He's A Contender

Filed under: Stephen Colbert

A new poll shows that if the U.S. presidential election were to be held today, and the candidates were Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton and Stephen Colbert, the Comedy Central funnyman would get 13% of the votes. For real.

God bless America!

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Posted: Oct 26, 2007 at 9:45 am / Email this »

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RON PAUL says – reply to this

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VOTE RON PAUL STOP FASCISM, LEGALIZE DRUGS
Viva Colbert. says – reply to this

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awesome.

GO COLBERT!
emily says – reply to this

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Colbert '08!
chacha says – reply to this

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This country is screwed
timmy t says – reply to this

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…nice teeth,…. i think not!
as says – reply to this

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hooray
nonya says – reply to this

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I'd vote for him..
Rachel says – reply to this

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Oh yeaa…
avalon says – reply to this

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what a sack of shit
KELL says – reply to this

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RON PAUL 2008! WHY DOESNT HE HAVE 13% OF VOTES??? I DONT GET IT!!
Baby Jerk says – reply to this

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11th!
Rihanna says – reply to this

12

I would vote for him if he is serious, If Bush can be President most anyone is qualified
LaLa says – reply to this

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Anyone but CLINTON!!!!!!!!!
lisa says – reply to this

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COLBERT IN 08
COLBERT IN 08
COLBERT IN 08
COLBERT IN 08
tot says – reply to this

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Yay Barack Obama!!
who couls seriously vote for colbert as a president?
I mean he's a comedian, and he plays a role on t.v.
Thats who people would be voting for
this country is going to hell.
Thina says – reply to this

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His speech at the 2006 Correspondence Dinner is still a classic!!!!
Dee says – reply to this

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Am I the only who thinks Colbert looks like Bob Sagat? Not that it really matters, but I'd have a hard time looking up to a president who reminds me of Sagat.
Erin says – reply to this

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Who wouldn't vote for him?
dixiegirl says – reply to this

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That's great. He'll just steal votes from Hillary. All of you idiot democrats…vote for Colebert!!!!!
Andrea says – reply to this

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Anyone seen the movie "Man of the Year"?
mooshki says – reply to this

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Only 13%? I'd definitely vote Colbert.
Yeah says – reply to this

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Well, why not? He worships Bill O'Reilly, is one of the most loyal Bush supporters around, and he hates liberals. I would think every good-hearted Republican will be voting for him. He's the only right-winger who isn't soft on… well, anything, really.
I Like Ike says – reply to this

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It just goes to show you there are no good candidates running for president. Our country lacks real leaders these days who can make real changes for the good of all.

Both democrats and republicans are working for their benefit, not ours. It's time to do away with separate parties. They are pretty much the same these days.
Arthour says – reply to this

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People like to screw things up.
LOLOLOL says – reply to this

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THIS FUCKING DOUCHENOZZLE DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE IN HELL. JUST LIKE THE FUCKING HALF-WIT, OBAMA, AND MAN-HANDS HILLARY. YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKING LIBERAL CAN ROT IN HELL!
Joanna says – reply to this

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I'd vote for him! love him!
Lauren says – reply to this

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haha.
i thought this was bob saget!
Kmart Shoppers United says – reply to this

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IT EITHER SHOWS HOW WRONG POLLS CAN BE or HOW STUPID AND UNINFORMED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC REALLY IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CHOOSE THE LATTER!
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME? says – reply to this

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it's sad to know how pathetic and uneducated our country is. yes, colbert is a funny guy… but can he really be our country's leader?

"ANYONE SMARTER THAN BUSH IS QUALIFIED"

YES, that's true BUT DON'T YOU WANT SOMEONE WHO WILL ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT HE OR SHE IS DOING.

please don't waste your votes on this guy.
MMB says – reply to this

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this is pathetic…pull your head out of your ass people! voting is meaningful…don't be such jackassess!

Of course, no one who would actually vote for colbert would stop smoking ganja and get off the couch long enough to cast a vote. whew, now i feel better.
Megals13 says – reply to this

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I can't believe Colbert is this stupid… He's only running in the South Carolina primaries, but he could take enough votes away from Obama so that he looses that state, because the people that would vote for Colbert would be voting for Obama. South Carolina is an extremely important primary state, because it's an early state, the first southern state primary, and history shows that people who win the early states win the nomination. Obama is for change… and Colbert is an idiot that could prevent necessary changes in the country.
The Drunken Russian says – reply to this

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HE LOOKS LIKE BOB SAGETTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WooHa says – reply to this

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REPUBLICANS FOR COLBERT IN '08!!!
Truthiness, justice, and the American Way!!!!
Jessica says – reply to this

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COLBERT FOR PRESIDENT!
Gigi says – reply to this

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Hey, why not? Politics are a joke anyway.
nadine says – reply to this

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id vote for him…and then id fuck him. then id vote for him again
Christal =) says – reply to this

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I am so happy that Colbert is running. He would probably do a better job than all of the candidates. He has my vote!
d says – reply to this

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Re: Megals13 –
Agree.
We don't need another Nader to help throw the election.
I'm a Daily Show and a Colbert Report fan, but I hope he backs out of this frivolous stunt. No doubt he's well educated (Dartmouth alum) and more intelligent than Bush, but he's not a viable candidate.
Isn't he? says – reply to this

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Am I blind or is he Jewish? Talk about getting our asses blown up..

yea, vote for him…the Middle East already hates our guts for

supporting Israel..all we need is a Jewish president…
M. says – reply to this

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he's the best candidate!
gb rocks says – reply to this

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this does not surprise me
jim says – reply to this

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Colbert'08! This man is one of the funniest satirists out there today.
LALeslie says – reply to this

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Another Nader? You've got to be kidding me. We all know Al Gore should have been president to begin with. Bush is a joke. He has ruined this country. My vote will go to Colbert or Gore. Yes, I'm writing in.
jacks says – reply to this

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ummmm ok i thought it was bob saget at first.
b says – reply to this

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interesting….it would be unfortunate if he swung the election like Nader. Still…makes you wonder about the idiots contributing huge sums of cash to 3rd tier contenders with no hope of getting the nomination. I mean 13% for a running gag!
Robert Giarrusso says – reply to this

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re: #46-
Hi, HATER! No, if you've ever gotten your news from someone other than Bull O'Lielly, Ann (rhymes with "witch") Coulter and Sean Hinsannity, or even watched Colbert's show, you'd know he was from South Carolina, and Catholic. But thanks for the anti-Semetic HATE! Now I suppose you'll argue that they made up the Holocaust, too? Moron.
Now just wait for the floodgates to open declaring him a papist tool of the Vatican. My only question regarding the validity of this poll is "only 13%?"
If he really was serious, I'm sure he could be far more intelligent and thoughtful than any of the candidates in either party, and wouldn't sell out to the uber rich elitisits that have dominated this country for the past 50 years.
VIVA La Revolucion!
KB says – reply to this

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check out the "1,000,000 strong for Stephen T Colbert" group on facebook

already OVER 1,000,000 members!
Patricia says – reply to this

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He looks like Bob Saget
Angela says – reply to this

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Here's the problem. Most likely, a vote for Stephen Colbert will be a vote taken away from a Democratic Presidential candidate, and we end up with a Republican President AGAIN. Not good.
Carisma says – reply to this

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OMG I tought it was that guy from full house!
Danny Tanner
yayo says – reply to this

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I hope because voters know Rudy and Hilary are both bad for our country….not that Colbert would know what he was doing.
dixiegirl says – reply to this

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People, don't worry. Anyone who votes for this idiot would have voted for Hillary or Obama. They're obviously fools to begin with and shouldn't be allowed in the voting booths. If this is who they're backing, by all means, let the uneducated jackasses vote!
G.R. says – reply to this

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Steven Colbert with 13% of the vote, is proof positive, our political process has become a joke! Then again, Bush has proved this in the last two elections! The joke, Bush, won the majority of the Electorial Vote in both elections, and the majority of the vote, in the last election. This makes George Bush the biggest joke of a President in the history of America.
Megan says – reply to this

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Look it's Danny from Full House!!
tricky says – reply to this

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OMG! he looks exactly like Bob Saget!
kiera says – reply to this

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amen!

colbert 08'!
only in the good u.s. of a.
Iris says – reply to this

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Hell yeah!!! You rock Stephen!!!
e-diddysteinbergerstein says – reply to this

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DANNY TANNER?
rick says – reply to this

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If it wasnt for the fact that Hillary has the election anyways….Id vote for him.
Robert Giarrusso says – reply to this

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Gee, let's talk about some issues, not his teeth, hair, religion or profession.
When did Bush or gore (or Clinton or Giulliani, for that matter) last have a REAL job that wasn't being paid by the you and I?
I love that the rest of the inbred right wing psychotic Kool Aid suckers out there are going apeshit over this. It's a bit! A JOKE! And you're all too STUPID to get it.
Like most one celled organisms, he's smarter than Pres. Fratboy, and
a lot more "for real" than Hillary, who's a tool of the same interests
running this mad sideshow of a government already (witness her position on Iraq).
Dixiegirl, you'd better HOPE he doesn't run- and exile the treasonous scum on both the left and the right. 'Cause just MAYBE this country would have a leader that looks out for the interests of the little guy again, not just the bankrolling campaign donors representing the 1% of this country with seven (or more) figure incomes who don't pay taxes, lay off workers and outsource their jobs to Calcutta so they can MAKE MORE MONEY!
And the cattle out there that willfully ignore how FUCKED the rest of the country is sicken me. You are the modern equivalent of the collaborators that handed over France to the NAZIS! All you flaming dbags think about is aggrandizing your own power, and getting more MONEY!
Do the right thing and start voting for the best interests of your COUNTRY!
It'll be a nice change…
costamesaboy says – reply to this

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god bless this UN-EDUCATED country,,, "only in America"___ they really don't know that it is a joke, 2012 for sure, doomsday~~ hehehe peace out perezticide you FATFUCK, haha… 2 bad i'm a damn felon, i'd vote 4 that Bitch hillary, ~~~hawaiian style rocks* HAPPY FRIDAY
YeeHaw says – reply to this

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GEORGIANS FOR COLBERT! THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN!!!!
meg says – reply to this

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that is so embarassing
jenleigh says – reply to this

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Colbert for President! Vote Colbert!
socalguy says – reply to this

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Just another reason to raise the voting age to 25.
Yes says – reply to this

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Colbert would make the G.O.P great again! Republicans for Colbert!!!
STC says – reply to this

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STEPHEN COLBERT MAY BE A COMEDIAN, BUT…
HE'S LESS OF A JOKE THAN GEORGE W. BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEPHEN COLBERT MAY BE A COMEDIAN, BUT…
HE'S LESS OF A JOKE THAN GEORGE W. BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEPHEN COLBERT MAY BE A COMEDIAN, BUT…
HE'S LESS OF A JOKE THAN GEORGE W. BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEPHEN COLBERT MAY BE A COMEDIAN, BUT…
HE'S LESS OF A JOKE THAN GEORGE W. BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEPHEN COLBERT MAY BE A COMEDIAN, BUT…
HE'S LESS OF A JOKE THAN GEORGE W. BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sarah says – reply to this

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stephen colbert is a god.
his vice pres. should be anderson cooper.
Cat says – reply to this

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Dude looks like Bob Saget, all cranked out
Ike says – reply to this

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It just goes to show you there are no good candidates running for president. Our country lacks real leaders these days who can make real changes for the good of all.
Both democrats and republicans are working for their benefit, not ours. It’s time to do away with separate parties. They are pretty much the same these days.
Blunt says – reply to this

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Just one more idiot to muddy the election.
jen says – reply to this

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COLBERT 08!
dohertyssickkittykat says – reply to this

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PETE DOHERTY.
Drew says – reply to this

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Why use the worse picture of Colbert ever taken?
ken says – reply to this

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WHO FINDS THIS IDIOT FUNNY????? no one
Mirvy says – reply to this

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Love him! He should run as Noblett.
Paige says – reply to this

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Read my lips-"He's not real!! He's a character!!" With that said-"COLBERT FOR PRESIDENT!!!!"
lauren says – reply to this

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im seeing him at cornell tonight!!!!!!!!!
Alice says – reply to this

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I always liked Colbert but this kinda pisses me off. Politics are already a joke, we don't need some comedian screwing up the election.
Gabby says – reply to this

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Sw33t!! Id vote for him!!

Stephen Colbert all the way!!!
jbone says – reply to this

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lola says – reply to this

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Colbert should have Jon Stewart and Steve Carell in his administration (if any!!) NOW , that would be a nice thing to see.
love him …love them
Lindsey says – reply to this

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He looks EXACTLY like BoB Saget here!
Shelly says – reply to this

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Re: Yeah –
heh your a moron, most of you are.
He's not a republican.
here is a quote from him "Although by his own account he was not particularly political before joining the cast of The Daily Show, Colbert is a self-described Democrat. In an interview at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard Institute of Politics, he stated that he has "no problems with Republicans, just Republican policies." He is also a practicing Roman Catholic as well as a Sunday school teacher.
Trey says – reply to this

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Re: ken –

Who doesn't find Colbert funny? Only losers like you.
Lone Star says – reply to this

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TEXAS FOR COLBERT! HE IS GOING TO KICK SOME LIBERAL ASS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Nope says – reply to this

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Re: Shelly – He's running on both tickets but it's just to screw up the stupid liberals. Colbert is a die hard conservative and good for him! He's hard on terrorism, hard on commies, and will give us all our tax money back! Republicans for Colbert in '08!!!
Pfffft says – reply to this

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Re: KELL – Ron Paul only attracts stoners and the heavily armed .003% of the nation that lives in bunkers in the hills. That's why.
mandy says – reply to this

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I'm not gonna lie… I'd totally vote for him
Not a Jew hater.. says – reply to this

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Re: Robert Giarrusso –

I don't hate Jews and I totally believe in the holocaust.I hate Ann Coulter's guts with a passion. I was just making a point, he looks
Jewish to me and people do hate us for many reasons. I know that God will punish our country if we don't stick up for Israel. Jews and gays are the most productive people around..I love them all..Jesus was a Jew, so the Jews are fine by me..getting a little upset there for nothing..don't jump out of your skin there..
sarahbears says – reply to this

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Re: Lone Star – are you a fucking idiot? his show is an ACT, he actually IS a liberal making fun of conservatives, like bill o'rielly. jokes on you sucker.
sarahbears says – reply to this

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Re: Nope – my god, are you people all effing idiots? his show is SATIRE and PARODY ie: a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing. it's MAKING FUN OF all the conservative bullshit shows that take themselves so seriously, oh like bill o'rielly maybe? i guess you missed the episode that bill o'reilly was actually on where colbert embarrassed him to death, including over his sexual harrassment scandal, because colbert and jon stewart HATE THOSE FUCKERS. i've seen interviews of colbert out of character EXPLAINING THAT THATS WHAT HE'S DOING, making fun of the loud mouth right wing pundits. jesus christ people, learn to get the humor.
slvrs2k says – reply to this

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He knows what's going on! If you watched his show you'd know.
A comedian? So what…Arnold and Ron were elected…this is not such a new thing.
People are worried about his look? his teeth? looking like Bob Saget? Are these things important in a leader? This is why we're in the predicament we're in now.
Let's vote for someone with a brain as well as the country's best interest this time.
manizzle says – reply to this

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What a fukin waste of votes
Mary says – reply to this

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Truthiness for all, guys. And that facebook group in the article hit a million early this morning, if anyone was interested to know.
julietml55 says – reply to this

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Yes - a real candidate! I will vote for him twice.
You're An Idiot says – reply to this

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Re: sarahbears – You're wrong. It's not an act. And every red-blooded Republican in this fine nation should vote for him, if they really love their country.
v-girl says – reply to this

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I swear he looks like "DANNY TANNER" ( Bob Saget)

Come on Perez it's time for a "seperated at birth"!
kill me now says – reply to this

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This country is fucked. whatta douche he is.
PBJ says – reply to this

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Re: dixiegirl –
Right on.

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