I have read a lot lately about why Rick Santorum is unacceptable as a candidate for President. The general consensus, I have learned, is that he is disqualified from office because he is simply not “mainstream” enough.
While I can easily think of several very reasonable reasons why one may not like him as a candidate, not being “mainstream” enough strikes me as a bit odd.
Do we really want a candidate whose “values and philosophies are in keeping with our prevailing cultural trends” — so-called “mainstream”?
If so, our mainstream candidate would more likely:
- be divorced
- an absentee father
- tattooed with an array of fake Asian symbols
- only high-school educated
- watch over 5 hours of television per day
- be a bit too familiar with the criminal justice system
- unable to identify our Vice-President (but knows the entire cast of Jersey Shore)
- can name the Three Stooges but not the three branches of government
- drinks a six-pack a day
- last book read: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
If this new mainstream-edness, though, really is your leading criteria for Leader-of-the-Free-World, I would strongly recommend you consider supporting the candidacy of either Snoop Dog or Kim Kardashian.
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[Note: Before you attack me with charges of elitism , I must sadly admit I may be a bit mainstream myself. I don’t think, though, you’d want me to be your President.]
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the politically challenged 