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Presidential Candidates' Oscar Picks (PHOTOS)


First Posted: 02/26/2012 3:03 pm Updated: 02/26/2012 4:27 pm

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The Oscars and the GOP presidential race have a lot in common: There have been a few surprises, but for the most part, everyone knows who the winners will be. But we assume that like most Republicans, known for their effusive love of Hollywood, the current crop of candidates will drop everything tonight to take a vested interest in the Academy Awards

But so far, the candidates have remained silent on their picks. A little too silent. Luckily for them, we made them up so they don't have to take time out of their busy schedules of lambasting birth control to choose whether George Clooney or that French guy will win big. Based on what we know about the candidates, we filled out their Oscar ballots for them.

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BEST ACTOR: That George Clooney is something else. But he was robbed for "The Ides of March" -- you know, the one where he plays a presidential candidate with unorthodox religious beliefs who faces an uphill battle to his party's nomination? I didn't see how it ended, but I assume it was not at all harrowing.

BEST PICTURE: What primary is coming up next? Michigan? Certainly not "War Horse" then. Capitalism has spoken, and Americans have preferred automobiles to horses for a century -- and I applaud that. I also liked "Moneyball." Why, I remember playing Moneyball as a kid with my dad when we ran out of regular sports equipment. Other than that, I have a long track record of both supporting and dismissing the other films equally.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: You know what category they should have? Best Supporting Dog. That little pup Uggie from "The Artist" was just crackerjack, wasn't he? That's the kind of dog you'd never tie to the roof of a car. No, sir. That's a quality canine right there.
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The Oscars and the GOP presidential race have a lot in common: There have been a few surprises, but for the most part, everyone knows who the winners will be. But we assume that like most Republicans,...
The Oscars and the GOP presidential race have a lot in common: There have been a few surprises, but for the most part, everyone knows who the winners will be. But we assume that like most Republicans,...
The Oscars and the GOP presidential race have a lot in common: There have been a few surprises, but for the most part, everyone knows who the winners will be. But we assume that like most Republicans,...
The Oscars and the GOP presidential race have a lot in common: There have been a few surprises, but for the most part, everyone knows who the winners will be. But we assume that like most Republicans,...
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J Rupel
Wake me up when November comes...
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11:01 PM on 02/26/2012
I'm confused...I thought comedy was supposed to be funny? I did get a little chuckle from the part about Obama being about as qualified to run this country as an American Idol contestant--then I was sad because I remembered it's true, too true:(
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Kid Notorious
A rambunctious scamp
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07:15 PM on 02/26/2012
Haha... It took me until midway through Santorum's "picks" before I realized this was a joke...
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bdelraso
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06:34 PM on 02/26/2012
COME ON MICHIGAN ROMNEY IS ONE OF US - LETS GO OUT AND SHOW ROMNEY OUR SUPPORT - VOTE FOR MITT ROMNEY !!!
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bdelraso
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06:32 PM on 02/26/2012
ll you right now I was watching TV and the media is already picing on Romney that he may loose in Michigan - right now if you can read what the media is trying to do. They are hoping Santorom will win because this will make Obama win easily over Santorom out of control debate skills. When you see the media hoping that Romney will be out of the picture then they will be happy to see thier president will win easily BUT a word of warning to the media, President Obama, and the other GOPS - if Romney will wins in Michigan - then from here on the media will have to put thier foot in thier mouths, the President will know he will have a challenge and possibly loose this presidential, and all other GOPS will forcely start supporting Romney to defeat President Obama. So to the media make all the noise and negatively on Romney BUT if he wins it will be a great pleasure to see you ALL suffer! GO ROMNEY !! S COME ON MICHIGAN ROMNEY'S ONE OF US LETS GIVE OUR SUPPORT TO HIM!!!!
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Mrsbean54
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01:19 PM on 02/27/2012
Could you at least include a badly spelled and poorly punctuated comment on the article?
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Dhammi
Surprise me to the very brink of tears!
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05:59 PM on 02/26/2012
Newt is the epitome of an aha!
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nelandquinten
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05:40 PM on 02/26/2012
I know this may sound a little extreme, but who really cares?
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bikefolder32
My micro bio is an honor student.
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04:55 PM on 02/26/2012
Is this journalism? We're inventing fake presidential Oscar nomination picks? Wow. This makes my college newspaper look like the New York Times.
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LMPE
I connect the most dissimilar things
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05:23 PM on 02/26/2012
This is the comedy section, Sherlock.
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bikefolder32
My micro bio is an honor student.
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05:27 PM on 02/26/2012
1,000 apologies Watson. It wasn't humourous, I can understand where the confusion set in.
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BeckyJustice
Stop the frickin Fracking. NOW!
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03:58 PM on 02/26/2012
Great. Now the Republicans are going to swear up, down and sideways that President Obama said that. :(
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