Sunday, October 31, 2010

Focusing on a Local Sheriff’s Race, or, I Thought “Bray” Was What a Mule Does

It’s a small thing, in many ways, a local race for sheriff.

But in others, it can show you the soul of a party - what sort of stuff its rank and file are made of, unvarnished and unglossed by consultants flown in from Los Angeles and paid for by Wall Street money.

These are my thoughts as I contemplate a handful of photographs sent to me by a Democrat in DeKalb County. The first of these shows Lamar Bray, the police chief at Mentone (what does he do, arrest summer camp kids who aren’t in their cabins by curfew?), and the GOP nominee for sheriff, looking at a campaign sign he claims was vandalized in Crossville.




Bray, after making statements to the media that the sign was “vandalized,” said on his website only that it was “significantly damaged” on the night of October 24-25. But the item on the “significant damage” also refers to signs being “removed,” making the obvious implication that nefarious supporters of Democratic Sheriff Jimmy Harris were responsible.

Before joining Sherlock Bray on his search for these vandals, let’s review DeKalb County geography. Crossville is merely a couple of miles down the road from Geraldine. It is also close to the Boaz-Albertville area. Was anything in particular going on in that neighborhood the night Bray claims his sign was “damaged”? Well, according to the National Weather Service:

0417 AM TSTM WND DMG ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
10/25/2010 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

DAMAGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 431 AND HWY 75...AND
ALONG HWY 75 TO THE INTERSECTION OF HUSTLEVILLE RD. THE
KMART AT 431 AND HWY 75 SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO DAMAGE.


The storm damaged the Albertville K-Mart that night, just a few miles from Crossville, and The Sand Mountain Reporter said it was still closed for most purposes at the end of the week. My informant also sent me a photo from nearby Geraldine, from the Fort Payne Times-Journal.

Now, if a storm can do that to a house, it can sure do it to an eight-foot, wind-catching campaign sign. You think, Barney Bray? Or is there a bigger issue here about that “honest sheriff” claim in your sign?

Just remember in these closing days, and stay alert for misinformation. Have a rapid response capability ready to go at a moment’s notice!

And Happy Hallowe’en!

34 comments:

  1. I THINK BRAY IS RETARDED,HE IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOME EXCUSE TO PUT ON JIMMY HARRIS.COME BRAY GET IN THE REAL WORLD ,YOU WILL NEVER WIN AND THATS A FACT JACK,AND YOU NEED TO QUIT PUTTIN PEOPLE UP TO PRESSING CHARGES ON THE BAIN BROTHERS ,CAUSE YOU SURE FORGOT TO TELL ABOUT THE OTHER GUY HAVING A PAIR OF BRASS KNUCKLES.WHICH IS CONSIDER A DEADLY WEAPON.GET A LIFE AN A REAL JOB ,CAUSE YOU CANNOT RUN WITH THE BIG BOYS.SO GO HOME AN STAY ON THE PORCH WITH THE LIL DOGS.1 PERSON WILL KNOW WHO THIS IS WITH JUST TWO WORDS.JUST TELLING IT LIKE I SEE IT,AN IT IS THE TRUTH100%

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  3. The previous two posts have been deleted for language and unsubstantiated defamatory content.

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  4. Guess what, storms don't carry box cutters...that's what damaged that sign.

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  5. I thought this bloggers post(and purpose in life) was "unsubstantiated defamatory content".

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  6. This man will run over anyone, spin any situation or statistic and even ruin careers and lives to win a position of power. Imagine what he can accomplish if he actually obtains that position of power. Nothing but red flags raising in my mind. An honest man that just can't be trusted to work as a "public servant". He seems to be only serving self and striving for the Sheriff's role in a most undignified manner.

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  7. Pervert??? WOW that's a serious new low for you. May God forgive you for your lies and defamation. I pray that you find peace so that you will stop putting others down trying to bring yourself up. One day you will realize that the only one you are hurting is yourself.

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  8. Well, if I were really mean, since the deleted posts contained threats of violence against an elected law enforcement official, I could restore them ... and forward them, along with the originating IP addresses, to the FBI with respect to a half dozen Federal statutes implicated. But nah, I think I will let 57% speak for itself.

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