No, I don’t mean the former Wisconsin Republican from the 1980s who was defeated by Russ Feingold in the 1992 election, although I will refer to him momentarily.
Who I was referring to was this cuddly little fellow. Senator Bob Kasten, vampire slaying pig, made his first appearance in 1987. He apparently had a peg leg made of a wooden stake, and as the picture showed, it was most effective in slaying vampires.
The reason I bought this up was that I thought a former U.S Senator being reduced to a caricature like this is just too much. Kasten rode into victory in 1980 during the Reagan Revolution, replacing a liberal environmentalist, Sen. Gaylord Nelson (yes, that is the real name of Kasten’s Democratic predecessor). He was an outspoken conservative who both times was only elected narrowly before losing his seat in 1992 to another liberal, Russ Feingold.
Kasten reemerged from private life last year briefly to manage Rudy Giuliani’s Wisconsin campaign before the former mayor dropped out earlier in the same year. However, for many young people in the 80s, “Senator Bob Kasten” will forever be remembered as the vampire hunting pig who wore a black cape and had a stake for a peg leg.
Just thought that bit of hilarious information would be helpful to all.
He doesn’t deserve ridicule.