Roseanne Barr is officially vying to be president of the United States. And she’s got the paperwork to prove this isn’t a punchline.

The comedienne registered with the Federal Election Commission in late January to run for the Green Party nomination, the Los Angeles Times reports.

With President Obama’s approval rating hovering around 40 percent and Republican presidential primary voters seemingly undecided about who should be their front-runner, the stage may seem set for an alternative to the mainstream partisans.

Against staggering odds, Dr. Jill Stein plans to run for president as a Green Party candidate. The Massachusetts physician will implement a "Green New Deal" if she can get on the ballot in most or all of the 50 states, and somehow bypass the powerful Republican and Democratic party machines. But in these days of citizen unrest, anything is possible.

Jill Stein’s first political campaign was a successful bid for secretary of the Highland Park High School Student Council in 1968. On Sunday night, Stein was driving 50 miles from Galesburg to Macomb campaigning her way across the country for the Green Party nomination to take the White House from President Barack Obama.

Last year, she offered Massachusetts voters a progressive choice for governor. Now Jill Stein, a physician and leader in the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party, is jumping into the 2012 presidential race, running to the left of Barack Obama.

Lexington doctor Jill Stein launched a bid to become the Green Party’s presidential nominee today, saying the Occupy Wall Street movement shows voters are frustrated with President Obama’s stewardship of the economy.

Jill Stein of Lexington, Mass. speaks during a news conference outside the Statehouse, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Boston. Stein announced on Monday that she will seek the presidential nomination of the Green Party. Stein is proposing what she's calling a Green New Deal to end unemployment in America and jump start a recovery.

Another Massachusetts resident is jumping into the race for the White House. Jill Stein of Lexington is planning to announce Monday that she will seek the presidential nomination of the Green Party.