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Monday, December 7, 2009

And the south rises again

How do I introduce this latest round of lunacy from the south? How is is possible hat someone in a position of power is so stupid? Wait, don't answer that, I lived trough the Nixon years.

This guy thinks that Barack Obama has the time to sit and consider what tv program he's pre-empting. In this case it was A Charlie Brown Christmas. This nutbag thinks it was not only intentional, but that it was done by our "muslim" President.

This, combined with an email from a student protesting a "c" that was given on a paper she wrote without even a conclusion, were the things I awoke to this Monday morning.

Does this bode well?

I'll let you judge for yourself the wisdom of the southern gentleman who thinks Barack Obama is our to get his kids minds. (as though coming from him they had any)

(Arlington, TN 12/04/09) President Barack Obama is Christian, but don't tell that to Arlington's mayor.

The small town mayor is under fire for what he wrote about the President online. Mayor Russell Wiseman called President Obama a Muslim on his Facebook page, attacked Obama supporters, and said the President's prime time address on Tuesday was an effort to block the Christian message of "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

According to the Commercial Appeal, Wiseman wrote, "We sit the kids down to watch 'The Charlie Brown Christmas Special' and our muslim president is there, what a load... try to convince me that wasn't done on purpose."

"There are a lot more important things to be thinking about than trying to block Charlie Brown on TV," laughs Jeff Shackelford.

"I just think its ridiculous that people blow stuff like this way out of proportion," says Ryan Williams. "He's trying to lead a country, not change religious values here."

The Town Supervisor, Ed Haley, calls the part-time mayor's comment "unfortunate". Haley says, "As a public official you need to be careful about what you say... I don't think he meant anything negative by it, but it certainly came across that way."

Some in Arlington call the mayor's conspiracy theory "far-fetched". The post has made Arlington front page news on networks and political blogs. On Facebook, critics typed back "Tell Russell Wiseman to respect Charlie Brown and our President". Another Facebook page was dedicated to supporting Wiseman. The question for some is whether Wiseman will face political fallout for posting those fiery comments. For voters, it may not go away quietly. Wiseman has not returned our calls, but he told the Commercial Appeal the story is making a "mountain out of molehill". The lesson for many: freedom of speech comes with a cost.

"It's like anything in life; you can do anything you want to do, just be willing to take the consequences," says Shackelford.

Simply put, "Good grief".

(Arlington, TN 12/4/2009) Lots of people are talking about what one Memphis area mayor posted on his Facebook page online.

Arlington Mayor Russel Wiseman said President Obama timed his speech on Afghanistan earlier this week, to block the annual airing of the "Charlie Brown" Christmas TV special.

The Commercial Appeal quotes part of the status update, ""We sit the kids down to watch 'The Charlie Brown Christmas Special' and our muslim president is there, what a load...try to convince me that wasn't done on purpose."

One of Wiseman's Facebook friends sent the status update to the Commercial Appeal newspaper. The update said Obama wanted to pre-empt the special and also called him a Muslim and said Obama followers should move to a Muslim country.

When, exactly is Christmas? I just want to know when all this brotherly love is going to end so I can have my morning coffee in peace.

And so it goes:


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