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Reality Show to Search for '08 Candidate
Happy News ^ | April 25, 2007

Posted on 04/27/2007 9:26:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The online social networking site MySpace and reality TV producer Mark Burnett are teaming to launch the search for an independent presidential candidate.

The political reality show ''Independent'' comes with a $1 million cash prize and a catch: the winner can't keep the money.

The prize can be used to finance a run for the White House or can be given to a political action committee or political cause.

Contestants in the show, set to launch in early 2008, will meet the public and interact with supporters, protesters and others. An interactive ''town hall'' will give MySpace users and TV viewers a chance to rate their performance.

The show does not yet have a commitment from a TV network.

Potential candidates will audition for the show by submitting a video. Once the contestants are chosen, they will set up MySpace profiles to serve as their campaign headquarters.

The hope is that the show, with its Internet component, will engage younger voters in the political process.

''Through this new network television series and the partnership of MySpace, we're going to discover in a big way what America really thinks, and bring to light the issues that are closest to those who now finally have a chance to be heard,'' Burnett said.

MySpace is a unit of Fox Interactive Media, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2008; electionpresident; elections; internet; myspace; realityshows; rupertmurdoch; whitehouse
Just what we need: A Ross Perot/Ralph Nader for 2008, funded by a TV network & MySpace.
1 posted on 04/27/2007 9:26:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

American Idol HAS been getting more votes than the recent presidential winners...if American Idol were for the Presidency, whoever won that show would technically win in a landslide.


2 posted on 04/27/2007 9:28:57 PM PDT by TeenagedConservative
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American Idol HAS been getting more votes than the recent presidential winners

Um....you can vote multiple times for American Idol.

So I guess that makes them all Democrats.

3 posted on 04/27/2007 9:32:21 PM PDT by txroadkill
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
MySpace has become a network for directing traffic to adult sites. A female will send you a 'friend request' or a message, and her MySpace site will have prominent links to adult material.

What a waste of space.

4 posted on 04/27/2007 9:33:20 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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To: txroadkill

I was under the impression that while multiple votes were allowed, they only counted individuals when making their “50 million votes” claim. But I’m no Idol fan, so you’re probably right.


5 posted on 04/27/2007 9:33:56 PM PDT by TeenagedConservative
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Leno had a joke simlar tonight. He sadi the debates shoud behandled like American Idol and each week you vote off a candidate!


6 posted on 04/27/2007 9:34:11 PM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,250 fines?)
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To: TeenagedConservative

Lucky for us, you cant text or phone in a vote for government elections... yet!


7 posted on 04/27/2007 9:37:07 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: TeenagedConservative

I have no idea....but if 50 million Americans are voting for a bunch of kids singing karaoke and can’t get off their butts to vote in National elections then they should be ashamed of themselves.


8 posted on 04/27/2007 9:39:23 PM PDT by txroadkill
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Brave men have fought and died through the centuries to protect our wonderful country and its government. This makes a mockery of it.


9 posted on 04/27/2007 9:39:28 PM PDT by keepitreal
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To: txroadkill
I have no idea....but if 50 million Americans are voting for a bunch of kids singing karaoke and can’t get off their butts to vote in National elections then they should be ashamed of themselves.

To be fair, a lot if not most of those votes are made by kids taht are far too young to vote in elections. Unless, you want to lower the voting age to 12.

10 posted on 04/27/2007 9:48:46 PM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,250 fines?)
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