But I guess I was going to get nauseous if a lot of people started saying “Well, if I had known he was tight with Langstong, dadburnedit, I wouldn’t have voted for him”. ‘Cause like you said, a lot of people voted for him b/c they thought he was local and all sorts of other reasons (some that I mentioned above, are true, but don’t apply universally). Those people can’t have it both ways, I don’t think.

There are no direct ties from Childers and Langston’s illegal activity that I know of. There are the stories over how Childers helped get the airport lengthened for Joey’s plane and even rumors of a late night at the courthouse the night before Joey pled. But I’m not making an allegation that Childers is dirty. He has been good friends and business partner with a guy who has been for a long time, though. And this was well-known prior to his election and re-election; so, that relationship doesn’t matter to enough people or other factors were just much more important to them apparently. Take care.

I don’t think the closeness of a chancery clerk to his home county’s board attorney (including business dealings with him), all of which was known before the election, are much of a surprise. I have yet to hear allegations that tie Childers to Langston’s illegal conduct.

The letter is “news, even” because it is a positive letter from someone who is now a sitting congressman.

On the other hand, I take exception to your shots (“Other factors that outweighed them (many quite selfish, short-sighted or willful ignorance)”) at people who voted for Childers. There are people who voted for Childers because he came closer to where they were, politically, and who did so with awareness of his (and much of Prentiss County’s) ties to Langston.

The Childers connection with Langston was well-known and documented prior to the election. Most everybody knew this. And I believe if the letter had been out ahead of time, it would’ve been covered up, rationalized, explained away and otherwise ignored by most of the same people who voted for him or somehow aided his election (more than a few of whom claim to be Republican publicly).

Maybe you few guys would be the exception who were not aware of this relationship, but most people made up their mind on this election way ahead of Nov and with full awareness of the Langston business and personal ties. Other factors that outweighed them (many quite selfish, short-sighted or willful ignorance) to such people.

No offense to you guys, but just saying that Childers writing a “poor ole Joey” letter is not shocking in the slightest, it’s not news even, other than the specific words he chose to utilize