| By Rick Moran A beloved Brazilian clown received more than 1.3 million votes and was elected to Congress. More astonishing, his vote total surpassed every other candidate in the country, nearly doubling the total of his nearest rival: Tiririca, or Francisco Oliveira Silva to give him his real name, was elected as a federal deputy for Sao Paulo with more than 1.3 million votes.  Tiririca,
or "Grumpy", had slogans such as: "It can't get any worse.""What
does a federal deputy do? Truly, I don't know. But vote for me and I
will find out for you," was one of his messages.
What is so awesome is that he ran as a clown and got more votes than anyone else in the country running for any position got. In the U.S. we vote for the guy who claims to be an experienced and wise man who will be a shining beacon in the legislature. He gets there and then we find out he's a corrupt ass-clown. Did you notice that the Brazilian gentleman is described as "beloved"? -- Can you think of one current, living member of the U.S. government that is "beloved"? Just one?
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