The "UN-play of the Week"; Jim Rex or Wayne's World?
Last week started out with a significant endorsement of GOP education candidate Karen Floyd by black community leaders, including a Democratic legislator and former Democratic education candidate. My recent posting on this endorsement stirred up a considerable amount of discussion (thank you to all those who participated in the discussion!).So there we were, last week, all worried that this might be the year that the wave broke and South Carolina Republicans lost some statewide offices...Then came this week. I feel much better now. From the top down...
Ironically, the week ended with, you guessed it, more developments from the Superintendent of Education race, with revelations of a free beer college event put on by Democratic education candidate Jim Rex.
Just whose bright idea what that?
Now, I think I know why it takes so long to visit 46 counties.
The example of Howard Dean should serve as a strong warning for candidates of what happens when one relies too heavily on the college "dude" base for political support.
As a non-traditional college student during the run-up to the 2004 Presidential primaries, I watched the "Generation Dean" troops march around campus, preaching to the choir, but doing very little to reach actual voters, and with no real organized method to the madness.
At first, I thought they might be a problem, but as I watched them go from organizing meetings ... to more organizing meetings, but never to leave campus to actually campaign for votes, I started to realize they were going nowhere, and in the end, so would their candidate.
When I talked to one who railed about Dean and his causes, and then praised Mark Sanford, that's when I really knew this bunch didn't have a clue.
If Jim Rex wants to run an effective campaign, this event isn't just bad image management, but it's a total waste of time and resources. But hey, if Mr. Rex wants to tap this demographic segment for their support, might I suggest he bone up on classic dude lingo from our friends at Wayne's World?
"If you're gonna spew, spew into this."
"Party on, Wayne." "Party on, Garth."
"Excellent!"
"Schwing!" (an onomatopoeic representation of a male achieving an erection)
"We're not worthy!" (repeated, while bowing, to guests who the two deem themselves unworthy to interview)
"...NOT!"
"Shyeah, right."
"No Way." "Way."
"Fished in!"
"I think I'm gonna hurl!" (Garth, when he gets over-excited)
"Wayne's World, Wayne's World, party time, excellent!"
"Ex-squeeze me? A-baking powder?" (Instead of, "Excuse me,
I beg your pardon?")
"Yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt." (A response to a doubtful scenario)
"Are you mental?"
"Hello!"
"Game on!"
Last week, I awarded the Karen Floyd campaign a "Play of the Week". This week, I confer the "UN-play of the Week" to the Jim Rex campaign. Better luck next time!
One more thing ... if I came with my student ID, seeing as how I am currently a graduate student at CofC, could I get in free too? Well, after this and last week's posting, I'm sure the only thing free I'd get from that crowd is a boot in the tail.
Everyone have a most excellent and way cool week! Party on, dudes ...
Someone says "that was an excellent idea" ... and then you say "Yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt."
if jim rex had a CofC beer bust, for free, i'd be the first in line.
would the beer would influence me? sure, a lot of people i couldn't normally stand would be more bearable and a lot of the females would look better.
i guess that counts as (under the) influence.
but buy my vote with beer? i have too much integrity to sell my vote, but not enough to keep me from freeloading off a campaign that right about now would love to kick my rear end into next week.
Besides, how many campaign events have you been to where there was a FREE bar with lax or no ID checks? I gotta say, Republicans do it just as much as Democrats. OBVIOUSLY every candidate who has ever had a bar at their event within range of anyone under 21 is a scoundrel. I award them all un-plays.
The main focus of this event I think is to receive attention to help get his name out there. Rex desperately just has to get his name out there right now.
kinderhooker, nowhere on the invitation is there an indication of the Rex campaign's engaging in age discrimination against the under 21 crowd. It reads, "Students with a valid college ID admitted free
Free appetizers and cash bar"
Curious though is the absence of the disclaimer for the "inadvertant" solicitation of a lobbyists attendance. I guess that's another ethics issue to be filed by the folks in Greenville.
Anon #2 Earl sets a better example as a single parent than an Auburn grad I'm thinking of. Go Tide!
Finally, college students and young professionals are an important segment of communities all across South Carolina, and we are working hard to gain their confidence and their votes. Your ridiculous attacks only serve to underscore how out of touch you and others who share your provencial views are with the young people of this State.
First off, five points off for misspelling. Provincial is misspelled.
I'd be interested in knowing which of my views are "provincial".
Second, the event was free admission and appetizers. They could get in free. Therefore, I stand by my remarks.
I won't knock ya'll on the age requirement, as I always had a problem with raising the drinking age to 21. Besides, anyone with any sort of F&B experience knows someone underage always gets through, no matter how hard one tries.
I can understand your motives behind the event, but one doesn't often hear of a campaign throwing this sort of an event to introduce college voters to their candidate. Come the next morning, how many of them are going to remember Mr. Rex, and how many will just remember it as another night out?
I doubt this will be very effective, but if it works, let me know.
Personally, I think your candidate's time is better spent raising money. That's what your opponent is doing a lot of at this point.
It helps pay for that TV thing which is a great way to introduce your candidate and his message to all sorts of audiences.
Let me know if ya'll want me to try to borrow William Bell's horse, or maybe I can find ya'll a golf cart to speed up that 46 county tour.
I was thinking that race was going to be competitive, but between that bar event and that lame-ass 46 county tour, I'm starting to think it's going to be a Floyd blow-out.
I need to find another race to talk about. The Rex campaign seems to think I'm picking on them, and Floyd's people are even forgiving me for backing Bob Staton.
i used to delete all the smart-ass postings, but now, as long as they're not too over the top or personal, and directed at me, i let 'em go forward.
makes people laugh, i've been told.
Where?
that's worth something - depending on your taste in music.
as to the hot chicks ... well, you'd have to ask them about that. i didn't see where they advertised that.