good god by god

so, there's an election going on?

aside from getting the most rudimentary news via the internet, my current events are...not so current. when you live in a place that has a 'visiting' column in the local paper, your scope is bound to be limited. occupy wall street? gadhafi? bah, says she.

anywho, it turns out that wv has a perennial presidential candidate! let's be honest, none of us are likely to ever hear what he has to say, seeing as 175 assorted souls have already put their hats in the ring for 2012. but you, friend, really should know more about jack fellure, hurricane's finest! from a 1991 (!) baltimore sun article:

The most fervently Christian of all candidates is Jack Fellure of Hurricane, West Virginia,...who, upon declaring candidacy, sent to the Federal Election Commission a leather-bound copy of his platform, the Authorized 1611 King James Bible. ''God wrote it as the supreme document and final authority in the affairs of all men, nations and civilizations, for time and eternity,'' he says. ''It shall never be necessary to change it.''

Mr. Fellure will keep the Bible always open on his desk in the Oval Office. He is so sure of his eventual victory that he stamps all his campaign materials with the words: ''Historical Documents. Do Not Destroy. Retain For Future Use.''

what a fruit loop! god love him. incidentally, i may have mentioned this elsewhere--but i will never grow tired of the fact that hurricane (the town) is still pronounced in the colonial manner. which makes perfect sense, if you think about it--but how often does that really happen?

and, apparently jack fellure isn't the only religious fanatic running around the state. last year, my friend came to visit & picked up salvation on sand mountain, otherwise known as 'my snake bouk' (at least that's what the roommate likes to say). after she spent the next two days reading about it, i heard tale after tale of crazy-ass religious snake handling, some of which just so happened to occur in wv. specifically, jolo! the town is home to the church of the lord jesus with signs following. yep, apparently that's real. love this state.