A DOUBLE WHAMMY

          It has been a while since my last “Letter to the Editor,” and a number of  my friends often ask me, “When can we see another letter?”  My standard response has been, “When some idiot does something stupid.”

          Today my ship came home.  Not ONE but TWO stupid actions – both worthy of comment and both reported in the Star Journal.

          The first one nearly made me cry when I think of all the good that could have been done with the $21 million wasted on a meaningless primary.  But, our illustrious Star Journal editor covered that subject very well, so I won’t dwell on it. 

          The second stupid event was also instigated by our elected representatives in Jefferson City, and it really did make me cry.  There apparently is a Hall of Famous Missourians in the State Capitol, and it is the prerogative of the Speaker of the House, Steven Tilley, to select the inductees.  Honoring outstanding Missourians is certainly a worthy project.  But guess who Speaker Tilley is selecting?

          Unbelievable, but true.  He selected Rush Limbaugh who must be every woman’s nightmare.  Limbaugh, as most of you must have heard, reached a new low when he called a graduate law student at Georgetown University a prostitute and demanded that she video-tape her sexual activity so he could see her “doing it.”   This was in response to this young lady stating her views on contraception and the health of women in testimony before a Congressional Committee.

          Speaker Tilley said that the Hall honors “famous Missourians” – not “universally loved Missourians.”  So, why isn’t Jesse James among those so honored?  All I know is if Limbaugh is “enshrined” in the Hall of Famous Missourians, I’m going to quit claiming Missouri as my state.

          I’m sure glad we have an excess of stupidity among our state’s legislators.  Gives me something to write about.