Banana republicans followup: January 25, 2013.

Back in August, I discussed the case of Omar Bradley, former mayor of Compton. Bradley was convicted of “misappropriation of public funds” in 2004, but had his conviction overturned last year and is awaiting retrial.

But Bradley isn’t just sitting around waiting for the retrial. He’s keeping busy.

“How?” you ask.

He’s running for mayor of Compton.

Per the LAT, both his retrial and the election are scheduled for the same month (April),  which “sets up the potential for Bradley to win office and then quickly lose it again if he is convicted a second time on charges of misappropriation of public funds”.

Also interesting: Bradley is one of twelve people running against the current mayor.

Among the challengers are former child star Rodney Allen Rippy, civil rights attorney and former Black Panther B. Kwaku Duren, former Compton City Clerk Charles Davis, and longtime City Hall critics William Kemp and Lynn Boone.

Rodney Allen Rippy? Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in ages.

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