Crazy Campaign Promises Thread

**Crazed Rabbit** · 12-23-2007, 22:15

Here's a thread to collect the crazy campaign promises sure to start coming out now that we're almost at the beginnings of the primaries in the US. Although I'm starting this with US politics, I want all people to feel free to include crazy campaign promises from their respective countries.

To kick it off, Hillary's inane and illogical promise regarding oil prices:

Elect me and oil prices instantly drop, says Hillary Clinton in Iowa
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Hillary Clinton predicted Saturday that just electing her President will cut the price of oil.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/poli...1.html?ref=rss

CR

**Lemur** · 12-23-2007, 22:26

The single most insane, outrageous thing I've yet heard came in one of the first couple of Republican debates, Mitt Romney's "I'd double Gitmo!"

This puts him at odds with everyone, including President Bush, who has stated that he would like to close Guantanamo. A very strange promise indeed.

**Vladimir** · 12-28-2007, 14:17

Originally Posted by Lemur

The single most insane, outrageous thing I've yet heard came in one of the first couple of Republican debates, Mitt Romney's "I'd double Gitmo!"

This puts him at odds with everyone, including President Bush, who has stated that he would like to close Guantanamo. A very strange promise indeed.

Where the hell is he going to get the land?

**Ronin** · 12-28-2007, 15:25

Here in Portugal every time there is an election for the Portuguese Presidency there is always a comedian/musician that says he´s gonna run if he can gather enough signatures (you need 7500 signatures to run)....he once actually got enough but they drummed up some bs technicality to stop him from getting on the ballot

I sure as hell would vote for him....at least with him he´s honest about the fact he´s lying with every teeth in his mouth

My favorite campaign promisse - "Vote Vieira - Free Fellatio for everybody!"
..at last a policy I can get behind

"Vieira - Working for the Nation!"

**Andres** · 12-28-2007, 17:04

How about Tanja Derveaux...

"Don't vote me, or I'll bite!

And off course, it all started with this one:

"I promise you 400.000 jobs."

Originally Posted by Tanja Derveaux

I am the leading NEE party senate candidate in Belgium. And due to popular demand, I will give 40,000 blowjobs to anyone who requests one on this page.

It started with our response to incredible claims that were made by other parties in Belgium, several parties promised new job opportunities in ridiculous amounts. We responded with a parody campaign for which I posed naked and promised our voters 400.000 new jobs.

This national campaign resulted in international media attention and I received hundreds of e-mails asking for 400,000 blowjobs. If this would get us even more media attention, I'm willing to give 40,000 blowjobs to make the statement.

According to my planning this would take me 500 days to tour around the world, visiting all the ones who signed up for a blowjob on this page, giving 80 blowjobs per day. So the offer is limited, sign up while you still can.

**Shahed** · 12-28-2007, 17:20

Is NEE an actual political party ? I was really impressed with their stuff.
Never actually looked them up, sadly. Awesome ! THEY WERE AWESOME !

**Ronin** · 12-28-2007, 17:33

I have been trumped!

Belgium all the way!

**Vladimir** · 12-28-2007, 19:06

I'll vote for her.

**InsaneApache** · 12-28-2007, 22:15

NuLab promised a referendum on the EU ~~constitution~~ amending treaty. Then, when they got in, they stuck two digits up at the electorate. Who says that power corrupts?

Then our Great Leader hides in a broom cupboard somewhere, while the heads of the rest of the EU countries troop in and sign the EU ~~constitution~~ amending treaty.

He even left his foreign secretary adrift so that he had to shake hands with a butler, as he was alone on the podium.

Still at least he turned up six hours late and eventually signed the ~~constitution~~ amending treaty. His pen was glued to the end of a twenty foot bargepole, so he could pretend he wasn't there!

Keep it up Gordon the Glum Bottler, you really are making my year. I might even vote for you at the next election.

**Marshal Murat** · 12-29-2007, 18:14

McCain 'I am Legend'

More like a myth he is that old.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 12-30-2007, 02:49

I will give 40,000 blowjobs to anyone who requests one on this page.

That's nice of her, but I'm not sure I've got the time or the energy, quite frankly. Just five or so would be enough.

**Leet Eriksson** · 12-30-2007, 04:02

Obama and Edwards promise to get rid of lobbyists, if anything that'll be the best thing america sees FO LYFE.

Also everyone comedy vote Ron Paul, i'm pretty sure going to the gold standard, destroying the fiat money oh and KILLING YOUR FATHER will bring america back to its glory days, and destroy europe as a regional power once and for all!