Romance = Pornography in Texas

Have you heard about Fred Head, the guy running for office in Texas who has attacked his opponent for having written a romance novel?

Check this out (all punctuation as original):

Susan Combs claims to be a person of high moral standards. Her record of writing, having published and selling a pornographic book clearly shows that Susan Combs is a two faced, hypocrite who was obviously more concerned with her literary career and seeing her name in print than the morals of the young People of Texas who are exposed to her 222 page book, A Perfect Match, which has her name at the top of every other page - - - a clear testament to Susan Combs’ insatiable ego and desire to see her name in print.

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Sheesh. You'd think Susan Combs was the Marquise de Sade, but the cover and excerpts show the book to be your standard, Harlequin-type romance. I can't believe this guy passes as a Democrat in Texas.

I wrote this for my blog:

The Ballad of Fred 'n' Sue

Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Fred,
A good ol' Texan boy with the last name o' Head.
Seems one day he was fixin' to be elected
When he heard about a book that could get a man erected.
Porn, that is…evil…a one-hand read.

Well it turns out, you see, that this filthy book was writ
By gal named Sue who he called a hypocrite,
'Cause she was runnin' for that Texas post as well
But page one-oh-two sez she's goin' straight to hell.
Sex, that is…nekkidness…doin' it.

But if y'all take a look, you will find to yer surprise
What looks purty raw to our saintly Freddie's eyes
Turns out to be an ol' fashioned kind o' read
A sweet li'l tale that won't make yer eyes bleed.
Romance, that is…makin' love…commitment!

Why would he tell everyone she wrote a porn?
Are voters down there dumber than the newly born?
Or maybe lit'rate folks are poor Freddie's greatest fear
Bein' that he posted "Read an Extraxt here."
Spellcheck…proofread…idjit.

So you figure ol' Fred is a good Republican
A fine upstanding conservative gen'leman,
Turns out instead she's the GOP's lass
It's her opponent who's the real jackass.
C'mon Texas...don't fall for this...bull-hockey!

DeniseK said:

Your poem, to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies, is great!! You should send it to Susan Combs

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Ha! I think I will.

Okay, I sent it to both Fred Head and Susan Combs. I'm not really expecting a response from either of them, but if they do reply, I'll let you know!

Cathy C said:

I wonder if this guy doesn't know that RWA is headquartered in Texas, for heaven's sake! He just woke up a very big and annoyed sleeping dog with this one! Both RT and RWA conferences are IN Texas next year, and this is already flying around the internet.

I can see the flyers now in downtown Houston and Austin, "Romance Authors for Susan Combs!" "Down with Head!" "Does Texas really want the person who drove romance dollars out of Texas in charge of the money?"

ETA: Oh, Marlys, your song is PRICELESS! Would you mind if I shared it with my RWA chapters?

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Feel free! (Of course, I'd appreciate it if you kept my name with it--last name is Pearson ).