Hello Kitty Runs for President, Readies Art Book and Gallery Show

Hello Kitty is not letting her apparent lack of a mouth (cat got your tongue?), overseas birthplace (London, 1974), or the fact that she is a cartoon character deter her bid for the U.S. presidency. Backed by the political muscle and multi-million dollar profits of Tokyo-based Sanrio, the beloved kitten has officially thrown her hat—well, bow—into the ring as a third-party candidate (“Friendship Party”). She is running on a platform of “friendship, fun, and happiness.”