I went to high school with one of these candidates running for mayor of my home city. In case you can't figure out which one, it's the esteemed gentleman in the yellow glasses, natch. A former news inserter at the Anchorage Daily News under the "great night boss Steve" and also a "self trained scientist and engineer," candidate Jacob Kern promises local Anchorage residents a bright new future under his stewardship thanks to his "technology machines."
Why are you running for mayor? To use the cities budget to make my technology machines so Anchorage residents don't have to pay taxes.
Do you support lowering property taxes by starting a sales tax? mayor kern will pay Anchorage residents taxes from revenue of my technologies.
Would you support changing exceptions that currently keep churches and some non-profits from having to pay property taxes? mayor kern will PAY 4 THE CHURCHES and the non profits.
Should the city support construction of a Knik Arm bridge? Why or why not? mayor kern's new vehicles can fly.
And then there's his video pitch and his batshit insane website where he mentions his intent to run for president in 2016. America, you've been warned.
[Hat tip to Clay and Will]