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Original Pokemon Theme Singer Remixes The Song For Ron Paul

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by Kyle Hilliard on May 06, 2012 at 06:40 PM

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Jason Paige sang the original theme song for the Pokemon TV show in 1998, and now he's back singing the same song with new lyrics about Ron Paul.

Paige says that, "almost all the original lyrics fit as is," which may be a bit of a stretch, because I'm not sure if Ron Paul is interested in training them all (all being his constituents, I guess). In any case, video games and Ron Paul seem to be having more and more in common than I'm assuming Mr. Paul probably realizes.

[via Reddit]

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Filed under: News, pokemon, Gamer Culture, ron paul, theme song, jason paige

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by Andrew Hosaka Monday, May 07, 2012 at 12:00 AM

(Faceplam)Ohh Noooo
by XSpectreGreyX Monday, May 07, 2012 at 12:30 AM

Ah, good OLD Pokemon. Listen to the new opening themes, and you'll appreciate this even more.
by Big_Mac4547 Monday, May 07, 2012 at 12:38 AM

Why was this not made sooner because if this was out be for the Ohio primaries i may have voted for Ron Paul...Well no i still would not have voted for him cause is foreign policy is crazy as hell but he may have been 2nd or more like 3rd but still he would have been higher on the list for me!
by Valin Monday, May 07, 2012 at 12:40 AM

A wild RON PAUL appeared! The wild RON PAUL used APPEAL TO GAMERS! It's not very effective. . .
by Dave Monday, May 07, 2012 at 12:50 AM

He got my vote...
by tehtimeisnow Monday, May 07, 2012 at 01:17 AM

pokaman sucks its a stuped games for littel kids and this stuped demacrat is now useing it no thanks
by Zebastian von Kane Monday, May 07, 2012 at 02:18 AM

I'm not sold. NOT... EVEN... A... BIT.
by Rich Perry Monday, May 07, 2012 at 03:16 AM

Oh...oh no...oh god...
by Saber is love, Saber is life Monday, May 07, 2012 at 04:17 AM

Grew up with this song. Gotta catch 'em all once Pokemon Black/White 2 releases.
by Doctor_Doom Monday, May 07, 2012 at 05:34 AM

This made me laugh and made my day. Thanks Kyle.
by puppyphart Monday, May 07, 2012 at 05:52 AM

ron paul is my best friend
by Invictus2 Monday, May 07, 2012 at 05:57 AM

It's IthAca, not IthIca... silly
by Fopenplop Monday, May 07, 2012 at 06:06 AM

Fun fact: on the Wikipedia page for the 2012 American Presidential Election, it lists the current candidates as Barack Obama (presumptive) and Mitt Romney (presumptive). It's not just the mainstream media ignoring you guys.
by Someone Unimportant Monday, May 07, 2012 at 07:39 AM

WTF is this sh¡t
by SergeantLuke Monday, May 07, 2012 at 08:03 AM

Jason Paige... supports Ron Paul.

Oh god. I now understand what "raped my childhood" means.
by Daft Gringo Monday, May 07, 2012 at 08:32 AM

amazing!
by Darth-Carbonite Monday, May 07, 2012 at 08:43 AM

While I support Ron Paul's ideals, I don't think a gaming website should get this close to politics.
by doomsday1155 Monday, May 07, 2012 at 10:05 AM

This is both hilarious and obnoxious at the same time. I really wanted to see Ron Paul and Obama face off in elections, and I cracked up throughout the entire hilarious video, but now I'm not going to be able to watch the cartoon without thinking about politics anymore.
by DL Monday, May 07, 2012 at 10:05 AM

I can't think of Ron Paul without remembering his Bad Lip Reading on YouTube. Free bananas!
by doomsday1155 Monday, May 07, 2012 at 10:06 AM

This is both hilarious and obnoxious at the same time. I really wanted to see Ron Paul and Obama face off in elections, and I cracked up throughout the entire hilarious video, but now I'm not going to be able to watch the cartoon without thinking about politics anymore.