Betty White, the DNC wants you

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Democrats want to one-up the Republicans. So instead of calling for an octogenarian to speak at the DNC, they want a nonagenarian. Specifically, Betty White. 

An online petition to bring Betty White to the DNC has started and has snowballed. As of Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., some 26,500 people have liked the "Bring Betty White to the DNC" Facebook page.

You have to wonder if Peter Slutsky, the man who began the petition, is engaging in a covert Republican operation to ruin the DNC.

But he looks Democrat enough, retweeting pro-Obama statements and being awfully snarky about Republicans.

"Add a Blackberry holster to Paul Ryan's hip & he is literally a biz dev guy @ a photo copier company. Polo, plaids & gingham. #dress4success," he tweeted August 28.