We're now officially living in the bizarro world
First, Eliot Spitzer, supposed paragon of public morality, gets nabbed for hiring prostitutes. And now this: Jack Kevorkian plans to run for Congress.
Yep. He plans to run in the same district outside Detroit where he was convicted of second-degree murder. He's out on parole (as long as he doesn't talk about how someone might commit suicide). Kevorkian's plans are a little (OK, a whole lot) surprising if only because it seems he's found a profitable second career as a speaker. Kevorkian recently got $50,000 to speak at the University of Florida.
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This move by Kevorkian isn't really that surprising. Turns out the media lost interest in him when he wasn't actively amassing a body count. It's a way to get attention he's been craving.
As for speaking gigs, he didn't get rave reviews for his performance at the University of Florida. He was booed by the student audience when he told them the best thing they could do to protest the current system was refuse to vote. Haven't heard of any high-paying speaking gigs since then.
A more interesting question is whether the press will treat him like a carnival sideshow or a real candidate (he could influence the result even if he doesn't win).
First question:
Can he give reasonable assurances he can live out a congressional term of office? It's a legitimate question, since his lawyer claimed - several years in a row - that Kevorkian had "less than a year to live" in his efforts to secure early release from prison.
Of course, if Kevorkian produces a medical affidavit that gives him a relatively clean bill of health, that means that his lawyer should be asked why he misrepresented Kevorkian's health status - and why Kevorkian agreed with that approach.
More at my blog entry:
http://notdeadyetnewscommentary.blogspot.com/2008/03/dying-kevorkian-to-run-for-congress.html
- by Stephen Drake on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:04 AM | link
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- by danwalter on Mar 13, 2008 at 2:41 PM | link