advice for the next mayor of NYC

japan is holding elections for a new mayor of tokyo. considering how much tragedy is occurring in, and around japan itself, surely this has brought out the country's best and brightest to help lead.

while this may be true, it seems that applicable candidates should have creative talents as well.



my god, these guys just make me hate bloomberg even more.


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(this first video is in helpful english):






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second video is in japanese, but who cares what he's saying as he represents the "smile party."





just to confirm - these are both real candidates. not only do our japanese friends have the difficult decision of soba vs. ramen, but now they've got to choose between these gods?

good luck to everyone.