Ex-Fla. Shock Jock "Bubba the Love Sponge" Runs for Sheriff Post

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - "Bubba the Love Sponge," the shock jock who lost his job when he got too dirty on the radio and was slapped down by the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites), is seeking a new gig: sheriff.


Todd Clem — he had his name legally changed to Bubba the Love Sponge Clem when he became a celebrity on WXTB-FM in Tampa — is running as a Democrat for the top law enforcement job in the Gulf Coast's Pinellas County, made up of retirement communities, glorious beaches and 920,000 residents. And he seems to be serious, too, at least judging from a recent campaign stop.


The bulky 38-year-old St. Petersburg resident came across as thoughtful, articulate and direct while talking about changes needed in an agency ruled for too long by "a bunch of gray-haired old men."


"You certainly know who I am," Clem said after a speech to a few students at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus. "Now I just have to convince you that I can be the person you may not know."

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1. Bubba used to be a DJ in Cincinnati

And by the way, he is the person who I first heard about Monica Lewinsky from. I'm not kidding.