I met our Lt. Gov. (D-AL)

[trof]

Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley became Alabama's first woman Lieutenant Governor upon her election November 5, 2002. A native of Houston County, Governor Baxley was elected to two terms as Alabama State Treasurer, serving 1995-2003.
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senators/senatebios/baxley_l.html

Last week I was sitting here (as usual) when an e-mail came in for Mrs. t.
A friend asked if she'd be interested in meeting and hearing Alabama Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley at the upcoming Baldwin County Democratic Women's Club luncheon.
I'm not a woman, but...shoot...I'd like to go.
"Can guys come?"
"Why not?", she e-mailed back. "As long as you pay your 11 bucks for the luncheon."
We arrived at the restaurant at 11:30.
I was the only guy there.
Not even a waiter on the staff.
I had a ball.

There were 8 at our table, maybe 100+ in all. It was like a giant "outing". Baldwin County is very predominantly repug. Us Dems tend to keep a low profile. I was real curious to see who showed up. There were several women I knew, and had no idea they were Dems. At one point I was surrounded by a couple of dozen women and one said "I heard something about bush* being AWOL. Do you know anything about that?".

Oh baby! Stand back and give me room! I held forth with chapter and verse about one of my favorite subjects and one that I know quite a bit about. They were shocked. Not just at his actions, but also at why the media hasn't made a big deal out of this. Especially during the campaign.

Then Lt. Gov. Baxley spoke. She gave a brief bio, family, education, job (realtor), working on her local school board and county Democratic Committee. Her years as state treasurer. As Lt. Gov., she presides over the senate. She asked what of her qualifications we thought best suited her for the job of riding herd on the mostly male senate? Pause. "Child rearing." It brought down the house. I was sitting in the front row (not my choice, but the only seats left) and she kind of looked at me for my response. Was the sole male present gonna get all bent out of shape? I was laughing so hard the tears were running down my cheeks. We exchanged a glance and I nodded. She was on solid ground as far as I was concerned. I wish I could remember all the stories she told about trying to keep all those "little boys" straightened out. I came away with the impression that she is witty, intelligent, tough, and funny as hell. I spoke to her afterwards and thanked her for making the trip down to speak to us. She said "Honey, when I saw you in the front row I wasn't sure how this was gonna go. Thanks."

If she'll run for governor, she's got my vote.

Interesting (to me anyway) note:
There are 35 senators. 3 are women.
2 A-A Dems and 1 white repug.

[Ripley]

1. Trof!!! You are now an official feminist!!!

At least in my mind you are!!

As a fellow Alabamian, I'm thrilled to hear this took place in the county that refused to recount the vote during our last Gov. election!

Great story. Go Lucy!

[trof]

6. Hey Ripley

This lady is a STITCH.
I'd vote for her for guv in a heartbeat.
I think I'm in luuuuv.

[oneighty]

2. Nice story Trof

Did Ms. Trof get a little bit jealous? I mean all them there womens and all!

180

[trof]

5. I refuse to answer

on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me.
The British made me do it.
;-)

[trof]

3. oh - my - god !

That is COLD.
A "1"?
I am crushed.
I thought my little puff piece would get at least a "3".
I thought maybe just a few of the Bama Bashers would read this and say "OK, trof. Point made. Everyone in Alabama isn't Judge Roy "His Holiness" Moore. Everybody isn't running around in they mamma's bedsheets. We'll give you that there are maybe a half-dozen or so of almost OK folks down there. Yo Lt. Gov. has big hair, but maybe she's somebody you could learn to live with."
But nooooooooo.
A bleeding "1".
My life (as I knew it) is over.
I guess I'll go open a vein.
Or eat worms.
Or something.
STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES, BUT RATINGS WILL NEVER DETER ME!
SO THERE!
NYAH NYAH NYAH
:nuke:

[trof]

4. woops

posted previous before I saw these 2 responses.
nevermind

[Ripley]

7. BTW I don't rate posts.

I think it is easily manipulated and useless, so who knows who gave it a 1? Oh, yeah, the South bashers!

Don't fret, it's a great story and sometimes great posts sink just because of too many new posts piling on top!

[trof]

8. naw, me neither

Just having a little fun and giving it a shameless kick.
like this

[Ripley]

9. A kick for Lucy!

:kick:

[Atlant]

19. It's crummy human factors engineering!

The post rating order is wrong. "1" should always be the best
and "5" (or whatever the system's highest number is (should always
be the worst).

Nobody wants to win fifth prize; they want to win FIRST prize.

The DU software designer got it wrong.

Atlant

[DemoTex]

10. She sounds like an Alabama version of Ann Richards.

Good for you trof!

[Rowdyboy]

11. Any idea if she's related to Bill Baxley?...

He was Alabama Attorney General (and I think LG) in the 1970's/80's. Very progressive southern Dem for his time. He lost a governor's race by a few hundred votes I think). Wondered is Lucy might be his wife, sister or daughter?

[trof]

20. Married to Jim Smith.

It's in the link to her bio. I wondered if she was kin to Bill Baxley.
Don't know.
Think he's from Mobile.
Interesting that she does not share her husband's last name.
Not "wrong", just interesting.

[WilliamPitt]

12. Is that Bill Baxley's wife?

I was down in Alabama when he got robbed, a million moons ago.

[jiacinto]

13. Will she run for Governor

nt

[trof]

22. Don't know. One can hope.

One thing she said was that running for L.G. was totally different from running for state treas. Voters in AL are willing to elect women to "women's" jobs...secretary, auditor, treasurer, etc. She won the treas. races by wide margins. Barely squeaked by in the L.G. race, quote: "In spite of that midnight re-count in Baldwin county". Shades of 2000 FL.

Don't know if she has guv aspirations. Sure gonna keep an eye on this lady.

[symbolman]

14. I could seriously use her help

right now..

I have a Baldwin county judge that is destroying my life - her name is Carmen Bosch and she's a former prosecutor and out to get me.

I brought a custody suit to get my son out of my ex's home there where he was smoking pot and had stole his mothers car..

she's been recording 10 years of my conversations with my son and took me into court saying that I had told my son on the phone that if he smoked pot that he'd get kicked out of that house and no judge would keep him there..

which is what I said but she spun it that I had told him to GET HIM TO SMOKE MORE and nothing could be further from the truth. As his Dad I freaked out and demanding that he behave..

Bosch accepted these illegal tapes and tho my son begged to live with his dad the Judge kept him in that abusive home (my ex actually BIT a live in boyfriend twice in one year and has driven my boys around while drunk) AND sentenced me to 20 days in the Baldwin county JAIL for TALKING TO MY SON ABOUT COURT ON THE PHONE..

PLUS my ex was able to walk in and get a writ for my arrest claiming that I had sent my son DRUG MONEY - which was actually a Star shaped origami "bow" made from 5 one dollar bills - on an easter gift.

I've had to hire 5 lawyers and file for an appeal for tens of thousands of dollars in the last few weeks when I am completely innocent but this Judge is setting me up..

For the writ and arrest I could be looking at 6 months to a YEAR in an Alabama county Jail - put there by the SAME JUDGE as in the custody case!

I hope I could talk to a real DEMOCRAT in Baldwin county, someone in power and not NUTS like this Judge..

this Judge is a total right winger and is trying to crucify me.. I could use some real help from the top..

Ask the ladies to help me out - do they know a good civil rights attorney there? I need the best, or the govenor..

I'm still stunned that they can do this, but it's true.. I've been harrassed by my ex and the system there for years.. I don't dare call my son or send him gifts or letters or even email him, and every phone call is recorded, tho illegal..

[hedda_foil]

16. That's horrible symbolman.

Have you PM'd trof in case the thread scrolls off before he gets back to it tomorrow?

[JohnKleeb]

18. Thats a shame symbolman

That really is horrible.

[trof]

23. How can I help?

Judge Carmen Bosch

She was endorsed by Conservative Christians of Alabama:
http://www.christiancitizens.org/alabama/june25.phtml
nuff said

To my knowledge, all of the judges in Baldwin County are conservative repugs, some are very right wing. One lives down the street from me.

Who's your lawyer?
PM me or send e-mail.
It's in my profile.
Am I right that you are out of state?
Where does your ex live?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

15. This was an excellent read!

Sounds like you had a blast. I would have LOVED to see you ticking off the list of Bush lies.....bet you didn't even run out of breath.

[QC]

17. Any more runins with Beth Chapman?

I just found out that that vile creature, under the name Beth Killough, went to college with me. She was cool back then but underwent some dramatic and unfortunate change and named one of her children after Maggie Thatcher. What a moran!

[trof]

24. Not since our initial e-mail exchange.

She promised to pray for me.
Be still my heart.
Here's the speech she made that got me on her case.
http://www.bethchapman.com/stand%20up%20speech.htm

[Dhalgren]

21. I've always liked

Lucy Baxley and have voted for her every time she has run for something that I could vote for. She's no nonsense, yet with a great sense of humor. She's smart and tough, and I hope she runs for Gov.

Thanks for the post.