New York, NY – The rent won’t be Too Damn High at the White House.
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Jimmy McMillan, the quirky character who stole the spotlight during New York’s 2010 governor’s race, is now setting his sights on a higher office: the presidency.
“I know Barack Obama is an Internet hog. I know he knows that I am out there. But what he hasn’t heard yet is that Jimmy McMillan is running for President of the United States of America,” McMillan told the online “Revolution Radio.”
“If you don’t do your job right, I am coming at you,” he vowed.
McMillan, a fast-talking Vietnam vet who regularly wears a suit and black gloves, became a Web sensation after stealing the show during the lone gubernatorial debate of 2010.
His catchline, “The rent is too DAMN high,” caught fire on Twitter, scored him hundreds of thousands of YouTube views and even got him an impersonation on “Saturday Night Live.”
In the end, McMillan won about 40,000 votes in the governor’s race — and a job as a pitchman for an Internet auction site.
On the flip side, McMillan was tagged for years of anti-Semitic comments, including linking Jews to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He also admitted lying to various press outlets about his own reasonable rent.
The lion-maned McMillan — who’s given to lengthy diatribes — says he’s registering as a Republican to avoid a Democratic primary.
McMillan, a self-proclaimed “karate master,” says he’s not worried about taking on the likes of Obama, or Republicans Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
“I can sit here and say how to control the country in 30 seconds, and they can’t say it in 30 years,” he said.
“Not one of them can sit on a stage and address the issues that concern the American public. Not one of them. The president has not done it.”
“I love you, Mitt Romney. I love all of you guys. Y’all can come and bring me some water,” McMillan added.
with jimmy mcmillan and sarah palin, we just have a bunch of wackos. i think i’ll vote for bloomberg
His percent of the vote will be “too damn low”
at least one good thing we will have if he wins – cheap rent!!! he’s doing more than obama does
Do you need to be wacko to run for office?
the truth is if the rents were low ,people wouldnt have 2 lean on the government 4 everything.i hope people will be strong enough 2 resist the wasp(who also own the mortgage companies)negative press about him.since nobody can afford 350000 4 a house ,the wasp and eruv rav will gladly lend u the money like the sodomites who invite a person and then misstreat them
My goodness this guy makes me laugh what else is he planning?
i say mike huckabee & mitt romney ticket, huck pres romney vice
He would be funny except for his history of overtly ant-semitic remarks. He has blamed Jews for several problems…at that point he is no longer funny.
Years ago I spoke to a foreign born US resident who ran in the New Hampshire primary under his new Americanized name George Washington America. Needless to say he didn’t win and even if he won the Oval Office he was inelligbile to serve due to his birthplace.
This is America and whoever has the aspiration can seek the highest office. Somehow I don’t think the rent guy will be elected President.
who will be his running mate?
The IQ is too damn low.
This man is a bigot. He’s an anti Semite. He linked us to the 9/11 attacks. He is obviously not mentally sane. Just by his appearance it is obvious he’s not playing with a full deck of cards. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
The man blames us the whiliamsburg jews for being the landlords who hike the rents of his people
He looks just like the Janitor in my Shul, what a Joke