Democrat Tim Davis sat next to Billy Long Friday night at the Ozark Chamber of Commerce Congressional forum. I just got off with Mr. Davis who contacted me to set up an interview, and he shared with me he enjoyed reading my articles and told me I was spot on with Billy Long.
I asked Mr. Davis to explain, and he shared with me he watched Billy Long received answer after answer on his iPhone for almost every question asked on Friday night. The only question Curtis Trent did not text message an answer to Billy Long was on Barack Obama’s education initiatives, which Long was required to answer first. Long explained he did not have an answer for the question and was unfamiliar with Obama’s education plans. In layman’s terms, Curtis Trent didn’t have fast enough fingers to get Billy’s cheat notes to him to answer the questions.
This reminds me of the now infamous conversation at Pizza by Stout in Joplin, Missouri, which Long offered a campaign job to remove the Long is Wrong Web site. Long admitted he hired Curtis Trent because he isn’t the smartest man in this race, and he needs to refer to Trent for information. Perhaps, the next forum Billy Long participates in should require candidates to check in their smart phones at the door.
Now many may say, oh Mr. Davis is just trying to attack Billy Long because he is a Democrat. Well, it wasn’t just Democrats who noted Billy’s attention to his iPhone. I also think Southwest Missouri will soon discover Tim Davis is a man of strong character with roots deep in his faith. In my few conversations with Mr. Davis, which include some tough questions that we agreed were off the record, I believe Mr. Davis is a democrat who will stand behind his moral convictions rather than compromise to party loyalty.
