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Journalism Woman, Mississippi Man
It is not the world’s place or responsibility to enforce Robert Foster’s self-imposed beliefs.
Some stories just defy logic in their silliness. Not silly in the applications we take from them — which can be profitable — but silly that they happened in the first place.
I couldn’t help it, the musical chemistry of the late Conway Twitty and the still formidable Loretta Lynn batting lyrics such as “See the alligators all a waitin’ nearby, Sooner or later they know I’m gonna try” back and forth in my own head. That country classic about a man and woman separated by the Mighty Mississip’ was at least humorous and catchy. This is just sad. Apparently, even that formidable body of water might not be enough separation for Robert Foster.
A Republican running for governor in Mississippi denied a female reporter’s request to accompany him on a campaign trip unless she brought along a male colleague, insisting Wednesday that he did so because he “just wanted to keep things professional.”
The reporter, Larrison Campbell, wrote in Mississippi Today on Tuesday that the paper had asked to shadow each gubernatorial candidate seeking the GOP nomination “in an attempt to better inform readers.” While two of the candidates agreed, state Rep. Robert Foster declined…
