The David Stanley salesman wannabe pictured above is Charles McCall. He's the new Speaker-elect for the Oklahoma House of Representatives – that special place in our government where hope, optimism, logic and compassion all go to die.
If you think Charles looks like the guy who would creep on a woman at the grocery store, don't feel bad. He kind of admits to it in an editorial he wrote this week for The Oklahoman:
Have you ever watched a mother shopping for groceries? If you paid attention, you probably noticed two things: first, she spent time deliberating over items as she perused the aisles and, second, she invariably removed items from her cart as she added new items.
Yeah, who hasn't watched a mother shopping for groceries? It's so fun! There's nothing more exciting than spending your afternoon navigating through the Whole Foods / Trader Joes / Sprouts triangle to check out... errrr... watch mom's stretch, reach and "deliberate over items" on the top shelf all while you crouch like a lion on the hunt, patiently waiting for the perfect moment to waltz in and with a big helpful, smile say "Hi, I'm Chaz. May I help you with that?"
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