I found this site while crusing the internets today...i seriously don't know if it's a joke, or if this is someone's idea of an appropriate website for a (supposed) US Presidential candidate. Some choice highlights from his website and "Current Issues":
"JURISDICTION: There is some concern about Jurisdiction."
and the greatest announcement (ever) that someone is running for President: "I am running in the Democratic Primary to be chosen to represent the Democratic Party for President of the United States in 2008 because of my concerns for the following issues facing the future of the United States of America and my commitment to the American people." The rest of it is a 70 (!) point explanation of why he is running. His biography is quite possibly the single craziest thing i've read on the internet...
Despite how crazy and whacked out his overall website is, the "Donate" section seems quite professional.
I've not been able to find anything else out about this Mercer guy, beyond a page at Project Vote Smart; a Google search turns up his campaign website, a couple of geneological sites for the family name "Mercer", and then a number of blog postings from different sites talking about his webpage...
I know this coming election is wide open, but i didn't think it'd be this wide open...
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His biography is amazing. I'm afraid its not a joke. Glad he's a Democrat! :)
His biography is amazing. I'm afraid its not a joke. Glad he's a Democrat! :)
I'm glad that no nutcases have ever tried to run for president as Republicans. *cough* Alan Keyes *cough*
Actually, a list of nutcase presidential candidates, both parties, might be a fun project for a rainy afternoon. (Speaking of Alan Keyes, don't you have to be from this planet to run for president?)
My all-time favorite was Nancy Grant, the Christian Party candidate for Florida Governor. Her hat was as big as she was, and her whole campaign site was about how her husband was abducted by the government.