Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson dances “Gangnam Style” to bring attention to debt
What do Madonna and the cast of “Glee” have in common with former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson?
They all want to reduce America’s $16 trillion debt? Uh, maybe. But better still, they’ve all danced “Gangnam Style.”
Leave it to the former Republican senator from Wyoming, for whom I can personally vouch as being hilarious, to come up with a creative way to call attention to the most recent, large-scale effort to call attention to addressing America’s long-term debt reduction efforts. The 81-year-old senator performed the dance, made popular by a South Korean rapper in a video that went viral, to promote “The Can Kicks Back,” a group that is partners with Fix the Debt and which aims to get young people to support debt reduction.
Simpson’s career in politics may be past, but there’s always “Dancing with the Stars.”