'Impaler' sinks his teeth into governor's race

The following is an excerpt from an article in the Star Tribune of Minnesota

Dane Smith, Star Tribune

Looking for something really, really different in a political candidate this year? Take a gander at Jonathon (The Impaler) Sharkey, who will launch his gubernatorial campaign in Princeton, Minn., on Friday the 13th as a "satanic dark priest" and the leader of the "Vampyres, Witches and Pagans Party." Since there's nothing but a $300 filing fee to stop anyone from running for statewide office, campaigns in Minnesota typically attract colorful and eccentric characters looking for attention. And of course, former Gov. Jesse Ventura broke the mold and got elected. But Minnesota may never have seen a more outside-the-box politician than the Impaler, also a former pro wrestler. For starters, he describes himself as a "sanguinary vampyre ... just like you see in the movies and TV, I sink my fangs into the neck of my donor (at this time in my life, it is my wife, Julie), and drink their blood," he said in an e-mail.

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What a tool. I think you all already know the guild's position on sad posers like this. Jonathon "The Tool" Sharkey's website is http://www.jonathonforgovernor.us. There you can read about his policy proposals and his turn to the "dark side" in which he compares himself to Anakin Skywalker.