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20 NOV 03: THE HORNE SECTION
The Russell County Commission had a showdown vote Wednesday - deciding to reinstate a County Administrator it had suspended several months ago. Supporters of Roy Moore heard this, and hurried back into their prayer closets....
Commissioner J.D. Upshaw made a motion to either "hire or fire" suspended Russell County Administrator LeAnn Horne-Jordan. What made this surprising is that Mr. Upshaw is African-American - so maybe he's read Zell Miller's new book about the Democrats.
Russell County Commissioner Tillman Pugh complained the call for an up-or-down vote on LeAnn Horne-Jordan was "pitting commissioner against commissioner." This seems like a strange complaint to make, during Iron Bowl week....
Tillman Pugh requested the vote on an Administrator be delayed until the Russell County Attorney is consulted. Have you noticed with all the talk of budget cuts in Alabama, no one's dared to suggest any drop in the number of government lawyers?
After failing to get a delay to consult the Russell County Attorney, Tillman Pugh reportedly tried to get an executive session of the Commission - and even requested a bathroom break! [True/WRBL] He may be the first elected official to try that TV "gotta go, gotta go right now" trick.
The Russell County Commission's vote was 4-3 to reinstate LeAnn Horne-Jordan as Administrator, effective December 1. That's enough to give her back her job - but not enough for her to take 90-minute lunch breaks.
LeAnn Horne-Jordan still has a sexual harassment suit pending against two Russell County commissioners, Tillman Pugh and Mervyn Dudley. Whoever works with this woman is advised to watch their whistling in the office VERY carefully.
LOTTO MILLIONAIRE UPDATE: It's remarkable. It's incredible. I learned by e-mail Wednesday night I've won a SECOND European lotto jackpot! At this rate, I may move to Europe and chase some of the "Next Joe Millionaire" rejects.
This e-mail notified me I've won $5.5 million in the Netherlands "SunSweetWin Promo Lottery." But I'm a bit skeptical about this one as well - because it says the announcement was made "today, 19th november June 2003." If you're going to send out form letters, at least leave some vital areas blank.
But I'm taking a big risk in posting my big win on the blog. The lottery's "security protocol" first asks me to keep the award private - then at the bottom of the e-mail, I'm warned a "breach of confidentiality" will get me disqualified. So if you have any "Dutch uncles," don't tell them a thing....
BLOG UPDATE: We're now more than halfway through the week, and former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has yet to make that promised announcement which "could alter the course of this country and this state." We had some new theories
about what that announcement would be - BUT:
+ Tommy Tuberville says he's not quitting as Auburn football coach.
+ Michael Jackson hired some big-name Hollywood attorney as a legal consultant.
+ We'd have heard by now about Moore rushing the runway, to stop the Victoria's Secret fashion show.
Did you hear how much it cost to move the Ten Commandments monument into a closet at the Alabama Judicial Building? State officials say the bill comes to $7,000! They must have rented the most expensive dolly in Montgomery to roll that thing away.
The Associated Press says the Ten Commandments monument was rolled 50 feet, from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building into a storage area. At a cost of $7,000, that computes to $140 per foot! Why, some pro football running backs get paid less than this....
COMING FRIDAY: The Watchers vs. WHINSEC.... and a check of my latest competition....