Gore
Vidal once said: "Any American who is prepared to run for
President should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from
every doing so." Why would anyone want that job? There is high
pressure. Constant criticism. One party or the other is going to hate
you all the time and then your own political party will hate you half
the time. But I really believe we need a good person in the office of
the president. Even times when I have not liked the person serving
there I have enjoyed the humor they give us by being themselves. Here
are a few things to consider as we face an election year.
- ''Now I even let down my key core constituency: movie stars. Just the other day, Matt Damon -- I love Matt Damon, love the guy -- Matt Damon said he was disappointed in my performance. Well Matt, I just saw the Adjustment Bureau so right back at you buddy.'' - Barak Obama
That
had to hurt!
- ''These stories about my intellectual capacity really get under my skin. You know, for a while I even thought my staff believed it. There on my schedule first thing every morning it said, 'Intelligence Briefing.'' - George W. Bush
I
wonder if it helped any?
- ''Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.'' - Bill Clinton
Am I
the only one who appreciates the person under him who wasn't
listening is now Secretary of State?
- ''For seven and a half years I've worked alongside President Reagan. We've had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We've had some sex...uh...setbacks.'' - George H. W. Bush
Does
the sex count under the triumphs or mistakes?
- ''Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.'' - Ronald Reagan
Sure!
He could remember that but the Contras were over for tea and he
couldn't remember their names.
- ''I was America's first instant Vice President -- and now, America's first instant President. The Marine Corps Band is so confused, they don't know whether to play 'Hail to the Chief' or 'You've Come a Long Way, Baby.''' - Gerald Ford
How
about “Twist and Shout” as he fell over the trombone player?
- ''If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: 'President Can't Swim.''' - Lyndon Johnson
Or if
he did swim it would say: “President Caught Breastroking.”
- ''You know nothing for sure...except the fact that you know nothing for sure.'' - John F. Kennedy
Surely
not.
I
hope you have found these great presidential proposals perfectly
pleasing. It was fun making fun of them.
Timely and wise. You are too cool for school Thank you.
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