Remember the crazy Quran-burning Rev. Terry Jones? He's running for president...

[Lone_Star_Dem]

As a Republican, of course.

Quran-burning pastor announces presidential run

What’s left to do when you’ve already sparked international controversy for threatening to set a stack of Islam’s holy texts ablaze (and following through months later)?

Take your sense of God-given leadership to the White House, that’s what.

Rev. Terry Jones, the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center in Florida who started “Burn a Quran Day,” announced Wednesday his candidacy for president through his organization Stand Up America Now.

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Jones told a Florida radio station he’ll be running as a Republican. He is soliciting donations through Stand Up America Now.

http://blog.chron.com/rickperry/2011/10/quran-burning-pastor-announces-presidential-run/

He sent out the press release today.

(Mods, this is an actual press release and not subject to copyright restrictions.)

Announcing: Dr. Terry Jones for President



Our campaign promises or agenda:

1. Stop overspending immediately.

We are now overspending by 4 billion dollars a day.



2. Balance the budget.

If this is not done, then we will experience a total collapse of our economy and way of life.



3. Reduce military spending.

All military on foreign soil should be brought back immediately and all future involvement of

military on foreign soil should not be engaged until our country has become economically

strong again. The security of our nation must be reexamined and our military spending must

be cut by several billion dollars.



4. Deport all illegals.

We must immediately begin the deportation of the 20 million illegal aliens living in our country.

This would be an operation similar to what Eisenhower did to provide jobs for the soldiers

who were coming home after the war.



5. Also saving us 400 billion dollars per year.



6. Reduce corporate taxes.

Our corporate taxes are the highest in the world. Corporate taxes must be reduced

immediately in order to encourage people to start new businesses and existing corporations

to expand, thus producing the jobs that are needed.



7. Reduce bureaucracy. We must reexamine the bureaucracy of our government and

businesses. We are dying and drowning in bureaucracy, rules and regulations. Companies

must be held accountable for the consumer's protection, but the over-control and overkill

that we have is destroying our companies.


http://www.standupamericanow.org/press-release/2011/10/press-release-dr-terry-jones-for-president

Somehow I doubt he's going to be filling Perry's empty podium at the debates.

[gratuitous]

1. "Reduce military spending"

I'm guessing that got into his position paper so he can cut it loose as a way of saying he's flexible.

Oh, and Orly Taitz has filed to run for the Senate in California. God loves professional comedians, is all I can say about these two candidacies.

[dtexdem]

2. Who isn't?

Among Rethugs I mean.

[Enrique]

3. he looks presidental

Chester Arthur presidential

[provis99]

4. Jones is no worse than Bachmann or Santorum.

heck, he's probably more honest than those two.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Pastor cutting military spending by several billion is chump change

I felt I needed to point this out. It sounds like a lot, but it's not.

[FSogol]

6. Honestly, is he worse than Perry, Bachmann, Santorum, Cain, or Gingrich?

:puke:

[Brother Buzz]

7. Terry is going to be bummed out when he discovers all the low hanging fruit has already been picked

Not going to help book sales, either.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. I'm shocked! Are you implying he did this to help pimp his book?

I'm sure he was told it's the "in" thing this election cycle to hold your book in your campaign picture. He was just trying to fit in with the GOP's best and brightest! :rofl:

[Brother Buzz]

12. I consulted my Magic 8-Ball about possible bulk buys in Pastor Terry's future

● Don't count on it

[JoePhilly]

8. President Yosemite Sam!!!!!

[sandyj999]

9. At least he's stopped coming here. ; ) nt

[geardaddy]

10. It's unfortunate that he shares the name of a Python

and a great liberal.

[hifiguy]

13. No, it's all right, sir,

we don't morally censure, we just want the money....Yes, and here's the address to send it to:

BLACKMAIL
BEHIND THE HOT WATER PIPES
THIRD WASHROOM ALONG
VICTORIA STATION

[geardaddy]

15. lol

Excellent!

[hobbit709]

14. President of the outhouse patrol is all he's qualified for.