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Related: About this forumNudist runs for sherrif of Island County
Where does he pin the badge?
http://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/269610221.html
An 87-year-old-nudist is gunning for a new job: the sheriff of Island County, Washington.
But if Dave Olinger is elected, he could face a big problem: Where would he pin the badge?
Olinger is running as a write-in candidate, mainly because he was unhappy that a number of Republicans were running for elected positions unopposed. After finding out that Washington State doesn't recognize the nudist party as a political organization, he opted to run as a Democrat.
Hes a well-intentioned person concerned about a very real problem, Aaron Simpson, chairman of the Island County Democrats, told the South Whidbey Record.
His wife, Kay, believes Olinger has other reasons besides public service for running.
I think he watches too much of that Jon Stewart, she told the Los Angeles Times.
Olinger isn't completely unqualified: The former school teacher served in World War II as a marksman, (after being turned down at first for a lifelong bedwetting problem) and he has a political science degree from UC Berkeley.
His wife says that he won't be nude on the job. That much.
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)You already took the best joke.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)It writes itself.
packman
(16,296 posts)I'm sure he'll rise to his job.
A marksman with a bedwetting problem? Seriously, I hope he wins - it would be an interesting thing to see him run. Did you get the part of Washington State not recognizing the nudist party so he opts out to run as a Democrat. We are the party of the big tent.