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View Poll Results: Who is the shadow President secretly running America? |
Kamala Harris | 3 | 4.48% | |
Barrack HUSSEIN Obama | 8 | 11.94% | |
Adam "Shifty" Schiff | 0 | 0% | |
Chuck Schumer | 0 | 0% | |
Nancy Pelosi | 2 | 2.99% | |
Nancy Pelosi's husband | 0 | 0% | |
Bill Gates | 1 | 1.49% | |
Vladimir Putin | 1 | 1.49% | |
Hillary Clinton | 3 | 4.48% | |
Bill Clinton | 0 | 0% | |
Chelsea Clinton | 2 | 2.99% | |
Donald Trump | 1 | 1.49% | |
George Soros | 10 | 14.93% | |
The United Nations | 0 | 0% | |
Angela Merkel | 2 | 2.99% | |
Raul Castro | 0 | 0% | |
Bennie Thompson | 0 | 0% | |
Liz Cheney | 0 | 0% | |
Other, specify | 25 | 37.31% | |
Even on Planet X, it's not going to be dementia Joe Biden | 9 | 13.43% | |
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll |
15th June 2022, 12:21 PM | #1 |
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Who is the shadow President secretly running America?
According to Fox News and somebody called Jesse Waters.
I haven't looked yet, let's see if we can guess it! I'll post a link in a spoiler after I've voted. |
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15th June 2022, 12:28 PM | #2 |
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OK, I fess, it's me.
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15th June 2022, 12:30 PM | #3 |
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Pretty sure it's Harold Saxon.
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15th June 2022, 12:33 PM | #4 |
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I voted Obama. Don't read the spoiler until you've voted.
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15th June 2022, 12:35 PM | #5 |
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Other: A loosely-organized cabal of shifting allegiances among cabinet members and unelected advisors.
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15th June 2022, 12:35 PM | #6 |
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Other, specify
The administrative state, otherwise known as the deep state or the bureaucratic state. |
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15th June 2022, 12:45 PM | #7 |
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Since all of the poll options are Lizard People, it doesn't matter who you vote for.
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15th June 2022, 12:45 PM | #8 |
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Oh, wait.
Are you asking who we think the shadow President secretly running America is, according to Fox News and somebody called Jesse Waters? I thought you were asking who we ourselves thought was the shadow President secretly running America. As far as FOX News, I'd wager they haven't taken an official position on it. As far as Jesse Waters, I'd say he probably hasn't take a position. But if he has, I'd guess either Obama or Hillary. |
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15th June 2022, 12:47 PM | #9 |
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15th June 2022, 01:19 PM | #10 |
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Based on watching FOX News for 2 minutes...Hunter Biden?
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15th June 2022, 01:29 PM | #11 |
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15th June 2022, 01:36 PM | #12 |
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Elon Musk.
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15th June 2022, 01:41 PM | #13 |
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To take the questions seriously, it could be that he is a bit out of it mostly and a group of his staff is basically handling the job.
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15th June 2022, 01:50 PM | #14 |
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All I know is it orta be Jesus!
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15th June 2022, 02:04 PM | #15 |
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15th June 2022, 02:07 PM | #16 |
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I am not at all sure.
However, I do know for sure that it is not me. After all, since I am Spartacus then there is no way in the world that it could possibly be me. |
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15th June 2022, 02:15 PM | #17 |
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I am Spartacus! And so is my wife!
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15th June 2022, 02:41 PM | #18 |
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Other: The Trilateral Commission.
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15th June 2022, 02:49 PM | #19 |
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Other: Joe Biden
He's both President and Shadow President. Diabolical! |
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15th June 2022, 02:50 PM | #20 |
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I also got a kick out of it when CNN ran a story about Trump being the "shadow president". Like, there is no such thing, guys.
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15th June 2022, 03:49 PM | #21 |
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Last edited by Cat Not Included; 15th June 2022 at 04:11 PM. Reason: Clarifying definition of shadow president |
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15th June 2022, 03:57 PM | #22 |
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15th June 2022, 04:23 PM | #23 |
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Tom Brady (Roger Goodell is gonna be sooo sorry...)
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15th June 2022, 04:25 PM | #24 |
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LaMDA!
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15th June 2022, 05:36 PM | #25 |
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Being the victim of genocidal atrocities does not give you free reign to commit your own genocidal atrocities. When Republican politicians were young, they were the kids who watched James Bond movies and said "I want to grow up to be just like [insert name of villain here]." |
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15th June 2022, 06:11 PM | #26 |
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Senator Blutarski.
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15th June 2022, 06:25 PM | #27 |
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15th June 2022, 06:26 PM | #28 |
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Other: Paul Reubens, aka Pewee Herman. USA for a playhouse.
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15th June 2022, 07:30 PM | #29 |
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The ghost of Hugo Chavez.
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15th June 2022, 11:54 PM | #30 |
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15th June 2022, 11:55 PM | #31 |
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16th June 2022, 12:10 AM | #32 |
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Well, SHIELD think they are, but actually it's HYDRA...
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16th June 2022, 02:40 AM | #33 |
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Wait? What? Someone is actually in charge over there?
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16th June 2022, 07:33 AM | #34 |
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The Algorithm
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16th June 2022, 09:05 AM | #35 |
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It's a consortium. They're all in it together. Plus, Prime Minister Trudeau (Pierre et Fils).
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16th June 2022, 09:18 AM | #36 |
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Jared. His portfolio included the Middle East, the Economy, Making America Great Again, Re-election, and Ruling Earth For Evermore.
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16th June 2022, 10:33 AM | #37 |
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Other: JFK's brain.
It didn't "vanish" from the National Archives, it grew tentacles, and crawled out. Now, after decades of living in random hosts (taking over their bodies by inserting into their ear canals, and ejecting most of the host's brain), JFK has worked his way into a key position within the department of agriculture that allows him to pull the strings. And now you know. |
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16th June 2022, 11:59 AM | #38 |
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The Shadows.
With Morden as their human mouthpiece. |
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16th June 2022, 12:50 PM | #39 |
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Tucker Carlson of course
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16th June 2022, 01:22 PM | #40 |
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According to this documentary I saw, it's a secret group called the Pentaverate
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