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    Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nod

    FILE - In this July 13, 2011, file photo, actress Roseanne Barr attends a special screening of 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' hosted by the Cinema Society at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York. Barr is running for the Green Party's presidential nomination, and she says it's no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, that she's a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said Democrats and Republicans aren't working in the best interests of the American people. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination — and it's no joke.

    The actress-comedian said in a statement that she's a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties aren't serving the American people.

    "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.

    Occupy Wall Street protesters popularized the "We are the 99 percent" slogan in their fight against economic disparity and perceived corporate greed.

    Barr has submitted paperwork to the Green Party for her candidacy. The party's presidential nominee will be selected at a convention in Baltimore in July.

    Barr said she has been fighting for working-class families and women for decades.

    "I will barnstorm American living rooms," she said in a candidate questionnaire submitted to the Green Party. "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."

    Barr's hit TV sitcom "Roseanne" aired from 1988 to 1997 and earned her an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She played a wise-cracking mom in the comedy about a blue-collar family. Barr has a 46-acre macadamia nut farm in Hawaii.

     

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    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
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      Roger Goodell's press conference was only held to transfer blame for the lockout to the players. He tried to do this by saying that all the players need to do is become a union again and sign the agreement. If the players become a union again, the antitrust lawsuits against the NFL by individual players would immediately be dismissed. Obviously that keeps the owners from losing money and possibly being bankrupted into having no league at all.58959120101
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      My na_me is the place where you can meet m'illion'aires, who are searching for their special someone.
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    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      My na_me is the place where you can meet m'illion'aires, who are searching for their special someone.
      It's a good thing you people don't judge talent for a living. You see a guy do some fancy dunks and automatically assume that he can actually PLAY basketball. Sadly, that is not the case for Mr. Shaquille Johnson. He sucks at basketball. He is a 2 or 3 star rated prospect, depending on the scouting service you use, ONLY 3 high division 1 schools bothered to look at him, and of those, only ONE decided he was good enough to offer a scholarship........Auburn. The worst team in the SEC. Shaquille Johnson averaged 9 ppg last year. With ALL that athleticism, you'd figure he should be able to put more than 9 points up a game, but obviously there are some major deficiencies in his game. These videos will likely be the last you'll ever see of Shaquille Johnson. Unless they actually broadcast an Auburn game somewhere, and he develops enough to merit ungluing his butt from the bench.58959144105
      • Arthur 3 months ago
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    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
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    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
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      Lame article, although informative on his current rankings. You seem to revel in his downfall? You talk like only the only 2 recent tourneys, the "BMW and Australian Master" will keep him afloat in recent times. Most top 20 players have not even won more than a handful of tourneys in their career to Tigers last 2?? Why don't you put things in a more positive prospective. We are all human, and so is Tiger. What good does it do to state the obvious and keep kicking a man when he is down. He's done more than the "top 20" could ever dream of accomplishing, and I venture to say none of them will ever hold a candle to what he's done in their Career. He may be down, but he ain't out!58959072932
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      My na_me is the place where you can meet m'illion'aires, who are searching for their special someone.
      noooo randy not yet, eagles please sign randy moss, randy wants a ring and thats understandable 4 a great player like him, if you can negotiate with respect im sure he will sign with a contender, eagles, steelers, ravens, hell even back with pats, this guy can still ball, last year was bad because he was juggled between 3 teams, if it werent for that it would have been a 1000yd+ and 10 td plus season58959224455
      • Arthur 3 months ago
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    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
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      All the post on here point out the sad state of education in the USA. Mr. Herman was in a theater with other consenting like minded adults. Did things get out of hand? Nope! He just got caught but I'm sure he wasn't alone. He was not in public and not with a child. For all you bible thumpers and people that dont know what a pedophile is please consult your local preist. He's the one with the alter boy bent over the pew.58959014339
      • glen abbott 3 months ago
        Another sick OBAMA scam. at the expence of the young and uneducated.
      • Arthur 3 months ago
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    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
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      • Arthur 3 months ago
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    • Lou  •  Sebring, Florida  •  3 months ago
      Reminds me of the days Pat Paulson ran just for fun only it isn't fun any more. Politicians are clowns anymore after the big bucks and popularity. We need some serious congress persons and candidates.. not clowns. FUBAR!
    • AA Voice  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
      Whatever you think of her, she's correct in her feeling about the two major parties. Neither party represents what's in the best interest of America.
      • dwcdaid 3 months ago
        Vote 3rd party, break the monopoly!
      • randy 3 months ago
        You should look at the technocratic system, it is at least a fair chance for humanity to have a better future.
      • Jtb 3 months ago
        and either does she! she admits she was brought up a communist!
    • Michael  •  Warren, Oregon  •  3 months ago
      If she becomes President, let's hope she NEVER sings the National Anthem.
    • John  •  New York, New York  •  3 months ago
      It's a free Country, especially when you have enough money to do anything you want....
    • LanceS  •  Hays, Kansas  •  3 months ago
      I want to see her at the debates
    • anon  •  3 months ago
      Wouldn't she be in the 1%?
    • Tree Dweller  •  3 months ago
      Best of luck to her in our national, publicly funded situation comedy.
    • mec  •  Montague, New Jersey  •  3 months ago
      we should change back to popular vote for the presidency-no more electoral college and winner in state taking all the votes - 4 presidents in US history lost election but won popular vote-
      one man one vote in USA!
    • Stephen T  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 months ago
      I am interested in knowing how she would handle the fifteen point three trillion dollars of Federal
      national debt that we all have that is going to devastate the lives of my grandchildren and their
      children. You want to talk about a nasty sick devastating gift to pass off to our children, I can't
      think of any way we could be any more unkind to them.
      Stephen T. Read Independent candidate.
    • Chad  •  Roxboro, North Carolina  •  3 months ago
      Chill people, it's just the green party, they have to nominate someone for every Presidential election year and regardless of whether or not you're a fan of her, you can still appreciate her message. She's right about republicans and democrats, they're bought and paid for.
    • OneLonesomeDove  •  Greensboro, North Carolina  •  3 months ago
      Why not put all that wants to be president on stage in front of their podiums, make it very plain they can ONLY talk about how they plan to change things, fix our economy. Never being allowed to talk bad about the others running, only allowed to talk of their opponents good qualities for president, not their own good qualities. Or don't speak at all. ( None of them would be able to do either! )
    • Johnny  •  Wallingford, Connecticut  •  3 months ago
      Only in America.............Other Countries must be laughing everyday at us..............