Birmingham

Virginia is up with her first television spot of the campaign, a series of black and white photographs and a script that understandably stresses her strongest suit: her Birmingham arrest.

Given how little money she has, it's no shock that her campaign won't say how much they're planning to spend airing the ad. Here's the script:  read more »

Who would know, that for the girl, being arrested and going to jail at seventeen would change her life, and ours, forever? Would it matter, to have a mayor whose heart contained that much determination - whose intelligence, turned hope into action. Others talk - she listens, builds, demands. Affordable housing? Jobs? She's done it. Imagine the difference courage could make. Imagine a great mayor. C. Virginia Fields, Mayor. UPDATE: Watch it here.

The Politicker's band of aestheticians is poring over images of dozens of beautiful politicos.

Meanwhile, here's my favorite (printable) nomination so far, from a West Side reader:

"I'm afraid I have to nominate Brian Thomas Johnston, skater punk candidate for Manhattan Borough President.

"He dropped off the scene as suddenly as he arrived, leaving only sweet memories of his insistence on reciting the Letter from Birmingham Jail before captive audiences and a retinue of DFNYC meetup-goers puzzling over his 'I was trying to out Ken Mehlman and someone was like "you should run for Borough President" and that's why I want to strengthen community boards' campaign narrative.  read more »

"Also, he used to get really upset if anyone asked 'Um, are you the only gay thirty-something-year-old white Brian in the race?'"

Nominations to politickerblog@gmail.com.

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