LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Democrat running for Kentucky agriculture commissioner says he has no intention of getting out of the race after Republicans criticized him for comments he made during his comedy show. Democrat Bob Farmer, who is a comedian and writer, said Wednesday it is "ridiculous" for Republicans to call for his withdrawal because of his jokes about eastern Kentucky during a comedy performance years ago. He also repeated his apology, saying he was sorry if he offended anyone. Democratic Party Chairman Dan Logsdon has said Farmer's apology was the right thing to do. In a video clip, Farmer jokes that eastern Kentucky is a place where "cars are on blocks and houses are on wheels," among other things.
You know who else isn't getting elected? The guy who edited that video, seriously, what decade are you from bro? Doogie Howser had better editing skills back in 1988. It's like the folks in Eastern Kentucky are stuck in some sort of time warp, frankly I'm surprised they even knew about this "Youtube" thing.
As far as I'm concerned this man has nothing to apologize for, calling out fellow statesman for their fairly obvious flaws and stereotypes is apology worthy these days? It's not like he made things up, everything he said could be proved out, Kentuckyans (and I wouldn't have even made the distinction from those from "the big city" to those from the eastern side of the state, but that's because I'm from a real civilized state) are a bunch of inbred hillbillies, by and large anyway.
The fact that this guy recognizes the flaws of his state, and instead of wanting to move away to a better, more educated state, wants to lead you out of the middle ages and into modernity should be celebrated.
I mean this guy is promising you a better life. Homes with foundations and maybe even basements, cars with 4 tires and a carburetor, indoor plumbing, and dental care for all. These are good things, these are things you should want. Don't complain about how he delivers the message, he was blunt and honest...there's too much ass kissing and double talk in politics these days, this was rather refreshing.
I wish some politician would come up to me and say, CW, you're borderline overweight, you take the elevator up 2 floor instead of taking the stairs everyday, and you may be spending a bit too much time with your dvr. Instead no one has the stones to say that to me, so here I sit, continuing my sedentary lifestyle.
