The ' 06 Elections Could Be A Hoot
Last week Georgia Republican and Democrats made their way to the polls to select the men/and or women they want to represent their party in the General Elections in November. Perhaps you heard of it. It was not just a vote about Ralph Reed.
To hear the media tell it, this election was all about Ralph Reed. Reed has that clean cut image of a guy that won't let you borrow his notes in school. Why he wanted to start out as Lt.Gov of Georgia, I never quite figured out, because the only person I remember using that office as a stepping stone to bigger and better things was Sen/Gov. Zellbert Miller.
Reed's opponent was Casey Cagle, who I thought was either a NASCAR driver ("Here's Casey Cagle in the WalmartKmartQuiktripTacobellZaxbysfriedchicken Dodge" or a kid that was on my son's third grade baseball team ("Casey Cagle, quit picking your nose and get in the game!")
The New York Times, with all the news fit to print, was really interested in this race because Reed is an Evangelical Christian and you know how they tend to spoil discussions about the great need for protection of the Snow Moose in Alaska with abortion talk.
Reed had a ton of money which he used to have local celebrities call my house asking me to vote for him. John Smoltz called me asking for my vote! It is hard to turn down John Smoltz because he can still throw a fastball about 400mph, but I voted for Cagle anyway. Maybe if Reed had Smoltz come to my house, things might have been different.
Gov. Sonny "Sonny" Perdue won his primary battle easily and will face Lt. Gov Mark Taylor. If this was a foot race, instead of a politcal race, I think Gov. Sonny would easily beat Taylor, because, let's face it, Mark Taylor is a "big guy".
"Big guy" is politically correct way of saying Mark Taylor is a whale. You can't have a TV commercial say, 'Vote for Mark Taylor, He's Just Big Boned" or "Mark Taylor: Don't worry, he ate before he got here". "Mark Taylor: XXXL".
To hear his commercials, Taylor is one of those politicians that likes to take credit for anything good that happens. Krispy Kreame doughnuts-Mark Taylor thought that up.
He strikes me of a type of politician that you find mainly in the Democratic party, but is not limited to it: The Pizza Politician. He would promise a pizza for every citizen on Friday if he thought it would help him win the election. You would still have to pay out of pocket for your bread sticks.
Gov Sonny is a type of politician that you are not quite sure what he does or doesn't do. I do know that he neutered a dog last year, I guess trying to show people that he really is Gov. Dr.
Sonny, the former Vet. Neutering animals is a talent that often goes overlooked in an election year.
To hear the media tell it, this election was all about Ralph Reed. Reed has that clean cut image of a guy that won't let you borrow his notes in school. Why he wanted to start out as Lt.Gov of Georgia, I never quite figured out, because the only person I remember using that office as a stepping stone to bigger and better things was Sen/Gov. Zellbert Miller.
Reed's opponent was Casey Cagle, who I thought was either a NASCAR driver ("Here's Casey Cagle in the WalmartKmartQuiktripTacobellZaxbysfriedchicken Dodge" or a kid that was on my son's third grade baseball team ("Casey Cagle, quit picking your nose and get in the game!")
The New York Times, with all the news fit to print, was really interested in this race because Reed is an Evangelical Christian and you know how they tend to spoil discussions about the great need for protection of the Snow Moose in Alaska with abortion talk.
Reed had a ton of money which he used to have local celebrities call my house asking me to vote for him. John Smoltz called me asking for my vote! It is hard to turn down John Smoltz because he can still throw a fastball about 400mph, but I voted for Cagle anyway. Maybe if Reed had Smoltz come to my house, things might have been different.
Gov. Sonny "Sonny" Perdue won his primary battle easily and will face Lt. Gov Mark Taylor. If this was a foot race, instead of a politcal race, I think Gov. Sonny would easily beat Taylor, because, let's face it, Mark Taylor is a "big guy".
"Big guy" is politically correct way of saying Mark Taylor is a whale. You can't have a TV commercial say, 'Vote for Mark Taylor, He's Just Big Boned" or "Mark Taylor: Don't worry, he ate before he got here". "Mark Taylor: XXXL".
To hear his commercials, Taylor is one of those politicians that likes to take credit for anything good that happens. Krispy Kreame doughnuts-Mark Taylor thought that up.
He strikes me of a type of politician that you find mainly in the Democratic party, but is not limited to it: The Pizza Politician. He would promise a pizza for every citizen on Friday if he thought it would help him win the election. You would still have to pay out of pocket for your bread sticks.
Gov Sonny is a type of politician that you are not quite sure what he does or doesn't do. I do know that he neutered a dog last year, I guess trying to show people that he really is Gov. Dr.
Sonny, the former Vet. Neutering animals is a talent that often goes overlooked in an election year.
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