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Posted by Jimmy Carter on Saturday, September 22, 2007 1:22:09 PM

     On this week's episode of "Behind The Blog" we'll meet a tenacious young man named Virginia Daddy. 

     His legion of Friends know him well, but none know the humble beginnings of the man known as "Virginy."

     Virginy began as "just a guy" working the streets, looking for a place to make his mark.

 

 



     His persistence has earned the respect of scores. He has proven that there is no mountain he ain't willing to climb.

     So, here's a TEXAS size "Howdy" for a job well done.

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Parties and Principles

Posted by Jimmy Carter on Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:33:46 AM
     Since the election is just around the corner I figured I'd chime in with a post relating to ShiningCity's before it's too late.

     This conversation took place after the election of '06, but it is still apt. It was between me and someone who told me that the democrats' success was because Republicans and Conservatives "stayed Home."

Me: May I ask you to name a restaurant you frequent?

Repbulican Lite: Steakhouse X.

Me: Do you go there often?

RL: Absolutely! I love it.

Me: What if, the next time you are thumbing through the menu, you come across an item listed,"Dung on a Bun. Real turd, Italian capicola, smoked ham, and provolone cheese all topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, and our homemade Italian vinaigrette[?]"

RL: I would leave immediately and never go back.

Me: Why? You've been there so many times and you love it so much and enjoy it.

RL: Well, if they would actually serve that, then I would think that having that readily available in the kitchen would affect everything else they have in there. Also, I don't eat $&!# no matter what's it's covered in or how pretty they make it.

Me: What if I told you that there are some people who would still frequent the restaurant despite that item because they know they will never order it, but they still love the restaurant?

RL: I would think they were crazy and I would tell them,"Eat at your own risk."

Me: What if I told you that, after some time, half the restaurant's fare included dung?

RL: I would be sick and I wouldn't understand how the restaurant would stay in business.

Me: What if a number people thought the same way that you did? So many in fact that the restaurant closes. Could I be justified in blaming you for not patronizing the establishment just because of one item on the menu?

RL: No.

Me: Whose fault would it be?

RL: It would be the owner's fault for offering something that repulses their clietele; let's not forget the reputation that it would create.

Me: Exactly. Political parties are no different. There are some that have been in the party a long time and would flee at the first sign of dung. There are some that have been in the party a long time and would ignore the first sign of dung. There are some that have been in the party a long time that they  would tolerate any amount of dung. And there are some new to the party who think dung has always been there. But you don't blame the clietele for the successes or failures of the parties, you blame those who run them.

I do not like someone trying give me $&!# either.
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