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[Feb. 10th, 2010|02:58 am] |
I learned more about politics by participating in the state DeMolay election, though I never ran myselfThe cleverest man I supported for state master counselor was Bill Ebbert of JonesboroEbbert would have made a great mayor or congressional committee chairman in the old days when seniority ruledHe was funny, smart, tough, and as good at deal making as LBJOnce he was barreling down an Arkansas highway at ninety-five miles per hour when a state police car, with siren screaming, gave chaseEbbert had a shortwave radio, so he called the police to report a serious car wreck three miles behindThe police car got the message and quickly changed direction, leaving the speeding Ebbert home freeI wonder if the policeman ever figured it out
Even though I enjoyed DeMolay, I didnt buy the idea that its secret rituals were a big deal that somehow made our lives more importantAfter I graduated out of DeMolay, I didnt follow a long line of distinguished Americans going back to George |
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