The elections are coming...

TV news has become so opinionated and paradoxically content free that comedians are taking over as the most credible source of news. I discovered long ago that simply stating truths in the simplest possible language causes people to laugh. I built a successful (at least successful enough for me) career on this phenomenon. I made recommendations, people laughed, then went away and did what I said, never knowing why they did it. It just felt good to them.

Honesty always feels good, if a little funny.

The good humor induced by honesty could explain the lack of humor exuded by our current administration. They are not honest - and dishonesty is never funny.

The Daily Show exploits the humor in unadulterated truth; so do many of the late night talk shows. Click here to see Barack Obama (who is smart and funny and truthful) on the Daily Show. It is a six minute video.

Unfortunately the American voting public has not valued smarts, humor, or honesty in recent elections. Similarly, many democracies elect leaders with none of these qualities. Simply because a majority in a geographic region vote for a leader does not guaranty that the elected leader will have any laudable qualities.