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Metta World Peace runs for equal-opportunity offender with political tweets

Published Apr. 2, 2014 6:56 p.m. ET

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It appears Metta World Peace has designs on politics. He does on his Twitter account, at least.

The former NBA star dipped his toe into the political realm late on Tuesday, tweeting a picture of his face superimposed on President Barack Obama's body in the Oval Office late on Tuesday.

"I'm bipartisan," it declared:

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn "Oh Yes We Can"
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

But what started on April Fools' Day spilled well into Wednesday, as Metta's initial post unspooled into a long wide-ranging ramble unleashing his political aspirations on his social media feed.

Some of his platform ideas could be construed as offensive. But equal-opportunity offensive.

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn Watermelon for black people
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn Salad and bread for white people
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn Rice for Latino and Asian people
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn Rainbow ice cream for gay people
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn Fathers for fatherless people
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

In Metta's world, all conflicts will be resolved by pillow fights:

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn No War. Just epic pillow fights
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

Harsh punishments would be meted out to hairline-raising stylists:

pic.twitter.com/fwpwXFy4nn Barber jail for barbers who push hairlines back ."Something must be done"
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) April 2, 2014

And OJ will finally be free: