Oprah for Prez?

[carpedm9587]

You are forgetting about time dilation and the fact he can revisit the same exact moment multiple times.

Good points. Unfortunately, that does not stop time from proceeding in his relative framework. To grant him at least 30 seconds per household, which is still a slim margin, he would have to live 100 years for each Christmas. Now his reindeers heat up but don't burst into fire, he is rendered unconscious for each trip and needs to be revived (but at least he's not dead), and he will be over 100 years old after his first Christmas.

I think he's still dead now

P.S. You need to toss in self-replication to solve this, which is possible, but then why not self-replicate 91 million times, each copy makes one trip, and the rest of the year can be spent spanking elves and making little santas with Mrs. Santa!

[Sparko]

Good points. Unfortunately, that does not stop time from proceeding in his relative framework. To grant him at least 30 seconds per household, which is still a slim margin, he would have to live 100 years for each Christmas. Now his reindeers heat up but don't burst into fire, he is rendered unconscious for each trip and needs to be revived (but at least he's not dead), and he will be over 100 years old after his first Christmas.

I think he's still dead now

P.S. You need to toss in self-replication to solve this, which is possible, but then why not self-replicate 91 million times, each copy makes one trip, and the rest of the year can be spent spanking elves and making little santas with Mrs. Santa!

Dude, Santa is over 1000 years old and still going strong. And due to time dilation, he only ages 1 second for every 100 hours in real time. It's all scientific!

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[Cerebrum123]

Ahhh... I see. So the other 364 days are spent going back and reliving that one day to complete the work. Nice! Unfortunately, that means that instead of a whooping 1/1000 of a second for each home, he has about 1/3 of a second for each home. His reindeer will burst into flame at a slightly slower pace, and it will take him a couple extra nanoseconds to go from jolly to jelly!

This historical documentary shows how he handles the modern world.

[carpedm9587]

Dude, Santa is over 1000 years old and still going strong. And due to time dilation, he only ages 1 second for every 100 hours in real time. It's all scientific!

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[Jedidiah]

. . . I'm not a fan of celebrities being el3cted to high office without political experience. Reagan cut his teeth in California. Trump was (and is) a rookie. Oprah would be the same, just on the liberal side. She would not be as big an embarrassment as Trump, but she has as big an ego (IMO*) and as little political experience. Let's not make THAT mistake again.

I am not a fan of professional politicians. I think that the President and VP, as well as half of the Senate and House should be made up of people who have never held office before. It probably would not help but maybe.

[One Bad Pig]

I am not a fan of professional politicians. I think that the President and VP, as well as half of the Senate and House should be made up of people who have never held office before. It probably would not help but maybe.

Former governors tend to make better presidents, IMO, because they have some experience at the same sort of job on a smaller scale.

[carpedm9587]

I am not a fan of professional politicians. I think that the President and VP, as well as half of the Senate and House should be made up of people who have never held office before. It probably would not help but maybe.

I think we need a combination of new blood and experienced hands. We need a degree of "corporate memory" as well as new insights. Term limits would enforce that if they were set appropriately. Every congress would have some percentage of people who are ineligible to be re-elected, so are free from the politics that involves and can focus on governing. They would have the greatest anmount of "corporate memory." There would be some who are eligible for re-election, and some who are rookies. A good blend.

But I don't think the executive branch should have rookies in it. We had one (for the most part) in Obama and it wasn't great. We definitely have one in Trump and it's abysmal. God help us if Oprah gets elected next.

[carpedm9587]

Former governors tend to make better presidents, IMO, because they have some experience at the same sort of job on a smaller scale.

I'd add to that mayors of large cities. There are a dozen or more cities in the U.S. with populations exceeding many states, and the corresponding problems...

[Leonhard]

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