Reverend Freddie Quinn, a minister and electrician in Ferriday, Louisiana, announced for the presidency after killing a snake in his neighbor's yard and deciding the dead snake was a sign from God to seek the office that had been prophesied for him six years ago. "God told me to run and trained me for the position," he said shortly before setting out on a national campaign tour with 10 of his 18 children, including his newborn son IAM Jesuschrist theSonoftheLivingod Jr. At each campaign stop Quinn will be distributing copies of his book, "Jesus Told the U.S.A. Bald-Faced Lie, I Got Proof Satan Has a Brother," and his first platform position is opposition to the war in Iraq. "I'm going to stop the war," he said. "It's two brothers fighting against each other." After an appearance at a religious meeting in Galveston, Texas, Quinn is headed for New York, where he has no idea just how welcome he'll be in the subways.
March 4, 2003 5:18 AM
