Dayhoff Soundtrack: 20061030 Wendi Thomas wins this week's Dayhoff Dr. Pepper Award

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

20061030 Wendi Thomas wins this week's Dayhoff Dr. Pepper Award

Wendi Thomas wins this week’s Dayhoff Dr. Pepper Award

Started October 30^th, 2006 Posted November 1^st, 2006

Hat Tip: Wonkette: “Another Wonkette Victory.”

If you will notice in my “Newspapers, Magazines and Internet-based news” links on the left side of the blog, I have a link for “Memphis Commercial Appeal columnist Wendi C. Thomas.”

And it is here for a good reason Dr. Pepper fans. It is because there is no better columnist around better at getting me to have Dr. Pepper squirting out my nose. I’m her biggest fan on the East Coast.

If you would like to learn more Ms. Thomas, go read my Tentacle column, “Who is Wendi Thomas?.”

I tend to take a look at her column as often as possible.

With the Tennessee Senatorial contest between Harold Ford and Bob Corker so contentious, I’ve been meaning to call her or e-mail her and I just have not found the time.

I also have not had the nerve to leave a message for Ms. Thomas that says, “Wendi, call me.”

If you don’t understand, go here: “Too hot for Corker:” “The denounced RNC-sponsored hit piece on Harold Ford, Jr.” Seems that an anti-Ford ad came out that was a little over the top. It is certainly a hoot. It’s the ad at the top of this blog post.

I’m not exactly sure just what is my favorite line…? Perhaps it is the part where the one character says something to the affect of: “Canada can take care of North Korea. They are not too busy these days.” Or maybe it is: "I guess I have too many guns…”

Folks this contest in Tennessee makes the Virginia Senate contest between James Webb and Senator George Allen look like Romper Room. Oh, maybe that was a bad metaphor.

The Tennessee contest has everything – including “confrontations in the parking lot.”

And then along comes Wendi Thomas… and she weighs-in with her column: “Corker's having it both ways.” (Oh Plueeeze put down the Dr. Pepper before you begin reading!)

In one of Republican Bob Corker's latest campaign ads for the U.S. Senate race, he introduces his daughters, Emily, 17, and Julia, 18, who predictably gush about their daddy.

It's good for his wholesome, traditional, conservative Christian family image, but Julia's picture on the Facebook Web site, not so much.

On the site, you'll see Julia in a full-on lip lock with another blonde. A young man puckers up behind them, as if he's eager to make it a threesome.

Julia's near menage a trois has been bandied about the blogosphere for months, but it didn't seem to be particularly newsworthy. That was before the pic reappeared on wonkette.com last week, and Corker, who has repeatedly ragged on his opponent's family, brought his daughters into the race with the campaign ad invitation to meet his girls.

Junior's campaign is not helped one whit by his family's antics, past and present.

But will the conservatives who believe homosexuality to be an abomination be turned off by the same-sex exploration of Corker's college-age daughter?

Read the rest here. It is well worth the time.

If you are interested in more of the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s coverage of the wallow-in-mud campaign between Messrs. Ford and Corker read through some of these articles:

OCTOBER 29: Early voting in Shelby County; Candidates step it up to get out the vote; Caution prevails in last TV debate; 9th District candidates trade jabs at debate. OCTOBER 28: Corker, Ford in last debate; Ford, Corker pick up backing; Ford ad prompts reaction. OCTOBER 27: Corker pours $650,000 into campaign; Ford ad hits RNC spots tying him to girl, gays; For price, candidates can slant coverage; Early voting in Shelby County ; 19 candidates qualify for 4 special legislative elections. OCTOBER 26: Corker maneuvers loophole; Harold Ford Sr. stumping for two sons; Some clergy want state out of same-sex marriage issue; Suit settlement aids Corker and nonprofit; Jake Ford campaign report late; OCTOBER 25: Corker accused of "playing games" with campaign finances; Corker appeals to GOP stronghold in Jr.’s backyard; Ford fights off allegations in latest attack ad; OCTOBER 24: Corker rises in dead-heat poll;