Being Old
A syllogism:
a) as people get older past high school, they think SNL gets less funny and
b) presidential candidates are all old, therefore
c) no one running for president thinks SNL has been funny since about 1980.
Of course the early years of the show were the glory years. Land shark, anyone? But it's an interesting feature of our politics how narrowly the appropriate age to run for office, especially president, is defined by law and public opinion. John McCain is too old. Obama is the youth candidate. Last time around I heard that Edwards looked too young, and he's almost fifty-five.
A cowboy persona. Botox. Candidates spend a lot of time trying to look and sound like they think we want them to look and sound. And boy, wouldn't it be nice if they spent that time on an hours-long conversation about health care? SNL may not like that idea, but I sure do. Maybe that means I'm not funny anymore either.
a) as people get older past high school, they think SNL gets less funny and
b) presidential candidates are all old, therefore
c) no one running for president thinks SNL has been funny since about 1980.
Of course the early years of the show were the glory years. Land shark, anyone? But it's an interesting feature of our politics how narrowly the appropriate age to run for office, especially president, is defined by law and public opinion. John McCain is too old. Obama is the youth candidate. Last time around I heard that Edwards looked too young, and he's almost fifty-five.
A cowboy persona. Botox. Candidates spend a lot of time trying to look and sound like they think we want them to look and sound. And boy, wouldn't it be nice if they spent that time on an hours-long conversation about health care? SNL may not like that idea, but I sure do. Maybe that means I'm not funny anymore either.
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