Marvin E. Quasniki for President is a Henson Alternative webseries produced for YouTube's the Nerdist Channel. The series debuted on December 7, 2011.
The series features web videos and social media updates from Marvin E. Quasniki, a fictional presidental candidate, performed by Michael Oosterom. Quasniki is a Turquoise farmer from Tonopah, Nevada.
His campaign focuses around a slogan of "no more bullshit."
In Quasniki's campaign announcment, he outlined three intentions of his campaign:
- 1. No more bullshit; anyone who does bullshit gets thrown out of the Oval Office.
- 2. Make the Oval Office more circular.
- 3. Stop making bullshit.
Quasniki appeared on CNN's OutFront on December 7, 2011 to discuss his campaign with Erin Burnett. "You're a Republican," an incredulous Burnett answered before Quasniki fired back "Well, I'm – you know what, I'm an American. Right now I'm only running as Republican because they're a bunch of clowns, but you never know, I'm an American. I'm for the people."
Quasniki was also interviewed about his campaign by GeekChicDaily on December 8, 2011.
Videos
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