Congressional candidate channels the spirit of Hannibal for an immigration ad

I don’t know whether to laugh or cringe: Republican candidate for Congress Raj Peter Bharka is filming a campaign ad where three elephants and a Mariachi band “illegally” cross the U.S.-Mexico border. (Mind you, “illegally” is in quotations since U.S. Border Patrol authorities do not believe that the actual crossing was against the law). Bharka’s point behind the ad is to demonstrate the gross lack of security along the U.S.’ southern border.

Historical reference- Hannibal famously crossed the Pyrenees and Alps in the 3^rd century AD with several pack elephants.

Pop culture reference- Raj Peter Bharka was “fired” in the second season of “The Apprentice.”

Image- DCist (blog) (Stampy the elephant from an episode in the first season of “The Simpsons”.)

Links- The Simpsons Archive, Wonkette (blog), My San Antonio, Roman History Books and More (blog), Wikipedia

Tags- immigration, election, United States, Mexico