Hood Sounds Like Gubernatorial Candidate When Speaking With Local Dems

In most public forums you usually hear Attorney General Jim Hood talk about ‘feel good’ issues like protecting children from child molesters, etc. Things that aren’t partisan, but earn him high remarks. He took that approach at the Neshoba County Fair where he faced an audience who probably didn’t vote for him.

Speaking in front of a much friendlier crowd at the Lowndes County Federation of Democratic Women, Hood unleashed on everything Republican and praised everything Democrat.

More than just the partisan rhetoric, Hood also touched on issues outside of his current job. Things that you would say if you were running for- say- governor.

Education:

“My hope is that we will be able to back to a ‘we’ generation instead of a ‘me’ generation,” Hood said. “We have to step on the gas and invest in our young people.

“We need to send kids to kindergarten at 4 years old. If we get our kids educated at a young age, we will see big benefits 30 years down the road,” Hood added. “It is my hope that we can pull through this crisis and that our children can learn from it.”

Taxes:

“Those out there who want to tax and hurt the poorest and weakest of our country will get what’s coming to them one day,” Hood said, drawing applause and cheers from the crowd.

“Anyone making less than $250,000 a year ought to vote Democrat just based on the economics of it,” Hood added. “If you make more than that, you should vote Democrat just out of the kindness in your heart.”

Healthcare:

“There’s no way to learn or listen when people are out there screaming at each other,” Hood said, referencing recently televised footage of heated town hall meeting debates on President Barack Obama’s proposed health care plan. “That’s not speaking with your mind, that’s speaking purely with emotion.

“But folks, we’ve got to something about the health care costs in this country,” Hood added. “If we don’t, the United States is going to go the way of Rome.”

I hope Hood continues to walk the Democrat Party line if he does indeed make a run for higher office…