Livingston turns out to support RuPaul for president
February 23, 2008 | Filed Under LOL Feature Stories (satire) | 2 Responses
Everyone running for president is selling hope this year, but only one candidate has dared to make it fabulous. And she has broad support in Livingston.
Dozens of Livingstonians turned out on a recent wintry day for a rally to show their support for RuPaul for president. RuPaul (born Andre Charles on November 17, 1960) is an American drag performer, dance music singer, actor, and songwriter who gained fame in the 1990s, appearing in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums.
Though a catty attitude is often associated with both politics and drag queens, RuPaul has brought an element of “love one another” to the campaign, and that sets her apart from the likes of that cranky John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and even the charming Barack Obama.
Not even the latest flap in which the verbose and seemingly unfiltered Bill Clinton accidentally referred to RuPaul as a “dark horse in this race,” would deter the outgoing African-American performer from her message of hope. “No doubt moments like this reinforce the feeling among voters that politics can be a drag. But I, alone among those running this year, can make drag fun. It’s my specialty.”
Nor has her lack of political experience dampened her hope or the enthusiasm of his fans her supporters.
Said one ardent supporter at the Livingston rally, “How many of these other guys. .women. . .er. . .other candidates can say they carried the full weight of the lead role in ‘StarrBooty’? You want to talk about pressure.” To another, a sense of history mattered more than experience. “This is our moment to elect both a woman and an African-American man with the same vote.”
A recent poll suggests that many voters are taking the message of a change in Washington to heart. To that constituency, RuPaul represents change more than anyone else. After all, this candidate can change faster than you can say “curtain call,” and do it eight or nine times in one evening.
While that is a positive to some, opposing candidates find it distracting when the debate has to be interrupted for a RuPaul trip to the dressing room. “No one, honey, and I mean no one,” says RuPaul, “can talk about Iraq in the same outfit she’s wearing to discuss health care.”
Equally frustrating for all of the presidential candidates is that RuPaul’s Libertarian streak, 
not to mention her identity, means she gets to have it both ways; she is debating both Republicans and Democrats in what promises to be a long-running election year performance.
[At right, John McCain shows a flicker of impatience after RuPaul resumes the debate in the gown she had made specially for answering questions on national security and terrorism.]
On this day in downtown Livingston, it doesn’t matter what the polls, the pundits, or the rest of America will have to say. Livingstonians are ready to stand by their man, their woman, and the Fabulosity of Hope.
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Where did you get this? I would love to see that debate in full. It should include both Rep. and Demo. candidates. It might bring out some sensible responses to media questions for a change.
Wouldn’t we all love to see RuPaul debate! Well, probably not. Nor do I intend to see “Starrbooty”. But I must agree that the glam candidate with heart might provide some very interesting responses to our misguided media.
PhotoShop trickery might be way too close to “change by Xerox” in Ms. Clinton’s parlance, but I sure had fun with it. Glad you enjoyed the pics (or I think you did if I read you right).