Someone better save that info, because by the end of the day, the domain registration will probably be changed and nothing but denials will come from Ragsdale's office.

Here it is:

Querying whois.opensrs.net]
[whois.opensrs.net]
Registrant:
Jon, Gustin
Box 757
Norris, TN 37828
US

Domain name: RAGSDALEFORGOVERNOR.COM

Administrative Contact:
Gustin, Jon jsgustin@bellsouth.net
Box 757
Norris, TN 37828
US
+1.111111111
Technical Contact:
Gustin, Jon jsgustin@bellsouth.net
Box 757
Norris, TN 37828
US
+1.111111111

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 31-Jul-2006.
Record expires on 31-Jul-2007.
Record created on 31-Jul-2006.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.IXWEBHOSTING.COM 69.49.226.4
NS2.IXWEBHOSTING.COM 69.49.227.4

Domain status: REGISTRAR-LOCK

Who is Jon Gustin.

Jon Gustin, Manager of E-government Services
Knox County Government

Serves at the pleasure of County Mayor Mike Ragsdale and is often times his photographer.

You can reach Jon at jon.gustin@knoxcounty.org or 865.215.4227.

Apparently, (link...) states "Ragsdale owes me money".

Uh, no it doesn't.

Uh, I don't think Bryson has anything to be upset about. Ragsdale isn't running for Governor in 2006.

But I did hear on local talk radio that Peyton Manning may run a write-in campaign for Frist's U.S. Senate seat and that Harold Ford Jr. said if so he would drop out and throw his support to Manning.

The registration for (link...) states "Ragsdale owes me money". I heard on the radio that a former Knox County employee, Tyler Harber, owns it.

I think that is accurate (see e-mail of tyler@nationalpublicstrategies.com)- This was captured on 10/31/05 prior to current registrant- due to it was originally registered as:

Registrant:
Committee to Elect Mike Ragsdale
4437 Kingston Pk
Suite 145
Knoxville, TN 37919
US

Domain Name: MIKERAGSDALE.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Committee to Elect Mike Ragsdale tyler@nationalpublicstrategies.com
4437 Kingston Pk
Suite 145
Knoxville, TN 37919
US
8657190193

Record expires on 29-Sep-2006
Record created on 29-Sep-2004

I heard that Tyler "sold" his resignation to Ragsdale for aroun 20k, but Ragsdale refused to pay after Tyler left.

That would make me angry, too.

Metropulse - Ear to Ground (8/10/06)
Tyler Redux
Someone sent an e-mail around last week purported to be from “Tyler Harber,” the former staffer for County Mayor Mike Ragsdale who resigned after an investigation of hacked emails and Harber’s computer was discovered hidden on top of a heating duct.

The email is entitled “Ragsdale Missing Me Now” and notes that Harber used to win local races on Ragsdale’s behalf, but without his services this election, all of the Ragsdale-supported candidates lost. Wheel-tax opposition leader Greg “Lumpy” Lambert beat a Ragsdale-supported candidate in the Republican primary, and a Democrat in the general election to take a seat on County Commission. Chuck James lost to County Commissioner Mark Cawood. Thomas Deakins defeated Lee Martin for the school board and state Rep. Stacy Campfield beat back a challenge by Gary Drinnen.
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If I lost all my races, I probably would miss someone like Tyler Harber, too. Sad little Ragsdale. :( He has no one to beat his political enemies. I bet he is rethinking letting Harber resign.

I wonder if there is a "Mike Ragsdale for Governor" over at MySpace? Dot com's are so 5 years ago. I can see his honor wearing sunglasses and doing the "humpty hump" to some cool grove.