Giles Free Speech Zone

The purpose of the "Giles Free Speech Zone" is to identify problems of concern to the people of Giles County, to discuss them in a gentlemanly and civil manner, while referring to the facts and giving evidence to back up whatever claims are made, making logical arguments that avoid any use of fallacy, and, hopefully, to come together in agreement, and find a positive solution to the problem at hand. Help make a difference! Email "mcpeters@usit.net" to suggest topics or make private comments.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Investigation In Indiana!

My, my how time changes but things seldom do and there seems to always be a Giles County connection. An investigation is being launched in Indiana into the illegal actions of placing a person on an election ballot who did not have the sufficient number of signatures on their nomination paperwork.
It seems that President Obama's nomination petitions had a large number of forged or unaccepted signatures that left him with less than the minimum number to be on the ballot.
The Democrat spokesperson in Indiana stated that "if we had known we were short then we could have went and obtained more". Does this sound familiar?
The election officials have so far only stated, "I guess we made an innocent mistake".

Is this more like the Chicago style of politics or the Giles County style, or have the lines been so blurred that there is no longer any separation between the two?

Presidential Monkeys?????

Should presidential candidates be referred to as monkeys? Not long ago there was a verbal outrage and move from the "reverends" Jackson and Sharpton to prevent all references to President Obama and the popular children's book and TV character "Curious George". Even though some people saw a resemblance between the President and the cartoon character it was deemed to be racist in nature.
Now comes David Axlerod, the main man in President Obama's election and re-election campaigns, and former high ranking Obama adviser making a statement referring to Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich as a "monkey". Axlerod stated in reference to Gingrich, "the higher a monkey climbs in the poles the more you see his butt".
Question, is this any more or less a "racist remark" than comparing Pres. Obama with a cartoon monkey? How do you think the media will portray this comment and the man who made it? Will this again prove the media bias toward liberals?