Dave Smith: commitment

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…It could be like a Jon Stewart type character. Of course, I don’t think he would ever … I honestly don’t think a comedian will ever run, but I never thought Trump would ever run, so. There is something about Jon Stewart that is … And obviously I disagree with him on a lot of stuff too, but he is an authentic person. And there’s something about that that gives you a huge advantage, particularly in our current political climate. People are so sick of the phoniness. And they’re right to be, because you could only … You can lie to some of the people some of the time. You can only lie so much before eventually nobody wants to hear you in that phony voice telling the same phony lies anymore. And at least Jon Stewart is, I will say, I think Jon Stewart is telling the truth the way he sees it. I don’t think he’s necessarily right about a lot of things. He is right about a lot of things, but I think he’s wrong about a lot of other things. But I just get the impression that he believes what he is saying and there’s something powerful about that. Especially when he’s surrounded by people that disagree with him, he’s still willing to say it.…

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