Posted on 06/30/2006 11:37:33 AM PDT by Paddlefish
THE Dukes of Hazzard was a popular TV series in which the attempts of Boss Hogg, a corrupt county commissioner in the American Deep South, to impose his own brand of justice were constantly thwarted by the free-wheeling, fast-driving “Duke Boys”.
Danny Crosby is the real-life Mayor of Coopertown, Tennessee, who — like Boss Hogg — is fond of white stetsons, police cars and speeding tickets. According to court documents filed this week, the similarities do not stop there.
A 17-page “writ of ouster”, a rarely used Tennessee procedure to remove an elected official, was presented to Robertson County Chancery Court on Tuesday by John Carney, the District Attorney, stating the mayor has “exhibited an unworthiness to occupy the office”.
The writ alleges that Mr Crosby systematically sought to “shake down” passing motorists with traffic fines, targeting undocumented Hispanic workers and soldiers because they were more likely to pay. He is said to have ordered police to arrest or intimidate political opponents, and fostered an atmosphere of intolerance against blacks and gays.
The document claims Mr Crosby routinely refers to black people as “niggers”, saying: “Everyone should own one.”
After swearing in a police officer on Martin Luther King Day, he is alleged to have said: “Happy James Earl Ray Day” — a reference to the man who assassinated the civil rights leader in 1968.
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0628061mayor3.html
Guy seems like a real pole.
“I have friends who are black and gay . . ." who continue to elect him into office.
Sounds like propaganda...guess we'll see more in a few days. There will always be 'haters'.... and someone to tell their *story*.
Well, I was trying to post before ANYONE posted. I'm not allowed to comment...I live in South Florida. My opinion could be hazzardous to my well being. ... so, I say NO COMMENT!!!
I would like to know his party affiliation. That seems
to be missing from all the news stories.
It's likely no party would claim him.
The mayor sounds like a prize idiot and crook for sure. The writer's comparison to a fictional TV character though is pretty weak. No doubt he gets all his knowledge and thus his opinions of all things Southern from a 30 yr old, fun (if you're 10) silly TV show.
This reminds me so much of our local politicans. If I were a gambling person, I'd be willing to bet large sums that this guy is a democrat.
I'd guess Democrat. I'm from the county to the south of him (in Nashville) and had neither heard of the guy, let alone his affiliation. I'd figure were he a Republican, it would be emblazoned in the headlines.
Here's a story from yesterday: Scope of charges against Coopertown mayor shocks even foes.
When I saw the headline "The real-life Boss Hogg faces his legal hazards" I naturally wondered what Jimmy Naifeh had done now.
He done pissed off too many people.
My thoughts exactly. They don't know we already have our own megalomaniacal demogogue tyrant. This guy is just a two-bit Mayor from a spot on the map.
(for those not in the know Mr. Naifeh is Tennessee's Democrat Speaker-uh-duh-Hizzee and habitually ignores Robert's Rules Of Order, civil behavior and common decency while overlording legislation for his party's advantage)
evil, megalomaniacal stain on Tennessee's political reality.
Now that was funny. Naifeh is about the most arrogant of them all IMO or at least my dealings with his office staff left me with that impression. You can not contact the man even though he is State Speaker of the House unless you are in his district. No calls no letters. This from the man who controls what gets voted on and what doesn't. He and Wilder will have to be surgically extracted from their seats if ever voted out of office.
Now that's the one thing in this story that actually sounds pretty cool. Otherwise, this guy is a total jackass.
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