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'Joe the Plumber for Congress' Could Actually Happen
Jim Newell · 08/24/11 11:40AMIt wouldn't be surprising to hear rumors that Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, the Ohio fellow who briefly got famous for asking Barack Obama one poorly crafted question about small business taxation policy on the 2008 campaign trail, was "considering" a congressional run. It's a nice way to get a headline without really meaning it. But apparently national Republicans actually want him to do this?
Texas Congressional Candidate Sternly Lectures Some Donkeys
Jim Newell · 08/23/11 04:33PMHere's Texas congressional candidate Roger Williams, Republican, giving a good tongue-lashing to some welfare queen donkeys. Take some personal responsibility for once, you damnable beasts! "These donkeys don't live in the United States of France, they live in the United States of America," he tell us, before turning to the donkeys and saying, "Have you ever heard of the Constitution?" And yet this hypocrite is probably all-compliments when the elephants drop by.
Paul Ryan Won't Run for President
Jim Newell · 08/22/11 02:54PMMitt Romney's Dirty Little Secret: He's Old
Jim Newell · 08/22/11 12:46PMMeet the Lady Who Cuts Rick Perry's Famous Hair
Jim Newell · 08/17/11 12:53PM Let's just deal with the Rick Perry hair situation right here and now to get it out of the way: It is beautiful and lush, perfectly coiffed, and the source of his 10 straight election wins.
Gov. Goodhair may have a touch of gray these days, but Jack Shafer, for one, would still molest him. And now you can meet his famous hair stylist/barber/whatever, Dixie, in this clip! Her trick: She uses scissors. No, that's just normal. She uses witchcraft, let's say.
Some of Mitt Romney's Best Friends Are Corporations
Jim Newell · 08/11/11 01:16PMThe Obama reelection campaign better send Mitt Romney a thank-you note today, for uttering such a clip-worthy attack ad statement — "Corporations are people too, my friend" — at the Iowa State fair today, in response to some libtard hecklers. Come on, Mittens! You, specifically, look quite bad saying such things!
Matt Damon and Other Celebrities Who Should Be President
Richard Lawson · 08/10/11 03:13PMWoman Faints During Santorum's Presidential Announcement
Maureen O'Connor · 06/06/11 04:12PMEvery time Sen. Rick Santorum mentions his presidential run, something ominous happens. This morning, a balloon spontaneously exploded while Santorum was yammering about his plan for Medicare. Then, while announcing his candidacy this afternoon, an onlooker collapsed a couple feet away from Santorum's podium. Next, Rick Santorum will summon plagues of locust and lice to announce how he will deal with the debt ceiling. [ABC News]
Bill Maher Creates the Anti-Obama Candidate of GOP Dreams
Matt Cherette · 03/25/11 10:30PMOn tonight's Real Time, Bill Maher declared that Republicans believe in "being against everything [Obama] is for" and "must nominate for 2012 a man who is the exact opposite of Obama." He even created one for them! Meet Karab Amabo.
Rahm Emanuel Puts Up Reward for Twitter Impersonator
Jim Newell · 02/16/11 02:12PMAlec Baldwin Was Just Kidding About Running for Congress
Brian Moylan · 11/09/10 06:10PMVermont Candidate is Way Too Excited for Marijuana Legalization
Christopher Han · 10/27/10 09:27AMhere's a pretend phone call inside this video. She says "ring ring ring." Cris Erikson is running for Senate in Vermont as part of the United States Marijuana Party, and she has no chance, but she's here for our amusement!
Meet Jimmy McMillan, Founder and 'CEO' of the Rent Is 2 Damn High Party
Max Read · 10/19/10 03:04AMDid you watch the debate between candidates for Governor of New York? Did you see the man with, uh, unique facial hair? Who wore gloves the whole time? That's Jimmy McMillan, candidate for the Rent Is 2 Damn High Party.