The Ballad of Fred 'n' Sue

Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Fred,
A good ol' Texan boy with the last name o' Head.
Seems one day he was fixin' to be elected
When he heard about a book that could get a man erected.
Porn, that is…evil…a one-hand read.

Well it turns out, you see, that this filthy book was writ
By gal named Sue who he called a hypocrite,
'Cause she was runnin' for that Texas post as well
But page one-oh-two sez she's goin' straight to hell.
Sex, that is…nekkidness…doin' it.

But if y'all take a look, you will find to yer surprise
What looks purty raw to our saintly Freddie's eyes
Turns out to be an ol' fashioned kind o' read
A sweet li'l tale that won't make yer eyes bleed.
Romance, that is…makin' love…commitment!

Why would he tell everyone she wrote a porn?
Are voters down there dumber than the newly born?
Or maybe lit'rate folks are poor Freddie's greatest fear
Bein' that he posted "Read an Extraxt here."
Spellcheck…proofread…idjit.

So you figure ol' Fred is a good Republican
A fine upstanding conservative gen'leman,
Turns out instead she's the GOP's lass
It's her opponent who's the real jackass.
C'mon Texas...don't fall for this...bull-hockey!

Romance is not pornography, and Head's campaign is far dirtier than any of the "extraxts" posted from the book. Here's my letter to the Democratic National Committee. I encourage you to read the pages at the links above, and let them know how you feel as well.

http://www.votefredhead.com/susan.html

I'm a lifelong Democrat (as well as a romance novelist myself), and cannot see how associating with such ignorance and dirty-pool tactics reflects well on our party.

Can someone please tell Mr. Head that this kind of politicking is not welcome in the Democratic Party? Because if it is, I'll have second thoughts about my own affiliation.

Other folks blogging about this:

Jolie Mathis

Jennifer Archer