Our government PROMISED this road in the 1940s to people it meant a lot to after taking their land and forcing them to move (research how the land for places like Fontana and the Great Smoky National Park was acquired.

The government should keep its promise. Period.

And now Ralph has spoken…

make it so…

The government makes lots of promises.

Envirojacker eh?  Say this in Asheville a few more times; good luck winning a seat!

hmmm… don’t know about using it in a sentence, but here ‘tis in a limerick:

A young lady slacker
got drunk on corn lacker.
She zigged when she shoulda zagged
and by a Yankee fella was tagged
and soon had a little envirojacker!

That’s an unusual meter for a limerick.

Oh, and Teh Mump misspelled “cite”.

http://www.scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=4159#comment-12572

Critics do
my meter pooh.
I say
well hey,
shoo you, too.

;-)

Actually, I’ve never been known as a poet. My philosophy is if 10 words flow in rhyme most prime and meter that does not teeter, then lay about 80,000 more on them and call it a book.

THAT’s what I do for a living.

Envirojackers jack
Mumpower’s talking smack
Inventing words
You’ve never heard
When he isn’t stealing crack.

Hey, I didn’t say it was bad. Just unusual. Different. And you spelled everything correctly.

heh, heh… okay

Yasturdae ah cud knot evan spill writur an 2dae ah ar wun.

Wil wundurs nuvur crease?

dumpower

‘Hey, its what i do for a living”

No one buys your books, ralph.

So that means Mumpower is a politerrorist????

He’s polite, not a terrorist, Zen.

Unlike many politicians (who only get within five letters of ‘polite’ and miss ‘I can’ because of their extra ‘I’ (work it out if you do not immediately understand)—Carl Mumpower has more integrity in his smile than most office seekers in their entire corpulent, bellies up to the public trough bodies.

I’ve known Carl for years, I endorse his candidacy for Congress, I will vote for him, and I look forward to his service to our glorious mountains here in the Eleventh District.

And also, I might point out, unlike many public officials seem to think, ‘polite’ is not ‘po’ and ‘lite’ ... we have too many poor performers and lightweight idiots claiming to serve but mostly only swerving.

Mumpower. ‘08. End the hate.

Since when has the government kept its word ,just ask a native american!Mr Mumpower has no interest in this subject except to follow his leader mr bush in destroying what land he can in hopes of making money from it because they do not have the heart or soul to save this land for future generations,these are the same people that lied about the war and has continued to lie about the results of that previous lie so remember that when you VOTE and help push out and keep them out of office .We as americans need to stand up against their arrogant ways and listen to our hearts not our wallets and help preserve our freedom and our precious natural resources and not waste money on a road to nowhere,so the question remanes can you trust the government to keep its word ,especially the ones against our environment,NO NO NO VOTE against this environmental nightmare before they lie and destoy more of our precious mountains

But, henge, it’s NOT a road to nowhere… it’s a road to the ‘North Shore’ of Fontana and to the family cemeteries there. You see, there were towns and farms there whose people (some of them my relatives) were forcefully removed by the government in order to build Fontana Dam and have a place for the water behind it.

The government, in both guilt and restitution promised these folk a road back to the North Shore and built about eight miles or so of it (I’ve driven it more than once).

The government is honorbound to complete the road… and don’t talk to be about destroying mountains, have you ever SEEN Fontana? It covers up a lot of good mountain territory.

Know history before you so quickly condemn things.

the road should be built because 1)the gov. promised it and 2)that family cemeteries, long forgotten and neglected, can be “accessed”... are you serious mr. roberts??? would you support relocating those cemeteries to make way for the gated communities and private golf courses that would be sure to follow. would accessing this area best benefit the residents of swain county, or provide huge profits to its developers. the road must first be logged, right? where would that money go but into the pockets on the GOV? it must be graded and paved, correct? other than selling of lots, wheres the money come from? Sir i would like to remind you that this area is national park paid for by its citizens, has access, and has more vistors each year than any other in the country!  I would also like to remind you that the area in question has long be accessible via trail along the ridges of cliggmans dome, and by boat.  If visting your long lost relatives is so important to you, not that you have any real interest in doing so, i suggest you get off you butt and go do it! this
“protected” area, mr. roberts, is special due to the fact that its difficult to get to.  it should continue to be protected, and not made easily accessible to “spotsman” and every Smokies vistior that has a rascal!
—I’d like to see how closely you are related to the folks in those cemeteries. Heck, we might be kin!

Jwest;

Mr Roberts wouldn’t have knowledge of access to said graveyard because he has never actually tried to visit them, would be my guess.  Just another of his attempts to styleize himself as a good ol country boy teaching all the silly liberals how it really is here in Buncombe County.

The fact that this issue is still being discussed is shocking to me.  Mumpower just lost my vote…..I believe it is inexcusable to justify this project based upon the a hndful of family member’s wanting to visit cemetaries.  They currently have access via hiking trails and ferry service provided by the park service.  The selfishness being displayed by certain residents is appalling….the government made a promise to the residents before it knew all of the facts regarding construction of this road.  To continue to build this road in light of new revelations is irresponsible.  Mumpower is doing nothing whoring himself out for votes with this issue.

If Dr. Mumpower really wants to make the federal government keep its promises he needs to advocate the removal of all roads in the Smokies and the return of the land back to the Cherokee in the condition in which we found it.

If he wants to deal with reality he should recognize that anyone who wants access to the north shore graveyards already has it at a fraction of the cost of the road.

Like many republican conservatives Dr. Mumpower seems to have no apprecitation of the value of wilderness, but the hundreds of millions that the road would cost should give him pause.

Could it be that, like many other “conservative” republicans, that he is really in favor of putting money in the pockets of business interests at the expense of the average taxpayer?  We all know that the graveyard argument is just the sheepskin on the back of the wolf called development.

Isn`t this the same guy from the fifties who tried to round up all the commies, and said it would be better for america. Mccartherism is his style and racism is his ticket good for the rich and to heck with all the rest

There are two forms of McCartherism [sic]: one is the belief that a man with a corncob pipe will return. The other is the belief that if anything goes wrong in your life, listening to Richard Harris’ original recording of “McCarther [sic] Park” on repeat for three hours will make it all better.

Someone left the cake out in the rain. I don’t think that I can take it…

I admire Carl Mumpower for having the courage of his convictions, many of which I agree with. I part company with him over development, particularly the Ellington. But the man has guts. He speaks straight from his heart, which is rare in politics.

IRT Nam Vet

Guts? ALL politicians preach and scream what the people want to hear (“No New Taxes” ring any bells). Since when is it gutsy to hide behind empty words?

Sharon you are projecting your “progressive” politician’s sins on Carl. He speaks, he attempts to do what he says. I admire that. It takes guts to stick up for his ideals against the Fab Four socialists. This is unusual courage and I applaud it. Of course he is a fellow Viet Nam combat vet. That counts for a lot. A lot of his opposition are whining ingrates who have no idea how good we have it in this country. This group probably includes YOU.

Ralph,
Ask yourself if the road is really needed. I realize promises were made but isn’t the reality actually that it will open up the lake to north shore access for the fishing folks? Now, I’m not opposed to it but thats a steep price for a paved ride to the power boat launch. How many decades have people been crossing the lake to get to the Cemetery?

Sharon, what makes Carl different is he walks his talk. This is rare in politics and this is why I admire his courage. I guess you are used to hypocritical progressives who talk one way but vote and live another way. Think “Ellington” here.

tavelah, if you are saying the government’s word is not worth cold spit… well, you are probably right.  Put it in the context of our mountain culture and especially the culture in Swain County in the 30s and 40s—a promise MEANT something.

Ralph, I agree with you yet at the same time, a road needed 75 years ago doesn’t necessarily stand as a need today. I guess my question would be is this good stewardship of our monetary resources to build a road on the north shore of Fontana?