Charlottesville Calls Out Falls Church City

  It is election year smack talk Old Dominion style. 

Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris has challenged Falls Church City to a voter turnout duel.  In an email sent this week to our beloved Falls Church City Mayor Robin Gardner, Charlottesville Mayor Norris drew a line in the red clay:

"... In the 2004 Presidential election, the City of Falls Church had the largest turnout rate of any City in the Commonwealth (80.89% of registered voters);  Charlottesville's rate, by comparison, was a relatively anemic 66.98%.  I am making a full-court press to increase turnout in this November's election and to that end, I have issued a public challenge -- for Charlottesville to have the highest turnout rate of any City in Virginia this year. .."

Mayor Gardner's response? 

"Bring it." 

Oh, it is so on now you downstate, hybrid Chardonnay sipping, colonial era reenacting, suspiciously polite, Charlottesville wussies. 

Clearly you have never heard of our notoriously uber competitive, did-you-want-a-piece-of-me, small town mayor?  I pity you.  Gig Harbor Washington is still in shock from the beat down they took from Falls Church in the Harry-est Town in America contest. 

The mayors have each put up their stakes.  Falls Church gets some bust of Thomas Jefferson from Charlottesville if it wins.  Charlottesville gets a tree sapling from (Tree City USA - yet another title) Falls Church City in the very unlikely event they win.

A plaster bust of some dead guy - $20.  A big weed dug up from a local creek - free.  Four more years of political bragging rights - priceless baby.