Not since Marilyn Manson spoke out about what’s wrong with America in Bowling for Columbine have we been so moved by a Goth speaking of the state of society.
“We as proud Floridians always manage to overcome adversity. These difficult economic times are no exception and I invite all good residents of Miami-Dade to join me as we move boldly into the future,” writes Sinthyia Darkness on her website.
The author and paranormal expert is running for the mayor of Miami, her core issues being health care and, um, mosquitoes. Oh, and asthma inhalers.
If that’s not enough to win your vote, check out Darkness’s blog, where the Indiana native waxes poetic about Obama, Count Christian Friedrich von Kahlbutz and her supposed Internet imposter. You can also watch her cemetery interviews and tours, during which we learned that Darkness loves Edgar Allen Poe and was scared as a child by a ghost she called Skeleton Man.
“Considering talk show host Enrique Santos won 26% of the vote in the last mayoral race in the city, and frequent School Board meeting audience member Helen Williams won 35% of the vote in the past race for County mayor,” wrote Riptide blogger Kyle Munzenrieder, “we're not sure if we should totally write her off just yet.”
We know of at least one person who won’t be giving her vote to Darkness: Smoochie.
