INSIDE WEEK OF APRIL 28-MAY 5, 2016 www.FloridaWeekly.com Vol. VI, No. 28 • FREE NNEWSE ANALYSIS Why every contending candidate has booby traps leading to the presidency. SunFest continues Alabama Shakes closes out the annual festival. B1 IT’S A Society Polo, authors and other events. TRAP 8 pages inside BY BILL CORNWELL bcornwell@fl oridaweekly.com HE TREACHEROUS PATH TO A PRESIDENTIAL nomination, and ultimately to the White House, is mined with surprises, scandals, missteps and ill-conceived Behind the Wheel deeds. Long-forgotten utterances of the The new Jaguar XF holds the T regrettable and embarrassing variety road. A16 and previously concealed lapses in pru- dence and decorum invariably fly back to their originators like deftly deployed boomerangs. As the process unfolds and the accumula- tion of policy contradictions and personal foibles mount, candidates scramble to explain the unexplainable. Little wonder, then, that a presidential campaign resembles Paul’s trek to Damascus. Epiphanies abound, profound per- sonal transformations emerge from the ether SEE TRAP, A10 EDITORIAL IMAGES BY SHUTTERSTOCK/ ILLUSTRATION ERIC RADDATZ / FLORIDA WEEKLY / FLORIDA WEEKLY ERIC RADDATZ EDITORIAL IMAGES BY SHUTTERSTOCK/ ILLUSTRATION Silver Alerts help locate seniors Look What I Found lost on the road or on foot Scott Simmons finds a 19th-century Wedgwood BY EVAN WILLIAMS Amber Alerts (which help find missing chil- Capriware pitcher. B2 ewilliams@fl oridaweekly.com dren). But they are specifically for people 60 and older who have memory impairments You’ve probably seen the electronic mes- or cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s sage signs on the interstate lighting up with and other forms of dementia, and who go Download a “Silver Alert,” displaying the characteris- missing while driving. Advocates are also our FREE tics and tag number of a car and imploring developing protocols for law enforcement App today motorists who spot it to call #347 or 911. when seniors go missing on foot. Silver Alerts are a state program started Available on in 2008 under Gov. Charlie Crist based on the iTunes and SEE SILVER ALERT, A8 Android App Store. PRSRT STD OPINION A4 REAL ESTATE A20 COLLECTIBLES B2 U.S. POSTAGE PETS A6 KOVELS A21 CALENDAR B4-6 PAID FORT MYERS, FL BUSINESS A14 BEHIND THE WHEEL A23 PUZZLES B12 PERMIT NO. 715 INVESTING A15 ARTS B1 CUISINE B18-19 A2 NEWS WEEK OF APRIL 28-MAY 4, 2016 www.FloridaWeekly.com GARDENS/JUPITER FLORIDA WEEKLY COMMENTARY It’s a Southern tradition principlep among these. (If you think flying on black people. birth, presumably to be verified on entry thatt flag is really about Southern heritage, Florida was right in there, too, doing its by a police officer inspecting their genitals. youy probably drink sweet ice tea.) worst. In the first half of the 20th century, As predictable as rain, states prone to leslieLILLY These old tropes embody our worst it had the highest number of lynchings per the South’s infatuation with bigotry joined [email protected] inclinations.i They are fertile ground for capita in the country. White mobs routine- the bandwagon with equally offensive demagoguesd sowing seeds of fire. They ly targeted and burned black homes and attempts to legalize discrimination, be it in knowk how to stir up a conflagration of hate communities (most famously, Rosewood the name of Christianity or homophobic The South is famous for many things and bigotry and reduce the Golden Rule to and Ocoee). fears — and so many ways to get there, too. but progressive policies or enlightened a pile of ash. No good ever comes from it. In the ’60s, white racists added bomb- Thanks to the soldiers of righteousness, political leadership are rarely among Of all the Southern states predisposed ing and chemical warfare to their arsenal. multiple versions of the “Pastor Protection them. Politically moderate Southerners to take the low road on matters of justice, In St. Augustine, the then-president of the Act” are making the rounds in state legis- are lonely voices within the conserva- North Carolina stands out as historical Florida Hotel & Motel Association fended latures, making it illegal to “force” clergy tive choruses dominating the statehouses anomaly to the contrary. It defied follow- off black protesters in the hotel’s pool he to perform a same-sex wedding. Never of the old Confederacy. The rigidity in ing, lemming-like, the pattern of political managed by dumping muriatic acid into mind the U.S. Constitution already takes their old school approach to governance backwardness characteristic of its sister the water.k care of that fearful possibility. Gov. Rick is self-limiting, and change of the forward- states. Historian V.O. Key reasoned this In neighborly Georgia, arch-segrega- Scott signed Florida’s version of the bill thinking variety seldom comes by design was because of the state’s lesser reliance tionist Lester Maddox handed out auto- last month, demonstrating the breadth of or without the suffering and pain of those on ye old plantation economy. He labeled graphed ax handles as political souvenirs his moral courage. who ultimately will it through struggle the state’s business model a “progressive of his successful ‘66 campaign for gov- Tennessee’s state Legislature did one and sacrifice. It’s an old story that keeps plutocracy.” ernor. The “Pickrick Drumsticks” were even better, passing a bill declaring the repeating itself. An article in The American Prospect a euphemism for their intended use as Bible as the state’s official book. The gov- Once upon a time, the grand maestros by Chris Kromm and Sue Sturgis says the bludgeons to dissuade three black students ernor refused to sign the bill but the state over the region’s orchestras of backward- state’s electorate has long favored a pinch from Georgia Tech from sitting in and Legislature won’t let that stand. Being on ness were Dixiecrats. Now, it’s the ultra of moderation in its politicians, like Gov. sampling the fried chicken at Maddox’s the wrong side of history is a Southern conservatives of the Republican Party. Terry Sanford and others who called for diner. tradition. ■ Despite the changeover in personnel, the racial reconciliation and progressive eco- So with this history in mind, it is sad to content of their political performance nomic policies, even while black churches witness the shuttering of North Carolina’ s — Leslie Lilly is a native Florid- hasn’t changed much; nor has the audience burned across the South. They champi- moderation by way of the state’s hard turn ian. Her professional career spans more that is attracted to their play. oned investment in public education, alli- to the radical right, up-ending the progres- than 25 years leading major philan- If you know Southern history, the pres- ances with the business community to sive pragmatism of its more enlightened thropic institutions in the South and ent politics are distressingly reminiscent promote higher paying jobs and removal leadership. Appalachia. She writes frequently on of the bad old days when Jim Crow was of barriers to racial equality. The state’s governor has signed a bill issues of politics, public policy and king and segregation now and forever North Carolina was a beacon of hope into law discriminating against gay and philanthropy, earning national recogni- went platinum, sanctioned by the state for Southerners seeking a more enlight- transgender people, dictating which rest- tion for her leadership in the charitable and espoused by moral bigots thumping ened path toward resolving racial issues. rooms they can use; and further, permits sector. She resides with her family and their Bibles. These unmannerly attitudes The state surely had its political warts, but the state to usurp the authority of local pugs in Jupiter. Email her at llilly@ and behaviors remain entrenched as rel- compared to most Southern states, it was governments to pass nondiscriminatory floridaweekly.com and read past blog ics. They are artifacts of the dark side of in stark contrast to the war in the region ordinances. Transgender people must use posts on Tumblr at llilly15.Tumblr.com. Southern heritage, the Confederate flag being waged by the white establishment the bathrooms that match their gender at HIGHER A STROKE LEVEL OF AWARD CARE WINNING Members of Tenet Comprehensive Health’s Stroke Center Find out more information about our award-winning services. Register for a FREE Stroke Screening by calling 561-882-9100 901 45th St West Palm Beach, FL 33407 | StMarysMC.com MAY COMMUNITY EVENTS & LECTURES Stroke – Panel of Experts Presentation The Mystery of Migraines May is National Stroke Awareness Month Jennifer Buczyner, MD Neurologist Thursday, May 19 @ 6-7pm Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center // Classroom 4 Thirty-six million Americans, about 12% of the population, sufer from migraine headaches. 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