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(06-03-2013 12:50 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 11:44 AM)58-56 Wrote:  Luther's top campaign donor was an individual named Paul W. Bryant Jr. There used to be a set of photos of Luther and Junior at a fundraiser, well-dressed and holding champagne flutes while sandwiching this little GOP cutie named Jenn Garrison floating about the internets; I posted some here a while back. Curiously, they seem to have been thoroughly scrubbed from existence. Shouldn't have linked directly from the fundraiser page.

Yeah, I remember seeing them.

My expectations for Big Luther have dropped precipitously.

If your expectations for the Alabama GOP were any higher than your expectations of the Alabama Democrats I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but a competent political party ain't one

I had hopes for him because he was the new guy. You know? Out with the old idiots and thieves, in with the new idiots and thieves?

And I'm not your son.

I will say, as a general rule, if two candidates look pretty much the same, I always go with the one WITHOUT the JD from UA.

Like Big Luther.

(06-03-2013 01:07 PM)Smaug Wrote:  And I'm not your son.

Too old for a Jay-Z reference. Noted.

(06-03-2013 01:07 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I had hopes for him because he was the new guy. You know? Out with the old idiots and thieves, in with the new idiots and thieves?

My dear departed mother, bless her politically cynical heart, taught me this... if you were voting and you liked the incumbent and the job he had done, fine, vote for him. If you really didn't know much about the position and the politician holding it, her rule was to vote the new guy in.

The theory was that the new guy would not be wired into the system and feeding at the trough of corruption the way the incumbent was, and it would take him a while to learn the ropes.

Cynical as hell, but then I'm generally not idealistic when it comes to politicians.

(06-03-2013 01:20 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:07 PM)Smaug Wrote:  And I'm not your son.

Too old for a Jay-Z reference. Noted.

I was thinking the same thing.

(06-03-2013 01:20 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:07 PM)Smaug Wrote:  And I'm not your son.

Too old for a Jay-Z reference. Noted.

Guilty as charged.

Raises hand as well.

If maybe someone can translate it to an Andy Griffith reference, we codgers might understand.

(06-03-2013 02:07 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  If maybe someone can translate it to an Andy Griffith reference, we codgers might understand.

I'm not sure how to do this with an Andy Griffith reference MB, sorry.

Jay-Z(Shawn Carter) is a famous musician/designer/sports agent/owner/entrepreneur. He is married to Beyonce.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEHSRgwvbcI

The reference is from this song. I'm guessing none of you will listen for more than 10 seconds, but that's all you really need to hear where it comes from.

It's a video on the youtube?

Hell, why didn't you say so from the start?

(06-03-2013 01:22 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  

(06-03-2013 01:07 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I had hopes for him because he was the new guy. You know? Out with the old idiots and thieves, in with the new idiots and thieves?

My dear departed mother, bless her politically cynical heart, taught me this... if you were voting and you liked the incumbent and the job he had done, fine, vote for him. If you really didn't know much about the position and the politician holding it, her rule was to vote the new guy in.

The theory was that the new guy would not be wired into the system and feeding at the trough of corruption the way the incumbent was, and it would take him a while to learn the ropes.

Cynical as hell, but then I'm generally not idealistic when it comes to politicians.

RE "Big Luther" - He and Drayton Nabors ran for state office in tandem with Bob Riley, attached at the coattail, when he ran for reelection to a second term as Governor. Both lived in Mountain Brook in Jeffco and lost while Riley cruised to victory. When "Big Luther" ran this past time, he carefully avoided being identified with Jeffco and gave his campaign address as Montgomery and won. Politicians are like any other businessman, they figure Barnum knew what he was talking about in reference to customers / voters. Have you seen evidence to the contrary?