For those who may have forgotten, Rent is Too Damn High Party founder and multiple time NY Gubernatorial / NYC Mayoral candidate Jimmy McMillan is running for President as a Republican. The Gothamist sat down with him and the two people creating a documentary entitled, “DAMN” about his rise to fame and, well, McMillan. Below is the trailer for the documentary:

Here’s an excerpt from the interview when he was asked if his noterity has helped in his political ambitions:

Not in America. Israelis are taking me seriously. The Arab world is taking me seriously. But in America it’s like no big deal. All my support right now comes from the European nation. I get more e-mails from London and Europe and all those places. But the Americans have fallen into voting for candidates who only address the accessories of a nation, not the necessities. So we have accessory candidates getting elected, talking about constitutional rights and values, not about what they’re going to do to create one job, and as I say all the time, provide a roof over your head and money in your pocket. That’s all I talk about. They don’t know how to ask the economic question of how we’re going to get this country together. Nobody’s ever asking that.

That’s a difficult question, because I haven’t received a contribution…No, I did. I received $10 last month. People are not paying money. People are programmed to vote the way that they vote. Certain things they do let you know that they’re not educated. When they say, “Oh you’re a one-issue candidate, you’re only about rent.” When they say that, I know that the person who taught them in school is a dummy too, a moron. You have to understand that when you go to the store to buy coffee, coffee that was once 15 cents is now $1.15 because his rent went up. When you understand that rent, the reason that your coffee costs so much, because the property that they have that car dealership on is expensive, you’re paying for it. America is not paying, but the European world seem to understand that.

I want the young people to overthrow the hold of their parents. The young people seem to get it. When a young person asks me a question about the environment, you must be talking to your stupid-ass parents. Because you have a place to stay. You’re breathing every day. I mean I understand that you need air, don’t get me wrong. I’ll break wind and give you some air if you needed it. That’s how funny I am. But when it comes to reality, what about, ‘Do you have a job?’ Be independent! Young people need to go away from the way their parents have voted and take this country over by voting all the old voters out of office. Inauguration day, January 3rd. When I looked at the TV, I thought the TV was leaning over. Everybody getting sworn in was so old! So this is serious. Way before I met Aaron and Kristian, I had a plan. My plan was to build this campaign around digital and social media. It worked. I don’t have an office…Or I do.

Check out the entire interview. McMillan is a character.

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-Matt Newman is a conservative blogger from Maryland who blogs at Old Line Elephant / Pundit League and Tweets far too often.