The Associated Press is reporting a story titled “U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee”
There’s a couple of things that impress me about this story. First of all, Muskogee is a town of 38,000 people. It’s a small town, sure, but big enough to have to run a serious campaign in order to win.
The next thing that impresses me, and amuses me, is this quote from Mayor-elect John Tyler Hammons:
“The public placing their trust in me is the greatest, humbling and most awesome experience I’ve ever had in my life,” said Hammons, who is from Muskogee but attends the university in Norman.
I gotta like a politician that uses “most awsome” in a speech. That kinda says it all.
But the thing that impressed me the most was Mr. Hammons platform, from the AP Article:
The mayor leads the nine-member city council and serves as a voting member. Hammons said a key to his platform that resonated with voters was openness of government and keeping citizens better informed of city operations.
“I think that’s been a detriment to the trust of the citizens of Muskogee,” he said. “Once we have that trust, we can solve any other problem.”
Truer words were never spoken.