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Naked Cowboy is Running for Mayor

cowboyformayor.jpg Bad Idea Underwear! The Naked Cowboy (real name Robert Burck) is tossing his Stetson in the ring and planning to run for Mayor against Bloomberg. His platform, The Post reports, is "Bringing transparency to a whole new level." Sounds just like something a long hair would say. Sure, Burck has made a nice little business for himself in Times Square, but can he parlay that into a smart stimulus plan for small businesses (something he says will be part of his Mayoral package)? He also plans to bring innovative ideas to tax breaks, tourism, gay marriage, transit and homeland security. He declares, "No one knows how to do more with less than yours truly, and that's the kind of thinking I plan on sharing with my fellow New Yorkers when you elect me." He'll be making his official statement tomorrow in Times Square at 11 a.m. Would you vote for Naked Mayor?

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  • NannyState

    Yawn. Cotton vs polyester.

  • what_a_dick

    dick

  • Kaz

    There's nothing new under the sun. Louis Abolafia ran against Nixon in 1968 as the Naked Hippie candidate. His slogan was, "I've got nothing to hide."

  • ak

    The puns are bottomless.

  • devilducki

    ha!

  • AvenueHebrew

    This Just In: Loud, self-promoting gimmick-monster doesn't feel he's getting enough attention.

  • jaycjay

    Exactly. Did we need another Bloomberg mention?

  • ides_of_march

    He has the frustrated suburban housewife vote all locked up.

  • Spirit of 76

    If he can siphon off enough votes from Bloomberg for someone else to win, I'm all for him running.

  • thelexiphane

    He should expect to begin receiving the same treatment as Times Square Superman and Batman by this afternoon.

  • valeriob

    I pray for the day someone rock-star-smashes this guy's guitar.

  • russ

    He's hardly naked.

    he should call himself The Underwear Cowboy.

  • robingee

    Another no-talent douche from the school of "Lookit me! Lookit me!"

  • Outter Burrougher

    i'll take him* over bloomberg

    *read as "anyone"

  • nomnomnom

    Can we vote him off the island and send him back to the mainland?

  • ides_of_march

    The media anxiously await his de-briefing.

  • CR

    He'll bring innovative ideas to gay marriage, or to "probably-gay marriage" or "is he gay? marriage"?

  • nickslk

    This is riveting news.

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