The following is one student's firsthand summary account of last night's debate provided exclusively to Cotton Mouth:
"The winner of Tuesday night's Agriculture Commissioner debate was Rickey Cole without question. Throughout the night, the 211 member audience sat anxiously to hear Commissioner Lester Spell's reason as to why the infamous $55 million dollar beef plant failed and who is to blame. Without hesitation, Spell took the lower road and accepted no blame as to the beef plant's demise. Rickey Cole charismatically mentioned how Spell should take some of the blame stating how Commissioner Spell refuses to take "1/14th of the blame," referring to the 14-member Land, Water and Timber Resources Board that initially pushed the project.
When November 6th arrives, citizens are going to remember the one question Rickey Cole asked Lester Spell; "Where's the beef?"
I was at the debate, and I agree, Rickey Cole did win. It's obvious Commissioner Spell has no vision for agriculture in this state. Alternative energy is Commissioner Spell's only point of future development in his rhetoric, but he does not seem to understand the environmental implications, such as the Green Fuel Project in Choctaw County. With the rising costs of fuel and an impending climate crisis, finding alternative energy sources is not the only answer. We have to change the way we produce and distribute food in this state, and Rickey is the only one with the ambition to be an advocate for consumers, farmers, and the environment in this state.
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