Nope, I am not shitting you. Mount Vernon, WA is giving Glenn Beck the keys to his city.
Seattle PI:
The mayor of Mount Vernon has made it official. Mayor Bud Norris says he will give the key to his city to conservative talk show host Glenn Beck on Sept. 26.
Of course, this wouldn't be some kind of personal thing where a mayor is just using his official position to help out a friend, would it:
Norris says he knew Beck when the talk show host was just 12 years old. He said he remembers the tyke carrying a sandwich board saying "Vote for Norris for county commissioner" up and down Mount Vernon's First Street.
He said he and Beck's parents were friends, but said this is not a political payback for campaigning decades ago. He said this is merely a recognition of someone who is from Mount Vernon.
Right.
For those not familiar with Washington, Mount Vernon is in western Washington (the Democratic side). It is in congressional district 2, which Rick Larsen (D) won with 62% of the vote. It is in Skagit County, which Obama won by 9%. This is not a Republican area. Let's make mayor Bud Norris feel some heat over this.
Please drop the mayor of Mount Vernon an email at mvmayor@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us and give him a piece of your mind.
If you live in Washington, like I do, let's let him know that he has no hope of winning statewide office because of this. Also, let him know that we plan to work against his reelection because of this.
I'm sure you all have your favorite instances of crazy to site in your emails, but if not, here are a few of mine:
He wants to kill an elected congressman
He considered killing or hiring a hit man to a kill a media figure: Michael Moore
He thinks the historic winner of the last election who Norris' voters also voted for... is a racist