Man who died re-elected mayor of Missouri town

[mooseandsquirrel]

Source: AP


ST. LOUIS (AP) — Voters in the small northeastern Missouri town of Winfield re-elected their mayor for a fourth term on Tuesday, about a month after his death.

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Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBRF8BmqU9kdf00m0aaf8cwmUuUAD97E34S80

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Only in Missouri do we elect dead guys...

m&s
http://moose-and-squirrel.com

[saltpoint]

1. Doesn't say much for the opposing candidates' campaign strategies, does it.

[rurallib]

2. Was John Ashcroft his opponent?

[keroro gunsou]

8. robin william

"in missouri, the choices were dead man (mel carnahan) and john ashcroft. and the voters said, "sorry john, the dead guy scares us less than you do.""

[Canuckistanian]

14. LOL

And what is it about Missourians who keep electing dead people?

[mooseandsquirrel]

16. We see dead people in Missouri

Some of 'em walk around still--They are called Republicans.

m&s

[Solly Mack]

3. "show me" must mean show me the body

[14thColony]

4. Winfield Missouri is showing leadership

in the struggle to secure the rights of all Necro-Americans.

Discrimination of the basis of a person's current life status is still discrimination.

[Webster Green]

12. Heh!

Well played, indeed! :rofl:

[No Elephants]

18. If I knew how to nominate your post for a DUzy, I so would.

[Thor_MN]

23. I thought "Necro" was no longer politically correct

Aren't you supposed to say Life Challenged or Differently Animated?

[14thColony]

25. Blast!

I think you're right. Although if I recall correctly the new term is 'Alternatively Interactive.'

[VaYallaDawg]

5. Wonder how many dead folks voted for him?

[tomm2thumbs]

6. it may have been more a show of affection than a mis-step

there was probably only one name on the ballot and figured they'd send him off with one last victory! <g> That being said, who gets his parking space?

[annabanana]

10. I'm sure it was..

It doesn't bother me.

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. Imagine what the Chinese, Iraqis, Afghanis, Indians and so on think of Amerika reading this . .

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.
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They DO read our news, just like we read theirs - -

With the "superpower" bogged down in two countries without armies, air forces or navies;

for almost a decade, and LOSING - - -

I'm sure they are just "terrified" of the USA.

North Korea just lobbed off a missile into the middle of nowhere - over 3,000 kilometers - checking their range methinks . .

China and Russia can already hit anywhere they choose.

India and Pakistan can nuke anyone within a 2,000km radius

We have NO idea the range of Israel's arsenal - but they are under the umbrella of the USA's War-machine - so it's fair to say they could probably hit most anyone on their continent.

The East in some corners are probably laughing their asses off at the USA and it's hypocrisies.

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

9. Would it be out of line...

...to ask the family to move him to a cemetery in Ohio???

I think he should run for Boehner's seat.

[sfwriter]

11. This is where I live now!

Whack :banghead: Whack :banghead: Whack :banghead:

I miss California.

[liberal N proud]

13. Missouri isn't afraid to elect a dead man

They elected Mel Carnahan after his fatal plane crash over Ashecroft in 2000.

[nookiemonster]

15. Yikes, we're still voting for dead people.

:rofl:

Meh...

[damntexdem]

17. Missouri does that a bit.

I guess they know their live candidates all too well. ;-)

[Initech]

19. Didnt Missouri also elect a dead guy to the senate?

[No Elephants]

20. Anyone know if he was a Democrat or a Republican? The article does

not say, which is odd, since the article identifies the Party of every other person it mentions.

[nomorenomore08]

21. Respect for the dead (assuming he was GOP)?

;)

[No Elephants]

24. AP News has nothing but the utmost respect for Rove, et al., but I get your humor. Thanks.

[u4ic]

22. At least it's a step up from voting for the UNDEAD (Cheney et al)

[BlueJessamine]

26. Dead mayor re-elected by US town

Source: BBC NEWS

Voters in a small town in the US state of Missouri have re-elected their popular mayor to a fourth term, several weeks after he died of a heart attack.

Harry Stonebraker died at the age of 69 in March - after ballot papers had been printed and absentee voting in the town of Winfield had begun.

He won by a landslide, securing 90% of the vote in the 723-population town.

Winfield will appoint a temporary mayor to serve until a special election is held in April 2010.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7991480.stm

[JayMusgrove]

27. God bless America, and the American voters!~

[islandmkl]

28. he'd probably do a better job 'in his condition' that a majority of local politicians...

hey, at least he won't screw anything up....

[No Elephants]

31. Well, he could mess up anything that has a deadline. (no pun intended).

[Wizard777]

29. He had to be a Democrat.

If death can't keep Democrats from voting. Why should it stop us from running for office? :rofl:

[No Elephants]

33. Dead Democrats voting is Republican accusation that is rather long in the

tooth and anachronistic.

I'd gladly eliminate the "right" of dead Democrats to vote if the Republicans eliminate vote caging, Diebold machines and other voting fraud.

[Wizard777]

35. It's an old political joke.

You have say this in total naivety to pull it off. You say, The republicans really admire our dedication and determination in voting. They're always saying not even death can stop a democrat from voting. You finish it up by smiling like the cat that swallowed the canary. It just goes to shows there's a bright side to everything if you know how to look for it.

[caseymoz]

30. For town the size of Winfield, the position isn't important anyway.

:sarcasm:

[hughee99]

32. The dead may be able to vote in Chicago,

but in MO, they can run and win.

[No Elephants]

34. Please see Post # 33.