What would it be like if Jon Stewart was elected to office? Well, the world has finally given us an example of a satirical comedian being elected to an executive office... and keeping the satirical comedy coming.
Yes, Minnesota might have elected Al Franken to become their latest United States Senator, but once elected, he actually got all serious and stuff.
Iceland, on the other hand, has elected this gentleman named Jon Gnarr, who has decided to not drop his satirical approach to politics. In his acceptance speech, he realized he had to calm the majority of people who did not vote for him in his pluralistic win. What did he say?
No one has to be afraid of the Best Party,” he said, “because it is the best party. If it wasn’t, it would be called the Worst Party or the Bad Party. We would never work with a party like that.
Well, of course, it all makes sense now. But, did he claim to make any absurd promises to grab the attention of the populace? He did? What did he promise?
- A polar bear display for the zoo
- Free towels at public swimming pools
- A Disneyland at the airport
- A drug-free Parliament by 2020
So, due to global warming, a bunch of polar bears have been swimming to Iceland to try to live and stuff, only to be shot on site. This law now puts them in zoos. And apparently the towel law was meant as a push to begin following European Union laws more closely, along with the fact that the country has a bunch of nice sulfur baths to relax in.
Either way, this is completely awesome. If they can do this, we can. I know I would vote for Jon Stewart.
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