Giant Douche vs. Turd Sandwich
It's election time in Mississippi. Being as political as I am, one would think that I would love this time, that I would be excited at being able to debate and discuss the issues of the various candidates. However, I really don't feel that way.
In fact I'm ready for it to be over.
Let's look at the two candidates for Governor of Mississippi: The incumbant, Hayley Barbour (R) is the favorite to win. Hayley has had a lot of good things happen during his time in Jackson, including the landing of the Nissan plant in Canton and the recent announcement of the Toyota plant that will open in the north Mississippi. However his record isn't all roses and sunshine: Education continues to be a sticking point because it's not completely funded (however, I feel that the state Legislature is more to blame for that) and Hayley also refused to sign a bill that would eventually eliminate the grocerary tax (which is one of the highest in the country) and raise the tobacco tax (which is one of the lowest in the country).
Barbour has a pretty big opponent in John Arthur Eaves (D). Eaves is running on a platform of his wife returning dignity to the Governor's Mansion as well as raising teacher salaries (as has been promised by every major candidate for as long as I can remember) and returning voluntary school prayer as well as putting classes on Bible literacy in public schools. Isn't that cute? He's wanting to do things that have been ruled unconstitutional over and over and over again.
Now one might think that since I'm a Christian that I'd be all for this. Fact of the matter is, I'm totally against his Bible class and prayer plans... well, mostly. A moment of silence is one thing but a prayer read over the school PA system is another. If that's what he has in mind (the PA prayer) then I'm against it. Simply, no one should be forced to pray if they don't want to. Besides, how about this: Would they allow a Muslim student to say a prayer over the PA? Also, are they going to teach classes about other holy books for other religions? No? Or how about seperation of church and state?
Do you see where I'm going with this? Me thinks Eaves and his supporters haven't really thought this through. His plan seems to go against everything Freedom of Religion is supposed to protect. Besides, I don't want some teacher with their own agenda teaching my (future) kids about the Bible. I want my kids to learn about the Bible, God and Jesus from me, their (future) mother and the church. That way I can be sure they're hearing the truth and not some N.E.A. whackjob's distorted views.
Another thing I don't like: At the debate at the Neshoba County Fair, Barbour launched a personal attack on Eaves that even the crowd didn't seem to believe. After Eaves recognized his wife and said she would return dignity to the Governor's Mansion, Barbour took the stage and also thanked and recognized his wife for 35 yeares of marriage. Barbour then quiped, "I got my trophey wife the first time." This was a not-so-veiled attack on Eaves since he is on his second marriage. I have a general rule: I don't vote for those who have to conduct personal attacks to win an election.
Basically the choices for Governor are like the South Park episode that parodied the 2004 Presidential election: We'll be voting for a Giant Douche or a Turd Sandwich.
As for our local elections, all's pretty much quiet in Neshoba County. No real surprises but some don't feel that way about the Sheriff's race. WTOK called the ousting of Larry Myers by Donny Adkins an "upset." Oh please! Anyone who has hung around the county knows that Myers are an ineffective sheriff. He allowed the deputies to get away with murder (I saw it first hand when I was a dispatcher) and most of the time they didn't even do their patrols. There was, at any given time, a stack of warrents that weren't being served. Myers needed to go.
Over in Lauderdale County there also weren't many surprises... even Ray Boswell won again. Yep, the voters in District Five seem to not care that their Supervisor is a proven drunk, racist and hothead. I also heard the term "good old boy" used on the news. Gotta love it.
As for who I'm voting for in the race for Governor... keep in mind that I said it's coming down to voting for a Giant Douche or a Turd Sandwich.
My vote will be a write-in for Tobe Gill (for those not from the area, think of a black version of Forrest Gump).
--Jonathan
In fact I'm ready for it to be over.
Let's look at the two candidates for Governor of Mississippi: The incumbant, Hayley Barbour (R) is the favorite to win. Hayley has had a lot of good things happen during his time in Jackson, including the landing of the Nissan plant in Canton and the recent announcement of the Toyota plant that will open in the north Mississippi. However his record isn't all roses and sunshine: Education continues to be a sticking point because it's not completely funded (however, I feel that the state Legislature is more to blame for that) and Hayley also refused to sign a bill that would eventually eliminate the grocerary tax (which is one of the highest in the country) and raise the tobacco tax (which is one of the lowest in the country).
Barbour has a pretty big opponent in John Arthur Eaves (D). Eaves is running on a platform of his wife returning dignity to the Governor's Mansion as well as raising teacher salaries (as has been promised by every major candidate for as long as I can remember) and returning voluntary school prayer as well as putting classes on Bible literacy in public schools. Isn't that cute? He's wanting to do things that have been ruled unconstitutional over and over and over again.
Now one might think that since I'm a Christian that I'd be all for this. Fact of the matter is, I'm totally against his Bible class and prayer plans... well, mostly. A moment of silence is one thing but a prayer read over the school PA system is another. If that's what he has in mind (the PA prayer) then I'm against it. Simply, no one should be forced to pray if they don't want to. Besides, how about this: Would they allow a Muslim student to say a prayer over the PA? Also, are they going to teach classes about other holy books for other religions? No? Or how about seperation of church and state?
Do you see where I'm going with this? Me thinks Eaves and his supporters haven't really thought this through. His plan seems to go against everything Freedom of Religion is supposed to protect. Besides, I don't want some teacher with their own agenda teaching my (future) kids about the Bible. I want my kids to learn about the Bible, God and Jesus from me, their (future) mother and the church. That way I can be sure they're hearing the truth and not some N.E.A. whackjob's distorted views.
Another thing I don't like: At the debate at the Neshoba County Fair, Barbour launched a personal attack on Eaves that even the crowd didn't seem to believe. After Eaves recognized his wife and said she would return dignity to the Governor's Mansion, Barbour took the stage and also thanked and recognized his wife for 35 yeares of marriage. Barbour then quiped, "I got my trophey wife the first time." This was a not-so-veiled attack on Eaves since he is on his second marriage. I have a general rule: I don't vote for those who have to conduct personal attacks to win an election.
Basically the choices for Governor are like the South Park episode that parodied the 2004 Presidential election: We'll be voting for a Giant Douche or a Turd Sandwich.
As for our local elections, all's pretty much quiet in Neshoba County. No real surprises but some don't feel that way about the Sheriff's race. WTOK called the ousting of Larry Myers by Donny Adkins an "upset." Oh please! Anyone who has hung around the county knows that Myers are an ineffective sheriff. He allowed the deputies to get away with murder (I saw it first hand when I was a dispatcher) and most of the time they didn't even do their patrols. There was, at any given time, a stack of warrents that weren't being served. Myers needed to go.
Over in Lauderdale County there also weren't many surprises... even Ray Boswell won again. Yep, the voters in District Five seem to not care that their Supervisor is a proven drunk, racist and hothead. I also heard the term "good old boy" used on the news. Gotta love it.
As for who I'm voting for in the race for Governor... keep in mind that I said it's coming down to voting for a Giant Douche or a Turd Sandwich.
My vote will be a write-in for Tobe Gill (for those not from the area, think of a black version of Forrest Gump).
--Jonathan
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