Let me tell you about my holiday trip to Illinois: Liquor was for sale at gas stations, the grocery store, Wal-Mart and every other place you could by consumable merchandise. One liquor store — bless their hearts — was open on Christmas Day. And, guess what? Hell did not freeze over. No Bibles imploded. There were no news stories about wild, drunken masses in the streets. It was just business as usual.
So, what’s our state’s damn problem? Why do we have an ABC Board anyway? If you don’t want to drink, don’t drink. But “don’t should on me,” brother.
What a useless waste of tax payer dollars and resources.
State Alcohol Law Enforcement agents said the Mecklenburg County ABC Board and the liquor company Diageo broke state alcohol laws during a November dinner for the board at which Diageo paid the $9,000 tab.The agents charged the board with accepting illegal gifts and charged Diageo and one of its representatives with providing the gifts and unlawfully entering an ABC store for reasons other than conducting business.
Read the rest of this Charlotte Observer article, by Mark Johnson, here.
From Sister Louisa:
This article appears in Jan 5-11, 2010.
This is why I drive across the border to that big store next to Carrowinds.
Frank, you’re a jerk. I bet you don’t know a single person who works at Creative Loafing so stop trying to predict their behavior and read their minds.
What?
My fellow readers, I think in 2010 we should all resolve to turn the other cheek instead of bashing Frank Griffin no matter how hateful he turns towards everyone else. I noticed that in the last few hours on New Years Eve when the rest of us were spending time with family and friends, Frank was spending his time writing several posts on this blog. This tells me that while the rest of us were with loved ones he was all alone and bitter, friendless and with a family that doesn’t want him around. Such a man should be pitied, not hated. Let’s do our best to tolerate him in the new year. Peace and God bless.