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The above-reproduced meme, which has been circulating on social media for an indeterminate amount of time, showed a man wearing two ties and a boot on his head. It maintained: On 24 November 2015, the web site deathandtaxes published an article titled Vermin Supreme running for president, still wants to give everyone a pony; that item subsequently explained the candidate was no newcomer to politics and had been engaging in acts of political art and protest since the 1980s: An ABC.net.au article titled Vermin Supreme 2016: Alternative US presidential candidate promises free ponies for all reported that the bearded eccentric ... regularly sports a boot on his head and has been running for public office since 1987: The approximate date on which the above-reproduced meme was created was unclear, but the image in question appeared no later than May 2012, and was unrelated to Vermin Supreme's November 2015 filings. A 21 January 2016 CNN piece titled The presidential candidates you've never heard of reported that Supreme's earlier campaigns were thwarted by a ban relating to property damage during a 2011 debate: A 2012 item from CNN described Supreme's 28 August 2012 appearance outside the Republican National Convention in Tampa: So while it's true Vermin Supreme has been throwing his hat (or boot) into the ring electorally since roughly 1987, his forays were never intended to be serious campaigns. Supreme is a performance artist, and political events are a common medium through which he performs.
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