{"id":79120,"date":"2015-08-28T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T19:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=79120"},"modified":"2015-09-02T17:54:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T23:54:02","slug":"deez-nuts-puts-federal-election-commission-on-bozo-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/08\/deez-nuts-puts-federal-election-commission-on-bozo-patrol\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Deez Nuts’ puts Federal Election Commission on bozo patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Search<\/a>

Screen shot taken from images.google.com<\/p>

Search for “Kenobi for president” using Google Images and you’ll find all sorts of merchandize promoting the fictional Jedi knight’s\u00a0non-existent run for president in 2016. Now, the FEC is having to deal with a host of spoof filings by fake presidential candidates.<\/p><\/div>\n

Thanks a lot, “Deez Nuts.”<\/p>\n

Since a poll<\/a> propelled the fake U.S. presidential candidate into<\/a> national<\/a> headlines<\/a>\u00a0last week, at least 249\u00a0copycats, clowns and\u00a0pranksters have inundated the Federal Election Commission with paperwork<\/a> launching “official” White House campaigns.<\/p>\n