Altman's Stupidity

As a South Carolinian, I can't really say that I am surprised by the recent actions of our fine State House Reps this week. In fact, I think it should probably bother me that I'm not shocked and outraged by the fact that our representatives, particularly John Graham Altman the R-District 119 Rep(aka my neck of the woods), would rather pass a bill to make cockfighting a felony than pass one to make domestic violence more than just a misdemeanor. The red state mentality here is only getting worse, and nothing our idiotic legislators do can surprise me anymore. John Graham Altman is possibly the worst mark on our state since Strom Thurmond (And I don't care how "reformed" you want to claim he was... the racist old coot had a cold heart and deep pockets, which is all you need to survive in SC politics!). He's made a lot of bad press for himself lately, but I'm willing to bet it will not effect him come election time. Only in my city can we elect a man time and again who is openly homophobic, sexist, and is an even poorer orator than Dubya himself. Imagine the guy from SlingBlade in a nicer suit with a comb over, and you've got Altman. I'd venture to say he's probably hit a bitch or two in his day judging by the way he talks to women, including a WIS reporter who he called "not very bright" because she couldn't fathom the idea of protecting a rooster over a woman. (Silly her) Altman defends himself by stating that women shouldn't return to abusive relationships, no matter the circumstance. But I guess that makes it ok for a man to hit a woman just the once and get away with it, regardless if it's a love tap or she's beaten within an inch of her life. Basically, he puts the responsibility of not getting hit on the woman, and if she does end up beaten, well that one time was her lesson. Mind you he makes no mention of the fact that if a man hits one woman, odds are he'll hit the next one and 30 Days in jail isn't enough to break that in him. So every woman who dates this guy might get hit just once, but he might do it to 100 women, but that's ok, right? Yes I see the logic! I guess I shouldn't expect logical thinking from the same man who is trying to get my city to secede from the state for tax purposes... If you'd like to read up on Altman, let me suggest a few links: WIS Interview on Cockfighting Altman's plan to secede And so ends my first rant...