So Long Hound Dog Blues

We lost a good man but Heaven gained a beautiful soul.

"SnowmaGEDDON"

Across the eastern part of the United Sates "Snowmageddon" has hit with the ferocity of the fabled Kraken. Now I know what some of you are thinking.."Snowmageddon... What did the Atlantic Seaboard ever do to our beloved Geddon in order for his wrath to rain down upon them in a hail of frozen fury?".Well my friends let me assure you that I was not responsible for the mess that they find themselves in.In fact I wish them well and hope they shovel out in due time.

Qualifications of a judge

As Judge Carpenter retires our fair county is looking for a new District Judge.There are a slew of candidates out there vying for the opportunity to serve us as his replacement. Now we must ask ourselves what should the qualifications of our new judge be? Should that person be an established attorney with deep ties to the community and the established power base? Should that person`s judgement be influenced by life experiences and emotion? Should the person be a parent? Well according to the Alabama Secretary of State Beth Chapman here are the qualifications...


Must be licensed to practice law in Alabama. Must have resided in the circuit in which candidate seeks to serve for one year prior to election. No one may be elected or appointed to a judicial office after reaching the age of 70. Must have been licensed by the Alabama State Bar Association a combined total of 3 years or more, or by any other state bar association for a combined total of 3 years or more, prior to beginning a term of office or appointment to serve a vacant term of office.(from the Al.sec. of state`s site)


If you ask me a judge must follow the CONSTITUTION. A judge must not be persuaded by family,friends,business associates,or emotion.A judge must offer their opinions based on the law. So many bad decisions have been passed because a judge was persuaded by a huckster in a nice suit(can we say John Edwards?) appealing to their emotional side.A judge must disassociate themselves with this.


This is why I am voting for Tina Miller Parker for District Judge.I believe she is someone who will follow the the Constitution and reinforce the public`s belief in it.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark (Anderson)

If you are following the news then you might have heard that there are questions about Anderson`s Police Chief and his practices.I believe that a full investigation by the ABI should be conducted on the matter.Whenever someone is put in a position as important as Police Chief then there should be a system of checks and balances for that individual.And I believe that an outside independent entity (such as the ABI) would be the appropriate bureau to do that investigation.Let`s hope that this matter is cleared up and the citizen`s of Anderson get a Police Chief they can truly get behind.

What example are you leaving our kids?

The other day I took my son to a UNA basketball game.While there we enjoyed the pre game warm up by both teams and my son even got a hug from Una(the mascot not the real thing).Well the game was about to start when the announcer asked everyone to stand for the National anthem.As they started I noticed something peculiar. Four men who were standing around us were being disrespectful to the anthem.Two refused to put their hands over their hearts and the other two refused to remove their caps.I pointed this out to my son and told him that you should always remove your cap and put your hand over your heart when the anthem is played.


Well my son decided he wanted to leave at half time so we got up and left (UNA was losing by a large margin).But on the way home we passed the Suntrust Building on Court St. and low and behold there was Old Glory perched atop the building.Sadly though our country`s flag,a flag that has stood for freedom and liberty through out the world was in tatters.


Folks please think about things like this.If you have a flag that is damaged please take it to a American Legion post or to the Boy Scouts.They will dispose of it properly.In fact the American Legion post in Florence has a flag drop off box just for this.And also if your are in a situation where the anthem is played please offer the appropriate response.Because there are young eyes who are watching what you are doing.What kind of example do you want to leave?

Hypocrisy

You know it`s a funny thing.A couple of weeks ago the editor of this paper railed against the city of Florence for not giving the Times Daily city e-mails about the purchase of the old Florence Country Club.Then when the city established a "Media Czar" the editor railed some more and even wrote a editorial parodying the situation.But now we find that the shoe is on the other foot.When posters criticize or ask for moderation they are treated the exact same way the paper was treated by the city of Florence.They are either told to take a hike or banned for daring to question their authority. Now I am a simple man but it seems to me that the editor and others of the paper (while they scream and rend their clothes about the city)Are in themselves wallowing in their hypocrisy


I would like to thank ReexKwonDo72 for this post he posted on the Times Daily Forum site.It seems that we cannot take this paper seriously if they will not practice what they preach.

More have Fallen

Well it seems that the Times Daily has struck another blow against free speech! For a paper that claims to be for the people. They really have shown that in all actuality they could care less about what the great unwashed(us) think.Well in their relentless pursuit to kill any free thought they have banned more of the free thinkers of the Times Daily.Here are the latest victims.

Original Bama
Yankeegramma
Autumn 1964
MeKirk
DixieChik



Yes folks this is a sad state of affairs at the Times Daily.One wonders if they really cared about their readers at all. As an aside let us know here at The Geddon Report if there are anymore that have been banned...No Henchbroads allowed (wink)