Basil Marceaux

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Basil Marceaux
Image of Basil Marceaux in Nashville, Tennessee on August 5, 2010
Marceaux in Nashville, Tennessee on August 5, 2010
Born (1952-05-26) May 26, 1952 (age 71)
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Known forPolitical candidacy
Music video: "Come Christmas"
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseGetona Deaver
Websitebasilmarceaux.com

Basil Marceaux, Sr. (born May 26, 1952) is an American perennial candidate who has on multiple occasions run for state and federal public office in Tennessee.

Most recently, he filed as a candidate for the 2010 Republican nominations for governor in the Tennessee gubernatorial election[1] and U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.[2] Owing in part to his unconventional viewpoints, his 2010 campaign for Governor became something of a media sensation.[3][4]

Marceaux previously ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for United States Senate and House of Representatives[1] and ran unsuccessfully for Tennessee governor in 2002 as an independent candidate.[5]

Biography

Marceaux was born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.[5] He received an associate's degree in business administration from Edmondson Junior College[1] in Chattanooga, and served as a United States Marine.[2] According to his website, he was in the Marines from 1971–1973, serving in Force Recon[6] and rising to the rank of Lance Corporal.

He has listed his professions as an inventor, entrepreneur, importer-exporter and historian.[1] He is married to Getona Deaver and has two children.[1] Marceaux is currently a resident of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee.[7]

Political candidacies

Before his 2010 candidacies for Governor and the U.S. House, Marceaux had previously run as a candidate for the Tennessee State Senate three times, the United States Senate once and the Governor of Tennessee in three separate elections.[7]

2010 candidacies

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2010

A 2010 Republican candidate for governor, Marceaux has campaigned for a recall of gun permits and the banning of law enforcement officers from charging suspects for anything except vehicle moving violations.[1] He has promised to emphasize phonics in public schools and would require high school students to read the minutes from the United States House of Representatives.[1]

His official campaign website on freesitenow.com states "VOTE FOR ME AND IF I WIN I WILL IMMUNE YOU FROM ALL STATE CRIMES FOR THE REST OF YOU LIFE!" His campaign video became a viral hit in late July 2010,[2] airing on MSNBC,[2] The Colbert Report,[8] The Soup on television, as well as on the Bubba the Love Sponge, Paul and Young Ron, Keith and the Girl and The Monsters in the Morning radio shows.[citation needed] He was later invited onto Jimmy Kimmel Live! [9] and interviewed on The Opie & Anthony Show.[10]

Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report discussed Marceaux's candidacy at length in two segments, and urged all his Tennessee viewers to vote for "Basil Marceaux-dot-com" (as Marceaux had repeatedly introduced himself in campaign videos) in the primary election.

He was also interviewed on the Toucher and Rich show on 98.5 Sports Hub in Boston, where he said that, "If you kill someone you get murdered" and that "Once you're found guilty of murder we'll bury you under the prison for 50 years, and then put you up on Boot Hill."[11]

A Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. poll, taken before the popularity of Marceaux's video became widespread, predicted that Marceaux would receive one percent of the vote in the Republican gubernatorial primary.[2]

Marceaux welcomed the media attention the campaign received, and he denied rumors that he was intoxicated when his campaign video was filmed. He stated that his speech is slurred because he has only three teeth and the news program's producers forced him to modify and shorten his statement as he was delivering it.[12]

The day before the August 2010 primary, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported on Marceaux's record in criminal court, which consisted primarily of misdemeanor traffic violations, including seven cases in which Marceaux was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2005.[13]

Marceaux faced Bill Haslam, Zach Wamp, Ron Ramsey and Joe Kirkpatrick in the Republican gubernatorial primary election on August 5, 2010. He finished fifth, receiving 3,505 votes (0.5% of the total).[14]

In the 3rd congressional district Republican primary that same day, Marceaux received 655 votes (about 1% of the total), placing ninth in a field of eleven candidates. Chuck Fleischmann won the primary, edging out second-place finisher Robin Smith.[15][16]

A Public Policy Polling poll showed that Marceaux would lose to President Barack Obama by 25 points if he were a candidate in the 2012 presidential election.[17]

Song and video

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Single cover

Marceaux created a Christmas song titled "Come Christmas" in December 2010 coupled with a music video, both of which soon went viral. Marceaux released the song to iTunes.[18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Basil Marceaux biography". Knoxville News Sentinel. 2010-07-10. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Sher, Andy (2010-07-29). "Web hit: Marceaux goes viral with views". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Basil Marceaux, TN governor candidate, goes viral with views". The Tennessean. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-08-03. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Local Candidate Getting National Attention". MyFOXChattanooga. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  5. ^ a b "You Decide 2002 Bio: Basil Marceaux, Sr". Fox News. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  6. ^ http://politics.freesitenow.com/basilmarceauxforgovernor/
  7. ^ a b Taylor, Jessica (2010-08-05). "Who is Basil Marceaux?". Politico.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-05. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/wed-july-28-2010-elon-musk The Colbert Report, July 28, 2010
  9. ^ Basil Marceaux on Jimmy Kimmel Live! YouTube, 2 August 2010. Retrieved on 2010-8-5.
  10. ^ Haslam Leads GOP Field In TN-GOV Primary National Journal.com 4 August 2010. Retrieved on 2010-8-5.
  11. ^ [Toucher and Rich Show, 98.5 The Sports Hub, http://985thesportshub.cbslocal.com/2010/08/25/basil-marceaux-gun-control-batman-vs-%C2%A0superman/
  12. ^ "Basil Marceaux undaunted by mockery of gov's bid", Chattanooga Times Free Press, 29 July 2010. Retrieved on 2010-7-30.
  13. ^ Andy Sher, Marceaux has lengthy Criminal Court appearance record, Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 4, 2010
  14. ^ "Haslam Says No Time to Rest after Bruising Primary". WHBQ-TV. 6 Aug 2010.
  15. ^ Republican Primary Unofficial Results, Tennessee Election Commission website, accessed August 6, 2010
  16. ^ Larry Henry, Fleischmann beats Smith in 3rd District, Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 6, 2010
  17. ^ Obama Retakes Lead Against 2012 Opponents
  18. ^ http://www.mediaite.com/online/basil-marceaux-releases-the-christmas-single-that-2010-deserves/
  19. ^ http://hotair.com/archives/2010/12/07/video-its-a-very-basil-marceaux-christmas/
  20. ^ http://nashvillest.com/2010/12/05/basil-marceaux-christmas-turns-him-on-goobernatorial/

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