Do You Really Expect Her to Answer That?

She was the county sheriff but as an elected official,  she was, by necessity, a politician—albeit, a slimy one who never met a question she couldn’t dodge..

Local reporters, no match for the wily sheriff, were constantly thwarted when they confronted her with what they thought were “gotcha” questions. She’d fire back with retorts like, “Could you be any dumber?” or “Did you ride the little bus to school?”

After a reporter asked about her latest scandal, she countered with, “Where are they gonna find a better sheriff than me?”

“Anywhere,” was the reply after she lost the recall vote.



Prompt: Rhetorical