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Would you consider this an
Would you consider this an endorsement?
(link...)
If I were to ever
If I were to ever acknowledge the existence of that thing you linked to, yes.
It's been posted that if he
It's been posted that if he could keep his campaign focused on Tennessee and let this crap go, he'd be very difficult to defeat. Can't do it, can't get away from the national spotlight.
I call shenanigans. If Ford loses, it sure as hell won't be that he talked about buying the Dixie Chicks at Starbucks. It'll be because he's widely perceived as inexperienced and unwilling to do legwork, and because his whole frigging family will be on trial on television statewide in October of this year.
Oh yeah: And because many folks won't vote for an uppity Negro. They'll turn out in droves to support their darling Bredesen, and cross over to vote for Bryant or whomever.
Looks like Bob Corker has a
Looks like Bob Corker has a 13 point lead, with Bob Corker and Bob Corker in a dead heat for second place.
(I wonder if there is some psychology to clicking the middle Bob Corker - ballot placement advantage? Or maybe people just prefer the moderate/centrist Bob Corker over Bob Corker and Bob Corker.)
Look at what just crawled
We have a cockroach problem.
Look at what just crawled out from under a rock:
http://www.haroldfraudjr.blogspot.com/
Nice! Thanks for the link,
Nice! Thanks for the link, Brian.
If this were the blab, I'd
If this were the blab, I'd give you a green cube!
My Money is for KNS to go with Corker
Corker has even been to the Mexico Border for his latest commercial and he has signs up in front of Sherwood Cemetery, hope that signals the death of the GOP strangle hold. I think he's lame, buts seems like a perfect guy for the good ole KNS to back. Stacey
I sure hope Bob Corker
I sure hope Bob Corker gets it!! Oh please, oh please, oh pleeeeze!!!!
Bob Corker doesn't have a chance
Bob Corker doesn't have a chance in the world. We all know that the KNS is going to endorse Bob Corker.
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WWJHD?
WWJHD?
Close results on the poll question thus far
Is anyone else running? I haven't seen signs of life from the other campaigns, at least not while I'm looking for gas.
I saw a TV commercial with Corker talking about the all-important Tennessee issue of immigrants speaking English. I guess he's not targeting the Hispanic vote in this GOP primary race.
Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.
Is anyone else running? I
Is anyone else running? I haven't seen signs of life from the other campaigns, at least not while I'm looking for gas.
'Round Nashvegas, the yahoos on the Van Wagon posterized the roads right during the Iroquois Steeplechase this year. I've actually seen about as many Bryant signs as I have HFJ signs. Corker has a bit of a presence too.
Maybe it's more present in middle TN than east right about now.
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Haslam carnage
Haslam's ain't elected anybody statewide in a long, long time. Matter of fact, the carnage of busted up East Tennessee Republican's going up in flames statewide is significant, going all the way back to Bulldog Ashe goin' agin' AlGore many moons ago. Haslam backed Corker the first time and it was all for naught, when you get to Nashville, there are 50 Jim Haslam's in Republican politics and when you get to Memphis and Shelby County there are 150 Jim Haslams pushing Republican candidates. World doesn't end in Crossville, thats where it begins.
well, there's one recent example. . .
Old Hickory said "Haslam's ain't elected anybody statewide in a long, long time. "
Latest example: George W. Bush. Last election, Jim Haslam was the chief fundraiser for W for the State of Tennessee.
And Jim also pushed Lamar! for the senate, after helping Lamar! trying to stay in the spotlight by becoming president of UT so he could try again to run for President.
Haslam was not fundraiser for Bush
Big Jim game a ton of money to the Busch campaign, however, the operatives for the Bush 2004 campaign were all in Memphis, primarily David Kustoff who was recently appointed US Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Haslam had no official role in the Bush 2004 effort.
As for Lamar, Lamar has lived and resided in Nashville for a number of years and his take as an East Tennesseean are disingenuous as his wife, Honey, never moved to Knoxville when Lamar was the UT President.
Haslam klan was the primary force behind Corker campaign for Senate in 1994 and one should expect a similar result in 2006.
Junior Ford on Don Imus this a.m.
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My regards,
Bob Davis
IN TODAY'S NEW YORK TIMES, CONGRESSMAN HAROLD FORD, JR. SAID 'LIBERAL' IS A TOXIC WORD IN TENNESSEE AND HE FIGHTS THE CHARACTERIZATION:
"Mr. Ford Agrees That 'The Most Toxic Word In The Political Vocabulary In This State Is 'Liberal' And Fights The Ideological Characterization." (Robin Toner, "Democrats' Senate Hopes May Ride On Tennessee Race," The New York Times, May 31, 2006).
BUT THIS MORNING ON IMUS, FORD'S "TOXICITY" WAS ON FULL DISPLAY AS HE URGED PEOPLE TO SEE AL GORE'S NEW MOVIE, BUY THE NEW DIXIE CHICKS CD, AND HEAPED PRAISE ON HILLARY CLINTON:
MSNBC's DON IMUS: "I'm on a real win streak Congressman Ford. . . . The Dixie Chicks with their new album going number one at Billboard next week. Sold a half million records." HAROLD FORD, JR.: "I bought one of them. I bought one of them at Starbucks." (Harold Ford, Jr., MSNBC's "Imus In The Morning," May 31, 2006)
FORD: "Al Gore and Hillary Clinton are two of the biggest names and forces in our party. Al Gore is getting a lot of attention . . . because he's been right for a long time on a lot of issues . . . . And his movie, 'Inconvenient Truth,' if you haven't seen it, if any of you haven't seen it, they should." (Harold Ford, Jr., MSNBC's "Imus In The Morning," May 31, 2006)
IMUS: "Would you like to see Al Gore running again?" FORD: "I love Al Gore. . . . Well, as I shared with him, he knows that he has my support in whatever he decides to do. I don't know if he's running for president." (Harold Ford, Jr., MSNBC's "Imus In The Morning," May 31, 2006)
FORD: "And people always countin' Hillary Clinton out. This lady is as smart and as good as it gets. I think it's a great thing for our party that you have two people like them [Gore and Clinton] . . . ." (Harold Ford, Jr., MSNBC's "Imus In The Morning," May 31, 2006)
It's been posted that if he could keep his campaign focused on Tennessee and let this crap go, he'd be very difficult to defeat. Can't do it, can't get away from the national spotlight.
People in Tennessee don't love Al Gore. See 2000 Presidential Election Results - State of Tennessee
Psychedelic!
Psychedelic!
Tough choice
You know, Bob Corker is right on the issues, but Bob Corker really bugs me with the way he governs sometimes. I think I'll go with Bob Corker.
Edit -- I know it's early in the poll, but Bob Corker is getting robbed.
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I think Bob Corker is too
I think Bob Corker is too far from the center, as is Bob Corker. Bob Corker's moderate position is sure to win the day.