Mississippi Gov.: Our Beaches are Beautiful! Come On Down!

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour went on Fox New Sunday to blame the media for ruining Gulf Coast tourism.  Seriously. 

"The biggest negative impact for us has been the news coverage. There has been no distinction between Grand Isle and Venice and the places in Louisiana that we feel so terrible for that have had oil washing up on them," the governor complained.


"The average viewer to this show thinks that the whole coast from Florida to Texas is ankle-deep in oil," he said.

"Our tourist season has been hurt by the misperception of what is going on down here. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is beautiful. As I tell people, the coast is clear. Come on down!

This is Waveland, Mississippi.  Those are dead fish. 

Georgia Town Allows Gay Prom Date

When 18 year old Derrick Martin of Cochran, Georgia asked the school board if he could take a male date to his prom at Bleckley County High School, he was surprised that the answer was yes.  According to school board rules, out-of-county dates must be approved in advance, and Derrick followed the rules by asking.  In sharp contrast to Itawamba, Mississippi where Constance McMillan made a similar request and saw the prom cancelled, Bleckley County High's prom will be held on April 17, as planned.  It sounds like the Bleckley board learned a few things from Mississippi and decided to do things right.  See what happens when sanity reigns? 

Martin initially asked his principal who said no, reasoning the school wasn't ready for it.  The board, however, found no rule against it and allowed it. 

Martin is an honor student who tutors at-risk kids.  He has a full scholarship to college.