Tuesday, October 26, 2004
"Politics is ALWAYS Local"- "Tip" O'Neil..and always more interesting.
(Though all the Delaware 2004 Guberbnatorial candidates look like folks you'd rather not run into in a dark alley, that is current Delaware governor, Ruth Ann Minner, on the far left. Mr. Infante is seated on the far right. Mr. Lee, the Republican candidate is sitting, uncomfortably, in the middle)
Driving back to work from lunch in the quaint burg of Smyrna, Delaware, I drove by the "Bull Dozers Saloon." It's a ramshackle of a place, composed of two rectangular boxes meeting at an obtuse angle. Parking lot is in the closing end of the angle. Rooms for rent are in the back. An EZ-Display sign is in front of the bar, teetering over into the street. Usually, the next bands to be playing at the saloon are listed there.
Today, I jumped on the brakes as I passed the sign.
WHYY Gubern Deb !!!!
(WHYY is a public tv station operating out of Philly-Wilmington)
Why the advert on a boogie bar's sign for the governor's debate on public tv? Frank Infante.
Independent-Libertarian Frank Infante Rocks!! (or, he used to)
Age: 36
Party: Independent, Libertarian
Residence: Smyrna
Education: Penncrest High School, Media, Pa., some courses at Delaware County Community College
Occupation: Co-owner of Bull Dozers Saloon, Smyrna, DE; President, Delaware United Smokers Association
Family: Married, two children
Prior public/civic service: Citizen lobbyist for several issues, including a partial repeal of the state's indoor smoking ban and Senate Bill 2, which would allow the state to barbering and cosmetology board to license ex-felons. Before entering the bar business, Infante was a member of the ultra-heavy metal band Our Mad Sychotic Frenzy, OMSF
Web site: oneofusinoffice.com on the issues:
From The (Wilmington) News Journal, the following is excerpted:
Regarding Our Mad Sychotic Frenzy, Mr. Infante said, "The group made two albums. The wrapper on the band's 1994 "Lords of Metal" warns of explicit lyrics, a caution well-heeded by the squeamish, and the liner notes list Frank's quote of choice as "If everyone hates you, you're winning."
The band's lyrics are sometimes threatening - "I gotta settle the score, not gonna mess around, I'm gonna bring you down" - sometimes despondent and mournful. One song, "Mercy Kill," is about a son who kills his father to end his suffering. Another, "Blind Eyes," is about the danger of drug abuse.
Infante, who favors the music of Ozzy Osbourne and Slayer, said life in a heavy metal band was wild. But his brushes with the law were minor, he said.
"I've never been convicted," Infante said, though Delaware County, Pa., court records disagree. "But I did all kinds of things when I was a kid - stuff like drinking too much beer. I lived like a heavy-metal musician. We were not always little angels, especially when we were young guys."
His experiences, though, give him a valuable perspective, he says. "When you're approaching 40 years old, you always think of things you'd do differently," he said. "But I wouldn't be the person I am. Maybe I wouldn't be as well-rounded to represent all those people. Maybe I'd have gone to Harvard, but I might not be the kind of person I'd vote for. Maybe making mistakes - which we've all done - turns you into the person you are. You're able to represent people without judging."
Court records show some of Infante's mistakes include a DUI conviction in 1987, a suspended driver's license, and, more recently, a resisting arrest conviction in 1996 - "petty stuff," he said. His first wife filed for a protection from abuse order at the time of their divorce in the early 1990s, but Infante said "that happens quite often when people go through a bad divorce."
I'm sure that 10-15 years ago, Mr. Infante's candidacy would have been a great ploy for free advertising for his fine establishment. However, with Jesses Ventura's joke of a campaign that landed him in the Minnesota governship as precedent, you can't just laugh this Delaware version off.
Hell, based on just the short list of events in his life above, you'd think there would at least be one C&W song to go along with th his candidacy. There's a lot of folks out there in New Castle, Kent, & Sussex counties that have lived the hard life. Mr. Infante, with his direct, brusque but engaging manner may steal enough votes from Ms. Minner to make the race interesting. Mr. Lee, the only college educated candidate actually seems to be the oddball out.
(Though all the Delaware 2004 Guberbnatorial candidates look like folks you'd rather not run into in a dark alley, that is current Delaware governor, Ruth Ann Minner, on the far left. Mr. Infante is seated on the far right. Mr. Lee, the Republican candidate is sitting, uncomfortably, in the middle)
Driving back to work from lunch in the quaint burg of Smyrna, Delaware, I drove by the "Bull Dozers Saloon." It's a ramshackle of a place, composed of two rectangular boxes meeting at an obtuse angle. Parking lot is in the closing end of the angle. Rooms for rent are in the back. An EZ-Display sign is in front of the bar, teetering over into the street. Usually, the next bands to be playing at the saloon are listed there.
Today, I jumped on the brakes as I passed the sign.
WHYY Gubern Deb !!!!
(WHYY is a public tv station operating out of Philly-Wilmington)
Why the advert on a boogie bar's sign for the governor's debate on public tv? Frank Infante.
Independent-Libertarian Frank Infante Rocks!! (or, he used to)
Age: 36
Party: Independent, Libertarian
Residence: Smyrna
Education: Penncrest High School, Media, Pa., some courses at Delaware County Community College
Occupation: Co-owner of Bull Dozers Saloon, Smyrna, DE; President, Delaware United Smokers Association
Family: Married, two children
Prior public/civic service: Citizen lobbyist for several issues, including a partial repeal of the state's indoor smoking ban and Senate Bill 2, which would allow the state to barbering and cosmetology board to license ex-felons. Before entering the bar business, Infante was a member of the ultra-heavy metal band Our Mad Sychotic Frenzy, OMSF
Web site: oneofusinoffice.com on the issues:
From The (Wilmington) News Journal, the following is excerpted:
Regarding Our Mad Sychotic Frenzy, Mr. Infante said, "The group made two albums. The wrapper on the band's 1994 "Lords of Metal" warns of explicit lyrics, a caution well-heeded by the squeamish, and the liner notes list Frank's quote of choice as "If everyone hates you, you're winning."
The band's lyrics are sometimes threatening - "I gotta settle the score, not gonna mess around, I'm gonna bring you down" - sometimes despondent and mournful. One song, "Mercy Kill," is about a son who kills his father to end his suffering. Another, "Blind Eyes," is about the danger of drug abuse.
Infante, who favors the music of Ozzy Osbourne and Slayer, said life in a heavy metal band was wild. But his brushes with the law were minor, he said.
"I've never been convicted," Infante said, though Delaware County, Pa., court records disagree. "But I did all kinds of things when I was a kid - stuff like drinking too much beer. I lived like a heavy-metal musician. We were not always little angels, especially when we were young guys."
His experiences, though, give him a valuable perspective, he says. "When you're approaching 40 years old, you always think of things you'd do differently," he said. "But I wouldn't be the person I am. Maybe I wouldn't be as well-rounded to represent all those people. Maybe I'd have gone to Harvard, but I might not be the kind of person I'd vote for. Maybe making mistakes - which we've all done - turns you into the person you are. You're able to represent people without judging."
Court records show some of Infante's mistakes include a DUI conviction in 1987, a suspended driver's license, and, more recently, a resisting arrest conviction in 1996 - "petty stuff," he said. His first wife filed for a protection from abuse order at the time of their divorce in the early 1990s, but Infante said "that happens quite often when people go through a bad divorce."
I'm sure that 10-15 years ago, Mr. Infante's candidacy would have been a great ploy for free advertising for his fine establishment. However, with Jesses Ventura's joke of a campaign that landed him in the Minnesota governship as precedent, you can't just laugh this Delaware version off.
Hell, based on just the short list of events in his life above, you'd think there would at least be one C&W song to go along with th his candidacy. There's a lot of folks out there in New Castle, Kent, & Sussex counties that have lived the hard life. Mr. Infante, with his direct, brusque but engaging manner may steal enough votes from Ms. Minner to make the race interesting. Mr. Lee, the only college educated candidate actually seems to be the oddball out.
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Frank infante dropped out of high school (penncrest high school media pa 19061) he never took any classes at college because he never graduated or got his G.E.D. What a Liar......
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