Most politicians like to play it safe. Not Tim Nieukirk.
He’ll blindside firefighters rushing to save cats caught in a tree. He won’t climb into bed with special interests, but he will with your sister. And he goes after a breed of criminal that most politicians prefer to ignore - the Hamburglar.
The Washington man is the star of a series of over-the-top campaign ads promoting his write-in campaign for Illinois governor.
The campaign consists entirely of homemade ads on YouTube.com and a MySpace.com page, but Nieukirk says he’s filed the necessary paperwork in every county so that any votes he collects will be officially counted.
Comical campaign: Washington man an unlikely write-in hopeful for governor (Peoria Journal-Star)
Hell, even Abe Lincoln endorses him.
Thanks, Kevin!
I know Tim from Boy Scouts, not a bad choice for Gov really.