Article taken from the Nashville Scene: Dirty Politics And Utter Godlessness in Oak Hill?
POSTED BY STEVE CAVENDISH ON THU, MAY 29, 2014 AT 8:45 AM
Who would have thought that one of the contenders for "dirtiest election" this cycle would come from Oak Hill?
An outgrowth of a particularly raucous debate over a proposed commercial development last fall, the June 10 elections for the Oak Hill commission [PDF link] have divided into pro-development and anti-development camps. (For the uninitiated, Oak Hill's 2011 census data tells you what you need to know about this kerfuffle: The median household income in this Metro satellite city is $100,296; the median home value is $434,173.)
The direct-mail smear campaigns have begun hitting Oak Hill mailboxes, with these gems — aimed at anti-development candidate Heidi Campbell — raising the specter of GODLESS HEATHENS LIVING IN OUR MIDST!
First, Campbell has apparently liked a Facebook page for secular humanists. SCANDAL!
Second — and this is our favorite because of its complete over-the-top stupidity — apparently Campbell would use her new-found power to DRIVE ALL OF THE CHURCHES FROM OAK HILL!
One of our toniest enclaves is slugging it out with rhetoric from the 1800s. Well done, Oak Hill. Well done.
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