Transitional Champ
You know what that is? That's when a wrestler holds a title for a small amount of time until a bigger-named wrestler comes to challenge. Or, they may hold the title for a short time and let the fan-favorite wrestler take over as champ. Usually, the transitional champ is derided as unfit to be king, but then historians marvel at how great they were and how much they did in such a short time (especially given that they and the audience knew they were only temporary champs). See Mick Foley, Rodney Piper, Sgt. Slaughter and many other "heel" (bad guy) champs.
Although I don't have any examples, I believe at the twilight of their careers, these transitional champs are given another short-run as champion as the fans--and the wrestling company--give them thanks for serving the greater good by allowing other wrestlers to trade off their fame.
My question, why can't this paradigm apply to presidents? Let's bring back Jimmy Carter, out of recognition for the hard job/circumstances that arose before and during his presidency. Not to mention all the necessary and honorable diplomatic work he's done throughout the world. He'll only serve a quick 4 years and then be gone people. Let's get on it!
Although I don't have any examples, I believe at the twilight of their careers, these transitional champs are given another short-run as champion as the fans--and the wrestling company--give them thanks for serving the greater good by allowing other wrestlers to trade off their fame.
My question, why can't this paradigm apply to presidents? Let's bring back Jimmy Carter, out of recognition for the hard job/circumstances that arose before and during his presidency. Not to mention all the necessary and honorable diplomatic work he's done throughout the world. He'll only serve a quick 4 years and then be gone people. Let's get on it!
posted by Coolhand at 2:30 PM
1 Comments:
I second that motion. Although I'd rather see Mick Foley as our transitional Prez. He'd give awesome speeches, can take chair shots to the head like nobody else, and the Japanese would adore him thanks to his old Death Matches with Terry Funk.
Foley is G(o)OD.
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