You, Too, Can Be Governor!

Ted Nugent is running for governor of Michigan. I did not know this, nor do I know why he chose to announce it in the UK. But I did find amusing the sage bits of advice one savvy blogger offered the Nuge:

"During media interviews, refrain from teaching the journalist how to shoot an AK-47, and don’t pull out a hunting knife to trim your nails. These behaviors will not help with the urban vote."

"...Firing a .22 out of the window of your pick-up truck while shuttling members of the media may be constructive while running for office in Texas; however, voters in Michigan view this as falling outside the range of normal behaviors for a politician."

"As governor, your chief foreign policy issue will be trade. Saying that you 'don't have to placate some Arab numb-nut because he holds all our fuel' doesn’t leave much room for trade negotiations."

And lastly, my personal favorite:

"Simple policy statements are always the most effective--especially with conservative voters. Even so, your statement 'How do you get peace, love and understanding? First of all you have to find all the bad people. Then you kill them.' will cause some voters to question your ability to work through complex issues."

Ah, this is going to be fun.

Posted by ayelet at May 30, 2006 03:38 PM