President 2008 Big Brother

On Sunday night, my wife and I sat down to watch one of our favorite shows, Big Brother (9). As we were watching, a lady bargained her way into the HOH (Head of Household) - which for those of you who do not watch, is the “POWER” of the house… she didn’t win outright, other than she bargained with the others to let her have the power. First off, let me just say, if I were ever on that show, I don’t care what someone offered, I wouldn’t “give” anything to anyone… I’d go as hard and long as I could. You can’t believe what people say in that house… c’mon, it’s been proven over the last 7+ years of the show…

Anyway, this player, Sheila, has done virtually nothing but ride the coat-tails of her “alliance” - she’s the one who cries all the time, and runs around ensuring she’s safe. Anyway, the HOH is pretty much handed to her, and the transformation of her with power is almost scary. This is not the first time we have noticed this - it is easy to see how power changes people. So with that in mind, my wife and I started discussing ways we could utilize this type of show.

Since we’re in the middle of the campaign trail, we were discussing how cool it would be to take all the candidates and stick them in the Big Brother house. First off, think of the money we would all save, as there wouldn’t be a need for all the TV ads, travelling, dinners, etc. We would have 24/7 access to watch them all and how they act in a stressful and strategic situation. But most of all, we would have the opportunity to see how they reacted with “Power” - We would have a HUGE insight to the TRUE person behind the candidacy. As it is, it is easy for most politicians to put up a facade for the short stints they are in theh public eye. Then they retreat to thier private planes and whatnot and we don’t know how they TRULY are.

I think it would be excellent to be able to see them at thier worst and be able see the real person all the time. It would give a 3 or 4 month 24/7 feed into the lives of those who are candidates for one of the most powerful positions on earth. It could be set up so that america watches and votes on the candidates, both who to put up on the block and who would eventually get cut from the “race”.

Think about the money that would be saved, and think about the straight up “Un-Spun” info you would have direct access to… what a concept, throw ‘em in there so we can REALLY see how power will corrupt.

Just a thought…