Aspen Ant With High Hopes Runs for Mayor
Politics is bugging the people of Aspen so much that a bug is now running for mayor, and About.com's insect queen Debbie Hadley has the whole story.
It seems that after 70 percent of city residents polled by the Aspen Times said they planned to vote for "Anybody but Mick" -- a reference to incumbent Mick Ireland -- the door was left open to just about anyone, and the people from this ski resort are famous for their political humor.
Many of us remember that Rolling Stone's famous gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson ran for county sheriff in 1970 on a "Freak Power" ticket, promising to legalize drugs, tear up the streets to plant more grass, and change the name of Aspen to "Fat City" to discourage real estate developers and keep tourists away.
Then, a lizard named "Sal A. Mander" ran for mayor, sheriff and Colorado governor on the "Newtist" ticket.
Sal, unfortunately has the unfortunate problem of not being a "natural person," one of the criteria for running for office. The Red Ant will undoubtedly face the same issue, leaving aside what her campaign managers call a "fiery style."
Paraphrasing Steven Colbert -- who ran his own joke campaign for president last year -- the Red Ant said (through spokeswomen) that "I don't want to BE Mayor, I want to RUN FOR Mayor. There's a difference."
"If I have to prove it, so should Andrew and Mick," she said, in a swipe at Ireland and the other candidate, talk show host Andrew Kole.
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