New Feature :::: Pickle of the Week!
Monday, May 08, 2006
In somewhat of an homage to Not Larry Sabato, we are beginning our own weekly award, "The Pickle of the Week!" Of course, this dubious award is also named in honor last week's fugitive, GOP tracker Hunter Pickels.
The award will be given at my own behest. Readers are of course welcome to make nominations of their own, but I'll make the final award--I'm the decider here.
The inaugural award nominees included myself for my post yesterday on Wise County CA, Chad Dotson. I clearly hold an opinion that is quite the opposite of Chad's friends and family. He is a lucky guy to have folks so willing to defend him. Their persistent posting and occasional abuse is, however, without effect. I stand by my opinion that it is inappropriate for a Commonwealth's Attorney to operate a political blog.
Another consideration was of course our namesake, Hunter Pickels. Mr. Pickels egregious behavior and zealous exectuion of his job led him afoul of the Commonwealth's criminal code. Pickels defenders were less apparent than Dotson's, but far braver in their attempt to defend his behavior. Pickels is of majority age, actually a bit older than any number of US casualties in Iraq. He is a college graduate and fully capable of defiling a beloved Virginia landmark. He stepped into the ring and started throwing punches. He deserves what he gets.
I also considered awarding the pickel to the editorial board of the Virginia Pilot for their puff piece on Harris Miller. With lines like, “Part of my challenge is to convince voters that we’re not running for student body president,” and "Webb labors in deep waters that Miller swims in easily," it quickly becomes apparent that the editorial boad of the Virginia Pilot know less about Jim Webb than I do about Chad Dotson.
But alas, I must make a decision. Without further hesitation I bestow the first "Pickel of the Week" to the three state legislators calling for the termination of Will Vehrs, and particularly Ward Armstrong. While Roscoe Reynolds and Danny Marshall both expressed disgust at Mr. Vehrs behavior, Ward Armstrong actually wrote Governor Kaine and asked that Mr. Vehrs be fired. Rather than criticize Vehrs for misuse of state time and resources, they blasted him for finding humor in a ridiculous photo. In fact, they all but blamed him for the current situation in Southside. Rather than accept responsibility for their own role in Martinsville problems and invite Mr. Vehrs to use his considerable knowledge of economic development to assist them in redeveloping Southside, these elected invertebrae feign outrage and commence passing the buck.
After years in office, who do you think is more culpable for the economic situation in Martinsville, Armstrong, Marshall, and Reynolds, or a blogger two hundred miles away?
posted by Libertas @ 8:21 PM,
4 Comments:
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At 10:38 PM,
Dannyboy said...
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I already vote for the Pilot.
This is great, dude. You and I will be able to cover twice as much ground this way. -
At 10:45 PM,
Virginia Centrist said...
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You should definitely spell it "Pickel"
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At 11:31 PM,
The Richmond Democrat said...
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Mr. "Libertas" (if that is your real name):
I must repeat the criticism that I first leveled at Danny Geroe on Not Larry Sabato. I think it's wrong for you to be attacking Mr. Pickels for sleeping with a woman and attending Democratic rallies. After all, most of Allen's staff would never do either of those things.
I think you are way out of line for attacking Mr. Pickels for his heterosexuality: he probably gets a lot of crap for it around Allen's office, so there's really no need for you to go attacking him for what should be a private and personal choice.
I just hope that Mr. Pickels doesn't suffer any kind of discrimination at Allen's office after having his heterosexuality "outed" by you.
I am proud to live in a Commonwealth where a young man can have consensual intimate relations with a young woman in a semi-public place.
If we give up the right to molest our semi-serious part-time girlfriends in public parks, restaurant restrooms, and in her parents' bed when they are out of town, we have let the terrorists (and 86.3% of George Allen's staff) win.
Now, can we please cease these pointless personal assaults on Hunter "Sweet Gherkin" Pickels?
Regards,
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At 2:19 AM,
Dannyboy said...
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Damn you, JC, and your Pickel defending ways! Damn you sir, I say!