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Roseanne Barr's Presidential Platform: Legalize Marijuana And Gay Marriage


Posted on Mar 24, 2012 @ 11:21AM - 1 comment

by Radar Staff

Roseanne Barr seems to be taking this presidential thing seriously.

The comedian insisted her candidacy is no laughing matter when she spoke to a small group of Green Party supporters at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood Friday night.

PHOTOS: Roseanne Barr Makes Presidential Campaign Appearance

She laid out her platform that includes making marijuana use and same sex marriage legal and and forgiving student loans.

“I will not let the idiots go unanswered,” she said of the mainstream crop of candidates. “It is time to point upward and hold their feet to the fire."

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Roseanne knows though that sitcom stars and stand-up comics aren't what voters usually look for when marking their ballots.  Her main credential, she said, is that "I'm not George W. Bush!"

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Roseanne Barr seems to be taking this presidential thing seriously.

The comedian insisted her candidacy is no laughing matter when she spoke to a small group of Green Party supporters at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood Friday night.

PHOTOS: Roseanne Barr Makes Presidential Campaign Appearance

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Roseanne Barr Says She Will Run For President Under Green Party Ticket


Posted on Feb 03, 2012 @ 05:30AM - 6 comments

By Radar Staff

It's official: Roseanne Barr really is running for president.

The TV star (who previously said she was exploring the idea on The Tonight Show last summer has filed for candidacy with the Green Party with their convention looming in Baltimore this July.

"The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants -- bought and paid for by the 1% -- who are not doing what's in the best interest of the American people," Barr said in a statement.

Barr wrote on her Green Party candidate questionnaire she "will barnstorm American living rooms.

"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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