Comparing Augie Hendershot to Frank Williamson?

Editor's Note:

Mr. Williamson has purchased advertising at PNS. Neither he nor Hendershot have purchased advertising at SS.

From a reader:

Advertising dollars that Frank Williamson’s outlaw friend is donating to his campaign is important for your blog to survive, but there ought to be some contrast and similarities between Lauderdale and Colbert County sheriff races pointed out.

Exposing the Lauderdale County sheriff candidate Augie Hendershot for his multiple marriages, should also be shown as the same blaring issues that surround Frank Williamson and his many marriages (and those who know him will tell about a protection from abuse order served on him by one of those ex wives.)

The article on the debate between Singleton and Hendershot easily describes the Colbert County Sheriff candidates too:

IMAGINE A DEBATE between COLBERT COUNTY SHERIFF CANDIDATES.

It could certainly be billed as a comedy show and charge admission. 

Frank Williamson will tap dance. Frank will laugh and guffaw. Frank will mention all his training...none in the form of any real degrees.

Phil Andrews, who is no grandstander, will calmly present his plans for Colbert County. Phil will most certainly also mention how many employees have been under his leadership at one time. Frank will try to sidetrack that question, but the answer is yes, but he was “released” or as he would say “quit” his last job before Colbert County Sheriff Ronnie May gave him a break and hired him as a deputy.

I’ll take a guess no one will ask about the number of wives each man has had, but the answer for Phil is only one. Frank doesn’t publicize his,  while the correct answer is four, no matter, unless he ventures into the territory of “family values,” which we hope he does.

Want a liar and a hypocrite for your next sheriff? Then vote for Frank. Otherwise, a vote for Phil Andrews will bring honesty and respect to the Colbert County Sheriff’s Department.

Posted by Bailey

Hendershot/Singleton Debate at UNA

Rick Singleton is to debate Augie Hendershot at UNA on Tuesday, September 23. Admission is free, but they certainly could bill it as a comedy show and charge admission. Augie will tap dance. Augie will laugh and guffaw. Augie will mention all his training...none in the form of any real degrees.

Rick, who is no grandstander, will calmly present his plans for Lauderdale County. Rick will most certainly also mention how many officers have been under his leadership at one time. Augie will try to sidetrack that question, but the answer is no more than two paid officers.

I’ll take a guess no one will ask about the number of wives each man has had, but the answer for Rick is only one. Augie claims three or four, while the the correct answer is five. No matter, unless he ventures into the territory of “family values,” which we hope he does.

Want a liar and a hypocrite for your next sheriff? Then vote for Augie. Otherwise, a vote for Rick Singleton will bring back honesty and respect to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department.

I read a lot of comments on divorce and how large a sin it is or isn’t. The problem seems to be Christ commanded a man to love his wife enough to give his life for her. I don’t recall any exceptions if she’s (maybe) neglient, or if she’s on drugs, or if she’s an embezzler.

Just something to think about whenever anyone mentions “family values” again.

Bailey

The Shoals Insider & Busted N the Shoals

First: Attention Colbert County. There will be an important announcement coming for all Colbert Citizens no later than Monday. It's going to be a whole new ball game in one election!

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When the Shoals Insider came on the local scene around 2006 or 2007, there had previously been nothing like it in the area. The SI was begun by a local man using the pen name Larry Baker; I know his identity, but Shoalanda wouldn’t want it published it here.

The SI created quite a sensation and for a while flourished. For whatever reason, posts slackened and never picked up. Some days, the site was down altogether due to non-payment of site hosting. Two individuals who at one time helped blog here decided to start up a real online news magazine. Pen N Sword debuted and a short time later, another enterprising pair began the Quad Cities Daily, an online daily newspaper. Perhaps Mr. Baker saw the handwriting on the wall and his site went months without new posts.

Finally, a local writer who sometimes worked with Baker began making a few posts a week, most culled from WAFF News which the SI called a “partner.” As I’m typing this, the SI site is down. So why am I writing this?

Shoalanda has previously done a blog on the site Busted N the Shoals stealing material from the QCD in the form of mug shots for which the QCD had paid and enhanced and...watermarked. Yes, the QCD watermark was even left intact when Busted published the mugshots. Lazy or just didn’t care?

A few days ago we read a PNS article on a local woman who had at one time been on the area’s most wanted list. The young woman had been encouraged by her family to turn herself in; in fact, the family had given PNS an exclusive in hope of finding their daughter.

Now the young woman is on the ropes again and facing serious charges. PNS apparently had discarded their original article, but went to Busted to retrieve their copy. Why? You guessed it. Busted had stolen their original article word for word. 

How is this relevant to SI? It seems Busted also calls itself a “partner” to WAFF. Hmm.

You might not like what you read on Shoalanda, or PNS, or the QCD, but except for the common press releases, all material is composed by us, all of whom are such excellent writers we don’t need to steal. Ahem!

While I’m on the subject, and while Shoalanda has already felt a disturbance in the force, I’ll relate another little story about the Shoals Insider. A few years ago, a local man was arrested for what I’ll just call disorderly conduct. The SI was the first to report on the arrest and went into detail to add that the man, quite in his cups, had exposed himself to children.

The next day, the story was picked up by WAFF (SI’s news partner?). There was a little added, but the details about the indecent exposure were taken almost verbatim from SI. The next day, Shoalanda mentioned the incident. I’m sure she fully believed since WAFF had reported facts gathered from the incident report and not just taken the SI article at face value.

A few months pass, and the arrested man hires an attorney. The original report does not mention any indecent exposure. Both WAFF and Shoalanda removed their articles. The Shoals Insider? The article was still up the last time I looked. Since this is a blog, there’s no real “journalism” involved, but I know WAFF obviously practices a high degree of journalistic responsibility. So why didn’t the SI remove the article when it was pointed out that most of it wasn’t true? I sense a personal vendetta.

Bailey

9/11 Anniversary/Save the Redheads

A few years ago, this blog didn't mention 9/11 on its anniversary. A blogging team member strongly objected to the "oversight."

I think most of us remember. My personal focus today is to pray for no Anniversary Attacks.

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Save the redheads!


Bailey

Lexington Speaks, Will Augie Answer?

I’ve just received word that water bills in Lexington are going up to 35.00. My wife and I had been paying 30.00 for the little water we use. We have our outside water hooked to a well. That means our sewer is going up also.

My cousin doesn’t have a sewer connection, so his bill will go up to 38.00. In other words he pays 3.00 a month more because he doesn’t pay the sewer charge. Is this legal?

I can remember when Wal-Mart had to stop giving discounts on gas at Murphy Oil simply because it was paid for with a Wal-Mart card. It would seem to be something the Attorney General’s office should look into. I plan to request their opinion on the billing practice, but I realize it might be legal for Lexinbton since it’s a public utility.

Now, I want to ask our police chief Augie Hendershot something. Oh, I know that there’s a statute of limitations on theft. It’s been about 10 years since the forty thousand dollars went missing from the water department. There’s no way we’ll ever get it back.

Augie was chief then, and I’d like to know why he didn’t investigate the theft. He knew about it even if the water department wouldn’t bring in the ABI. Is this what Lauderdale County can expect if he becomes the new sheriff? Augie has said he’ll answer all questions, so here’s hoping he’s as good as his word on this one.

Charger Dodge

Should We Expose the Candidates' Lies?

What does telling a lie say about you? We’re not talking about being forced to comment on your spouse’s new hairdo of accidentally saying you were downtown on Tuesday night when it was actually Monday. We’re talking about telling an out and out lie to either protect yourself or cover up your own shortcomings.

If you’ll tell a lie in a small matter, will you tell a lie in a large one? If you win a contract...or an election...on the basis of a lie, does that make you a thief?

We live in a world where the person pointing out the lie is told to “get Jesus,” not the one who lied. For after all, if we ignore it, it will just go away, won’t it?

We know two individuals currently running for a local office who have make public statements that were lies. Both falsehoods concerned past actions of the candidate. Just a small word of advice here, but if someone asks you a question about your past life or some decision in a public matter, it’s much better to say you have no comment than to lie about it. When the lie is published, it’s out there for good.

Even if the public doesn’t know it’s a lie, God does. Of course, perhaps belief in God is also part of the lie. Elections shouldn’t be beauty pageants or popularity contests. Know your candidates. If the Bible says to examine its own words, shouldn’t we examine the words of political candidates to ensure they’re speaking truthfully?

Why should we care? Our tax dollars pay the salaries for elected officials. In essence, these office holders work for us. If a candidate lies about his past actions, why won’t he lie about his actions in office if elected? If you disagree with this, please tell us. We’ll publish all comments on this issue.

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How do we know a statement is lie? We’ve mentioned two current candidates who have lied either in this campaign or in a past public office. One lie was forwarded to us from its recipient in the form of an e-mail. The other lie was published in the TimesDaily.

Obviously, the candidate who told the lie in the e-mail can’t deny it, but we do look forward to any answer he may make public. The lie of the second candidate? It’s in the form of a public statement to the TimesDaily some years ago.

A reader once asked if we trusted the TimesDaily to publish the truth. Obviously, we’re often disappointed when the TD doesn’t zone right in on lies from public officials, but that’s usually the case. In other words, a candidate for governor could announce he just returned from a vacation on the moon and apparently no writers at the TD would offer any questions or publish any responses. This not only goes for political candidates but for charlatans who claim to communicate with ghosts, then lie a second time to make their antics seem genuine.

However, rest assured that all politicians read what’s been published about them. In the case we’ve mentioned today, this blog asked the elected official to comment on his published remarks, so we know he has seen them. Still no response. Yet he again runs for office. So, yes, we’ll again comment on his lack of veracity and await.

Raymond Burr v. Manti Teo

When do you expose lies from public personages? At one time, it was hardly done at all—as in the case of Raymond Burr. Actor Raymond Burr was gay and concocted a heterosexual life for himself in an era when such things could be done. (Yes, get over it. Perry Mason was gay.) His first wife who was killed in the English blitz was a total myth. His second wife did exist after he arrived in Hollywood, but the marriage was very short lived.

His third marriage was also a total lie, but in this instance Burr couldn’t resist adding the element of a son who later died of cancer. Those closest to him knew the truth, but never breathed a word to the press.

Now fast forward to two or so years ago and an enterprising sports writer begins to nose around in footballer Manti Teo’s personal life. No girlfriend dead or alive. Manti says he didn’t know. If he really didn’t, a news report is one heck of a way to learn that you’ve been in love with someone who doesn’t exist. Well, at least she wasn’t dead.

So what would you do if a political candidate lies about his past marriages? Yes, we’re asking you. Tell us what you think is best, especially when the candidate is running on the “family values” platform.

Posted by Bailey

Bailey Apologizes

For some time I've posted blogs and other material at several sites. Unfortunately, due to family illness, I've been unable to have Internet access. Apologies to all.

Until the first of January, I will be posting here. Some will be blogs sent to me by Shoalanda and some will be my own. I also hope readers continue to send in their own blogs for publication.

As for my blogs, I'm much nicer than Shoalanda on some issues and much meaner on others. I just approved a comment from a child rapist. Lovely person the Sheffield police tried to lock up for good, but couldn't. I'll personally see to it that we have a blog on him soon.

Thanks to all who read!

Bailey