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| Clown Is Running for Mayor of Alameda |
| 2006-10-04 |
| A real clown is running for mayor of Alameda, and even his sister won't vote for him. Kenneth Kahn, 41, a professional joker known as ``Kenny the Clown,'' admits he's running a long-shot campaign for City Hall's top spot. Kahn has not previously run for an elected position and has never sat on a public board. ``People ask me, 'Do we really want to elect a clown for mayor of the city?''' he said. ``I say, 'That's an excellent question.''' Kahn's mother, Barbara, said her son doesn't have a chance, and Sylvia Kahn, a teacher, said her brother's candidacy is a ``mockery of our system.'' ``I don't think it makes any sense, because, to me, running for mayor is not where you start as far as community involvement goes,'' she said. In November, the funnyman who graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, faces incumbent Beverly Johnson and City Councilman Doug deHaan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 And I thought this clown was running ... after all, the article did imply a real clown. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-10-04 21:46 |
| #6 It must be the water in the Bay Area. Didn't Wavvy Gravvy run for office in The City a while back. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2006-10-04 18:44 |
| #5 Well he's a graduate of Berkeley, so he probably doesn't need the makeup... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-10-04 13:48 |
| #4 I've always had a soft spot for Brown. He was a rotten governor, but I think he would have pretty good in the House or Senate. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-10-04 12:50 |
| #3 Bring on Kenny the Clown and any surviving member of the cast of Gillighan's Island. Either would be an improvement. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2006-10-04 01:31 |
| #2 Jerry Brown is a 60s moon beam-er who now pretends he's "tough on issues". LOL! Ron Dellums OTOH is a flat out treasonous asshat parasite stealing our oxygen. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-10-04 01:01 |
| #1 Ron Dellums and Jerry Brown make a mockery of our system. Kenny the Clown is comparitavely well qualified anywhere in the Bay area as far as the hose is concerned. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2006-10-04 00:15 |
