When Stephen Colbert announced his second run at the presidency this week, he was following in the footsteps of more than 70 years of fake presidential campaigns. From Paris Hilton’s promise to paint the White House pink to Pigasus the pig demanding a foreign-policy briefing at the White House, there’s no better way to liven up a campaign season than with some hilarious, and often tongue-in-cheek, political jokesters. Here’s a look at the most unusual and entertaining mock campaigns to vie for office. None went on to snag an election, but who knows: 2012 could very well be Colbert’s year.