By Pepper of the Daily Pepper
Ezra put out the call for posts on Indian Genocide Columbus Day, and I had something on my mind ...
The Washington Post ran one of those sweet little puff pieces about what politicians are really like this morning. It read a lot like those interviews in Entertainment Weekly that are supposed to warm the public up to chilly celebs.
The subject of all this love is a rather unlovable man, Good Ol' Boy Mississippi governor Haley Barbour. Readers get to find out all about his adorable habits. He likes dirty jokes about doing something weird with frozen food. He drinks Maker's Mark. He has more friends than Kathleen Blanco.
Oh, and the WaPo buries the lead after mentioning how Barbour might spearhead a "Mississippi Renaissance": "This renaissance, if it occurs, could be a springboard into a run for president in 2008 -- something Barbour had been considering before Katrina."
No mention of how he said he would be "ruthless" with looters and essentially ordered those who were armed to shoot on sight following the aftermath of Katrina. Ya'll better duck and cover if this man gets anywhere near the White House.
Before the article, I didn't like a single thing about Haley Barbour. Now that I've read it, he has only one point in my favor - he drinks Maker's Mark. And that ain't much.
