"A Tennessee man has announced he is running for governor in the Republican primary after the state refused to return his pet raccoon.
Mark "Coonrippy" Brown, a licensed firearm dealer, told The Tennessean that his bid for office was "all about the raccoon."
Videos of the 56 year old showering and dancing with his pet raccoon, Rebekah, have gone viral over the last year.
But in August, Rebekah was accused of attacking chickens at a local high school and was seized the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Brown has been fighting for her ever since, even being featured on CNN host Anderson Cooper's RidicuList."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from David Edwards / Raw Story:
Mark "Coonrippy" Brown, a licensed firearm dealer, told The Tennessean that his bid for office was "all about the raccoon."
Videos of the 56 year old showering and dancing with his pet raccoon, Rebekah, have gone viral over the last year.
But in August, Rebekah was accused of attacking chickens at a local high school and was seized the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Brown has been fighting for her ever since, even being featured on CNN host Anderson Cooper's RidicuList."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from David Edwards / Raw Story:
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