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Vampire Time Traveler Running For President
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 15:07
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Clockwise from upper left: Laurie Roth:laurieroth2012.com; Jack Fellure: Wikimedia Commons; Leroy Saunders: saunders2012.org; Lester Byerley: MySpace
Mitt Romney has been the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee since April, but the 2012 presidential field is still more crowded than you might think: More than 400 candidates have filed statements of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. You’ve probably heard of some of them, like comedian Roseanne Barr, Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones, and anti-abortion activist Randall Terry. But you probably haven’t heard of these wacky would-be presidents:
Lester ByerleyMySpaceA fan of FDR who nevertheless filed as a Tea Party candidate, Byerley warns that Obamacare will “put people in jail for not buying insurance.” He recommends regularly consuming hydrogen peroxide to cure cancers, colds, and other viruses. By reducing the need for doctors and hospitals, Byerley’s cure-all would kill jobs, he conceded to the Philadelphia Weekly. “But human health should supercede everything, including the economy.” Byerley also said that as president he would “hand out Federal Reserve debit cards to anyone earning under $50,000 a year, and it’ll start off with $12,000.”
