Ten years ago, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and thousands of their shows’ most loyal fans took over the National Mall to throw their support behind a common cause. Having skewered American politics…
, on the behalf of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s nonpartisan organization When We All Vote, “VOMO” gathered a grab bag of celebrities and politicians to implore the audience to “Vote or Miss Out.” The lineup was announced at the start in rapid succession, but with a group including 2Chainz, Jay Leno, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, Arnold Schwarzanegger, LeBron James and Ann Romney, it would have been whiplash-inducing no matter what.
Unlike the Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear, “VOMO” tried to throw together a bunch of starpower to motivate people toward the polls. But just like the Rally, “VOMO” tried to be as nonpartisan as possible to completely confusing effect. An hour of standup, video calls and funky graphics later, the only message the special had was that voting is important.
In 2010, “restoring sanity” apparently meant “restoring some semblance of moderation.” Ten years later, that has proven just about impossible — and yet, here was “VOMO,” tap-dancing like crazy to convince an audience that it doesn’t matter what they think as long as they vote.
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