Chris Ballesteros '12 Has Hilarious Ron Paul-like Following, Part II- the Sundquist Conspiracy

In the second part of our ???-part series, we would like to outline an outrageous claim made by some of the Ballesterotards (Wonkette, would that be an appropriate adaptation of the meme?) who are so desperate to prove that this Chris kid, whoever he is, is an all-star (plus, we're sticking with our guns on the fact that he's super-hot, check it:)

"He's not a bad person at all. Your current leader and Chris seem similar from what you're saying. I'm not really sure if you guys are just trying to sugar coat how Matthew is or not, but it seems like he has some inside help to try to get rid of the competition. Also, get your facts right before you randomly trash someone's reputation and call them a douche. It is so ironic at how big a douche you guys are. Meh, gossip geeks. More like BS'ers to me."

Hm. Well, let's first avoid getting into the obvious conflict arising from the grammar of "how big a douche you guys are", and get to the meat and potatoes of the matter.

"it seems like [Matthew Sundquist '09] has some inside help to try to get rid of the competition"

Well, the official reaction to this one at GossipGeek headquarters was as follows:

"Huh????????? Pffft HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

Once again, you people have no idea what you're talking about. First of all, our fair Sundquist has already reached the highest level of governmental power Harvard has to give- the UC presidency. When his term expires, he will step down and dedicate the rest of his senior year to senior things, probably like yearbook photos or a thesis or something. He doesn't have any competition because he already won the most difficult competition there is to win, and he's done! He has absolutely no interest in any campaigns from now on, because he's graduating. Moreover, why would a senior feel threatened by an incoming freshman?

Phew. So now that we've got that part off the table, how about what we wrote?:

"Matthew "I would never run for (vice) president of the UC because it would compromise my friendships"* Sundquist '09, our current fearless leader is an anomaly..."

We'll be the first to admit that we're fervent Sundquist/Sarafa supporters and have backed their campaign since the beginning, but bringing up a super-hypocritical quote we scrounged up from somewhere is not a nice thing to do, is it? We did it because we are journalists and felt compelled to bring forward the evidence, and because we really didn't think it would hurt. After all, all politicians lie. We expect and embrace that with open arms. That this one little lie (or, hell, truth for all we know at the time) was especially relevant should not have been a reason for one to think we were out to do damage. Should that quote or something like it not have been true, we'll take it down, whatevs. But, really, would Sundquist himself remind people of how he lied to them to charm them over before the real campaigning began? Probably not.

So apparently this is what happens when millions of people that don't get an inside joke are suddenly thrust into it by their friends' honest mistake. Oops. Maybe you guys should do some research? Or better yet, let us do it for you:

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