The seemingly crazy mayoral candidate should be given the benefit of the doubt, just like other “crazy” people.
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Story from “This is True” by Randy Cassingham, with his “tagline:”
“MORE CHICKEN GOODNESS: A Kentucky Fried Chicken store in St. Petersburg, Fla., called police to report a customer would not leave. When served his eight-piece chicken meal, Paul Congemi, 52, allegedly screamed “That’s not my [expletive] food!”, cursed employees, and then, when an employee started laughing at him, really got mad. When officers confronted Congemi, he reportedly told them, “Don’t touch me. I am running for mayor, and once I get elected you will be fired.” Sure enough, Congemi is a candidate for the office. When one officer asked him to step outside, Congemi replied, “I don’t like you. You gave me a ticket.” Officers gave him a warning, but Congemi refused to sign it. He did, however, try to give the officers some of his campaign literature. (St. Petersburg Times) …Just don’t count their votes before they hatch.”
The following could be a clue to an explanation for why Congemi seems like a nut case:
“I don’t go to things at 9 o’clock in the morning like that.” — St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Paul Congemi, on why he missed a candidate forum.
(Story and tagline from “This is True,” copyright 2009 by Randy Cassingham, used with permission.)