As promised, here is the original uncensored version of the column I wrote for Georgia Political Digest earlier this week. It seems fellatio is a taboo subject for a political web site trying to keep a wholesome general audience. Substituting the slightly less evocative “Lewinsky” for “fellatio” still didn’t get it past the Standards and Practices. Whodathunkit? Without further ado…
Reed, Price peddle their wares on taxpayers’ dime
By Rusty Tanton
As someone with a column to write who is currently unhappy with all politicians, I find myself wanting to take turns verbally slugging the Ds and the Rs. Alas, since the Rs run everything, the Ds keep their heads too low to give me good material.
Which brings us to Tom Price and Ralph Reed.
Representative Price of the 6th District hosted a conference call March 22 so a screened list of participants could celebrate his Tomness. There’s nothing wrong with that until you take into account that it was paid for by his Congressional office and not by his reelection campaign.
See, if he gets to screen the calls, it’s less a forum than it is fiber optic fellatio.
Respondents on the Peach Pundit blog — which is run by the same Republican fellas who run Red State — claimed to have seen an ad for the conference call in a North Fulton newspaper and to have heard an ad for it on WSB radio. The newspaper ad carried with it the message “paid for by Congress,” one wrote.
I get the feeling the 6th District would object to their taxpayer dollars paying for any kind of fellatio, even the fiber optic kind.
You’d think Lt. Governor candidate Ralph Reed would have learned that lesson by now after his requests to “hump in corporate accounts” with Casino Jack Abramoff received national media attention. But you’d be wrong.
Chatham County Sheriff Al St Lawrence, a Reed supporter, sent a car to pick him up at the airport and chauffeur him to the start of the St. Patrick’s Day parade, the Savannah Morning News reported. On top of taxpayers footing the bill for his ride, it is against parade rules for a non-sitting candidate to ride in the parade.
For “conservatives,” they sure do like to blow taxpayer dollars.
Why do I feel that that is a swipe at me?
Like I wrote in the original post linking to the column, I was just
stealingborrowing your turn of phrase. No ill will intended…It’s so much better this way, because then there’s that nice double entendre of “blow” in “they sure like to blow taxpayer dollars.” Gives it more of a kick at the end.
I agree!
I am an absolute tard because I did not read the first article and now I look like the bufoon that I am.
Ah, well, one must be good at something.
If we elect Ralph Reed to anything but Atlanta Braves batboy, we deserve the mocking the rest of the country will provide.
I’ve been hearing about Tom’s primary opponent John Konop. I like him on immigration and trade. What have you all heard?
http://www.johnkonop.com/