem ... inspirational. betsuni Aug 2025 #53

Ye gods, absolutely not! mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #54

Ok, but only if Jimmy Kimmel can be his running mate! Omnipresent Aug 2025 #56

No usedtobedemgurl Aug 2025 #59

lol BannonsLiver Aug 2025 #60

no, god no. Please democrats put up someone that can win. Someone competent in leading and governing CharleyDog Aug 2025 #63

Technically, Al Gore did win. yardwork Aug 2025 #65

The debates would be full of zingers, that's for sure! customerserviceguy Aug 2025 #66

I'd rather Colbert ran, or, even better, Newsome. nilram Aug 2025 #67