During the recent campaign season here in Dunwoody we had many what I call "thespian moments". That's where people say whatever they feel, whether it's true or not, just to make the opposition seem bad. Most of the time it was pretty simple, basic Campaign For Dummies type stuff. Sometimes it was worse.
I'm looking forward to seeing what type of "thespian moments" we'll see with the run off.
For a little background, here's what Answer.com has to say about the original "Thespian Moment":
Part of American political lore is the George Smathers "redneck speech," which Smathers reportedly delivered to a poorly educated audience. The "speech" was never given; it was a hoax dreamed up by one reporter. Time Magazine, during the campaign, falsely claimed that Smathers said this:
"Are you aware that Claude Pepper is known all over Washington as a shameless extrovert? Not only that, but this man is reliably reported to practice nepotism with his sister-in-law, he has a brother who is a known homo sapien and he has a sister who was once a thespian in wicked New York. Worst of all, it is an established fact that Mr. Pepper, before his marriage, habitually practiced celibacy!"
