Monday, August 31, 2009
Legislature / Phillips If I Had My Way, Mike Turner Would be Governor
Posted by Betsy Phillips on Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Well, this is news to me, of course, since I a.) have not yet decided which gubernatorial candidate I like and b.) who the hell cares who I support for governor (except, I will say, that when Woods started pontificating on how people with matching genitalia should support each other and why wasn't I whole hog for McMillan, it was one of the greatest days in Pith history and made me love him just a little)?
But then I thought, who would my dream candidate for Governor be?
And the answer hit me. Mike Turner.
Here's what Mike Turner's got going for him.
1. He really loves being a Democrat. Who the hell knows what any Democratic politician in Tennessee means by "Democrat" but whatever it is, Turner relishes it.
2. He picks out cute young guys to run for office and let's face it, if we're not going to get the state legislators to stop acting like it's the Playboy Mansion up there, at least let's throw some people into the mix that make it a little tempting for the straight women to screw up in the same way the straight men do.
3. And most importantly, if Mike Turner were governor, I would have something to write about every day. One day I'd be all, "Yeah, damn straight. Woo hoo!" and the next day I'd be all "Holy sweet Jesus, how could this have happened?!" And maybe even about the same incident.
It would be awesome. So, that's my endorsement. Mike Turner for Governor. No, he's not running, but weren't you, for just a second, excited about the Governor's race in a way you hadn't yet been?
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Hey, Betsy. I'm hot and my friends aren't douchebags.. I might even hire a pet liberal or three just to haze, redecorate, and do focus groups. My libertarianism is going to turn the TNGOP into a stud factory. Less filling, tastes great!
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Hey Betsy -
Don't forget about me! When Mike Turner said he'd vote against SJR 127 and then turned around and voted for it, that's just one great example of how he's beholden to the crazies on the right!
Oh, Mike Turner's Voting Record, that's not fair. You know he voted for SJR 127 because he wanted to show the women-folks that they couldn't boss him around.
Thank you Betsy for the tongue in cheek endorsement. The one day yahoo and next day oh! my gosh scenario, is the world my wife has lived in most of her life ( She was 11 and I was 13 when we started dating ). As for my voting record. Whether you like the way I vote or not, I have never backed up on any postion I have ever taken. Along with compassion, I think honesty is most important virtue to have.
