(Alternate Title: What's Spanish for "And The Band Played On"?)
Normally, I don't go for stupid political stunts done to garner PR for the candidate. Most of the time, they're just self-serving idiocies that demonstrate the candidate's utterly UNsuitability for elected office -- or any other position of responsibility.
That's not a hard and fast rule for me, though. Every now and then someone will pull one that is just so brilliant, so inspired, such a stroke of genius for demonstrating the sheer absurdity of a situation that I have no choice but to laugh and wish like hell I could vote for the candidate.
Such is the case for Raj Peter Bakhta, former contestant from "The Apprentice" (another stupid reality show I refuse to watch) who is running for the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Anyone who can pull off the kind of stunt he did, and with such panache, NEEDS to be sent to DC. If anywhere is in more dire need of someone with a superb sense of the absurd -- and the ability to skewer it so magnificently -- than Capitol Hill, I don't want to know about it.
(Well, maybe Foggy Bottom, but you don't get elected there.)
Update: Thanks to both Rob Port, and Kevin, we now have this video report of the stunt.
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Kind of makes me want to la... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Heralder | October 13, 2006 2:51 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kind of makes me want to laugh, until I realize how easily he accomplished his task. Then it's not so funny...but it certainly does elegantly prove his point, doesn't it?
1. Posted by Heralder | October 13, 2006 2:51 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 14:51
2. Posted by Palmateer | October 13, 2006 3:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
According to Bable Fish, that translation is:
Y La Venda Jugó Encendido
2. Posted by Palmateer | October 13, 2006 3:23 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 15:23
3. Posted by Dave | October 13, 2006 3:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I think that is an excellent illustration of what is wrong with our border security.
3. Posted by Dave | October 13, 2006 3:50 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 15:50
4. Posted by harris | October 13, 2006 4:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Does anyone know how Raj is doing in his district?
4. Posted by harris | October 13, 2006 4:10 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 16:10
5. Posted by Synova | October 13, 2006 4:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sure, the elephants are funny, but the mariachi band? It just... a mariachi band is like adding insult to injury... like the elephants weren't *enough*.
LOL.
5. Posted by Synova | October 13, 2006 4:23 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 16:23
6. Posted by David | October 13, 2006 4:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I hope the band played the Mexican Hat dance. That what was going through my head as I read the article. For up to 2000, you can donate to a candidate, for a couple million you can run a credible campaign for congress, three elephants and a mariachi band....priceless.
6. Posted by David | October 13, 2006 4:59 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 16:59
7. Posted by Gmac | October 13, 2006 7:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yes, it does demonstrate how lax security is on the border and in a positive way at that.
Watch O'Reilly tonight for more.
7. Posted by Gmac | October 13, 2006 7:21 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 19:21
8. Posted by epador | October 13, 2006 10:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
But think how far he would have gotten riding a Donkey!
8. Posted by epador | October 13, 2006 10:49 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 22:49
9. Posted by The Ugly American | October 13, 2006 11:34 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I have interviewed Raj, Harris and talk to one of his campaign guys fairly often. I have asked him several times for polling data.
He says he doesn't have any numbers (a bad sign) but believes they have a fair shot at winning.
He is up a pretty well finannced incumbent but Raj has a flair for politics (This isn't his first stunt) He just might pull it off.
9. Posted by The Ugly American | October 13, 2006 11:34 PM |
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Posted on October 13, 2006 23:34