Pat Paulsen For President

Comic Pat Paulsen first ran for president in 1968 at the urging of his then-employers, the Smothers Brothers. "Why not? I can't dance--besides, the job has a good pension plan and I'll get a lot of money when I retire," he thought. And he's been running in every election since, basing his campaigns on "outright lies, double talk and unfounded attacks on his challengers," techniques which in 1968 were truly ahead of their time. They have since, of course, become the essential elements of any campaign. When Paulsen began his faux political career, political satire was thriving. Nowadays everyone's still pissed off, but no one has a sense of humor. On this site, one of the sharpest--and last--practicioners of the fading craft of political satire reminds us why a good laff line is worth a hundred Ryder trucks full of fertilizer. To see an unintentionally funny crank campaign, check out Lyndon LaRouche For President (JV)

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