Seven candidates ran for Mayor of North Miami, FL in Tuesday’s race.
Who can blame them? North Miami’s a beautiful and fascinating place. One
candidate in particular appeared to feel extremely confident about
winning. Anne Pierre — a nurse, mom, radio DJ, and Haitian creole pop
star with a Master’s degree in Public Health — claimed that she had been
endorsed by none other than our savior, Jesus Christ. She told
The Miami Herald:
“I had a revelation when I was going to give up on this
race. I had a dream. I know what I saw. A figure I can’t explain told
me, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am your friend. I am walking with you side by
side. You are not alone.’ I felt it was from heaven. It was an
endorsement by Jesus.”
When a reporter from NBC’s local news station,
Channel 6, asked, “Do you think this might make people think you’re a little bit nuts?” Pierre emphatically responded:
“I’m not nuts! And if I’m freaking nuts for Jesus, let it be! Let
the world know Jesus is it! And when you have Jesus on your side, you
can’t go wrong, and [...] yes, I’m endorsed by Jesus, but I’m gonna be
the mayor for all North Miami. Thank you Channel 6!”
When the reporter asked a fellow candidate for his thoughts, he grinned and replied, “I don’t wanna touch that one!”
If voters think Pierre’s “freaking nuts,” who can blame them? Back
in early April, she made local news headlines when she claimed someone
was using voodoo against her. She told Nadege Green from the
The Miami Herald that she kept finding “chicken feathers, food scraps and candles” on her office doorstep, and:
“I found little dolls with needles in it. They put a lot of
pennies in front of my office door. I’m from Haiti. I know what it is.”
Unfortunately, Jesus was one of only 56 people who voted for Pierre. Matthew Tharrett from
Queerty
reported that she lost to all six of the other candidates, including
the suburb’s openly gay former mayor, Kevin Burns. Pierre angrily wrote
on her
facebook
page that the “administration screwed me big time,” and that North
Miami had chosen “Lucifer over Jesus.” Standing in for Satan is Lucie
Tondreau, who has the current mayor’s endorsement and who will face
Burns — the other top candidate — in the upcoming run-off election.
Filner,
spotted leaving City Hall with packing boxes Wednesday night, will
formally vacate the office following a closed session of City Council
Friday according to several sources. Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday city
officials announced a proposed solution in the scandal that has consumed
the city of San Diego since it first broke July 10. In the last six
weeks, more than a dozen women have come forward with tales of alleged
sexual harassment and unwanted sexual advances.
