Political Reality TV Show

[ylexot]

Kind of an interesting idea....

The WASHINGTON POST reports on Thursday: A proposed eight-part series titled ``Red/Blue,'' which its creators aim to get on the air next summer, places 12 or 14 aspiring political consultants _ divided into two teams of liberals and conservatives _ inside a Georgetown townhouse that's wired with cameras and microphones a la ``Real World'' and ``Big Brother.''

Pssst...make one of the challenges a test about the Constitution and/or the Founding Fathers.

 

[FromTexas]

Pssst... Political consultants aren't worried about such things. Their job is to make candidates look good to the public.

 

[ylexot]

Pssst... Political consultants aren't worried about such things. Their job is to make candidates look good to the public.

I know, but I still think anybody in politics should actually know something about politics. What can I say...I live in a fantasy world.

 

[Bruzilla]

What I think would be a good competition would be to have each side try to get money from the other side. Like have the red guys try to get money from George Soros, and the blue guys have to get money from a hard-right guy, and see which side can get the most donations.

Another good game would be for all of the consultants to raise money and the LAST one to raise more money than Howard Dean has raised for the DNC gets booted out of the house.

 

[vraiblonde]

the LAST one to raise more money than Howard Dean has raised for the DNC gets booted out of the house.

Curious what "test their political skills" means. Are they going to have a lying contest? Dig up dirt on each other?

 

[SamSpade]

Curious what "test their political skills" means. Are they going to have a lying contest? Dig up dirt on each other?

It's a TV show - what are they going to do, pass a crime or highway bill? Solve unemployment? Negotiate a treaty? Nobody will WATCH that.

Which is strange to me, because as far as I can tell, MOST of these "reality shows" are ALL ABOUT lying, manipulating and backstabbing.

 

[dems4me]

Curious what "test their political skills" means. Are they going to have a lying contest? Dig up dirt on each other?

and inclusive of one big bucket of mud for slingn' ....

 

[vraiblonde]

Nobody will WATCH that.

Damn, I would! Wouldn't you? Shoot, I'd have to physically drag Larry away from a show like that.

I see this being similar the The Apprentice (read: ) where these little puppies run around doing just what you said - lying, manipulating and backstabbing.

 

[404]

lying, manipulating and backstabbing.

As the Forum Turns

 

[vraiblonde]

As the Forum Turns

Go away, pest. Shoo!

 

[Bruzilla]

I can just imagine an hour of hearing the blue team sitting around complaigning about how inept, evil, and corrupt the red team is for using their skills and initiative to win every competition.

I can also imagine Harry Reid and Nancy Pilosi calling one another after each episode saying "I'm sure glad we've got a solid agenda and aren't like those blue losers on the show!"

 

[ylexot]

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised to see lots of infighting on the red team since there is no defined leader/heirarchy and they will all be competeing for the top. Reps tend to have/like more structured groups where Dems tend to have looser organizations. Therefore, the blues may have an advantage in working more like a committee.