Maury County Meet Bill Richardson

Posted by Mary Mancini on July 13, 2007 under Uncategorized |

I missed so much while I was in Vegas. In a story in last week’s Tennessean about immigration raids in Maury County, an elected official made what he, and the people who voted for him, probably thought was a clever quip about immigrants in the U.S.. Commissioner Bob Farmer said that if it weren’t for the raids being conducted by Maury County Sheriff Enoch George, “we won’t have a White House, we’ll have a Brown House.”

Commissioner Farmer, meet me over here at this blog post. Now, sir, I understand that Maury County is not very ethnically diverse. In fact, it’s almost 85% white. But, dude, you have got to get out more. Or maybe just read a newspaper. You see, the Democratic field of presidential contenders is very diverse and there’s this brown guy named Bill Richardson actually running for president. But you’re probably too busy bustin’ a gut about Fred Thompson to pay much attention. But you should. No, no, no…don’t grab your gun. He has credentials! And experience! I’m sorry, am I confusing you? Let me explain, he’s Governor of a very, very big state called New Mexico. Now, stop, I know it has “Mexico” in the name but it is part of the United States. No, really, it is. And guess what? Governor Richardson also used to be a Congressman, an Ambassador to the United Nations, and the U.S. Secretary of Energy.

So the next time you go shooting off your big, fat, racist mouth, you might want to stick your head out of the bubble you live in and look around. We live in an ethnically diverse country - a melting pot, if you will - and it’s not only white people who are entitled to be our elected representatives. So chew on that, Commissioner Farmer, because your “nightmare” of a “Brown House” instead of a “White House” is closer than you think.

PS: If anyone wants to complain about the good Commissioner Farmer, contact Maury County Mayor Jim Baily at (931) 375-1000 or send an email.