Since it's election day here in the US, we thought it was an appropriate time to mention the campaign to elect Striborg for Pennsylvania State Auditor General. Making fun of black metal is generally played out (as others have pointed out in our comments, it's kind of like making Bush jokes- it's just too easy), but there are some details that make this funny."Striborg for President" would have been too easy and obvious, but State Auditor General is inherently funny because very few people know what that position is. I also like the description of the candidate: "Lyrics reveal a fascination with forests, night, darkness, misanthropy and death." That said, It would have been more clever to choose a more subtle candidate than Striborg. For example, Paul Ledney, Billy Milano, Evan Seinfeld, or Rex (from Pantera).
I know that election season is over, but I would like to see some other campaigns along these lines:
- Shifty Shellshock for Los Angeles City Administrative Officer
- Vinnie Paul for Denton County Commissioner
- Tommy Victor for Bergan County Surrogate
