Aha! The perfect running mate! George Clooney is already an internationally famous and beloved American. I'm sure the rest of the world is quite aware of his progressive activism on behalf of the poor and weak. He makes movies about it, for heaven's sake.
What better American Ambassador could there be, all around the world, than Vice President Clooney? An unmarried serial monogamist from Hollywood with a solid record of international political activism!
We already know they like each other!
Dibs on the TeeShirts!
And Larry Lessig for Minister of Culture! Ensuring the free flow of information to all Americans, and working to promote such values in the rest of the world as well! Maybe Hillary for Health and Human Services? Gavin Newsom to head the newly-created Department of Peace?
Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?
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Hats off, by the way, to the beautiful Tootsie Farklepants for her Obama/Clooney 08 post, in which she posited an Obama/Clooney 08 ticket way back on April 27, 2006, almost two full years ago. I was unaware of any other prior use of the term until after I wrote this post, when I googled "obama/clooney" and found her.
It's possible she got the idea from TMOTTB, commenter number four on this article:
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/
2006/04/clooney_obama_for_potus.html
Coincidentally (!), TMOTTB left the comment on the very same day, August 27, 2006...
Friday, February 22, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
NYC in Words
Alex Gopher's short animated film The Child envisions a Manhattan constructed entirely of words. The nominal plot follows a young couple rushing to the hospital to deliver their baby. I don't know if Gopher's trying to illuminate an obscure neurological condition or simply creating a compelling textual road trip, but the result is trippy and moving.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
An Idea for Hillary and Obama
I think Obama will be our next President, or else our next Vice President. You heard it here first. (Unless someone else has said it before me.)
I have an idea both he and Hillary can use to generate even more momentum, more cash, all while setting a moral example for all other candidates and for the nation.
Hillary was on Letterman tonight, and they were talking about the enormous amount of money she and all her colleagues were spending on their campaigns. Letterman said, "To think some of that money could have gone to feed poor people."
There's the idea. I think both Hillary and Obama should become an example, a Christian example, if you like, by pledging to donate 10% of their total donations to help feed the poor and homeless. How much do you want to bet that their total take goes up by more than 10%? Hell, that might even inspire me to donate to one or both of them.
Maybe it should be 30%? Just how generous and giving are the American people, anyway?
Whichever candidate would have the courage to do something so obviously wonderful -- that's the one who deserves your vote.
I have an idea both he and Hillary can use to generate even more momentum, more cash, all while setting a moral example for all other candidates and for the nation.
Hillary was on Letterman tonight, and they were talking about the enormous amount of money she and all her colleagues were spending on their campaigns. Letterman said, "To think some of that money could have gone to feed poor people."
There's the idea. I think both Hillary and Obama should become an example, a Christian example, if you like, by pledging to donate 10% of their total donations to help feed the poor and homeless. How much do you want to bet that their total take goes up by more than 10%? Hell, that might even inspire me to donate to one or both of them.
Maybe it should be 30%? Just how generous and giving are the American people, anyway?
Whichever candidate would have the courage to do something so obviously wonderful -- that's the one who deserves your vote.
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