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Spaceman-Turned-Politician Can Call Himself 'Astronaut' On Ballot

Posted by timothy on from the well-would-you-call-yourself-a-politician? dept.

New submitter si622test1 writes "A judge has determined that the ex-astronaut-turned-politician who was sued by California Republicans for putting 'astronaut' as his occupation while running for Congress will be allowed to do so, saying that Hernandez is an astronaut for 'more than the time spent riding a rocket.'"

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  1. Astronaut Jose Hernandez congressional candidate by voidmstr · · Score: 4, Funny

    We wrote him a song (music video) http://pocho.com/this-is-ground-control-to-major-juan-song-for-a-latino-astronaut/

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  2. Re:I think of astronaut as a formal title by SJHillman · · Score: 4, Funny

    In that case, I want to be Paper Delivery Guy Clerk's Assistant Dishwasher Warehouse Delivery Guy Resident Assistant Network Intern Network Consultant Steve!

    I think I earned it. I was a damned good dishwasher.

  3. On the ballot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    What the Republicans really wanted to put on the ballot was, "Uppity Brown Guy who will date your daughter and raise your taxes".

  4. Re:I think of astronaut as a formal title by Adriax · · Score: 3, Funny

    But admitting he was a destroyer of words would kill his polls in Überwald.

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  5. Re:Ridiculous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They could list themselves as "assive masshole", "corporate butt-whore", and such titles as well.

  6. Re:Hmmm by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 3, Funny

    Except that Dahmer is dead and cannot run for office. This is California, not Chicago.

  7. Republicans do not believe "space" exists by Al+in+SoCal · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's more heresy from the Godless heathen Democrats and their witches brew called "science".