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Remember actor Dick Van Patten? He was never a leading man, not because he lacked talent, but we assume because he didn't look like Cary Grant. In other words, he was often overlooked, and many who watched him every week on television probably couldn't have told you his real name.
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We realized tonight that Van Patten is whom Doug Jones reminds us of. You know...Doug Jones? He's the one who doesn't wear a cowboy hat or wave guns at political rallies in order to get applause.
Doug Jones wants to be our next senator. Will he make it? Not having a direct route to any oracles at the moment, we can't say. We can say one of Jones' campaign promises is not to embarrass our state. That looks pretty good for starters. Yes, a sad commentary on the state of state politics.
Most agree that Richard Shelby is in his last term in the senate. Of course, he could run again, but probably won't. He doesn't need the money, fame, or the headaches at this point in his life. Whoever wins our senate election in December could soon be our senior representative in that governing body. If that isn't a sobering thought, we don't know what is.
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Serious question for our readers: Would you hire a 22 year-old man, currently under indictment in Lauderdale County and with an outstanding warrant for his arrest, who has had at least 13 arrests in the past five years?
Ah, we're sure most of us forget that it's the media's fault that the man can't get a job. After all, who does background checks?
I have lived in Alabama most of my 60+ years and thought I had became immune to embarrassment by politicians. Then Trump was elected. But, at least the rest of the country had to share in the shame so the antics of Trump were becoming bearable. Then he came to Huntsville and gave a rally speech. Now the rest of the nation thinks of what was known as the "rocket city" as the "son of a bitch" town. Then the republican nominee for senate came riding up on a horse with a cowboy hat brandishing a six shooter. And the world saw it. PLEASE dear God, let the Alabama voters take a good look in the mirror and decide enough is enough! Let Doug Jones win in December. But; just in case, when I drive to other states, I will continue to back into parking spaces.
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