12-04-2020, 12:01 PM
(12-04-2020, 10:16 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I would love to see some of these celebrities run for the House of Representatives, or maybe state or local office. I think we need to recognize that these individuals with little to no real understanding of how government functions at this level need to not be in the White House. At least Reagan held a government position prior to POTUS. Trump just came in and had no understanding or respect for the institutions.
I agree that they should not just start out running for President.
Maybe I should have made that more clear in my original post.
I also consider famous athletes to be celebrities. There are many examples of them getting elected. Former Bengal Tommy Casanova was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. And I remember former Oklahoma QB J.C. Watts was a US Representative back in the 90's. He got a lot of coverage because he was a black Republican.
Again, there are a lot of stupid athletes who think they are smart just because a lot of people adore them, but there are also a lot of very smart people who just happen to be great athletes.
