This Minnesota Town Has A New Mayor - And He Is 4 Years Old
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DORSET, Minn. -Supporters of the mayor in the tiny tourist town of Dorset can stuff the ballot box all they want as he seeks re-election. The mayor - a short guy - is known for his fondness of ice cream and fishing. And he's got the county's top law enforcement official in his pocket.
Say hello to Mayor Robert "Bobby" Tufts. He's 4 years old and not even in school yet.
Bobby was only 3 when he won election last year as mayor of Dorset (population 22 to 28, depending on whether the minister and his family are in town). Dorset, which bills itself as the Restaurant Capital of the World, has no formal city government.
Every year the town draws a name during its Taste of Dorset Festival, and the winner gets to be mayor. Anyone can vote as many times as they like - for $1 a vote - at any of the ballot boxes in stores around town. Bobby is running for a second term, and he gets to draw the winning name Aug. 4, so it's possible he could draw his own name.
Calls of "Mr. Mayor" greet Bobby as he strolls around Dorset, handing out his campaign card. One side shows Bobby, his dark hair slicked down, wearing his tan fishing vest over a suit jacket. The other side shows Bobby sitting in a porch swing with his girlfriend, Sophie.
"I would love to be your Mayor as much as I love Sophie," the card reads.
"He's been pretty good. Lotta PR for the town," said his mother, Emma Tufts, 34. "I think he's doing a fine job."
Bobby's job as mayor is to greet people as they come to Dorset, located among the pines and lakes of northern Minnesota about 150 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Resorts and tourism are the main industry, and restaurants ranging from Mexican to Italian to family style line about two blocks on either side of the highway that runs through the middle of town.
Bobby's major act as mayor so far has been to make ice cream the top of the food pyramid. He has many favorite flavors.
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Chocolate. And vanilla. Strawberry. Cotton candy kind. And rainbow sherbet," said the mayor.
On a recent steamy summer morning, Bobby skipped ahead as he led a group of about 20 children and adults on a walk on the Heartland Trail to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley in Fargo, N.D.
[U][B]He wore his signature black fedora[/B][/U], adorned with fishing lures and a large button with his photo, and seemed endlessly energetic.
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[quote]He wore his signature black fedora[/quote]
Facepunch's hero
Yet he's still more mature than most of the other politicians in his country.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;41398774]Facepunch's hero[/QUOTE]
speak for yourself
I can see all his time playing Animal Crossing i going to pay off.
He's probably the most honest, least corrupt politician in the country right now.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;41398774]Facepunch's hero[/QUOTE]
If he'd wear a gas mask then I'd agree with you
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;41398774]Facepunch's hero[/QUOTE]
It looks more like a bucket hat on the picture
Maybe I'm just blind, though
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He's already got all the pussy
[QUOTE=Katatonic717;41398858]I can see all his time playing Animal Crossing i going to pay off.[/QUOTE]
what do you mean I can't make the shops stay open past 9
[QUOTE]Anyone can vote as many times as they like - for $1 a vote[/QUOTE]
Wat a corrupt socciety!! This town is obvsiously being run by mafia who can pay to do watever they want and the polise are doing nothing!! thanx obama
[sub][sub][sub][sub][sub][sub]I read the article, city has no formal government, it's just a fun event etc. Don't ban please[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]
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He's already got all the pussy[/QUOTE]
jesus christ man they're like 4
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Can't help but think of this.
[QUOTE=Rapist;41399413]jesus christ man they're like 4[/QUOTE]
we could use a 'creepy' rating
just wait till gawker finds him smoking crack with his crackwhore girlfriend having unprotected sex in a hotel washroom. corruption knows no bounds these days.
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[QUOTE]"I would love to be your Mayor as much as I love Sophie," the card reads.[/QUOTE]
And just how much DO you love Sophie, Mr. Mayor? Can you give me an average measurement using your arm-span? May I ask about Julia, your assistant, and what the extent of your relationship with HER is? What are your views on the Egyptian revolution?
"It's a little town, and I'm a little guy, and that's exactly why I need to work so hard." An exhausted Mayor Tuffts told reporters after a long day of raising money for his boy scout troup.
The young mayor's approval rating is at an all time high, following his endorsement from Jake, the coolest kid at Dorset Bluffs Daycare Center, but with election season fast approaching, Tufft isn't ready to take a break yet.
"All this campaigning, the high expectations of my constituents, that pothole on 4th street? It's enough to wear anybody out. But it's my town, and somebody's got to take care of it."
0/10 he's no Bosco, the dog mayor of Sunol.
""I would love to be your Mayor as much as I love Sophie," the card reads."
That's adorable.
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