First 2009 Candidate for Mayor Announces!
You'll never guess who it is!
By Wells Dunbar, 12:17PM, Thu. Oct. 2, 2008
And it is … drumroll please! … Jennifer Gale. Oh well, shoulda seen this one coming. Gale just spoke during City Council's citizens communications period; in her alloted three minutes, she announced her intentions for 2009, and riffed a little on the race: "Who would be crazy enough to run for mayor of Austin? Mr. McCracken, Lee Leffingwell, do you know anyone crazy enough to run for mayor?" Hee hee hee!
Planks of the Gale platform: "Asking that everyone carry a few quarters or dollar bills so we can hand them out to the homeless," and buying the Statesman from COX enterprises, so "we can make it our newspaper." Hey, the Hustle's on board with both.
Gale also spoke to the national race: "People think Sarah Palin can't see the forest for the trees, but people don't realize she's from Alaska!"
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