Farewell, Jon.

Thanks to the unbeatable New Yorker for this Facebook post, a gift to Jon Stewart fans.  I'm definitely in a grief funk over his departure. How will we get through the campaigns, the elections without his wise wit and clever take on all the outrages, all the craziness?  How can we be without his courage— just about impossible to find in "real" news reports.  And at the moment, the only show I can think of with research efforts as impressive as the "The Daily Show" is Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.  But it's not the same.  Don't get me wrong:  There are a few TV personalities I like.  But there's nobody, nobody, nobody like Jon Stewart.  What a beautiful farewell he gave us last night.   My advice:  Rest up for a couple of weeks and consider it?  No joke, Jon.  Think about it, Mr. President.  President Stewart.  

 

Know why this is unlikely to happen, ever?  Not because Stewart couldn't hold his own  intellectually with any candidate on either side.  Actually he'd run circles around them.  He has the courage, sharp mind, sensitivity, ethics...and so much more that would make him a fine leader.  I think he could raise the money.  Why is this dream unlikely to come true?  It's because of something he lacks and something he has in abundance.  His deficiency is a colossal EGO—his seems normal with some humility.  Not big enough to lure him into politics.   And his abundance of honest-to-goodness family values would also be a huge deterrent.  So...I suppose we should enjoy the fantasy, then set him free from our desires for his future.  

Jonny, we can't say "We hardly knew ye" because we do, or feel like we do.  We feel like you're among our circle of friends.  Thank you for letting us see the deliciously fine human being you are.  Shine on however, wherever; we'll continue to feel your Light.