Navigate to News section

Ron Jeremy’s Presidential Pick

The ‘Hedgehog’ speaketh

by
Jonathan Zalman
February 03, 2016
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Ron Jeremy in Los Angeles, California, January 13, 2004. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Ron Jeremy in Los Angeles, California, January 13, 2004. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

As the New Hampshire primary approaches, there is only one thing on undecided voters’ minds—a sure-fire barometer upon which to make decisions: Which candidate is Ron Jeremy backing? The answer: Hillary Clinton.

Last week, BuzzFeed News caught up with the legendary porn star because, why not? Turns out, Jeremy is going to vote for Hillary because he’s a big fan of Bill , who “looks presidential, smells presidential.”

“I got to shake hands with her husband,” Jeremy said, noting his admiration for former president Bill Clinton’s role in the Norther Irish peace process and his attempts to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict. “A lot of it’s because of him. When he was in office, she gave him a lot of advice. When she’s in office, he’ll give her a lot of advice.”



Jeremy, who identifies as a Democrat, singled out Bill Clinton as his favorite president, and joked about Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. “I got to meet Monica Lewinsky,” Jeremy said. “I gave her a cigar and asked her to autograph it. No, I’m kidding. I wouldn’t be that mean.”

Jeremy, who was given the nickname “Hedgehog” (and no, not for those reasons) apparently has no love for Bernie Sanders who he genuine but also kinda of a fascist, I guess?

“America has spanned decades and decades with capitalism and democracy, we’re gonna give it all up because of one schmuck?” he said. “One Jewish schmuck — I can say that because I’m Jewish — one Jewish schmuck wants to become a leader and bring us all into socialism?”



He later argued, “We’ll start at socialism, then maybe we’ll do a little Nazism, then we’ll go to communism. What the fuck?”

Then he called Ben Carson a “fucking idiot.”

Jonathan Zalman is a writer and teacher based in Brooklyn.