Either shut down the strip clubs or let me buy a botttle on Sunday.

http://www.peachpundit.com/2009/02/06/does-the-ox-know-how-foolish-he-looks/

Does the Ox know how foolish he looks?

by Erick on February 6, 2009

Chris wrote about this yesterday. It’s worth pointing out some added info from the AJC.

First we have this:

State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine this morning announced his opposition to another attempt in the state Legislature to permit Sunday sales of beer and wine.

“Republicans are supposed to be the party of family values. Where is the value in selling alcohol on the Lord’s Day?” asked the 2010 candidate for governor.

Then we have this:

Last year, this same issue was tied to a Gwinnett County effort to permit the new minor league Braves stadium to sell beer and such on the Christian Sabbath. The pairing presented an uncomfortable ethical dilemma for many Republican lawmakers, torn between business interests and conservative Christians. What most people don’t know is that the same Gwinnett County bill is back again, reportedly for housekeeping issues. Oxendine is from Gwinnett County. It’s his geographic political base.

What is his position on H.B. 104?
Said Oxendine:

“I strongly support the ability to sell alcoholic beverages at the Gwinnett Braves stadium.”

Georgia is ranked #9 on Reason's list of America's most permissive cities because:

9) ATLANTA

Breaks into the top 10 largely because of its surprisingly bustling sex industry. Browse the “erotic services” pages of Craigslist (all part of our research), and you’ll see that Atlanta has more advertised prostitutes per capita than any city outside of Las Vegas. The Jewel of the South is third in strip clubs per capita and is the most gay-friendly big city south of the Mason-Dixon line.

http://http//www.reason.com/news/show/127481.html

Chicago, Boston, and Seattle all ban full nude dancing when alcohol is sold on the premises. Why don't Oxendine (and others who oppose Sunday sales) support changing state law to shut down these establishments? Seems to me that is a far more family friendly measure....could it be that that might actually harm campaign contributions from the tourism industry?

When I used to travel frequently for work, and would ask the friendly hotel bartender where might be a good place to go out, 9 out of 10 times I they would say "We've got this great strip club called ____________. I'd stop them and say, look, I'm from Atlanta, and they'd say, "oh, never mind. "

Atlanta has a national reputation for its "gentleman's" clubs. But if I forget to buy beer for Sunday football or wine for Sunday dinner, I'm SOL. Ridiculous.

I don't have a strong opinion on strip clubs...personally have never been a fan...it's kinda like walking through a third world marketplace with all the harassment and begging. The clubs seem to appeal mainly to married guys. But this seems to be a highly inconsistent position for a politician to take.