Creatures Small and Great of 2008!
With political campaigns dominating so much of the year, it’s not surprising that even a dog got into the action. A yellow Labrador retriever named Willie Bean Roscoe P. Coltrane ran for mayor of an Alabama town.
Willie Bean Catches First Pitch at BayBears Game
Turner initially made 24 T-shirts for Willie Bean’s campaign; she said they sold in a day. Willie Bean has received letters from international fans and was a topic on the “Late Show with David Letterman.” A Willie Bean Web site has been launched and scores of campaign souvenirs have been sold, many at Saturday’s game.
Victory has many fathers, but defeat is … an orphan
Turner grew tired of the pushing and pulling among supporters of the various mayoral candidates which, if she favored one over the others, posed a threat to her business relationships. So Turner decided to confer her support on Willie Bean, an escape that would’ve done Houdini proud. She could not be faulted for aligning herself with her most loyal friend, thus not alienating supporters of any other contender.
Willie Bean returns to Fairhope campaign trail
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Staff Report
Willie Bean, the Fairhope Labrador retriever who “ran” as a candidate for mayor in Fairhope, is back on the campaign trail as city runoffs approach. The dog won 107 more “votes” than the two leading mayoral candidates combined, so efforts to raise funds for the Baldwin Animal Rescue Center will resume [...]
Political Celebrity Dogs
Just a few weeks ago, Fairhope was buzzing with alleged sightings of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. The celebrity power couple of Fairhope might more likely be Paris Hilton and Willie Bean.