| 词条 | Willie Bean |
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Willie Bean Roscoe P Coltrane is the name of a yellow labrador retriever who has been the focus of several political satires during 2008, and is also the first dog who ran for mayor of Fairhope, Alabama.[1][2][3] Tress Turner is the owner and director of the Willie Bean for Mayor[4] and Willie Bean for President campaigns. Local RecognitionReceived the ceremonial first catch before the Mobile BayBears Braves game.[5] Icon for Baldwin Animal Rescue Center (BARC), a Humane society group, and Fairhope Dog Park Coalition, in an attempt to increase donations for a Fairhope Dog Park.[6] As of November 16, 2008, Willie Bean has helped raise almost 2,000 dollars towards the cause. National RecognitionWillie Bean was mentioned in an act on the Late Show with David Letterman in a satire attempt to elect Muffins the Turtle.[7] Willie Bean was also selected as one of the Creatures Small and Great of 2008 by AOL News.[8] HistorySimilar events in 2004 in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, elected Junior Cochran, a black Lab, as mayor. It was the second canine elected to lead the small Northern Kentucky town, according to the town's Web site. The first was a mutt named Goofy Borneman, according to Laurie Lamblin, a resident and employee of the town's historic general store. External links
References1. ^{{cite news | first= | last= |author=Associated Press| title= Ruff competition? Labrador 'runs' for mayor | date= 2008-07-29| publisher= MSNBC.com | url = http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25917712/| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-11-16 | language = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bean, Willie}}{{Alabama-politician-stub}}2. ^{{cite news | first= Isabel| last= Cowles| title= Dog Runs for Mayor in Alabama | date= 2008-07-30| publisher= Dulcinea Media, Inc.| url = http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/politics/July-August-08/Dog-Runs-for-Mayor-in-Alabama.html| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-11-16 | language = }} 3. ^{{cite news | first= John David| last= Mercer|author2=Associated Press| title= Labrador 'runs' for mayor of Fairhope, Alabama | date= 2008-07-29| publisher= USA Today| url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-07-28-613807400_x.htm| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-11-16 | language = }} 4. ^{{cite news | first=| last=|author=Staff Report| title= Willie Bean returns to Fairhope campaign trail | date= 2008-08-28| publisher= Press-Register| url = http://www.al.com/press-register/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1219914949317320.xml&coll=3| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-11-20 | language = }} 5. ^{{cite news | first= Randy| last= Patrick|author2=WKRG| title= Baseball And Politics At Aaron Stadium | date= 2008-08-17| publisher= WKRG| url = http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/baseball_and_politics_at_aaron_stadium/16972/| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-11-16 | language = }} 6. ^{{cite news | first= Marc| last= Odom|author2=BaldwinCountyNOW.com| title= Coalition continues fundraising for dog park | date= 2008-08-17| publisher= BaldwinCountyNOW.com| url = http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2008/08/23/local_news/doc48af15ac26f27312462050.txt| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-11-16 | language = }} 7. ^{{cite news | first= David| last= Letterman|author2=Late Show with David Letterman| title= Dog Running for Mayor| date= 2008-07-30| publisher= CBS Broadcasting Inc.| url = http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/wahoo/index/php/20080730.phtml| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-11-16 | language = }} 8. ^{{cite news | first= | last= |author=Willie Bean - The Political Watchdog| title= Creatures Small and Great of 2008| date= 2009-01-02| publisher= AOL News| url = http://blog.williebeanformayor.com/2009/01/creatures-small-and-great-of-2008/| work = | pages = 1 | accessdate = 2009-01-02 }} 4 : Dogs articles needing attention|Individual dogs in politics|Fairhope, Alabama|Alabama local politicians |
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