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

The media anxiously await his de-briefing.

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

i'll take him* over bloomberg

*read as "anyone"

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

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He's hardly naked.
he should call himself The Underwear Cowboy.

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

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

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

He has the frustrated suburban housewife vote all locked up.

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

Exactly. Did we need another Bloomberg mention?

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The puns are bottomless.

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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."

Yawn. Cotton vs polyester.

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