But the Big Apple isn't the only city with a proud tradition of weirdos; there are plenty here in the Queen City, too -- here are our five favorites for the nation's highest office.
5. Jeff Peckman For several elections cycles running now, Jeff Peckman has been a thorn in the ass of the Denver City Council with his recurring ballot initiative to create a city sponsored council on extraterrestrials. And if his 1998 U.S. Senate run is any indication (he came out with 0.31 percent of the votes), he's got at least as good a chance of winning his presidential bid as the Naked Cowboy. Either way, they've both got a thing for aliens.4. Sid Pink He's "the host-with-the-most-boast, too-big-for-the-room-since-I-zoomed-from-the-womb, the unchaste sin-based rat-face with the poorest taste" -- also, he's the most hilariously sleazy promoter -- both of himself and, notably, Lucha Libre -- in town. If this man can sell Mexican wrestling to hipsters, he could sell water to a well -- and he can definitely sell himself to America.
3. Dog the Bounty Hunter If Chuck Norris got in a fight with anyone, he would win -- with a roundhouse kick so powerful it actually bends the time-space continuum, you pretty much get a gold medal just for being alive. But if anyone could perhaps give Chuck Norris a run for his money, it would be Colorado's own Duane "The Dog" Chapman. Like a whole trailer park fired from a gun, The Dog is a sonic boom of badass in a bland, boring world, and he's exactly what this glorious nation needs.
2. The Black Leprechan If you're a long-time Capitol Hill dweller, chances are you've met the Black Leprechan -- he'll grant your wish, for just $5. As president, he'll balance the budget, pass immigration reform, create a crazy machine that involves a bowling ball and several hundred balloons for making your cereal in the morning and spearhead the development of a pill for contentment -- for just $5.
1. Tom Tancredo Oh... wait.
