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Monday, January 23, 2012

Election 2012 / City Hall Portland City Hall Has a New Mayor!

Posted by Denis C. Theriault on Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Wear that crown with pride!
  • Wear that crown with pride!
Max Bauske remains the funniest candidate for mayor (intentionally funny, I should note). And now, apparently, there's no reason to hold the election this spring.

Because in an email Friday night, Bauske announced a thunderous, and surprising, victory: Because he bothered to check in 34 times in 60 days at Portland City Hall, he was declared "mayor" of the place by the useless and annoying social networking site foursquare.com.

"This is an exciting step for the campaign," Bauske said in a statement. "It took a lot of hard work and perseverance, but this is a small example of what can be accomplished with a bit of determination, a bus pass and an Android phone."

And, for good measure, Bauske kept on pelting the other Max in the race, Max Brumm, with rhetorical rotten eggs.

"I think this is a signal that my campaign is rolling into 2012 with a full head of steam," said Bauske. "One of my opponents is running as 'Max 4 Mayor,' but I'm now 'Max the Mayor.'"

 

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1
I demand a Max vs Max mayoral debate.
Posted by The Right Reverend Rocktimus Prime on January 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM · Report
2
And they should have the debate on a MAX train while eating Big Macs and wearing raincoats made of rubberized cloth.
Posted by dmitrir on January 23, 2012 at 11:51 AM · Report
3
I've had it with these motherfucking Maxes on this motherfuckin' Max.
Posted by cat & beard on January 23, 2012 at 1:42 PM · Report
4
welp, guess election season's over.
Posted by ScrumYummy on January 23, 2012 at 7:59 PM · Report

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