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LeBron James antagonized the nation this summer by leaving his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in the most obnoxious way possible. Nothing if not savvy, James posted a message to his Twitter account last night that will go a long way toward convincing people his is not, in fact, completely out of touch.

Mike Vick for PRESIDENT!!less than a minute ago via webLeBron James
KingJames



Or not. Although it would be interesting to see how the dog-drowning Vick--now the MVP favorite after last night's demolition of the Redskins--would fare in a GOP primary against frontrunner Mitt Romney.


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