Conservative Commentary in Southern Tennessee
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My friend Rip Van Winkle is running for state representative in the 37th district.
When it comes to being a conservative, Rip is the real deal. Rip lives in Van Buren county and was elected to the county commission despite being a Republican in a Democrat-leaning county.
Check out his website, VanWinkle37.com.
And if you get a chance to meet Rip, get him aside for a few minutes and ask him how he got his name…
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I wanted to be sure and invite you to a multi-county event in Manchester, TN. The local Republican parties in southern middle Tennessee are hosting a Republican dinner & rally next Thursday night.
Speakers include local candidates Judd Matheny, Steve Heath & Mike Niederhauser. Also present will be Jason Mumpower, and the keynote speaker will be Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. Ticket sales are due this Saturday.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
5:30 pm - Social Hour
Manchester/Coffee County Convention Center
near Exit 114 (off of I-24) & US 41 147 Hospitality Blvd., Manchester, Tennessee
Sit Down Meal - Entertainment provided by Dr. Jerry Anderson
$30 – Single/ $55 – Couple
Please RSVP 931-841-6484 (931-723-0591 after 3 pm)
Attire - Business Casual
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Doesn’t that sound silly? Almost as silly as the campaign flyers I got this week from Eric Stewart and John Greeter. Both have large text proclaiming “Lower Gas Prices.”
Democrats Stewart and Greeter are state senate and state legislator candidates. Exactly how will they lower gas prices?
There is almost nothing a state legislator can do to affect gas prices. Candidates know voters are upset about high gas prices so they tell you what you want to hear.
It may get votes, but when it comes to actually lowering gas prices, they’re running on empty.
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In my inbox this morning…
Obama super-delegate and supporter, Phil Bredesen, welcomed in Winchester as he campaigns for fellow Democrats and Obama supporters Fraley and Stewart
Winchester, TN- In a county where the presidential race has been largely one sided, the Franklin County Republican Party welcomes Barack Obama super-delegate and supporter Phil Bredesen to the area. Bredesen’s visit to Franklin County and support for local candidates is part of the Obama campaign’s “Fifty State Strategy” to send Obama to the White House and bring the liberal Obama agenda to all fifty statehouses including Nashville, where Obama’s party already controls the state House and is aiming to take control of the state Senate.
“We welcome the Obama campaign to Franklin County as we support a healthy dialogue in this presidential race,” said Franklin County Republican Women’s Chair Jan Doran. She added that while support in the area for the Republican ticket of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin has been very strong, “It’s nice to see that local Democrats are lining up behind their presidential candidate”.
Obama, a lifelong Democrat like Fraley and Stewart, has campaigned in France and Germany more recently than in Tennessee however Mr. Bredesen has kept the Obama campaign going here in Tennessee and now in Franklin County with appearances in support of the first-term junior senator from Chicago.
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This morning the Nashville Scene slanders Drew Johnson, head of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. His crime is apparently being a successful conservative.
Johnson has lead the TCPR in a number of succussful investigations of various government scandals in TN. You would think that a newspaper would appreciate this sort of digging around. You would be wrong. Apparently digging up government corruption is only newsworthy if the Nashville Scene can catch a conservative doing something wrong. Or in Drew Johnson’s case, something right.
For the record, Johnson and the TCPR filed the ethics complaint that lead to a $120,000 fine against former Sen. Jerry Cooper. This was a major factor in his resignation. Now we have a competitive race in the 14th district for the first time in decades.
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