Rainbow George, Dustin the Turkey and Barrack Obama

I'd love it if this were true! It was reported in the Irish Independent today that a group was trying to persuade Dustin the Turkey to enter the race for Mayor of London which takes place on May 1. Dustin has been an unofficial protest candidate in Ireland for 18 years but this would be his first appearance as a protest vote outside of Ireland. It follows his success in being nominated as Irelands entry to the Eurovision Song Contest.

The group proposing Dustin is The Rainbow Revolution whose leader is Rainbow George. The best quote by Rainbow George in the article: "To be frank, the momentum around him at the moment brings to mind the sort of hype that Barrack Obama has going for him in the US." Dustin will probably be too busy practicing for the Eurovision to have time to enter the race but it would be interesting if he did!

I looked up The Rainbow Revolution on the web. After reading the web-site I'm still at a loss. It describes itself as Londons Brand Spanking New Party. The first question in the FAQ section is: "Is Rainbow George barking mad ?" The answer: "You decide."

There's a petition on the site for Russell Brand to stand as Mayor of London and in the Irish Independent article Rainbow George says they were going to run Ronnie Carroll but he fell ill at the last minute. I don't know how Dustin would react to being at least the third choice.

According to Wikipedia 'Rainbow' George Weiss has funded his political career from the sale of a house he was squatting in. He had lived in the house since 1969 and stopped paying rent on it in 1984. He was granted ownership of the property in 2004 and made £714,000 profit from its sale. By February of last year he said he had less than £50,000 left. He stood in 13 constituences in the 2005 British General Election.

His political promises include turning the M25 into a "wonderwall" and London into "the party capital of the world", Interesting fellow!