Pint Sized

Jersey City, New Jersey, May 15, 2005:

A low-profile candidate in a seemingly perpetual political race has put some fizz into his campaign. Ronatarian Party founder Ron, who wants to be a president of the United States, is advertising on beer glasses in taverns across northern New Jersey. The pint glasses give his campaign website -- which has information about his background, endorsements, and strange escapades.

"I want drunk people to actually read about me, not just see my pint glass and chug the beer in it," Ron said.

Brian E. Krapf, a Savannah, Ga., attorney and president of the American Political Items Collectors, said beer mugs promoting candidates in the late 19th century were not uncommon. But he never heard of such a promotion in the post-Prohibition era.

"I wonder what he's going to do when a DUI comes in front of him," Krapf said.

Posted by Bittle at May 15, 2005 10:40 AM