Why YOU should vote for John Oxendine! | Cover Story | Creative Loafing Atlanta
Sometimes this state is too much for me. I imagine he will be our next governor. Le sigh.
Posted on Friday, 9 July 2010
In case you hadn’t heard, Oxendine is the clear front-runner for the Republican nomination in this year’s governor’s race. Even his detractors concede that, come the July 20 GOP primary, the tinny-voiced, washboard-coiffed Georgia insurance commissioner is the only real shoo-in to make the runoff. While his opponents have largely touted their experience or administrative competence, the Ox — a dubious nickname he’s eagerly embraced — has taken the lead by noisily declaring himself the biggest gun-loving, God-fearing, gay-hating, flag-waving, tea-drinking, rootin’ tootin’ conservative around.
