Duchenne's is a horrible disease and has caused heartbreak for so many families. It it one of the saddest things to witness as a young boy loses his mobility, as his muscles weaken, he ends up in a wheel chair, and gradually dies. These kids are very much aware of what is happening to them.

Glad to see Martin Daniel's response and proud of Rep. Cohen for doing something about this insidious disease. If I were Steve Hall, I would apologize for that mailer, that's pretty low down.

Look before you leap.

Somebody with Hall should've put 2 and 2 together. Hall has had his own health issues, he should know better.

Hey, Hall doesn't have to worry.
Former state legislators get to keep their state-subsidized health insurance for life, if they've served long enough to vest, which I think is only 4 years.

Martin Daniels you still gave to an Liberal DEMOCART congressman. There was plenty of Republicans that would help with your son's needs. I have many health issues and I have an child with Downs syndrome and I struggle every day with money to pay for medication .I don't have money to start an foundation I am not wealthy like you . Mr. Hall had plenty of reason to send that mailer out . I will not ever vote for you or anybody that is supporting you . You bashed Steve Hall and his family I am sick of people like you . You have so much hate for Steve Hall. You have never said what you are going to do for district 18 just bash Steve Hall shame on you . Cheers. Why would you want to leave your child and wife with your son with him in such bad health and go to Nashville for 5 months if the life span of your son is so short . Is it because you want more insurance!!!!!!! Cheers Try to be poor and struggle with money for doctor bills and medication.

Steve Hall did the right thing in sending that mailer all you do is press release on anything Steve Hall does . It is sad about your son ,however plenty of republicans would have helped you but you gave to the biggest LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IN THE U.S.. This is wrong if you run for office you can't ride the fence. It is either Democrat or Republican you are neither . You get angry when someone brings out what you do wrong. GET OVER IT!!!!! You are an hot head and you have lied to the district 18.I guess that is what rich lawyers do .

No I am not going anywhere but to the press. CHEERS

Hall and Campfield are both going to lose. They'll be able to go into business together, I reckon.

I wish Steve Hall had mailed the information about you sooner. You need to understand when you run for an political office whom ever you support and what ever you say will be used against you . Look how you are twisting the truth about Lake Shore why don't you really read the bill. It states nothing about the park.
I about so tired of you bring up about hospital being build. I have many friends that ride the bus and have to use CAC to go to doctor they want an hospital on Middle Brook pike. So get over it.
Mr. Martin you have never expressed your concerns about district 18 or what you are going to change. That is why my wife and I are not voting for you . I personally do not know Steve Hall ,however I have researched his voting recorded in Nashville and when he was on city council and I like what I found. Mr. Daniel I don't know what your real motive to get elected to the state House it is not for the good of the 18th district. To give money to an U.S. Democrat shows me you will vote at what ever benefits your needs not the people of the 18th district. You are wealthy and don't care about wasteful spending or you wouldn't have spend over 100 thousand of your own money for this election and those billboards with your face and We Can Do Better is hideous.

Martin Daniel I received your letter dated July 30, 2014, I am ashamed of you for using your son and his disease for your political gain. I am confused that you want my vote for State Representative for the 18th District but you clearly stated in your letter that this position "will not be a job for me" . I want someone that will work to represent me and my families interest, but clearly you are out for yourself and promoting your own agenda. Isn't it true that the only reason that you want this job is to tell TDOT what to do?

Oh, good grief.

What next, somebody's going to shoot at Steve and Rob McNutt?

Wait... that already happened.

Steve Hall apparently has an active and creepy social media operation. Don't have a dog in that hunt, but some the comments wouldn't be helping to get my vote.

Also it helps to primary him.

Especially in a year when Stacey's getting primaried.

I actually kinda like Steve and think he represented his constituency pretty well on City Council. He may remember that I told him at a Council of West Knox County Homeowners that sponsoring the bill to lift the scenic highway designation from Middlebrook Highway for Tennova without talking to the surrounding neighborhood groups would cause him trouble. And that was before we learned that he'd taken a big donation from Tennova.

He pretty much blew me off. Evidently he got to thinking he was bulletproof. And why not? Stacey kept getting away with 10X the crap Steve ever pulled, and he got his running buddy McNutt on the election commission. Why worry??

On the other hand, something tells me that a guy in the billboard business isn't *really* all that crazy about billboard-free scenic highways.

I must have missed that election . When did this happen? I thought I live in America not the country I grew up in . If you voted against someone they shot and killed you. Was you the one that shot Steve Hall and Rob McNutt??

I went online and looked about the donation from Tennova and it was 500dollars and it was given to all except Stacey Campfield and Gloria Johnson. This had nothing to do about the hospital being built . TENNOVA and many doctors give donation and get nothing in return . What do you think lobbyist do in Nashville and Washington D.C do across the nation . When they give money sometimes they get what they want and sometimes not. I know my mom wants the hospital build on middle brook pk. She is 87yrs old and she had 3 strokes so not all people in west hills don't want the hospital. I heard and weigles is going to expand in west hills and you don't want it either. The hospital isn't going to be built anyway.

As my grandmother used to say, we don't have enough asylums...

..and all your grammar are belong to Hall:

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All of which, of course, is essential to this part of the campaign.

HA HA Lake Shore is closed . I went to school in the Philippines and my English is better than some of my college classmates. Can you read and speak this Ginoo mayroon at maganda gabi.

I 4 people that was going to vote for you ,however my neighbor called me an informed me you have lied to all district 18 about Lake Shore Park. I want you to apologize to district 18 in an letter or press release because the Bill SB1243 is nothing to do with the park itself it is the property where the LAKE SHORE MENTAL INSTUTE was operated prior to closure. You and Victor Ashe whom I have not respect for and he had taken my sister's land in eminent domain while he was mayor and built Victor Ashe park. I have hated him ever since my sister had an stroke 1 yr later.
I can't believe so many people already voted for you. Shame on them it is bad enough you gave money to D- Steve Cohen and Lied and distorted the truth about State Rep. Steve Hall and you paid all the D-papers to print a lie. Many of my friends that live in Dean Hill doesn't like this . I guess million-airs and lying lawyers get anything they want.

Holy cow. Steve Hall supporters are nuts.

I'm with Bean; I kinda like Steve personally. I pretty much disagreed with 90% of his votes on Council, but whenever I talked with him he was unfailingly pleasant and took the time to listen to me. That's behavior some of his supporters would do well to emulate.

Steve Hall is pleasant to talk to. Politically, he's a disaster, but I don't trust anyone who owns a billboard company no matter what he says about abstaining on related issues. Daniel's goal is to go to Nashville to get restrictions on billboards relaxed. It's a damn shame neither party put up a decent candidate in this race, but as the lesser of two evils I would hold my nose and vote for Hall. Hall has also promised he will introduce legislation to restore the scenic highway designation on Middlebrook and add on an amendment which would allow Tennova to build above the 35 ft height restriction.

Martin Daniel is an idiot. He recently spoke out that he thinks it is totally appropriate for ISIS to recruit on TN campuses.

Daniel is not a Republican. He is a RINO!

Throw the bum out!