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oldandhappy

(6,719 posts) Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:59 PM Aug 2015

15-year-old runs for president

This caught my attention. Picked story off the front page of the NY Times on-line. Love this kid.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/08/20/deez-nuts-for-president-why-not-says-iowa-farm-boy/?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=none&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fpolitics%2Ffirst-draft%2F2015%2F08%2F20%2Fdeez-nuts-for-president-why-not-says-iowa-farm-boy%2F&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0

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15-year-old runs for president (Original Post) oldandhappy Aug 2015 OP

He's not even old enough to run for Congress. n/t winter is coming Aug 2015 #1

He needs to know what is in the Constitution before he tries it MiniMe Aug 2015 #2

This is on the FRONT page of the NY Times? What's wrong with them? jmowreader Aug 2015 #3

Because it's August of the year BEFORE the election, and he registered as "Deez Nuts" Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #5

Thank you for keeping your sense of humor! oldandhappy Aug 2015 #6

Lighten up everyone. joshcryer Aug 2015 #4

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

1. He's not even old enough to run for Congress. n/t

Reply to oldandhappy (Original post)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 11:48 PM

Aug 2015

MiniMe

(21,717 posts)

2. He needs to know what is in the Constitution before he tries it

Reply to oldandhappy (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:00 AM

Aug 2015

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)

3. This is on the FRONT page of the NY Times? What's wrong with them?

Reply to oldandhappy (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:35 AM

Aug 2015

Hasn't ANYONE told this kid he is, per the Constitution of the United States, TWENTY FUCKING YEARS TOO FUCKING YOUNG TO FUCKING RUN FOR FUCKING PRESIDENT?

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

5. Because it's August of the year BEFORE the election, and he registered as "Deez Nuts"

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 04:08 AM

Aug 2015

I'm sorry, but it's fucking hysterical.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

6. Thank you for keeping your sense of humor!

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 11:18 AM

Aug 2015

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

4. Lighten up everyone.

Reply to oldandhappy (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:48 AM

Aug 2015

It's just a kid having some fun. It's surely protected by free speech. Performance art.

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