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Why ‘Deez Nuts’ Would Make a Better Politician Than Most Lebanese

Have you heard about Deez Nuts? He’s a 15-year-old boy named Brady Olson who registered as an independent candidate for the 2016 United States Presidential election under the false name “Deez Nuts.” Now, while Brady (or shall we call him, Deez) needs to be 20 years older to run for president, it was interesting to see how much attention and support his stunt got him. And while we, in Lebanon, struggle with our own political nutz, here is why we feel Deez Nuts would make a better politician than the current team running our country.

1. He’s honest
Deez Nuts doesn’t mess around, he admits that he’s a pair of testicles. Unlike most Lebanese politicians who act like they’re saints, Deez is true to himself.

2. He has a political agenda

That’s right, unlike 100% of Lebanese politicians, Mr. Nuts has a legitimate political platform that include his opinions on budgeting and spending, same-sex marriage, energy, and foreign policy. The only thing we know about Lebanese politicians’ platforms is that they love money, they adore money, oh and they really like money.

3. He’s loved
Despite essentially running as a joke, Deez Nuts is impressively polling at 9% in North Carolina.

4. A monkey would make a better politician

So maybe it’s not that Mr. Nuts is overly qualified or impressive, rather Lebanese politicians are so sad and frustrating that we’d rather have a pair of testicles running the country.

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