# John McAfee throws his hat into the ring **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 9, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432 "2015-09-09T14:25:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/1 "2015-09-09T14:25:10Z")
Not content with having one crazy millionaire in the presidential race, anti-virus software guy John McAfee has decided to run for President under his own party, which his campaign manager has announced as the “Cyber Party”. Of course, [he may have a few issues](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34196983)… > [@](#): > > In November 2012, he went on the run in Belize after the murder of his neighbour, Gregory Faull, an Orlando sports bar owner. > > Mr McAfee, who was never declared a suspect, said he feared he would be “silenced” if he was caught and thrown in jail. > > He eventually crossed the border into Guatemala, where he was arrested and then deported to the US. So…should be interesting. Also, [his choice of party name is questionable](http://xkcd.com/1573/). Just what this election cycle needs - not just another clown but a whole other circus. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/2 "2015-09-09T14:54:24Z")
I foresee an intraparty firestorm when they sit down to write the Cyber Party platform. Windows or Mac?! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/3 "2015-09-09T14:56:32Z")
Imagine if they start letting him in to campaign events. The debates would slow to a crawl while event security quarantined a lot of harmless people. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/4 "2015-09-09T15:00:20Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Imagine if they start letting him in to campaign events. The debates would slow to a crawl while event security quarantined a lot of harmless people. And he’ll crash the conventions. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/5 "2015-09-09T15:06:39Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Imagine if they start letting him in to campaign events. The debates would slow to a crawl while event security quarantined a lot of harmless people. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/6 "2015-09-09T15:12:18Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Of course, [he may have a few issues](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34196983)… Great! I’d love to focus on issues! _reads link_ Oh… ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/7 "2015-09-09T15:22:36Z")
‘“I don’t want to be unkind to the gentleman, but I believe he [McAfee] is extremely paranoid, even bonkers,” the politician added.’ So, tell us what you really think of him. ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/8 "2015-09-09T15:44:40Z")
> [@Mighty\_Girl](#): > > ‘“I don’t want to be unkind to the gentleman, but I believe he [McAfee] **is extremely paranoid, even bonkers** ,” the politician added.’ > > So, tell us what you really think of him. (Bolding, mine) That’s not a bug, that’s a feature. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/9 "2015-09-09T16:57:01Z")
If only Trump’s wall was built then we could have stopped Belize and Guatemala from sending us their criminals. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/10 "2015-09-09T17:03:20Z")
God, is he still a thing? I thought he went crazy when there started to be free programs that perform for free the function upon which his multi-million dollar empire was built in the 90s. Like, the same thing, only for free. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/11 "2015-09-09T17:18:39Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Not content with having one crazy millionaire in the presidential race… That’s unfair: Mitt’s still awaiting his invitation to the dance. _We All Fall Down._ Trump — Romney 2016 ! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/12 "2015-09-09T20:58:29Z")
Electing him would cause a constitutional crisis at the end of his term – once installed, he’ll linger forever. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/13 "2015-09-10T00:31:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **OneCentStamp** : > > God, is he still a thing? I thought he went crazy when there started to be free programs that perform for free the function upon which his multi-million dollar empire was built in the 90s. Like, the same thing, only for free. Well, not the same thing. The free ones mostly work a lot better. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/14 "2015-09-10T02:09:39Z")
Is he an anti-vaxxer? 🙂 - I Really did try to make a search for that, but many news sites are making searchs harder by making the “McAffe Running for president” be a text link in the same page with older articles that do criticize the woo woo anti-vaxers, but it is clear that there is no need for more examples to show how endless-loopy McAffe is. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/15 "2015-09-10T02:34:21Z")
Dang I just read up on him and it said he was at one point worth over $100 Million but after the 2008 Economic Crash his fortune dwindled down to $4 Million thats quite a drop, I mean I know regular upper-class nobodies with a higher net worth than that. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/16 "2015-09-10T03:18:51Z")
I am so oddly happy at this news. Can we please have a debate with Trump, McAfee and Palin? Pay-for-view? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/17 "2015-09-10T03:57:59Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > I am so oddly happy at this news. Can we please have a debate with Trump, McAfee and Palin? > > Pay-for-view? Anyone? Debate? Wouldn’t nude mud-wrestling with knives be more appropriate? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/18 "2015-09-10T04:07:18Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Debate? > > Wouldn’t nude mud-wrestling with knives be more appropriate? One might survive. And will absorb power from the other two. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/19 "2015-09-10T04:54:46Z")
And now I’ve got the old Star Trek fight music in my head. 😛 In this scenario, does hunting wolves from a helicopter “trump” crazy millionaire hiding from murder charges? I think Trump is the first one down… Talks big, but someone touches his hair and I bet he’s out. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mcafee-throws-his-hat-into-the-ring/730432/20 "2015-09-10T04:56:12Z")
The 2016 US Presidential race has officially become a certified game of _[Fiasco](http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/)_. All we need now is a cocaine-addicted standard poodle, a 1967 Chevelle with a trunk-mounted machine gun, a hot glue gun, and a secret letter from Harding ceding the Pacific Northwest to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in exchange for 20 kilograms of gadolinium. Stranger