Detroit Free Press, MI
March 13 2008
Dr. Jack Goes to Washington: Could he really?
March 13, 2008
Jack Kevorkian needs just 3,000 signatures to get himself on the
ballot for Congress in Michigan this year and `Dr. Death’ intends to
start collecting. Not sure how people will react when they see the
very recognizable Kevorkian approaching, pen and paper in hand. `What
does he want me to sign up for? Do I look ill?’ His campaign slogan
could be … ?
Kevorkian’s felony conviction does not preclude him from sitting in
Congress and this is an interesting political wrinkle for Michigan.
Should Kevorkian make it to the ballot, chances are he will pull more
votes from Democrat Gary Peters than incumbent Republican Joe
Knollenberg in the Oakland County district that is expected to see
Michigan’s closest congressional race this fall.
For those of you who read the daily PS on the editorial page, how
about taking a crack at one? Jack Kevorkian, known as `Dr. Death’
when he was practicing `assisted suicide’ across Michigan, is running
for Congress. His campaign slogan could be … ?