"Having Fun: Howdy Doody Campaign" Viscusi to be at forum Tuesday.

[madfloridian]

Dear Viscusi Supporters- Please attend, if at all possible, the League of Women Voters Forum to be held this Tuesday night, Oct. 17, in the Polk County Commissioners Building located behind the Polk Co. Courthouse at 330 Church St. in Bartow. The forum for Congressional Candidates will start at 7 p.m.,however, we encourage you to get there early to get a seat. This program promises to be extremely informative with all three candidates for District 12 in attendance. It will be televised live as well as taped for future airings. Let's create a 'sea of red' shirts in support of Joe. Hope to see you there!!
Thanks! Joyce

We have our red shirts and yard signs.

http://www.joeviscusi.com/

There was an interesting write-up about Joe in The Ledger today. Lonnie Brown has a grudging respect for Joe. This is one of his Sam 'n Ella Cafe stories with the Raven who is always quoting things.

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061015/COLUMNISTS0301/610150464&SearchID=73259980669231

"Viscusi is a former Florida House member. He's an assistant principal for the Polk County School Board who's been a longtime Democrat, and a Republican, and now an independent. He's running against Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Bartow. Viscusi has relabeled his opponent as "Adam Puppet."

Political views aside, Viscusi is loaded for marionette.

He's running around with a nice-size Howdy Doody puppet that has more strings attached to it than the Imperial Symphony Orchestra. Howdy's red hair and boyish looks bear a striking resemblance to Putnam -- well, sort of.

And Viscusi has each string labeled with "OIL COMPANIES" and "LOBBYISTS" and all sorts of special-interest groups. But, as they say on television: THAT'S not all.

He also has another, smaller Howdy Doody puppet -- this one with no strings -- sitting atop what looks to be a plastic pyramid. Upon further review -- and when the thing is turned upside down -- the pyramid becomes a funnel into which oil is poured. "Because Adam Puppet doesn't run without oil," explains Viscusi"

"Viscusi produces a bobble-head Howdy Doody to demonstrate the incumbent's lock-step acknowledgment to the Republican leadership that all is well with -everything. Iraq. Energy. Drug prices. Fill in the blank. At this point, Viscusi may wish that I remind readers that I have written unkindly of him in the past. (See "Joe Excuseme" from years ago.) Having said that, he is one enthusiastic, well-grounded candidate who is having a tremendous amount of fun running for Congress."