Ecuador officials reject donkey as candidate

November 16, 2012 @ 11:23 am


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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The demand of dozens of citizens has been denied in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil: There will be no jackass running for the legislature.

At least 40 people paraded their candidate through the city's streets to the electoral council offices. Mr. Burro even wore a tie. But officials refused to even let them in the door on Thursday, even though backers had dummied up a mock voter registration card showing the candidate's photo superimposed on a man wearing a business suit.

Donkey backer Daniel Molina told local television stations the goal was to call voters' attention to the seriousness of the February election, not to insult any party.


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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Maybe Mr.Donkey
    November 18, 2012 6:33 pm
    Should come up to the U.S. and run against some of the republicans next term. He couldn't do any worse than they did in Nov.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Mr. Donkey would get my vote!
    November 19, 2012 7:02 pm
    Thanks for reaffirming my opinion of your ignorance and total lack of any sense of humor. True republican! You took the bait again!
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Remember copper!
    November 20, 2012 4:19 pm
    You don't like name calling, do as I say, not as I do. (republican motto)
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Parting shot
    November 20, 2012 8:05 pm
    You have run out of ammunition. I have some retired cop friends who do traffic control for construction companies downtown. Apparently it's good money, have you thought of doing this instead of posting garbage on this site all day? Maybe you aren't an excop after all.
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