Ian Bayne is Running for Mayor of Bloomington

Ian Bayne (Photo courtesy Facebook/Ian.Bayne)

Old news, but still worthy of a double facepalm; Ian Bayne has thrown his hat into the ring for mayor of Bloomington. Based on Bayne's history of making outrageous statements, it's fair to assume that this hat is made up entirely of tin foil.

For those who aren't familiar with Ian Bayne, he was the candidate in the 2014 GOP primary for the 11th congressional district who failed to garner more than 4% of the vote, and who made national headlines during that campaign - of the laughing stock variety - for referring to Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame as the Rosa Parks of our time. Apparently, in Bayne's world, pushing back against legitimate criticism of your own bigoted commentary is as courageous as facing the prospect of violence and incarceration for pushing back against actual bigotry. You just can't make this stuff up folks.

While the nation as a whole got to witness a single instance of Bayne's stupidity, we in central Illinois became accustomed to a steady diet after the failed candidate was hired to provide conservative commentary on a local radio station. Apparently, breathtaking stupidity is not an impediment for employment at Cities 92.9, the news and misinformation of central Illinois.

I've previously written about Bayne and some of his shenanigans while he worked at Cities 92.9, as have others, but believe me, volumes more could have been written. This guy is a real piece of work. Unsurprisingly, this clown was fired by Cities 92.9 after his obnoxious and noxious commentary led to declining ratings for the radio station.

I'm a bit mixed regarding my feelings about Bayne's candidacy. As a writer, I look forward to Bayne's victory, because I know I'll have plenty to write about. As a citizen who expects sanity in my government, I hope he loses big time.

Update: The fine citizens of Bloomington added another political loss to Bayne's growing list when only 14% of voters supported Bayne in the February 28th primary.

Don't go away mad Ian, just go away.