A man and his goat: Dan Hurtado, 61, is the proud owner of Opie, the former honorary mayor of Anza, Calif. (Irfan Khan)
Posted on 11/30/2005 12:04:19 PM PST by Simmy2.5
NZA, Calif. — Opie the goat charmed his way out of the slaughterhouse, but he wasn't as nimble in the gruff world of desert politics.
The goat was named honorary mayor of this rural Riverside County town after drumming up more money for charity than anybody else. But like any office-holder, he wasn't without enemies.
Local business leaders, fearing that Opie made the more than 5,000 townsfolk look like yokels, decided he had to go. Opie's supporters kicked back, and the ensuing fracas divided the growing town.
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By adopting this idea New Orleans would gain immensely.
What a vast improvement over most elected officials.
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