While monitoring the Ron Paul campaign during the New Hampshire primary from my home in glorious Kansas, I was lucky enough to witness through several articles & web videos another truly patriotic campaign - that of Democratic Candidate Vermin Supreme.
Those unfamiliar with US federal political processes may not know that Democratic primaries are also proceeding but really more of a formality due to HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENDER Barack Obama being the incumbent. The Republican primaries proceed to select a “new” presidential candidate for the party.
The first exposure I had to Vermin's message was through this YouTube video of his appearance in front of New Hampshire Democrats, which was also broadcast on C-Span.
Vermin Supreme promises all Americans a free pony, sees dental hygiene as the right path to a better America, & has defense & energy policies that, in my opinion, are far more responsible than the status-quo. He is a gifted speaker who is a joy to listen to & I felt he did well taking questions from the panel. But the little lady & I had much discussion on whether or not the video was real. It seemed too good, too funny & smart, to be true. We retired for the evening uncertain.
When I checked to see how Ron Paul was doing in New Hampshire the next day, I took this link to an article about Paul being mobbed & found this in the text: [“Ron Paul: We have you surrounded. We are the media,” sounded the voice from a megaphone as Paul staffers ushered him into a waiting SUV, just minutes after he arrived at the restaurant. Holding the megaphone was a man dressed roughly as a wizard, with shaggy hair and tousled beard, wearing a massive black boot upside down on his head.] As I kept looking I found the same story on the Drudge Report with a picture of Vermin Supreme & that big boot on his head with a megaphone standing behind a mob of people surrounding Ron Paul & had a good laugh.
This was proof that Vermin Supreme was not only real, but he was actively campaigning in New Hampshire!
By dancing around in this circus, Vermin Supreme showed his American patriotism with highlights such as hijacking Rick Santorum's audience before the frothy authoritarian substance oozed in. Supreme delivers his platform to what appears to be a receptive audience & declares his intention to debate Santorum when he arrives. Soon, he's asked to leave. Video here . Later, Santorum's handlers apparently assaulted him. It's interesting that Santorum's handlers assaulted another presidential candidate & there seems to be no outrage. Don't fool youself. Vermin Supreme IS a legitimate candidate. He ended up 3rd with 831 votes among the Democrats (over 3 times better than Michelle Bachmann on the GOP side). Call me old fashioned, but I would have hated to see how Santorum would have handled Bachmann under similar circumstances. Bachmann is as legitimate a presidential candidate as Mr. Supreme & I'd hope he'd at least have the decency to not treat a woman so rough.
After a little more research I learned that Vermin is a veteran when it comes to politics. He has a solid history of campaigning & his unpredictable party affiliation & whimsical authoritarian policies should make him attractive to most modern moderate American voters. What appeals to me is that just as Vermin admits he is a 'friendly fascist' it is revealed that similar to Ron Paul, Vermin Supreme understands. I wish that more voters would take him seriously, but I fear that his failure to condemn right to trial, dismiss the 1st Amendment & promote mass murder campaigns overseas will limit his electability among Democrats.
I believe that when it comes to US President votes for Ron Paul are the only ones that count. All of the other candidates (the Republicrats), including Obama, all look so ridiculous that the truth that bursts through the cracks of Vermin Supreme's not-so-ridiculous message I found to be refreshing satire. Enjoy!
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