Sanjaya Malakar Announces Run for U.S. Presidency by Mitchie Delishie

WASHINGTON, D.C. - American Idol fans now have another reason to get excited after their adorable Sanjaya Malakar announced his run for U.S. President 2008. The seventeen year old Seattle native announced his run during a late-breaking media interview on C-Span's Washington Journal.

"My gosh, I'm having so much fun," claimed Mr. Malakar. "So I thought, why not run for President of the United States. So here I am America! Hi mom!"

Already Malakar has raised over $32 million dollars for his campaign, just making the first primary extension fund date by a day and beating both senators Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama's totals by millions.

"The kid's got moxie," said Obama. "He reminds me of myself, which is why I fear every fiber of his being." Those close to Barak's campaign claim Obama's taking singing classes and growing his hair out to appeal to the young voters who Malakar has quickly taken away.

Meanwhile, Hillary's camp is up in arms about Malakar's decision. "I take bigger dumps than that tyke," Senator Clinton claims. "You tell that hair farmer to watch his ass and that's all I'm gonna say."

FOX claims this is a big step for the show, which has gone from being a breeding ground for talentless musicians and crappy albums to a political juggernaut. "It doesn't surprise me," claims American Idol's Simon Cowell. "Americans want somebody who can get up in front of millions of people with no shame whatsoever. No matter how stupid they look or how talentless they actually are - take Bush for instance."