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Pot bust not big news in 2009, but Rev. Al in Hooterville is

"Ladies and gentlemen," the American Eagle flight attendant said, "we are beginning our approach into Hooterville Falls.
"Please set your watches back 40 years."

I was reminded of that old joke this morning while reading our newspaper.
Only in Hooterville Falls would seizing 10 pounds of marijuana be considered a major drug bust and be a front page new story;

The top story of the day, however, was worth reading.
Al Sharpton will be speaking at MSU tonight.
Give my alma mater a round of applause for bringing in interesting speakers for its Artist Lecture Series.
Like his pal Jesse Jackson, he is a reverend without a church, but he has had a loud voice in this country for many years.

With Sharpton, you never know what you might year.
Fifteen years ago while speaking to an audience at Kean University in New Jersey, Sharpton was quoted as saying :"White folks was in caves while we was building empires. We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it."

Rev. Al has spent a lifetime defending and apologizing for his words.
He has also run for the Senate three times, major of New York City once and president once.
He remains a reverend without a church but a guy who can bring in $25,000 for a 30-minute sermon.
Not bad.

If it weren't my poker night, I would love to hear Sharpton.
I am sure there are others who would like to hear him, too, so why does MSU hold events like this in tiny Akin Auditorium.
If Diamond Rio rates D.L. Ligon Coliseum, surely a guy like Sharpton does.

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