When Good People Get Fed Up

Clay Aiken is announcing today that he is indeed running for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District of North Carolina. Incumbent Republican Renee Ellmers' campaign immediately began playing the only gay card they could think of: Aiken, sez Ellmers' flack, represents "San Francisco values."

Please!

I believe that the young man who rose out of a bad domestic situation, who became a teacher of special needs students in public school, who started a foundation to help kids with disabilities -- I believe he represents North Carolina values far more than does Renee Ellmers.

A young man who had an amazing talent and who got rich because of it.

He's pictured this morning in the N&O with "consultant" Betsy Conti and "advisor" Gary Pearce, so he's also smart enough to surround himself with some smart, experienced people with deep North Carolina political knowledge.

Aiken has a primary in May with a couple of other contenders, but one of his primary opponents has already announced that he's dropping out and will endorse Aiken.

Clay told the N&O that Ellmers' flailing attacks on him suggested that she was nervous. Yeah. Call it "flop sweat."

Renee Ellmers Tempts Cosmic Irony

Surely you know about cosmic irony: "A type of irony in which Fate, the Universe, God, or whichever omnipotent force you choose, makes it their sole purpose to mess with your life. They like to screw you over and watch the mayhem while laughing at your misfortune." Like if Rush Limbaugh were suddenly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.

So the obliviously arrogant Renee Ellmers tempts cosmic irony by going on the radio and sneering at possible Democratic challenger, Clay Aiken, as someone who couldn't even come in first in American Idol, not to mention Celebrity Apprentice, so how the hell would he ever ascend to the Olympic heights of occupying a seat in Congress?

How indeed?

Can't you just write those headlines: "Gay American Idol Runner-Up Beats Ellmers Decisively." You invited it, Renee!