[jredwards]

Two actors have been Governor of California. One has been president. The current president is a reality TV star. We've already had a professional comedian as a US Senator.

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, but I think we've established that there's a show-biz-to-politics pipeline. Is that a good thing? Maybe, maybe not, but I don't think you can call it disqualifying.

Electing a comic may sound like a joke, but I'm willing to consider anyone who can demonstrate intellect and empathy. Frankly, I don't think our current crop of politicians tend to come from backgrounds that are somehow more noble.

[assimpleaspossi]

Reagan was an actor but you don't mention he was heavily involved in politics and the labor movement before being elected governor.

[jredwards]

Lots of actors are involved in politics or activism. Including Seth Rogen.

[red-iron-pine]

> Frankly, I don't think our current crop of politicians tend to come from backgrounds that are somehow more noble.

Cue the reddit meme about how the sword in the stone method of choosing a king might actually be a better way of going about choosing leadership, as current politicians are the results of decades of compromise and ruthless chasing of power.

Certainly there are some who are more in touch with the people than others, but it's not hard to see people like Fetterman take a hard turn and become another political creature.

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> Electing a comic may sound like a joke, but I'm willing to consider anyone who can demonstrate intellect and empathy.

yea, Zelenskyy immediately comes to mind.

[jredwards]

That's a pretty solid point.