Carp for Council Goes Viral

With all the rancor and name-calling in politics sometimes a little levity is just what the doctor ordered. Running to represent Ann Arbor's 4th Ward on city council was "Twenty Pound Carp." From Huffington Post to NPR to blogs and local news casts, the fish made quite the media splash. Did the good residents of the ward see fit to elect this candidate and  inject some aquatic perspective to local government? We write this before the final results are in.  Excerpt: “With the destruction of Blimpy Burgers, I have proposed the immediate construction of a series of glacis and escarpments, ravelins and Parrott gun installations to encircle critical strategic points such as Dominick’s and the Fleetwood Diner,” the user wrote. Twenty Pound Carp wrote that if elected, it would encourage the city to work with the federal government to build canals for its fellow aquatic creatures, creating “the Venice of Washtenaw County.” Read the rest here. "A 29 pound carp is campaigning as a write-in candidate for the City Council in Ann Arbor.  The fish tweets: "since I have no actual feet, I don't have to stand for anything." Listen to more here.  Slide show here.