Today's really dumb politician is .... the mayor of Los Alamitos

Dean Grose is stepping down from his post after sending an e-mail photo of a watermelon patch at the White House. "I recognize that I've made a mistake and have taken steps to make sure this is never repeated," he says. You have to wonder what those steps are. (Orange County Register)

Comments

[lynn]

indestructible is good, unless you walk in front of a truck.

2 livers is good since you are irish and therefore can drink twice as much.

no prior medical means you can make up your own life and past and it can be fantastic and no one can call you out on it.

i always wanted to be adopted, but alas, i look way too much like my daddy-but i still hope to be the long lost daughter of some rich prince or duke and his only heir.

[RockyMtnMac]

"Drink & Drink & Drink & Drink & Drink & Drink & Fight" by Flogging Molly
Not an Irish stereotype, but a typical night out with my family and friends.

:)

[sometimesilie]

lynn, I never thought of it that way, but you're right, I'm probably royalty! I'm going to go tell my boss s/he can kiss my ass b/c I'm going home early to get drunk and spend some time with lynn.

[Wolf]

I just can't get past the woman named "Keyanus" to see what the fuss is about.

[LooseyGoosey]

Was it stupid? Yes. Was it racist? Yes. Was it worth getting fired over? Yes. Was it horrifying? No. Anyone who says "horrified" is going really far overboard. I'm with Drake and STS on that.

[David]

Original reports of this story make mention that the Mayor "did not know" that a card showing the White House lawn planted in watermelons; said card captioned "They'll have to cancel the Easter Egg hunt this year." was racist and he didn't even known that watermelons were associated with African-Americans.

Of course, then you would wonder why he forwarded the email, since if he didn't know any of those things the card would make absolutely no sense on any level.

I've been interviewed and quoted in the newspaper before, so I understand that Ms. Price might have said:

"I opened the email and was bothered by the fact that in this day and age someone could be so insensitive." and the reporter decided it wasn't punched up enough.

[RockyMtnMac]

David, you are spot on.
Now stop interjecting your common sense all over the place and get down here in the mud with the rest of us.

[USMerc]

Mud???? Who brought the mud??? Last I knew, we were still in the Jell-O...Dangit! Nobody tells me anything! How am I supposed to be all godly if no one tells me when we've changed from Jell-O wrestling, to mud wrestling? Geeesh!

[lynn]

warm mud baths are nice, merc.

it seems i have company tonite--SIL and rottie baby.

i better go by groceries...:)

[USMerc]

I have no problem with the mud...My problem is that I didn't get the memo!!!!

[mianne]

And just for a heads up, Merc.. Next week it'll be whipped cream.

[mainiac]

Damn! Now I'm craving watermelon and all the grocery stores are closed!

RockyMtnMac;

Dd you just say I have common sense? OMG, I'd give you a kiss but then my GF would get jealous and there would be drama in my house instead of the relaxing video gamin' I do when I'm not collecting stamps.

[David]

Wow, I got so in shock at having common-sense I forgot to sign my post. go figure.

[troschne]

WOLF!!! Way to slip in and out and just vaporize again--where have you been? I've been inquiring as to your whereabouts. Shoot me an e-mail, dude!

[Wolf]

troschne--done. Check your inbox.

"I critize him. And when I do, I'll use the Shift key, proper grammar and punctuation."

Really genious? How about spelling? Grammar-Nazi, you are a toolbag.

[Wolf]

Really genious? How about spelling?

Hey Einstein, it's "genius."

Sign your posts.

[RockyMtnMac]

Well done Wolf! Could've used your help here this entire week!
We need to take you along the next time Troschne, Lynn, Merc and I go bar hopping (we were trying to become a story on this page)
:) Have a fantastic weekend..

[Ken]

Should have been done by Joe "you can't walk into a 7-11 without seeing an Indian" Biden that did it then he would have gotten a pass by the leftist ilk as Biden did for his bigoted statement about Indians.

[recker]

and I'm a auction addic. I run a aution site in the USA Why did you vote?