Move over Air Bud, K-9s are moving away from the sports world and into politics. According to his recent web site, a dog by the name of Einstein is campaigning to become mayor of Oakland.
“Einstein” is especially concerned with Oakland City public safety officers not being prosecuted for the beating and killing of Oakland residents such as Alan Blueford. In fact, almost all of Einstein’s policies revolve around the misconduct of the Oakland Police. Though despite his law enforcement focus, he also takes a moment to compare the Oakland Animal Services shelter to the Holocaust, calling it “a canine Auschwitz-Barkenau or Dogchau.”
Given Oakland’s adoption of a “ranked choice” voting system, in which voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than voting for a single candidate, who knows what could happen. Also, if we’re going by Air Bud rules, if the California Constitution says nothing about a dog running for mayor, then Einstein’s campaign is fair game.
Though it’s easy to poke fun and make jokes, one thing is for sure, Einstein has never been caught texting and driving. Mostly due to his lack of opposable thumbs.
We here at CityNews support Einstein’s campaign solely for the opportunity to make dog puns nonstop for four years.
Read more about Einstein’s campaign here.