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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere Are Fifteen Humans, and One Dog, Running for Mayor of Oakland.
Hello,
My name is Einstein and I am running for mayor of Oakland, California.
I like to run. A lot! I mean A LOT! So make no mistake, I can make it all the way to the finish line, and I invite you to join me!
What gets under my collar is Oakland City officials not doing their job, and police not being prosecuted for beating and killing innocent beautiful creatures like Alan Blueford & Gloria, for example.
I have dogannally also been victim of Oakland Police brutality. While participating in peaceful rallies and marches, along with humans, I have been tear gassed, and had a flashbang grenade explode just a few paw-strides away from me. As a consequence I have been diagnosed with canine post-traumatic stress disorder, you can't even SAY the words 'Jean Quan' around me without causing me to freak out and start barking up trees trying to find the scoundrel.
That's why as mayor I will make sure the Oakland shelter is a place where animals can expect kindness, care, and placement in a loving home rather than a canine Auschwitz-Barkenau or Dogchau.
the rest from the dog:
http://einsteinforoakland.org/index.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/07/1334453/-There-Are-Fifteen-Humans-and-One-Dog-Running-for-Mayor-of-Oakland
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There Are Fifteen Humans, and One Dog, Running for Mayor of Oakland. (Original Post)
kpete
Oct 2014
OP
Cicely, the town in Northern Exposure, is said to have been based on Talkeetna.
KamaAina
Oct 2014
#8
I'd vote for him! I wish all candidates had this kind of heart and intelligence! nt
logosoco
Oct 2014
#10
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)1. Go Einstein!
I'm with ya buddy.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)2. The dog is probably the smartest and best one of the bunch.
I'd vote for him.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)3. Finally, a candidate with a heart!
librechik
(30,678 posts)4. don't laugh, it happens
Stubbs (born April 12, 1997) mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, since July 1997. As of 2014, Stubbs is still mayor
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6428258048/h32B371E9/
librechik
(30,678 posts)6. yeah, I think the gist is these animals made better mayors
than the usual pigs that get elected mayor
.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)8. Cicely, the town in Northern Exposure, is said to have been based on Talkeetna.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)7. I think Merlin should run
my Oakland friend has a Chihuahua-Pomeranian mix service dog named Merlin. Everybody loves Merlin. (His human wouldn't be too bad, either. )
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)9. My money is on the dog.
The humans haven't been doing too well lately.
Cute doggie!
logosoco
(3,208 posts)10. I'd vote for him! I wish all candidates had this kind of heart and intelligence! nt