To truly understand the bigger issue at the crux of their perceived marriage, one must fully understand the man that duane martin is. I’m talking about a man who never had acting lessons…a man who belongs to a church whose pastor is involved in a cock fight scandal (see the Reverend Billy Angel), a man who is a direct descendant of Crispus Attucks….and a man who has been a member of the now seemingly defunct “Whig Party” for more than 8 years, just as 5 generations of his family were. To understand this man, one must first understand the party.

In the 17 and 1800s, one could scarecly go out on their front lawn without being confronted by Whig paraphenalia and fanfare. Their wagons trielessly campaigned on every cobblestone road in America. They had an almost celebrity like presence and appeal, at one time boasting a membership that included names like Paul Revere, Louis Pasteur, Crispus Attucks Sr, John Wilkes Booth, and Paul Robeson. Whig events were not only political, they were social and religious. They defined an entire generation of reformers, and set the stage for what was almost a second American civil war. Strong believers in family, it was routine for Whigs and Whig revivalists like Martin and Campbell to stage marriages and other unions for the benefit of onlookers, especiallty at a time when most of America was still reeling from an out of control Corn field tax that crippled every state from Maine to Mississippi. Is it any wonder that all these generations have still not truly overcome these chickens that have yet to truly and unconditionally roost?
Well they are roosting now my friends, and in all honesty, it couldn’t have come at a better time.