Brummett and I were jawing about this movie, Idiocracy, yesterday while discussing President Obama, who is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Obama has also made some headlines on ESPN this week, "following up on a campaign promise" by filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket.
I don't really have a problem with all this. I'm a huge comedy fan to the point of academia, and I've filled out a couple of brackets myself. What's wrong with the President being a normal guy?
Well, nothing really. It's just that the President, while not being royalty or anything ridiculous like that, is our highest office, our most lofty representative, our highest ambassador. There's a certain decorum, a certain prestige that ought to be associated with the office.
I don't think this is a large infringement on that. He's certainly not going to say or do anything that will really hurt him politically. And I think that there's something to be said about showing a little humanity, especially with such an already-iconic president as Obama (still waiting on the Jimmy Carter skull cap).
But sometimes you have to wear a tie to work. And sometimes, work is around the clock.
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