“You’re Fired!” candidate promises jobs

I received a letter today from Uncle Bob in Mount Idy. He writes, “The boorish ‘YOU’RE FIRED!’ candidate was here on Tuesday. He said he was looking for Mount Olympus but somehow ended up in Mount Idy.

He gave a nice little speech down by the bandstand in the park. He supposedly plans on adding 2.5 million jobs a year. Imagine that. I am just not sure how his yelling ‘YOU’RE HIRED’ 2.5 million times will actually get the job done, but that, evidently is his plan. The other candidate has detailed proposals on her website. But you know how it goes, the one that shouts loudest is sometimes the only one that gets heard.. The gods on Mount Olympus must be laughing at this foolishness, while here in Mount Idy, we are busy sighing and praying.

This story was originally published October 11, 2016 at 6:04 PM with the headline "“You’re Fired!” candidate promises jobs."