Pat Paulsen For President
I mentioned Pat Paulsen [home page] for President to Neli just a few weeks ago… and it turned out she had never heard of him. Then, just last night I found this album for a buck at the thrift store [and in good shape, too!]. And, upon reflection, I think the guy at the thrift shop, who, albeit being of the right age to be aware of Pat, ALSO was not aware of who he was [thought I was buying some kind of political memorabilia or something – and he is slightly correct, but…].
So, for all you folks who do not remember the late 60s and early 70s, Pat Paulsen [wikipedia] was a comedian on the Smothers Brother’s Show who tried to bring some humor to a stressful election by deciding to run for president of the U.S.. Several times.
Presidential campaign slogan: “If elected, I will win.”
1988 campaign…
A little dated compared to Colbert and Jon Stewart, but …
Pat Paulsen was wonderful! We could use a Pat Paulsen now, I think.
Yeah, I think most people are in agreement with you… Whereas most comments on YouTube are of the ‘you suck. no you suck’ variety, comments for the Pat Paulsen videos were quite positive [although these are not exactly the most popular videos on YouTube].
Take care,
-Mike