As a followup to my previous post on McMillan, McMillan recently spoke at Princeton as part of their Whig-Cliosophic Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series. He has quite a bit to say about a potential 2012 run. Here are some choice quotes from McMillan:
“Barack Obama, president of the United States, head of the Democratic Party. Correct? And he is black. Correct? The Democratic Party logo is a donkey or an ass. Correct? When I say that I’m coming after Barack Obama’s black ass, what am I saying? I’m coming after the Democratic Party.”
“Democrats and Republicans are all alike…It is my job to come in and get rid of them…They are worried about the corporations they have invested in and the nonprofit organizations the government is pouring money into.”
“While we were bailing [General Motors] out, your parents had to put money toward the home that got foreclosed, put money toward the car that got repoed,” McMillan said. “You still have to pay them money you borrowed for the home and pay them money you borrowed for the car, but while the government was giving [General Motors] your money, you still had to pay [the government] off.”
“I am going to make an effort in every city, town and county in this country — for everyone who’s thinking of ever running for re-election in this country, I’m coming after them…They got a problem. I’ll put my combat boots on; I’m walking across America.”
He also doubled down on his open invitation for Donald Trump to be his running mate. When asked about his celebrity status, McMillan said, “I’ve done something that they say is a phenomenon, is hilarious…I don’t know. All I’m doing is speaking my tongue and telling the truth. I’m not afraid to talk.” No, he’s not afraid to talk – and not afraid to say whatever he’s thinking at the time.
For those who may not recall – McMillan has ran for the following offices on the “Rent is Too Damn High Party” ticket:
We’ll see what kind of splash he makes in the GOP primary if he formally announces for President / forms an exploratory committee.
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-Matt Newman is a conservative blogger from Maryland who blogs at Old Line Elephant and Tweets far too often.
May 5th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
With posts like these, I retain my place as the resident 4th, 5th, and 20th tier candidate tracker. If I didn’t help track them, they might end up on the side of milk cartons!
May 5th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
The “Angels Are Too Damn Good”
Top 7th
LA Angels 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 – - ..11 17 0
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 – - – ..0 3 1
May 5th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
They just scored two more in the 7th.
“Boston Is Too Damn Bad”
May 5th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Matthew,
You’re doing a good job.
May 5th, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Turn on your TV… It is rainin’ too darn hard in Boston!
May 5th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Matthew,
When I saw the headline, I knew it was you.
What’s our vampire candidate been up to?
Maybe you could do a Race42012 interview with him?
May 5th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Matthew,
Matt’s got a good idea. I suggest the very first question be, “How’s the rent, Jimmy?”
May 5th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Craig,
He could do a whole series with these guys (what else do they have to do?), but I was actually referring to the guy who really thinks he’s a real life vampire. He wants to impale people as part of his platform. Matthew had a whole writeup.
May 5th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
If McMillan gets in, Trump is dooomed.
MWS: for Matt’s safety, maybe he shouldn’t interview Jonathan Sharkey…
May 5th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
I think Trump was one of McMillen’s landlords.
May 5th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
AJ,
It could be a telephone or Skype interview!
May 5th, 2011 at 5:08 pm
Matt,
I think the Skype screen would be too bright for Mr. Sharkey.
May 5th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
BlueGrass,
Good point.
May 5th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
For all those interested in Sharkey – he’s documenting his bid for President, documentary style. Here’s the information.
Also, a more serious filmmaker created a documentary chronicling Sharkey’s bid for Governor of Minnesota. That link is where you can watch the entire documentary.