Who Would You Choose?

One thing I've been thinking about lately (for no reason in particular) is who I would pick for my advisors if I was ever elected President of the US. That's not very likely to happen any time soon, but it makes for an interesting thought experiment. Here's who I came up with:

• David Brin
• Bill Clinton
• Gore Vidal
• Carol and Charlie Warady
• Ray Kurzweil
• Noam Chomsky
• Leo Laporte Bill Stevenson

Who would you choose?

Comments

[Teka]

I would choose someone who was bloody QUALIFIED and GOOD at the job, not some @$%^!! clueless appointee who just happened to drop half a billion of currency of choice into my election bankroll.

(Bitter? Moi?)

[tvindy]

Of course, but who would be on your list? I'm also curious about what people think of my list.

[Bill Stevenson]

I'm still waiting for my invitation to be technology advisor.

[Bill Stevenson]

If you choose me, you get http://www.audiocubes.com/popup_image.php?pID=1795

[tvindy]

Bill, done. You've just bought your way into the White House. (Too bad I had to kick out Leo, though.)

[Rowdy Theologian]

I went ahead and built an entire executive cabinet. It's posted on my site. Turned out to be quite a challenge. I'd be curious to know your thoughts on it.

[tvindy]

Wow! You definitely put a lot more work into the project than I did.

[Geoff]

The problem is that by the time a person does get elected that person owes too many favours to too many people...

[tvindy]

Yep, we need some serious voting reform.

[Bill Stevenson]

So perhaps you don't want to give up the iPod for a Hello Kitty MP3 Player. Well, combine them - you can put your iPod onto the Hello Kitty Dock/Clock - http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/28/hello-kitty-gets-its-own-ipod-docking-station-stereo-clock/ (Just making sure I stay ahead of Leo)

[tvindy]

You've already got the position. Leo hasn't mentioned Hello Kitty even once in any of his podcasts (not even The Daily Giz Wiz), so I think your appointment is rock-solid.