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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: rangerrebew on August 13, 2014, 07:35:12 pm
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Dog elected mayor in Minnesota
Posted: Aug 13, 2014 10:25 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 13, 2014 10:25 AM EDT
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A small Minnesota village has a new mayor. Duke, the dog is Cormorant's newest mayor.
The 12 people who live there elected the 7-year-old dog as its leader.
Duke may not understand politics too well but he's been doing a great job guarding the town.
He even makes sure cars aren't going past the speed limit.
Duke will be sworn in on Sunday.
He won't be getting a salary, but a pet store has agreed to donate a year's supply of food to reward Duke for his service.
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/26269397/dog-elected-mayor-in-minnesota
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Smart voters.
Duke will work cheap, be loyal to his constituents, probably won't take bribes, and treat folks like he respects 'em.
Is this the beginning of a trend?
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Smart voters.
Duke will work cheap, be loyal to his constituents, probably won't take bribes, and treat folks like he respects 'em.
Is this the beginning of a trend?
That's a wonderful story. One of our dogs guards our neighborhood kind of like that. There are a couple of neighbors he is fond of and he parades up and down the street "on watch". He is susceptible to bribes though, one neighbor cooks hot dogs for him - and another neighbor invites him to pool parties on the weekend.
Sounds like the town made an excellent choice!