Texas Candidate Admits Using Twin as Stand-In (at Civic Events)

[elehhhhna]

Texas Candidate Admits Using Twin as Stand-In
Thu Apr 21, 2005 02:03 PM ET

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - The leading candidate for mayor of San Antonio admitted on Thursday using his twin brother as a stand-in at a civic event without telling anyone it was not him.
Julian Castro, a 30-year-old city councilman, said brother Joaquin, his identical twin, rode for him in the annual River Parade through downtown San Antonio on Monday. Videos showed Joaquin smiling and waving to the crowd as he floated along the San Antonio River in a barge for city council members. "He was standing in the River Parade because I had to host a neighborhood leaders meeting," said Castro.

Polls show that Castro, who went to Stanford University and Harvard Law School, has a double-digit lead in the mayoral race that will be voted on May 7.
http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=8256463

[derby378]

1. Holy Multiplicity, Batman!!

I think this guy has seen Dave one too many times...

[JI7]

2. that's funny

[KittyWampus]

11. Saddam Also Used Twins. Does Bush? SHOULD Bush?

they probably couldn't find someone who does Jr.'s Neanderthal walk and who mangles syntax so badly.

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. Just think, if there were three of him he could have a triple-digit

lead.

[southerntransplant]

4. Did he really think

that no one would notice "he" was in two places at once--in a parade and hosting a neighborhood meeting? Too funny!

[Ganja Ninja]

5. Vote for one councilman and get the second one free. n/t

[WI_DEM]

6. Thank Goodness, Bush doesn't have a twin

one is bad enough.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

8. How do you know he doesn't?

How do you know it's always the same one you see each time, and not different members of the legion of Buchclones that Opus Dei have been developing in their secret lab underneath the White House?

[Lisa]

18. I bet they have a bunch of guys they just slap some makeup on ...

Sort of like this.


http://www.ppi.cc/ppi_players/kevin_haney2.htm

[AlCzervik]

7. thats a pretty ugly mayoral race going on there

i just checked google and there are all kinds of allegations going back and forth. His stunt double brother is a state rep.

[merci_me]

9. How funny. He was in Houston last night (or not)

for a high $$$ fund raiser.

I'm going to a to the Oil Patch Democrats meeting tonight. I'll have to ask around and see if the incident came up or better yet, who showed up last night. LOL

[elehhhhna]

10. He was in El Paso, too!

just kidding.

[Bluebear]

12. I heard he was in Amarillo!

AND Wichita Falls! :crazy:

[elehhhhna]

13. Say it with me, now : YOU FORGOT POLAND!

[Bluebear]

14. Warsaw that coming!

[elehhhhna]

15. You Krakow me up!

[Bluebear]

16. Gdansk you very much!

[Lisa]

19. You guys are just Lodz of fun! (nt)

[Pithy Cherub]

20. Moscow it was done!

:crazy:

[elehhhhna]

21. May I have this Gdansk?

[Lisa]

17. up in Canada, a politician got in trouble for a similar stunt ...

One of his staffers impersonated him on a radio phone-in show ...


http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSPolitics0103/20_jaffer-cp.html