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You can tell a lot about the 9th District candidates by their ice cream
By Lenny Wallis, THG News August 15, 2004 As an independent that lives in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, I have been trying to make up my mind the past few months on who would be the best man to represent this part of the state in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in 2005. Should I pick the smooth-talking and popular incumbent Baron Hill, a Democrat from Seymour who is in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and who has been in office since 1998? Or should I choose Hill’s Republican challenger, Mike Sodrel, a New Albany native and owner and operator of three businesses headquartered in Jeffersonville that employ over 500 people around the state: The Free Enterprise System, SOLO Logistics, and Sodrel Truck Lines? All of my questions were answered Saturday afternoon in Corydon at the local Dairy Queen. I was walking out to my truck after eating a Flamethrower burger, fries, and Coke when I saw Mike Sodrel pull into the drive through in his black sport utility vehicle, no doubt on his way to campaign at one of the outdoor events going on in the area. Wondering
what kind of ice cream a man like Mr. Sodrel eats, I waited in my truck until he
came out of the This speaks volumes about Sodrel. A wealthy businessman that could afford to eat any ice cream he wanted: Ben & Jerry’s, Godiva, even Haagen Dazs. Instead he chose perhaps the most simple and inexpensive of dairy treats—something you might see the poorest of Hoosiers eating while walking down the street. This is why I will be voting Republican for the 9th District this November 2. Indiana needs representatives like Sodrel—successful business leaders that can also relate to common man; traits that Sodrel showed me yesterday at Dairy Queen. And what about the favorite ice cream of opponent Baron Hill? Word on the street is when he decides to splurge and cheat on his diet, he enjoys a delicious Nestle Drumstick sundae. What does this tell me about Hill’s personality? He has a hard shell, is soft in the middle, and is a bit nutty.
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