I read Pub Notes in the Oct. 17 Flagpole and enjoyed it, as usual. As you asked for feedback, I would recommend that you encourage people and readers to write in Charles Darwin as a candidate against Paul Broun.

One simple but, I believe, important reason: media. If there is a sizable contingency of Darwin write-in votes, it will receive a lot of national media attention. The articles coming from this in the Nov. 7 news cycle would sound like something from The Onion. I believe editors, producers and bloggers would not be able to resist such an eye-catching story: "Charles Darwin places closes second behind Rep. Paul Broun." It would be amazing and put Broun's gaffes and incompetence in the national spotlight and under more scrutiny.

As an activist who has used creative methods of protest in the past, this is an opportunity this community should not underestimate. I write this not to Editor Pete McCommons but to Athenian Pete McCommons.

Tim Denson

Athens