Papa Johns: Blown Up or Blown Out

The Papa John's Pizza Implosion

So Papa said a bad word. When describing the way things used to be. A no-no word. A bad one, no doubt. But is what is happening hyper-crucifixion? Is it being hyper-offensive? Is it being hyper-politically correct? Or is it unequal application of outrage?

Agreed, he could have been a little bit more sensitive in how he address the "word" when comparing situations and times in history. Are we as a society going to hold countless Hip-Hop artists to the same standard? Nope. What about in Movies? Nope.

 

My point is this------> Papa John seems to have been baited into a conversation that appears to be the "GOTCHA!" moment of the year. 

I 99% agree with WDRB GM Bill Lamb in his resent point of view segment. I do not excuse the use of the word by Papa John, but the reaction to the situation is completely out of context in my opinion only because the same reaction has yet to be applied across the board to everyone. 

The 1% I don't agree with in the Point of View segment is Mr. Lamb saying "No Caucasian male should ever say that word..."  In my opinion, if people are going to be outraged to this extend in this or any context, then people need to be equally as outraged regardless of who says it. 

Just remember, as you boycott the local Papa John's Pizza store, you are boycotting franchise owners and people who work very hard to make a living. People who have nothing to do with "Papa" John Schnatter. Be careful placing your blame on the company instead of the person who it's named after. By the way, that person is no longer allowed in the building.

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AG Hill: Is he owed Due Process?

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill Guilty 

(Or so says EVERYONE except the Law)

As you may have heard, Attorney General Curtis Hill stands accused of sexual assault. Accused... Which in today's language means guilty. Guilty to the point he has been called to resign from his elected position.

We are treading in a dangerous place my friends. Take a step back to think about this situation. Not it's content, but how it's being handled at its' most basic level.

A person(s) accuses another person(s) of a crime. 

A mob forms.

The person(s) accused are found guilty by the public, the lawmakers of the state, and the governor. 

The accuser(s) is celebrated forever as a hero. The accused are forever condemned. 

No charges were filed. 

No trial was had. 

No proof provided. 

Only words.

Think of the precedent being set here. Scary and dangerous at the same time. 

Maybe he did do it. 

Maybe he had too much to drink and said or did somethings that are not OK. 

Maybe he was instigated by the woman. 

Maybe not. 

Maybe he is a complete slime ball. 

Maybe he didn't do any of it. 

Maybe it was a situation where he was in a crowded place and in today's overly sensitive atmosphere where everyone is ready at a moments notice to point fingers and be judge-jury-executioner, turned around and bumped into a someone who took it the wrong way. 

Maybe this story is being exaggerated by the accusers.

Maybe the story isn't being accurate enough.   

Maybe there are two sides of the story from different points of view. 

Maybe there is more to the story we know nothing about. 

Maybe all of it is true. 

Maybe some of it is true. 

Maybe none of it is true.

"MAYBE" 

Maybe some of those statements offend you.

Maybe none of them do. 

Maybe you think I'm a sexist for thinking there is a possibility the woman is not telling the truth.

Maybe you think I'm racist for not believing the AG.

Maybe you are wrong. 

Maybe I'm neither sexist nor racist but instead a decent human being who believes in our due process.

Maybe I look at things as they are, not as you or I want them to be.

Maybe you agree with me. 

Maybe you don't.

Maybe I don't care what you think. 

Maybe I do.

In this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. There is a woman who stands blindfolded holding scales. The evidence on both sides are weighed and proves your guilt or innocence. But... Until that scale settles on one side or the other, you are SUPPOSED to be presumed innocent. 

However, when we as Americans get away from our rule of law, nothing is off limits. When a person can take to Facebook, twitter, or any other instantaneous media platform pointing a finger at someone and in turn, that becomes the gospel truth, we have a problem. A big one. 

Frankly, I'm appalled at those who would be quick to jump on this call to resign bandwagon without due process. I was under the impression lawmakers take an oath to protect it the law and constitution. By circumventing the due process owed to EVERYONE, it is my opinion there is a violation of their oath. Elected official or not, Curtis Hill is a citizen of this state and country. He is owed no special treatment. That includes special treatment in his favor of the law and special treatment in being condemned to resign. All I can do is sit here and shake my head and wonder, what is our State, our Nation, coming too?

Here are my closing thoughts: 

I agree the AG should NOT step down, if nothing else to preserve the integrity of our legal system and due processes.

If he is found guilty, throw the book at him!!! 

If he is found innocent, there is an election around the corner. The people can use that voting privilege to speak volumes. If he found innocent and even after that, he is unable to do his job because of the outside distractions, then maybe stepping down to preserve the integrity of the office would be the right thing to do. 

Here is a link to editor of Indy Politics where you will find a video of the AG's press conference from this morning. I have to say, I agree with his statements on due process of the law 100%. 

https://www.facebook.com/AttyAbdul

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Primary Election Forecast 2018

2018 Primary Forecast and Predictions

I've been sitting back watching the Primary unfold and I think I have seen enough to make a forecast. These are based on my opinions and just trying to read the tea leaves.

State House 66:

Republicans: Bowling Vs. Van Wye

Joe Van Wye is basically unknown outside his home town of Madison while Mike Bowling is close within the Jamey Noel camp. District 66 is a lot different than 71 because of the large geographic area it covers. Even though this is at least the second try for the office for Joe, Mike has a lot more support in the populous areas thanks to his Clark County roots, wide community involvement, and support from Sherriff Noel. I see an easy victory for the Mike Bowling Camp. 

State House 71:
Republicans: Owen Vs. Burke
Matt Owen and Dr. Kevin Burke makes for one of the most interesting races. On one side, young Matt who is somewhat limited in general life experience but has proven himself on the city council and also the highest vote getter in the At-Large Council races. On the other side, elderly Dr. Burke who was thought to be a democrat for years. I see this being a tight race but I give the edge to Matt Owen.

Democrats: Fleming Vs. Schlatter
Dr. Rita Fleming and Jason Schlatter is also a very interesting race to see unfold. Dr, Fleming has her followers for sure but no one in any Clark County Race can match the work put in by Jason Schlatter. While Jason hits this ballot completely unknown prior to this race, I see his hard work paying off in a victory over Dr. Fleming.

State House 72:

Democrats: Charbonneau Vs. FitzGerald

Both of these candidates have the same basic platform: school funding and fighting substance abuse. However, if you want guns to be taken away then FitzGerald is probably your guy. While both of them are gun control advocates, FitzGerald appears to be the "Take Them All Away" candidate. Beyond that, the overall tone of Fitz' campaign is similar to Dan Canon's and the district is within Canon's strong hold of New Albany, I'm going to give this race to FitzGerald.    

Floyd County Sherriff:

Republicans: Loop Vs. Lehman

Incumbent Sherriff Loop has done a great job in office. I'm going to have to go with the incumbent for this race and give Loop the dubya. 

Floyd County Commissioner District 1:

Democrats: Applegate Vs. Martin

This race has really heated up over the last week thanks to a WLKY news story. It wasn't so much the WLKY story that fired this up but the response on social media over the weekend by supporters on both sides. Personally, I side with the Applegate camp in that Martin has hit on EVERYTHING except Smart Growth which is the centerpiece of Applegate's campaign. Martin seemed to notice that she is outmatched by Applegate so figured it works for him, must work for her too so why not use the TV interview to the fullest. How will this work out? Who knows. What I do know is that Applegate is all over the place and has lots of support compared to Martin. Because of that, this races goes to Applegate. 

Clark County Council District 1:
Democrats: Jordan Vs. Hollis
Larry Jordan Jr. seems like a nice man but Barb Hollis has always been well liked and done a good job over the years. Just on the sure fact that she is a strong incumbent, I have to give her the victory.

Floyd County Council District 2:

Republicans: Roberts Vs. Wright

So Cam Wright is the incumbent but he is one of the most quite elected officials I've ever seen. I've found myself often wondering how this guy got elected. Adam Roberts on the other hand really wants to be elected to something. I've seen him in different places running for different things. Never really heard anything bad about him but nothing that sets the world on fire either. I'm going to make this call based on how hard Roberts is working this election and I'll give him the win.

Clark County Recorder:
The seat being vacated by Zach Payne seems to be the most sought after seat within local government this time around. I say for the democrats, it is a toss up between Lincoln Crum and Jeff Frey. For the republicans, I think Terry Conway pulls out the win. When the votes are counted on election day, your guess is as good as mine to who ends up on the November ballot. There are too many people in the field on either side of the ticket to assume a winner.


US Representative for IN 9th District:
Republicans: Hollingsworth Vs. Alspach
Representative Hollingsworth is strong. In my opinion he's actually done a very good job as our congressman. He's very intelligent, pragmatic, and proactive. In my experiences, if I have called him he has always called back. If we didn't agree, we were able to have a very in-depth conversation to where we could both explain our points of view and why. As for James Alspach, I have one question. Who is James Alspatch? Other than a businessman from Morgantown, I have no idea and have not heard his name one time. The victory in this primary goes to Hollingsworth by a landslide.

Democrats: Canon Vs. Watson Vs. Chatlos
This race is really only between 2 of these candidates: Dan Canon or Liz Watson. Between the two you have "Bernie Sanders Liberal" Dan Canon or "Bernie Sanders Liberal" Liz Watson. No doubt that Canon has wide support from the hipster generation. However, they both support policies that would turn Indiana into a combination of (insert socialist country here) and California. Liz is a lot more polished than Dan and I believe her previous efforts within Washington helps her carry wider support from Democrats. While Dan will probably bring in a majority of the LGTB vote because of his Supreme Court Case, I believe Liz comes out on top of this one by a narrow margin because of her support from labor-unions.

US Senate:

Braun Vs. Messer Vs. Rokita

This race is a mess because of all the mud being thrown around. Let's be honest, Messer and Rokita are basically the same person from the stand point of experience and voting record to where I have a hard time separating the two of them. I really liked Braun until he jumped into the mud throwing game with the others. As for who the winner will be, it's looking more and more like Messer is working it a little better and probably has the edge. 

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