Anthony Man & Brittany Wallman The Sun-Sentinel

August 2, 2010

Anthony Man & Brittany Wallman
The Sun-Sentinel
200 E. Las Olas Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

RE: “Politics ain’t beanbag” – RIP. Some comments on your Page 1 Sun-Sentinel story about smack in the mouth campaigns.

AM & BW,

A word of caution is in order.

You say that an unnamed Republican opponent of Congressperson Debbie Wasserman-Schultz called her “Debbie Pelosi”. Having just come through 8 years of reasoned, civil discourse that began with “Bush is Hitler” and went downhill from there being called “Debbie Pelosi” is like being flogged by a feather.

Senator Robert Byrd, America’s most famous Exalted Kleagle, twice used the dreaded “N” word, the word that White folks dare not use, on national TV.

Jesse Jackson, and what in the name of “shovel ready” projects does that man do, said he was going to cut Obama’s “nuts” off. “Cojones”, a la Sarah Palin, and “nuts” are interchangeable.

The Republic survived.

The public arena of politics has no draftees. The choice to enter is made without coercion. Sharp tongues and sharp elbows prevail. If adults can raise their voices over an umpire’s call why can’t they raise their voices over taxes and immigration? The Committees of Correspondence were the precursor of today’s blogs.

#1 – The attraction of NASCAR and bullfights can be measured by the number of emergency vehicles in attendance Politics is a contact sport. No one has yet died from being called a thespian or a macaca. As far as I can tell there are no permanently displaced “huevos”.

#2 – The nastiest, dirtiest campaign in American political History happened in 1800. It is well to note that it earned that exalted status without electricity,

#3 – Your unnamed Republican opponent would be wise to think twice about criticizing Empress Congresschick Debbie Debbie. I did when she was just a Florida legislator. Hell hath no fury like a modern American Liberal rebuked. She sent Agent Thomas and Agent Pineva of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to “investigate” me. One of them, Agent Pineva, actually told me to stop writing to her. I asked him about the twin dangers of a “chilling effect” on a “slippery slope”. My point was lost on this particular policeman.

#4 – When Miriam Oliphant sent Detective Kessling of the Broward Sheriff’s Office to “investigate” me the first thing he said to me was “You are not in trouble”. I said, “What do you mean I’m not in trouble? You have a badge and a fucking gun?”

The First Amendment begins with the majestic words “Congress shall make no law…”

To paraphrase my favorite African philosopher/Saint, “Lord, make me free but not just yet.”

Let the games begin. It can only get better.





Kevin Smith
Board Certified Life Coach