Saturday, February 17, 2007
Jay Bilas should run for office
Jay Bilas should run for office. This semi-radical idea, proposed by local North Carolina sports talk show personality, Eleanor Murray follows along a drift the Clarion has been mulling for a while. Namely the drafting of otherwise non-political persons of strong character into running for public office. Some of our possible candidates for consideration to date have included Mo Cheeks, Herman Edwards and Oprah Winfrey. Think outside the box with us for a moment. What American politics needs, almost more than anything, is high achievers with sound moral standards not beholden to lobbyists, insiders, or power brokers. Outsiders with their own successes and charisma would be ideal. (if a bit fantastic, not to mention, hit or miss, depending on the individuals’ personality) Having followed wrestling in the early 80’s, we were never supporters of Jessie the Body Ventura. Nor are we supporters of Al Franken’s Minnesota Senate bid.
Jay Bilas, in addition to being a terrific and insightful basketball analyst, is a practicing attorney. The Clarion knows absolutely nothing about Bilas’s politics, but his ethics and morality as he represents them on the air are beyond reproach. The anecdotes that others tell about him, from Dick Vitale to David Glenn are full of nothing but praise of his persona and character.
Bilas's Wiki bio
some of Bilas’s charitable works
Jay Bilas, in addition to being a terrific and insightful basketball analyst, is a practicing attorney. The Clarion knows absolutely nothing about Bilas’s politics, but his ethics and morality as he represents them on the air are beyond reproach. The anecdotes that others tell about him, from Dick Vitale to David Glenn are full of nothing but praise of his persona and character.
Bilas's Wiki bio
some of Bilas’s charitable works
Labels: college basketball, Politics, Pop Culture, thought
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By the by, the Clarion might or might not support Bilas if he ran, depending on what office he ran for and what his positions were.
This is neither here nor there as far as our contention that he should run is concerned. We simply wish to see highly qualified non-professional, non-lifetime politicians involved in the process. Strengthening the process inherently strengthens the candidates selected.
Bilas is a Duke Law graduate, a place not near and dear to the Clarion's political identity.
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This is neither here nor there as far as our contention that he should run is concerned. We simply wish to see highly qualified non-professional, non-lifetime politicians involved in the process. Strengthening the process inherently strengthens the candidates selected.
Bilas is a Duke Law graduate, a place not near and dear to the Clarion's political identity.
