Posted on 10/05/2010 6:45:38 AM PDT by Pride_of_the_Bluegrass
Send in the clown. Thats the message voters in Brazils largest state have sent to Congress.
With 1.3 million ballots cast in his favour, a professional clown named Tiririca won more votes than any other candidate in Sundays elections. Its the second-highest tally ever recorded in Brazils history.
Its amazing, this is from God, he said after the vote.
Tiriricas bid to represent Sao Paulo state in the Chamber of Deputies was widely supported as a symbolic protest against government corruption and scandals. Tiririca, whose moniker is Portuguese slang for grumpy, campaigned on the slogan Vote Tiririca! It cant get any worse.
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
Vote Tiririca! It cant get any worse.
Sounds like: “Kinky for Governor - Why The Hell Not?”
Non-Texans - That’s Kinky Friedman of “Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys Band”. Musician, author, pundit and wag, ran for governor last go-round.
Colonel, USAFR
We’ve set the standard for the whole world!
Wow! Amazing
And I thought we had some nutty candidates.
Well American fools got behind Dopey.
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