Decode This, Jerry...
I read a really disturbing piece in the Politics section of Leesburg Today on Friday about how the Kilgore campaign was handing out plastic "Tim Kaine decoder rings" which are supposed to draw attention to some kind of issue they have with "code words" they perceive in Kaine's language. Decoder rings. Right. I thought it was a mistake, but then I read about them again in several other papers, including the Washington Times and The Free Lance-Star.
How is anybody supposed to take Jerry Kilgore seriously when he comports himself like this? Resorting to cheap metaphors. Nitpicking an opponent's word choices rather than addressing constructive ideas. Projecting and cultivating negativity. It's like he's running for Senior Class President, not Governor of a diverse and complicated Commonwealth. If you've given money to his campaign, I hope you are delighted that he spent it on cheap plastic.
The debates are coming. One televised, one not. I hope that Mr. Kilgore is ready to have every aspect of his discourse scrutinized. One has only to view the videos posted by the VFW to get scary a taste of that Gomer Pyle meets slightly-crazed hypnotist delivery of his. Of course, having a lousy speaking voice isn't such a big deal, it's his level of discourse that never reaches beyond 5th grade level that truly concerns me. We are adults here, looking to improve our quality of life. Sometimes that means making the hard choice and taking the difficult path to get the reward later. I'm not confident he gets that.
In addition to state management (an activity which Mr. Kaine can say he has been a part of, quite successfully) our Governor represents Virginia on the national stage and rubs elbows with high level corporate business interests to stimulate the economy. It's important that Virginians look beyond party affiliations to choose the person they think will be more effective at doing those things. Since it appears that Jerry Kilgore would rather play with toys than focus on the serious issues that face Virginians, since he consistently chooses to take the low road, I don't think it's him.
How is anybody supposed to take Jerry Kilgore seriously when he comports himself like this? Resorting to cheap metaphors. Nitpicking an opponent's word choices rather than addressing constructive ideas. Projecting and cultivating negativity. It's like he's running for Senior Class President, not Governor of a diverse and complicated Commonwealth. If you've given money to his campaign, I hope you are delighted that he spent it on cheap plastic.
The debates are coming. One televised, one not. I hope that Mr. Kilgore is ready to have every aspect of his discourse scrutinized. One has only to view the videos posted by the VFW to get scary a taste of that Gomer Pyle meets slightly-crazed hypnotist delivery of his. Of course, having a lousy speaking voice isn't such a big deal, it's his level of discourse that never reaches beyond 5th grade level that truly concerns me. We are adults here, looking to improve our quality of life. Sometimes that means making the hard choice and taking the difficult path to get the reward later. I'm not confident he gets that.
In addition to state management (an activity which Mr. Kaine can say he has been a part of, quite successfully) our Governor represents Virginia on the national stage and rubs elbows with high level corporate business interests to stimulate the economy. It's important that Virginians look beyond party affiliations to choose the person they think will be more effective at doing those things. Since it appears that Jerry Kilgore would rather play with toys than focus on the serious issues that face Virginians, since he consistently chooses to take the low road, I don't think it's him.
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