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Think a fence might be able to stop that? Congressional candidate Raj Bhakta in Pennsylvania’s 13th district was in Brownsville Texas for a fund raiser this week. While he was there he witnessed a half dozen illegal aliens crossing the border unimpeded so he thought he would make a point.
He hired three elephants from a local circus and a mariachi band. The Brownsville Herald has more:
“The elephant never made landfall into Mexico, but I tell you something, he could have made 15 laps back and forth, but no one showed up,†said Raj Peter Bhakta, a former star on the NBC show “The Apprentice,†who also is a Republican candidate for the 13th District U.S. House of Representatives seat in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Three elephants, two African and an Asian, were taken out to a ranch near Boca Chica beach to perform, the 31-year-old Bhakta said.
In Brownsville, he witnessed half a dozen men swim under one of the international bridges “with complete immunity†which in turn prompted him to take the immigration issue to the next level.
Bhakta decided to see if he could get an elephant accompanied by a six-piece mariachi band across the river.
“To my surprise, the band played on, the elephants splashed away, and nobody showed up,†Bhakta said of the stunt. “I’m astounded.â€
In all fairness federal agents did show up after about an hour. The Elephants were taken into custody and sprayed for ticks before being released back to their handlers. Bhakta who I have interviewed here is running against a well funded incumbent Allyson Schwartz, but obviously has a flair for political theatre.
Click here for Mary Katherine Ham’s interview with Raj Bhakta.
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Trackback by stikNstein....has no mercy � October 12, 2006 @ 6:53 pm
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The Real Ugly American highlights Raj on the border.
Think a fence might be able to stop that? Congressional candidate Raj Bhakta in Pennsylvania’s 13th district was in Brownsville Texas for a fund raiser this week. While he was there he……
Trackback by Team Raj � October 12, 2006 @ 11:20 pm
Raj Crosses the Border on an Elphant With a Mariachi Band…
Oh, I do love a fun candidate.
Yes, it’s a publicity stunt. Yes, it will work. Yes, in fact, it’s working right this very minute.
Why? Because it’s illustrative. Sadly.
Illustrative with a bow-tie and an elephant? Yeah, that’ll get you linked….
Trackback by Mary Katharine Ham � October 13, 2006 @ 10:44 am
Play Another Chorus Of Celito Lindo…
Ay-yi-yi-yi. A Republican candidate for Congress had the idea of seeing how good border security was with Mexico. So he sent one of his elephants into the Rio Grande (he had three, after all) accompanied by a six piece mariachi band…
Trackback by Blue Crab Boulevard � October 13, 2006 @ 4:44 pm
I feel that Raj Bhakta should be the Republican candidate for president…At least he knows where the Rio Grande River is……Cheers…..Gus Morfis
Comment by Gus Morfis � October 20, 2006 @ 10:38 am