A Clown in Chief: The Miraculous Rise of A Politician Who Doesn't Know Politics

    The rise of a certain politician, who shall remain nameless, as I don't want the name contaminating my blog, marks a turning point in American political history.  For the first time we have a genuine clown projected to represent a major political party in the coming election.  He cracks jokes, mocks his competition, knows absolutely nothing about government or the way the world works, and Hell, he even looks like a clown, with his sourly contorted mouth, shamelessly transparent toupee, and painfully obvious tan-job.  It wouldn't surprise me if he pulled confetti out of his ears while "debating" his flabbergasted challengers. 
    So this is what the road to the presidency has been reduced to?  A battle of wits and insults to see what kind of outrageous statements one can get away with, some of which clearly demonstrate the opinions of a racist?  Powerful speeches that unite people are now a thing of the past.  The American people want someone new, someone with a refreshing spin on stale party cliches, someone who can make us laugh yet still make us feel intelligent.  Americans love to be entertained, it's no joke.  Until now, that love has managed to stand clear of the political landscape.  Like the rest of the first world, our politicians have, for the most part- at least since I've been born- respected the opinions of others and not resorted to name-calling during debates.  Now the advent of reality television has literally repainted the scene.  The candidates are like a dysfunctional family going through some trivial ordeal, ripping each other's hair out as they seek their empty glory.  They seem to take more pride in making personal attacks than in points about important issues. 
    This shift must indicate a defeatist attitude about the presidency that hadn't entered the mass-consciousness of the American people until now.  Most of us have already seen how the president, no matter who it is, appears to be just a figurehead for their special interest groups and not the voice of the people, signifying both the futility and misrepresentation of being the most important man in America.  George W. Bush did more things for his corporate cronies than anyone else.  Barrack Obama's efforts to reform anything- aside from health care, which was constantly under attack from the right- were continuously stymied by a dangerously partisan congress.  Now that the people have seen that the president's power is virtually a mirage, anyone with a lot of money and a loud mouth has a shot at winning an election.  You don't have to be a senator, a five-star general, or a governor anymore.  Now you can be a cutthroat billionaire, an outspoken bigot, a celebrity, a clown.