I received one of the stupidest, most ridiculous, and, actually offensive political advertisement in the mail today. Bo Burk is running for Public Defender against a couple other people, including my friend and fellow veteran, Lyle Jones. The main focus of this mailer was to bring attention to the fact that Burk is the only candidate that was born in Tennessee! Big freakin deal! Lyle is a career military veteran that served his nation proudly and served in Iraq during Desert Storm. As anyone who knows anything about military service can tell you, during the course of a military career, you will be assigned to many different places and in many different states and countries. I have many buddies that fell in love with their host states and communities and chose to live in those adopted states when their careers ended. I myself was born in Memphis but found my way to Tipton County and Munford and adopted it as my new Home Town. Our City of Munford and the surrounding area are blessed to have so many military personnel who have decided to retire here after their service rather than return to their home states. Are they any less worthy to hold public office than a native due to their military service? I am personally offended at this insinuation. If highlighting your place of birth as a better qualification than another person, especially a veteran, is all you have, then that is sad and maybe you need to reconsider your candidacy. Here is a list of Presidents that were not born in the United States and were actually British citizens. Who would deny that they loved this country and offered their all in its service? I would like to see someone say that George Washington or Thomas Jefferson were less qualified for public service than Bo Burk?! Good grief! Washington, George Adams, John Jefferson, Thomas Madison, James Monroe, James Adams, John Quincy Jackson, Andrew
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 03:26:45 +0000
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