We've been getting a lot of political advertisements in our mailbox lately. It's fascinating, in a revolting way. For instance, I got a big mailer reminding me that JEB! was anti-choice (duh!). Jeff's the same political affiliation, that is to say, not affiliated with any party, and he didn't get the same ad. Other times we each get our own copy of the same ad. You'd think the'd save money by reduping (or is it deduping? I should know this, I'm in marketing!) their lists.

One earnest letter pleading that I vote for a certain candidate was printed on a local businessman's stationery. Three pages of it. The first half was devoted to convincing me of how bad candidate A was. The second half described who I should vote for. Halfway through the glowing list of his accomplishments was slipped in the fact that the candidate "then excelled at professional wrestling and became well known throughout the nation. Brian was recently inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame."

!!! Wow, another Jesse Ventura, right here in my backyard? This I gotta see!

Now, looking at the above picture, that puts the following quote, from the same letter, in a completely different context:

"When I first met Brian I enjoyed an experience that comes to each of us at various times in our life - the type experience that can never be planned or anticipated. Such an experience is when we meet someone that we know instantly is a very special person. A person that we feel we have known for all our lives. My meeting Brian Blair was that type experience."

I might vote for the guy, but only if he promises to spice up county commission meetings by hitting people with folding chairs!