Roseanne Barr Seeks Green Party Presidential Nomination
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Roseanne Barr wants to be the first female president -- and that's no joke!
The brash comedienne, 59, announced her intention to seek the Green Party's presidential nomination Thursday, revealing in a statement that she's anxious to work with those who share her party beliefs.
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"The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants -- bought and paid for by the 1 percent -- who are not doing what's in the best interest of the American people," Barr said.
Barr -- who appeared as the title character on the popular sitcom Roseanne from 1988-1997 -- already has big plans for how she'll solicit voters leading up to the 2012 election.
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"I will barnstorm American living rooms," Barr explained in a candidate questionnaire submitted as part of her Green Party application package obtained by the Associated Press. "Mainstream media will be unable to ignore me, but more importantly they will be unable to overlook the needs of average Americans in the run-up to the 2012 election."
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The party's presidential nominee will be confirmed at a Baltimore convention in July.
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2Although I agree with her that Dems. and Repubs. are servants and are F--king up this country I don't think that Roseanne is the answer. She's a NUT JOB. We need someone in the white house who can relate to the real people not just the rich and political. I have no idea who that person is. He/she has NOT thrown their hat in the ring yet. What I do know is Roseanne is NOT the right person. If she were elected (which I know would NEVER happen) this country would be in a worse place then it is right now.
I am one of six candidates on the ballot in the nation's first Green Party presidential preference primary, in Arizona on February 28 (when there's also a Republican primary). Since Roseanne Barr did not file on time to get on the Arizona primary ballot, I have dropped my own ambitions and I am now supporting Roseanne for the Green Party nomination for President. I ask that any votes I get in the February 28 Green Party presidential preference primary be considered votes for Roseanne Barr and be apportioned to her when Arizona delegates to the Green Party convention in Baltimore this summer are apportioned. I am now a “stand-in” candidate for Roseanne Barr. The use of “stand-in” candidates in American presidential primaries is an old tradition. For example, in 1964, to run in Democratic primaries against Gov. George Wallace of Alabama, President Lyndon Johnson used Wisconsin Gov. John W. Reynolds as his stand-in in the Wisconsin primary, Indiana Gov. Matthew Welsh in the Indiana primary, and Senator Daniel Brewster in the Maryland primary. I am now being used by Roseanne Barr as her stand-in in the Arizona presidential preference primary on February 28, so I am more committed than ever to winning this election for Roseanne.