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Usually, the spectacle of reality TV stars launching even mildly successful political careers makes us die a little on the inside (and cry a lot... well, first the vodka, then the tears). But we'll make an exception for this guy:
"The elephant never made landfall into Mexico, but I tell you something, he could have made 15 laps back and forth, but no one showed up," said Raj Peter Bhakta, a former star on the NBC show "The Apprentice," who also is a Republican candidate for the 13th District U.S. House of Representatives seat in Eastern Pennsylvania. In Brownsville, he witnessed half a dozen men swim under one of the international bridges "with complete immunity" which in turn prompted him to take the immigration issue to the next level. Bhakta decided to see if he could get an elephant accompanied by a six-piece mariachi band across the river. "To my surprise, the band played on, the elephants splashed away, and nobody showed up," Bhakta said of the stunt. "I'm astounded."... "If I can get an elephant led by a mariachi band into this country, I think Osama bin Laden could get across with all the weapons of mass destruction he could get into this country," Bhakta said.
Yeah, the OBL thing at the end is heavy-handed and amateurish (what, did he think that people weren't getting that point?) But an elephant led by a mariachi band... pure awesome.
"The elephant never made landfall into Mexico, but I tell you something, he could have made 15 laps back and forth, but no one showed up," said Raj Peter Bhakta, a former star on the NBC show "The Apprentice," who also is a Republican candidate for the 13th District U.S. House of Representatives seat in Eastern Pennsylvania. In Brownsville, he witnessed half a dozen men swim under one of the international bridges "with complete immunity" which in turn prompted him to take the immigration issue to the next level. Bhakta decided to see if he could get an elephant accompanied by a six-piece mariachi band across the river. "To my surprise, the band played on, the elephants splashed away, and nobody showed up," Bhakta said of the stunt. "I'm astounded."... "If I can get an elephant led by a mariachi band into this country, I think Osama bin Laden could get across with all the weapons of mass destruction he could get into this country," Bhakta said.
Yeah, the OBL thing at the end is heavy-handed and amateurish (what, did he think that people weren't getting that point?) But an elephant led by a mariachi band... pure awesome.
