John Cleese interested in writing Obama's speeches
John Cleese is a name well known to any geek worth his salt, having spent years delivering his strange, occasionally perplexing brand of humor to a coterie of strange, occasionally perplexing people whose nature it is to latch onto anything that seems to speak to them. But the man isn't all madcap British humor, he's a multifaceted character, involving himself in musical theater, philanthropy, and politics.
It seems that John Cleese has offered his services as a speech writer to presidential incumbent Barack Obama should he receive the Democratic nomination. Cleese believes that his services to Obama would be crucial in helping him ascend the White House stairs, and to be perfectly honest I couldn't agree more. We all know Cleese to be a fantastic writer and I'm sure that if he does end up writing speeches for Obama that they will be inspiring and wonderful, but beyond all that, he's got geek cred in spades.
It's a sad fact that many people don't intimately familiarize themselves with the policies and backgrounds of presidential candidates before voting, choosing instead to place their mark next whichever candidate their favored news organization or friends are backing. But this fact is where John Cleese comes into play for Obama. Many will note his involvement in Obama's campaign and continue analyzing the intricacies of policy and political competition in order to make their decision, but others, those that vote without any real research or insight, may decide to vote for Obama simply because he's associated with John Cleese.
"A vote for Obama is a vote for John Cleese? Sign me up!"
While that isn't exactly the way I'd like to see Obama (or any candidate for that matter) make it to the oval office, at this point, in order to avoid a self-admitted games censorship advocate from making a serious run at the office, I'm more than happy to accept the assistance of people who are happy to let others do the thinking for them. And really, if someones going to be doing the thinking for you, John Cleese isn't a bad guy for the job.
[Via Daily Mail]
