September 7, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
It’s time for Jerry Lewis, the longrunning host of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon, to move on, writes Paul Jones, a marketing consultant, in his blog, Cause Marketing:http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/.
The 81-year-old comedian’s recent comment slurring gay men on the Labor Day telethon is not the only reason he should be replaced, Mr. Jones writes. “Jerry is showing signs of wear.”
Mr. Jones has a replacement in mind: Jerry Seinfeld, another comedian who is “on the record for saying that he pretty much never misses the MDA Telethon.” Mr. Seinfeld and his wealthy and powerful friends “have the gifts to reimagine the MDA Telethon for a younger audience,” Mr. Jones writes.
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