A vote for Jim is a vote for bacon
Happy January 8th, voters. In honor of the first primary of the 2008 presidential election—kudos to New Hampshire for keeping that distinction—and to get you in the polling mood, I feel it's befitting to let you know that Comedy Central wants you to vote for your favorite stand-up. Which would have nothing to do with food if it weren't for the greatness of Jim Gaffigan.
It's hard not to love the very pale force that is Gaffigan—he talks incessantly about two things that are very dear to my heart: Koreans and bacon. If NBC lets this video stay up on YouTube, you can see his hilarious opus to the Great Cured Belly here:
To sway your vote, Jim has vowed to eat a strip of bacon for each vote to his name. He MySpaces:
I know you're busy or just lazy like me but I have a proposal. Every time you vote for me on this comedy central stand up showdown, I will eat a piece of bacon. How is that good for you? How do I prove I'm eating all this bacon? Why should you care? What if you are a vegetarian? Why am I listing all these questions? What is the point of the contest? Really why have I slipped into question mode? I dont know....or do I?
Gotta admit, that's effin'-brilliant. It's like handing out cookies when running for student body president, but you get to keep every treat for yourself. Perhaps Obama can borrow a page from Gaffigan's ruse: Tell the constituents that a vote for him is a vote for bacon and the red states are sure to be his.
—Jiyeon Yoo