Et Tu, Golden Boy?

Its funny that the Golden Boy decides NOW that galavanting around not doing your job is a bad thing. Too bad that for his entire tenure in Jackson, that's pretty much all he did. Charlie Mitchell is too nice to say it; I'm not.

There's a Claim of The Day if ever there was one.

Claim of the Day-It's Back Edition, July 12-13

"I am responsible for Barack Obama's win in the Mississippi Primary."

If I May Channel My Personal Hero, Ricky Bobby...

Dear 8 pound 11 ounce baby Jesus...

Please, please, please let the Golden Boy successfully obtain the state Democratic Chairmanship.

There is nothing I'd love better than to watch Jere Nash, the Kossacks, the JFP, Howard Dean, and the national Democratic party squirm as Jamie Franks screams, pounds, threatens, and spikes the podium for them for a term. After all, the Clarion-Ledger comments section has already begun filling with Democrats (strategically?) questioning his Democratic bona fides due to his (purely hyperbolic) statements on God, guns and gays.

Folks, there is no one more Democrat than Jamie Franks. He is loyal to the Democrats to a fault. He passionately hates the Republican party, everything it stands for and everyone in it. And that's about the end of his positives for them. He's combative, mean, short-tempered, and an easy target for folks like me who love to point out the differences between his public persona and his personal actions. There's his diarrhea of the mouth, and his penchant for threatening to whip the ass of anyone who gets in his way. Plus, he won't go on Gallo. He absolutely refuses to, which is a positive of Wayne Dowdy. At least he gave us a view of life on whatever Fantasy Island he was living on twice a month.

It seems that he just can't get out of Bill Wheeler's shadow, as well. If you'll remember, Wheeler was pounded by Roger Wicker in the 1994 election to replace Jamie Whitten. Following that, he left House District 19 (where his successor was-shocking!-his current law partner, one James R. Franks Jr.) and became the state Democratic party chairman.

We here at the Spot certainly welcome the effort of Mr. Franks to lead the Democratic party. We're sure it'll be a train wreck on the level of...well, his disasterous campaign for Lt. Governor, in which he proved that he has a political tin ear and a lack of polish, not to mention falling for the 'crime issue' rope-a-dope that our current Lt. Governor put on him. Politics ain't checkers, it's chess.

So good luck. I'm waiting with baited breath for this one. I feel a claim of the day revival coming on...

Claim of the Day, Post-Election Edition

"I would have won if Phil Bryant hadn't stationed armed guards outside of precincts friendly to me."

Claim of the Day, Election Day Edition

"The Clarion Ledger didn't cover us fairly enough."

Claim of the Day, November 5, 2007

"I carved Mount Rushmore with a toothpick."

Claim of the Day, November 3, 2007

"On the first day of the legislature, we're going to make doing illegal stuff illegal."

Claim of the Day, November 1, 2007

"Wherever we go, we're reminded of my landmark legislation which put highway signs on every state highway."

Claim of the Day, October 31, 2007

"You know, here in Northeast Mississippi, we have such a Celtic heritage. It was me, however, who carved the first Jack O Lantern."

Claim of the Day, October 29, 2007

"There's nothing better than Willie Nelson. Of course I introduced Willie to the substances that made his career great."

Claim of the Day, October 27-28, 2007

"Mitch Hedberg wouldn't be near as funny if he hadn't stolen all my material."

Claim of the Day, October 25, 2007

"I don't know why Jim Hood might prosecute one person for campaign finance issues and not others."

Claim of the Day, October 24, 2007

"Crack is not really an addictive drug. I know-I invented it."

Claim of the Day, October 23, 2007

"Hilary Clinton doesn't know anything about Mississippi that I haven't told her."

Claim of the Day, October 22, 2007

"Nothing does my heart better than to watch figure skating on television. It's so inspiring. I was an Olympic skater, you know."

Claim of the Day, October 20-21, 2007

"I've been responsible for the updating of the Mississippi Constitution."

Claim of the Day, October 19, 2007

"I advised the Boss to hire Joe Torre. I told him not to fire the man."

Claim of the Day, October 18, 2007

"I'm entirely responsible for the interstate highway system."

Claim of the Day, October 17, 2007

"I love sports talk shows. I'm so proud that my conversations with Bill Wheeler inspired Pardon the Interruption. Of course, he's Wilbon."

Claim of the Day, October 16, 2007

"There's no business like show business. I'm more aware than anyone about that-John Grisham's idealistic lawyers are all based on me."