Democrats pick real donkey as mascot

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Reuters

A jackass will play a prominent role when Democrats meet in August to nominate their presidential candidate.

Mordecai, a 7-year-old donkey, bested nine other hopefuls on Saturday in a contest to become the official live mascot for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.

As a tie-in to the convention, the donkey pageant was held during the mule and donkey show at the National Western Stock Show, an annual Colorado event where livestock and horse ranchers gather to buy and sell breeding stock.

Sen. Ken Salazar and other Democratic dignitaries served as judges.

Before the contest began, Leah Daughtry, another contest judge and chief executive of the Democratic National Convention Committee, said she was looking for "traits our candidate will have also -- the right amount of vigor and energy, a cool temper but feisty when you need to be."



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2737293720080127

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This site has a pic and video of Mordecai.

[woo me with science]

1. So let me guess.

They're going to drag the poor thing onstage in a convention hall packed with screaming people and popping balloons?

I hope Mordecai is a low-anxiety sort of donkey.

[Olney Blue]

2. They call him an "asscot."

I think Mordecai should make a run for it out of there......

[harmonicon]

3. I think he should run for office

no, he wouldn't do any good (much like most of the people with have in congress), but he couldn't do any harm either.... right now, the prospect of having public officials who just won't make things worse seems glorious.

[rayofreason]

4. Get ready for PETA protests - eom.

[madfloridian]

5. Here's a video. I think it's a cute idea.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=85217

[xchrom]

6. recommend!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: