Trash
Okay, so with the presidential circus, races for governor and U.S. Senate, and everything on down the ballot to sanitary district offices going on, candidates and causes like to try to think up whacky ways to get the attention of us scruff media types.
Case in point: Greensboro lawyer Bob Crumley, a Republican running for Attorney General and this week's winner of the profligate campaign spending award, unseating candidate for governor Fred Smith who buys hushpuppies for his 'cue feasts that he acknowledges he doesn't even eat.
The Crumley campaign mailed along a little box with a mini trashcan and broom and rug and a couple of news releases...well, here, take a look:
And under the rug there is a note on his opponent in the General Election, Democratic incumbent Roy Cooper, and his alleged misdeeds that have been swept under the rug. (See, it's a sight gag!) See:
You can find the substance of his charges here. There's also apparently a news conference on April 3.
There's no primary in this race, so it's going to have some problems breaking through the fog this Spring. And while this is all very cute, I could have done with an e-mail and it's sort of a miracle I'm in the office today to get these anyway. Besides, my cats don't need a trash can or a broom ... it's that whole lack of opposable thumbs thing.
The capper: Crumley sent about 12 of these boxes to my office, at least 10 of which appear to be addressed to folks at the Raleigh and Charlotte papers. So McClatchy guys, come pick up your press releases if you want 'em.
