There's nothing quite like money when it comes to political campaigns. Politicians decry how it's used and hate the way it's become so entrenched in the process and then hold $1,000-a-plate dinners.
Regardless how you think of it, cold cash is needed to win any race, even in little 'ole Selma, Ala., where it appears Ruben Studdard, of American Idol fame, has contributed $100 to the incumbent, Mayor James Perkins Jr.
I've cut out the guy's address, so all you vindictive hellions don't roll his house:
Ruben Studdard, Pelham, $100
Is this the same Ruben that wowed us on television screens and stepped into our hearts as the No. 1 AI contestant? Is this the same man who bore the numerals "205" across his chest each evening?
If it is, then why is he contributing to Perkins' campaign? And can't he find more than $100? Where'd all those winnings go? Certainly not into an album worth buying.
On a somewhat unrelated amusing note - Selma's former police chief, Robert Green, gave $400 to Perkins' opponent, George Evans. If you knew the history behind these two, you'd be yucking it up, if for no other reason than a cop has more cash than a guy who won American Idol.
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