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OPED: Celebrity presidon’t
Please don’t hate my bleeding,
beating, liberal heart over this
one.
If you would have told me two
years ago that Donald Trump
would be the 45 th President of
the United States of America, I
would’ve laughed in your face.
That sentiment has long since
been extinguished.
But now these rumors spread of
Oprah Winfrey considering a
run for the top office in 2020,
and though I think I’d rather
hang with Oprah than Donald,
I don’t think I’d feel any better
about Winfrey winning the
election.
And I’m not alone.
Some language I’ve picked
up from the usual gamut of
comedy-spun news shows pretty
handily sums up my thoughts and
feelings.
I agree with what I heard on
the season debut of NPR’s
“Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me”, that
just because one car crashes
into your house and destroys
everything doesn’t mean you go
get a nicer car and drive it into
your house.
I also agree with “Saturday
Night Live’s” Michael Che, who
longs for the day when the
President making news, whether
it be positive or negative, was
actually news.
And don’t feed me that “Ronald
Reagan was a movie star”
line, either; we all know he
rose to power at the state
level as governor of California
before taking over the office of
President.
So, awesome as a Trump or
an Oprah might seem to some
of you, some experience with
the legislative process, some
compassion, some solidarity,
some professionalism will go
a long way in my heart come
2020.
In hindsight, if the top elected
official isn’t already a celebrity,
they’ll become one. I remember
being young and being asked
what I wanted to be when I
grew up, and I’m sure at some
point in time I probably said,
“President of the United States
of America.” But looking at the
way society is today, or rather
the way society is portrayed
in/by media (and vice versa), I
wonder, do kids still want to be
President?
I understand wanting to
get away from established
politicians holding an office,
lining their pockets with money
from special interest groups and
not serving or meeting the needs
of the people. Donald Trump has
been a cutthroat businessman
for years and has seen much
success; still, he’s not the best fit
for the job in my opinion. Stevie
Wonder is one of the greatest
musicians of our time, and
though he’s traveled extensively,
I still wouldn’t want him teaching
our kids how to drive.
I will continue to respect the
office of President as always,
but will certainly not look away
from how the office is run.
- Joe Mack,
Tahlequah
www.thecurrentbuzz.net
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