Monday, October 23, 2006
Meltdown in Memphis
If you haven't seen Harold Ford, Jr.'s (aka Junior) petulant campaign stunt from last Friday, you can watch it here. Bill Hobbs has an excellent take on Junior's meltdown in Memphis:
Ford miscalculated huge, and put the spotlight directly on the infamous Ford family - full of indicted, convicted and corrupt politicians for whom politics is the family business. Ford inherited his Congressional seat from his dad, but it came loaded with Ford family baggage that seems to get more junk crammed into it all the time.
"I know you're here to talk about my family," Ford said to Corker.
"No, no. I'm here to talk about you," Corker replied.
Ford initiated the mugging but Corker won the confrontation, hands down, showing a quiet toughness and a level of maturity far above Ford's.
Ford miscalculated huge, and put the spotlight directly on the infamous Ford family - full of indicted, convicted and corrupt politicians for whom politics is the family business. Ford inherited his Congressional seat from his dad, but it came loaded with Ford family baggage that seems to get more junk crammed into it all the time.
"I know you're here to talk about my family," Ford said to Corker.
"No, no. I'm here to talk about you," Corker replied.
Ford initiated the mugging but Corker won the confrontation, hands down, showing a quiet toughness and a level of maturity far above Ford's.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Monday, October 23, 2006 
