America’s Next Top President
Sure, 2012 is still a few years away, but I think it’s high time we start planning for our next election now.
I’m sure everyone could agree that voting needs to be made more simple in this country, be it by e-mail, phone or some other modern technology. Well, I might have the solution.
The real way to get everyone out voting is to make it into a reality show!
Hear me out.
Instead of the regular process we go through of debates and primaries, you know, shit no one cares about, turn it into a weekly television show. Call it “America’s Next Top President” or “Who Wants To Be A President?” or “Prez Or No Prez?” Something catchy to keep everyone interested.
There would be dancing, talent contests, grudge matches, bobbing for apples, the window is literally wide open for this.
Not to mention, this would be the perfect way for more than just the two big parties to get involved! You would finally get the know the candidates from all the scary, unknown parties, and see if maybe they are really for you.
The kicker would be getting a host that would captivate everyone enough to keep watching. My money is on an ill-informed, booze-addled David Hasselhoff. They could wheel out the Hoff with a drink in one hand, and cheeseburger in the other, strap a microphone to his chest and just let him ramble in between all the events.
This could be a 13-week show. At the end, the winner would be voted in via phone call or online votes. The losers would be ushered to a backstage area, whereupon they would all be shot in the back of the head, so we never had to watch them on another season.
Now, I know this all has some (quite obvious) kinks that would need to be worked out. Having said that, overall I think this plan could work out. And, if anyone out there has the connections to make this work and believes in it like I do, please, make that phone call.
