Tonight I had the rare pleasure of seeing Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead do her stand-up act at a comedy club here in Manhattan.
Among the many gut-busting bits in her routine was one idea I thought was truly inspired:
All presidential candidates should be required to dress like NASCAR drivers, with patches on their jackets that represent the corporations who fund their campaigns. The more money the corporation gives, the bigger the patch.
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Think about it...
We voters could tell at a glance who owns the soul of each candidate:
"He's the Exxon / Pfizer asshole. Next!"
"He's the Monsanto / Archer Daniels Midland asshole. Next!"
"He's just an asshole. Next!"
What a perfect solution!
Forget passing new laws to try and curb campaign finance abuses. Let's use good old fashioned shame.
Sure, we can find out which corporations contribute to which candidates if we're willing to do some digging, but Lizz's idea would show the candidates for the big business shills they truly are.
The only downside I can see is that some candidates wouldn't have enough room on their jackets for all the corporate sponsorship patches. They might have to add the overflow to those big foam trucker hats.
Sorry if that messes up your hair, Mr. Romney. You should've thought about that before you took those big contributions from WalMart and Home Depot.