If today's article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is any indication, Taylor is trying to rescue the floundering "Big Guy" slogan and transform himself into the "Tough Guy." Uhmm....I don't blame him, but I just don't think that it quite works. Mark Taylor is no tough guy. There's certainly nothing tough about being born with a silver truck in your mouth and having things you need in life handed to you on a silver platter. And there's nothing tough about Taylor repeatedly avoiding a face to face debate with Cathy Cox. This "tough guy" is running from a girl.
Again this weekend, Taylor spurned two such opportunities to appear with Cox. First, at GABEO, Taylor's "plane was late" preventing him from sharing the stage with Cox. She spoke first, and then he followed, later. I wonder if there's any truth to the rumor that Cathy's speech was recorded and Mark viewed it prior to speaking himself? Probably not. Mark Taylor is the King of Fair Play and would never take unfair advantage of such a situation. Tomorrow, GMA has invited the candidates to appear, and once again, Cox will be there, and Taylor will be absent.
This has become a pattern, and there's nothing tough about it. Cathy Cox, on the other hand has repeatedly shown up to share a stage with an empty seat. She is more than willing to have an open discussion on the issues- a discussion that Taylor is running from. It's easy to hurl allegations when the person you're accusing is not there to respond. Don't we need a Governor who will show up for the tough questions? Don't we want to elect someone who honors that responsibility to the voters?
It is hypocritical for Mark Taylor to avoid early debates when some are transporting voters to Boards of Elections (beginning now) to fill out absentee ballot requests and vote immediately. These voters and those who participate in early voting will not have the opportunity to hear all the televised debates prior to the election. But that is not important to Tough Guy Mark Taylor.
There's also nothing tough about sending surrogates out to do your fighting for you as Taylor has repeatedly done through the course of this campaign. Can he not speak for himself? Has someone heard a commercial where Mark Taylor looks at the camera and tells the voters what he will do?
Mark Taylor is a child of privilege. He's no tough guy. He's just a Fat Cat that scratches the back of other Fat Cats, and we've had enough of that in Georgia politics.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Mark Taylor is No "Tough Guy"
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Lyman: Speaking of shrill....I have not seen that commercial. Perhaps it is not playing in my market. That's why I asked the question. But, in the ones I have seen, Mark does not talk, and I have thought that odd since the beginning. Several other people have mentioned that to me as well.
Also, check your facts. It is not as if Cathy "took" her father's seat like it was an inheritance. He had been dead for three years when she ran for that seat against an incumbent male democrat. And I would hope that voters would consider experience in the SOS office as a reason to vote for Cathy, who was the first female SOS in Georgia and who won re-election with over 60% of the vote. In terms of Mark's idea of cutting the sales tax on drugs, that's an intersting way of offering consumer relief without costing pharmaceutical compainies a dime. Wonder why he would take that route?
And, by the way, I ask again, do you really want to get into a discussion of spouses?
No one makes you read this blog, so if you don't like what you read, fine, but it's entirely your choice.
I think Mark wants to cut the sales taxes on medicine because that's what his consulting people are telling him to do. You see, Mark uses the same people to consult and make his ads as Bill Richardson of New Mexico does.
The very same issue of cutting food and medicine taxes is mentioned in Richardson's commercials. The commercials of both look strikingly similiar.
You can see Bill Richardson's commercials so that you can compare them here.
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