Given that several of my handful of readers do not live in Birmingham, I have decided to devote a posting to the adventures of Larry "Crazy Man" Langford, who continues to make headlines on a daily basis. Larry is entertaining. Larry is zany. Larry is whacked-out.
He is also the mayor.
Having risen to his lofty height following the two-term administration of the sleepy, affable, but ultimately do-nothing Bernard Kincaid, Larry made the following statement during last year's mayoral campaign...
"Birmingham needs a crazy man to run this city...and I am that crazy man!"
Larry Langford was elected without a runoff.
In the less-than-twelve-months since his term began, Larry has...
.Placed inexpensive laptop computers in the hands of every public school child in the city. (Good Larry)
.Gotten indicted by the SEC for alleged financial wrongdoing. (Bad Larry)
.Proposed that the Olympics be held in Birmingham in 2020, made the statement that "a good old fashioned butt-whoopin' " would curb gang violence, fought with the city council, refused to speak to anyone from The Birmingham News, campaigned for the oft-defeated domed stadium, and flashed his trademark toothy grin at anyone who will stand still. (Crazy Larry)
I do not live within the city limits of Birmingham, so I do not, as the saying goes, have a dog in this fight. I can sit back and enjoy Larry's antics yet remain oddly untouched by them. This is a good place to be, in the reviewing stands, so to speak.
Long live Crazy Larry. Long may he reign.
In today's News From The Motherland...those wacky Swedes...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7482551.stm
Obama in '08!!!
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1 comment:
Laptops are good, improved public transportation is good, and I even think a domed stadium would greatly improve the city's convention industry, which would bring in new revenue, which could lead to better things for the city's future. Olympics? Well... I don't believe I'd have said that, Larry. Opp has as much chance of hosting the Olympics in 2020 as Birmingham does.
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