August 26, 2005

Christopher Xavier Brodeur wants to be mayor of New York City. He has some, er, unusual proposals which he intends to enact if elected. Like outlawing four-legged tables. And mandating that all bathroom doors in NYC open outwards. And making organ donation mandatory. [Warning: link contains extremely long rants that may be thoroughly disconnected to reality.]
posted by jaypro22 19 years ago
  • I usually don't go in for sites like these in which the author seems to be raving endlessly, but there are some real gems in here. Plus, he's actually on the ballot as a legitimate candidate for the upcoming primary.
  • He gets my vote.
  • MAY BE thoroughly disconnected to reality?
  • Like outlawing four-legged tables. And mandating that all bathroom doors in NYC open outwards. And making organ donation mandatory. Am I the only one to read these and think all of them are good ideas? Ok, must click thru and read...
  • He seems so good hearted and sincere that it might be an interesting experiment if he could actually get elected. Kind of like Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington, if you've seen that old movie. But, I think he'd be chewed up in minutes if he did. It seem sad to me that someone (apparently) without cynicism couldn't surivive as the mayor of NYC, or maybe even any city. I think there was a time in the US when it would have been possible....
  • Bathroom doors open inwards because not everyone passing by are going to the restroom. If they opened outward, a much larger segment of the population would be inconvenienced. This is also the reason why classroom doors open inward, as to not impede traffic flow of the entire hallway.
  • the linky, she no worky for me
  • This guy might run on the Slightly Silly ticket... Still, he does seem sincere.
  • Don't get me started on that sketch, it's one of my favorites.
  • Ok, I'll relent on the doors open outward if he mandates that everyone needs to wash their hands before they can leave a bathroom. What's up with that anyway?
  • Four legged tables...he's got a point. Three legged tables would solve everything, from budget deficits to illegal immigration. In truth, he's got some good ideas. Oh, if only it weren't the case that raw optimism and blind statesmanship wasn't a recipe for electoral tragedy. My first thought was that here was a guy running on a platform of practicality--how the heck is he going to sway anybody? Isn't that sad? Practicality should be in our leaders' vocabulary. Instead, we get platitudes and political manuevering, phrases like "Homeland Security", and electees who run on platforms as vaporous as the mist. Hmmm...perhaps we've lost something in the process...
  • Birthright sold for mess of hype-age!
  • "Good hearted and sincere"? This guy's been ranting and harassing politicians for, what, twenty years now, and for some reason he's been adopted as a mascot by NY Press, which publishes just about anything he writes. He has some good ideas (and god knows I approve of attacking politicians), but he makes good ideas look bad by coming off as such a whacko. But he's got a book if you want more of his shtick.