Lewis Black unloads on hometown

Politico:

Comedian and “Daily Show” regular Lewis Black grew up outside of D.C. in Silver Spring, Md., and is familiar with the ways of Washington — but that doesn’t mean that he likes what he sees.

With the 2012 campaign well under way, Black is sick of it.

“No other country does what we do. The process is so disturbingly long for no reason. It’s not like they define themselves. It’s not like they get better. … By the time they nominate someone, you already hate them because they’ve been in your face way too long.”

On Barack Obama: “Ineffectual.”

On a potential Democratic challenger: “The way his presidency is run, somebody could run and he might not notice.”

On the GOP field: “The Republican Party, which seems to be going, ‘Oh, boy. Nobody can be stupider than us. We’re as dumb as a group of people can be.’ It’s one of the most unimpressive fields.”

On Rick Perry: “Even further, crazier” than George W. Bush. “We seem to devolve when it comes to leadership. Perry comes along and you go, ‘Wow, they actually found someone who makes Bush look kind of like Bush could be a congressperson.’”

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