Tell Victoria Siplin, 'You Gotta Go See A Man About A Horse'
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- Category: Politics
- Published: Sunday, 19 October 2014 17:28
by Lawrence A. Robinson
When I was a child growing up, there were eight of us living in the house. My parents and six kids, one girl. My parents owned their own individual businesses, so they were always working and we kids usually entertained ourselves.
My brothers and I could always find something to do to have fun and play. Either by ourselves or with neighborhood friends. My parents were a little more strict with my sister. She would go with mom or stay home with us and play our games.
Instead of cowboys and indians, tackle football or baseball, we sometimes played games that she
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could play, like hopscotch, four squares or kick ball. Occasionally, we had to play her girlie game, 'Tea Party.'
I remember mom made us play this game with her. Even my dad had to sit at the table with a crazy colorful hat on his head and sip 'pretend tea.' We sat there for awhile and talked made up conversations and pretended to be grown and solving real problems.
After a few minutes my dad got up to leave. When my sister asked why was he leaving her tea party, as he walked out of the room he said, 'I gotta go see a man about a horse.'
I have never seen my dad with a horse.
My dad would say that line often over the years when he wanted to withdraw from an unproductive conversation or an uncomfortable situation. I later learned that when he would say, 'I gotta go see a man about a horse,' what he is really saying is, 'I don't have time for this foolishness.'
Speaking of foolishness...
Victoria Siplin is campaigning for Orange County Commission District 6. Actually, Gary Siplin is campaigning for Orange County Commission District 6 but using Victoria's face in the process.
Gary/Victoria Siplin is running against Derrick Wallace for the seat. Obviously, Derrick Wallace is much better qualified for the position than Gary/Victoria, it doesn't matter if they are singular or combined.
Victoria Siplin is having a 'Tea Party.' What she talks about means nothing to her and will be forgotten by her as soon as the words are spoken. She is making up conversations based on what her husband tells her. It all sounds good and proper, but between sips of tea, let's look at the facts.
Victoria Siplin is running her campaign based on name recognition, not accomplishment. Gary Siplin's claim to fame for all of his years in Central Florida's political life is;
1. He introduced a 'sagging pants' bill which passed. In some parts of the state, wearing sagging pants is a felony.
2. He strongly supports the 'Stand Your Ground' laws which allows Black people to be killed for any reason whatsoever and the killer will usually go free.
3. Oh yeah, he gives out book bags.
Victoria is supported by the Tea Party Republicans while pretending to be a Democrat. No surprise there. She and Gary like their tea strong.
Following, are some notes compiled by Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel. You can read his entire article here.:
Victoria Siplin's qualification for running for office (according to her campaign web site) is entrepreneur and a host of other non-significant qualifiers.
When you review previous years work history, records show Ushindi, (a company Victoria claims to own) making money — $7,500, for instance, from a Republican-led group that unsuccessfully fought the popular Fair Districts movement.
Siplin has plenty of Republican donors to her campaign, unusual for a Democrat. When you realize that the Democratic Executive Committee actually campaigned against Gary Siplin, who calls himself a Democrat, then you understand the significance of the problem.
Victoria Siplin claimed $10,000 in income in 2011, working as a paralegal for her husband. This will continue to be her position even if she wins this election. Gary will continue to call the shots from behind the tea bag with Victoria in the front mouthing the words.
Gary Siplin, and therefore Victoria Siplin, is infamous for opposing ethics reform — particularly when it comes to stronger penalties related to financial disclosures.
In fact, in 2012, Gary Siplin railed against reforms. He argued that imprisoning politicians would be a burden on taxpayers. However, it seems okay to imprison Black youth for wearing low hanging pants. He also urged his legislative peers to stop pushing for stronger ethics laws, saying: "We need to stop doing this just because the public says we need to do this." WHAT?
Victoria Siplin is not good for the community. She and Gary engages in unproductive conversations and creates an uncomfortable situation. They cultivate foolishness.
So when Victoria or Gary Siplin ask you to join them for a sip or two at their tea party, smile and say, 'I gotta go see a man about a horse.'