For a while I was taking comfort in the notion that if I ever lost my job, I could naturalize and become a local politician like Anthony Bianchi or Jon Heese. At least it would be a more interesting experience than the salaryman grind, right?
Well, watching this clip of city council petitioners in Santa Cruz, California has really made me question that idea.
Yipes. One would think that with Mr. MENSA for a governor that Californians would in general be more intelligent…
[disclaimer: Massachusetts citizen]
Oh, my.
As a teacher, of course, my first inclination is to start correcting them. I’d never make it as a politician: my constituents wouldn’t like their grades…..
Just one question – could you naturalize if you were unemployed?
Ends up looking like a Bizarro World version of “The Price is Right”.
In the clip,I see me in the future….
Yelling about the crisis in U.S-Japan relation and name calling people.
Yikes.
Peter, are we really Massachusetts “citizens”? I claim that all the time, but it can’t be correct.
Having not watched the video yet, I have to just say one thing here:
Jon Heese actually got himself onto the Tsukuba city council? Jesus Tapdancing Christ. I knew the guy a few years back. Wow. Just… wow. I hope he’s changed.
I like the first woman’s idea of lowering business owners’ rent in order to make silk.