Village Idiot of the Day, August 17, 2009: ohiodude, jdawg

Woe be to anyone from Canton who escapes the boundaries of our little Hateopolis and goes on to lead a successful life in the real world. We saw this weekend what poor regard our Reppies hold for the O'Jays, the tremendously successful R&B group that has kept its hometown roots alive and well, much to the dismay of local cranks. The O'Jays aren't alone.

Today we have singer Macy Gray. Ms Gray, unfortunate enough to be born here, but smart enough to get out before permanent social warp set in, is the recipient of numerous music awards: American Music Awards, Billboard Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Soultrain Awards, and 5 Grammies. She will be a contestant in this season's Dancing with the Stars scheduled to start on September 21. Other contestants include Michael Irvin, Donny Osmond, Kelly Osbourne, and the improbable Tom Delay. You'd think in the spirit of hometown niceness, our Reppies could at least wish her luck. But remember. This is Canton and they are Reppies.

The thread became so abusive that it was shut down late this afternoon. Before the thread went dark, we collected early comments. "Unfortunately," we were unable to retrieve later racist posts before they were axed. For a taste of how bad they got sample"ohiodude" below.

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Jayhawk_in_OH
Just don't let her open her mouth.

gmorris
Man the producers are real desperate!!!!! They have mostly has beens anyway on this show.

taxedtoomuch
Who cares?

Doreen
Big whooptie doo. Ooopsing the National Anthem should have been an embarassment to her and her mother. How was she a good influence to the kids at Souers when she didn't even attend there? I agree, her mother is an awesome lady. But I don't hold her in the same regard. A good influence does not lie about their age nor do they have children only to have their parents raise them. Sorry, my opinion.

ohiodude
this slut is a wacked out druggie.........she could not sign the national anthummmm??duh??? at the hof game. the flyover alm mvp dc are you on drugs?

pt-king
Other reasons to cheer for Donny Osmond....he's got morals, he's got God, and he is truly just a really nice guy.

And lest we forget that no good deed goes unpunished in Canton, we have Pizza Hut Delivers 100 Pizzas to Salvation Army. Who would complain about that, you might ask. jdawg987, that's who. We had no idea that Pizza Hut had become a subsidiary of Stark County taxpayers.

jdawg987

honestly people, there is someone flipping the bill for this. Probably tax payer money, this is ridiculous. My opinion is people who go to soup kitchens are the same people pan handling and asking people for money downtown. They need to stop mooching off society and get a job

As usual, its difficult to judge who is the bigger idiot. We'll cut the Macy Gray naysayers loose, using them as an example of native negativity. (Have you noticed more and more people are complaining about the general negativity of posters?) today and cut to the chase.

Who better than "ohiodude," IRL old Rep regime poster, David Crowe, to exemplify Canton's attitude toward successful and famous natives. Would he have been equally generous in his praise for world renowned mezzo soprano Blanche Thebom, a 1935 graduate of McKinley High School? Probably.

We can't, however, forget jdawg's attack on charity--and those who receive it. Even badlarry liked the story. What kinda of a guy begrudges kids a pizza? We know.

So, in the name of fairness, we name "ohiodude" and "jdawg" co-recipients of the August 17, 200i Village Idiot of the Day Award.

WHAT WOULD OHIODUDE SAY?