ONE FOR SCOTT
Here’s a Richmond Times-Dispatch piece on Claude Allen. It spends almost no time on the shoplifting aspect of the tale. Instead, it’s about the man.
There’s a bit of Northern snobbery apparent, sort-of sneering that there were dirt roads in outlying Raleigh 50 years ago. Hell, there are dirt roads in outlying Fayetteville today. In fact, I’m looking at one as I write.
Damn yankees.
2 Responses to “ONE FOR SCOTT”
![]() Comment by Scott W. Somerville March 27th, 2006 at 9:11 am |
I got a chance to talk to Claude in church yesterday. I didn’t ask, “So, didja do it?” I did tell him the truth, which is that I think he’s a better man than I am, whether he’s guilty (of this charge) or innocent. So, we’ll see. |
![]() Comment by sam March 28th, 2006 at 11:53 am |
Are you all still talking about that guy that committed fraud and robbed several stores of a few thousand dollars? I know a guy that did something similar. The cops arrested him, and he had to serve some jail time. But he was just a normal person, not a politician. Remind me, it IS okay for people holding office to steal? |