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What if Jon Stewart Were President?

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Posted on Aug 16, 2006

That’s the premise of “Man of the Year,” a movie starring Robin Williams as a Jon Stewart-type who successfully runs for the Oval Office. The trailer (below) makes it look kind of cheesy and predictable, but, as a cultural moment, it’s interesting: the hunger for a truth-teller of fake news to lead the country.

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By Theoretical Littleguy, August 17, 2006 at 11:26 am #
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Make it so! Jon Stewart would be excellent!

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By ib, August 16, 2006 at 5:21 pm #
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I will definitely pay $11.00 to see it

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