Phil Bryant At Governor Haley Barbour's Inauguration (VIDEO)

"The Almighty has placed His hand upon this man (Barbour) to lead Mississippi." - Lt. Governor Phil Bryant


*I apologize for the shakiness. I should have a tripod soon.

Front Page New York Times Story on John Eaves

The New York Times:

“The Eaves campaign, with its heavy emphasis on prayer and faith, says it is gaining with evangelicals and born-again Christians in Mississippi, a voting bloc making up perhaps half of the electorate here. And evangelicals are paying attention.”



“‘I’m a Democrat because Democrats invest in people; I’m a Democrat because I’m a Christian,’ [Eaves] said in a recent interview, after shaking hands at a diner in the courthouse town of Kosciusko. ‘Jesus came to help the people. He healed the sick, and he tried to help the poor. The Democrats’ core fiber is to help people. That was Jesus’ mission.’”

The Full New York Times Article

Eaves On Solid Ground

From the Bolivar Commercial:

Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Arthur Eaves has both national and state history on his side in wanting to restore prayer in Mississippi’s schools. The only problem is that the U.S. Supreme Court disagrees.

Mississippi’s current constitution adds, “The rights hereby secured shall not be construed … to exclude the Holy Bible from use in any public school of this state.”

Several other territorial papers and state constitutions, both past and present, make it totally obvious that the Founders in no way intended to separate religious instruction or religious activities from America’s public schools.

In addition, George Washington, who was president of the Constitutional Convention and the president of the United States when the First Amendment was adopted, believed, “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.”
“History must judge whether it was the Father of his Country in 1789, or a majority of the Court today, which has strayed from the meaning of the First Amendment,” the late Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in the case of Wallace vs. Jaffree.

Some folks wrongly contend that Eaves is pandering to voters with his prayer pledge. We believe, however, Eaves is not pandering at all. He’s standing on the Rock from which both this nation and this state were hewed.

The Bolivar Commercial:

John Eaves's New Ad: "Values"

I like it, though saying he is "pro-gun" didn't really fit to me, but good overall.

I really want ads that are humorous (think Dilbert) and engaging and hope the campaigns head more in that direction.