Jimmy McMillan Takes CPAC by Storm

Jimmy McMillan of the Rent is Too Damn High party speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Feb. 11, 2011.

/ Brian Montopoli

Jimmy McMillan of the The Rent is Too Damn High party held an impromptu press conference at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday that ended with a crowd of young conservatives chanting his slogan and begging for photos.

Standing in front of the booth for GOProud, the gay conservative group, McMillan, who said at the New York gubernatorial debate that "if you want to marry a shoe, I'll marry you," reiterated his support for gay marriage.

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He said he didn't want to know what anyone else did in his or her bedroom, and doesn't want them asking what he does in his - "because I get freaky in my bedroom."

Asked how he feels about "personal liberties," McMillan responded, "if you want to drop your pants, drop 'em, dog. I got your back."

McMillan said he would make an "official announcement" about a presidential run this afternoon, though the young conservatives gathered around him seemed more amused by his presence than concerned about his positions. He complained that "if you smoke a joint they'll take your ass to jail."

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He continued: "Oh, I know they're going to say, 'oh, Mr. McMillan, you're running for president, you can't say ass,' well Barack Obama said ass and I said I was coming after his black ass too."

McMillan said that "my job as your father is to make sure my children understand." He then said, "we got it? I want to hear you say why."

Chanted the throng: "The Rent is Too Damn High! The Rent is Too Damn High! The Rent is Too Damn High!"

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"That's what I'm talking about," McMillan responded. A few minutes later, he kept talking, urging support for Egyptian protesters and talking about other issues while holding up one of his shoes and urging the crowd to join him. One passing conference-goer was not impressed.

"It's just a guy screaming," he said.

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[thinking-voter]

Kinda makes me miss Pat Paulsen who I understand could run for president again, may he rest in peace.

[olebasiclady]

Tell me this guy was there for sheer entertainment only!

[Zann-Zel]

LOL! Well he can entertain - he can get peoples attention....but he'd need to do a bit more than that to run a country!

[discussthis]

Not necessarily, that recipe worked for obamao. But it won't work for thinking people, ie; the GOP.

[johndevinejr]

by discussthis February 11, 2011 4:59 PM EST
Not necessarily, that recipe worked for obamao. But it won't work for thinking people, ie; the GOP.

Thinking people? Like Sarah "I don't know what publications I read" Palin.
Or like Mike "I don't believe in evolution" Huckleberry?
Or like George "the decider" Bush
Or like Donald "known knowns, and unknown knowns" Rumsfeld
Or like Dick Cheney the admitted war criminal.
Those thinking people who just collapsed the world economy?

[sjc_1]

The rent IS too damned high. We can not compete when our houses cost $200,000 and their houses cost $20,000, all so people can fund their retirement off the backs of others.