Comments on: The Battle for State Senate… It’s Only Just Begun http://demarcationville.com/2008/08/08/the-battle-for-state-senate-its-only-just-begun/ There’s a thin line between normal and insane. I think I’m standing on it… which would explain the big blob of crazy on my shoe. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:15:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jesse Hughes http://demarcationville.com/2008/08/08/the-battle-for-state-senate-its-only-just-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Jesse Hughes Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:26:48 +0000 http://demarcationville.wordpress.com/?p=1426#comment-885 Senator Mike Williams is a great candidate who doesn't care a whit about kissing up to big-headed power-grabbers. As long as Independent Senator Mike Williams is allowed to serve the people of his district and vote the way the people in his district want him to, Senator Mike Williams will do so and he will remain independent from the control of or perceived control of any King or related interests and of those who want a state income tax. Although Mike Williams had other opportunities that would have been in his own best financial interest personally, he chose instead to offer himself up to the wisdom of the people of the 4th Senate District as an Independent candidate. Before he made that decision, I urged him NOT to feel pressured by anyone -- Republican, Independent, Democrat or anyone else -- to run or not to run and to do what he thought best. Disclosure: I maxed out in contributions to him last summer just to give him some gas money to travel through Senate District 4 so he wouldn't have to pay out of his own pocket. Senator Mike Williams remains the same Mike Williams he's always been. He put his own personal best interests to the side and offered himself once more as a candidate for Senate District 4 which consists of Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union counties. If you want to help financially but are afraid of partisan retaliation, you can contribute without having your name disclosed. If you make a contribution of $100 or less to a campaign, it will be reported in an aggregate of unitemized contributions. A campaign must keep a record of a contributor's name and address in case of an audit, but it does not have to publically disclose them. If you want to help, please send checks to: Friends of Mike Williams PO Box 176 Maynardville, TN 37807 Sincerely, Jesse Hughes Volunteer for Mike Williams for Senate Senator Mike Williams is a great candidate who doesn’t care a whit about kissing up to big-headed power-grabbers.
As long as Independent Senator Mike Williams is allowed to serve the people of his district and vote the way the people in his district want him to, Senator Mike Williams will do so and he will remain independent from the control of or perceived control of any King or related interests and of those who want a state income tax.
Although Mike Williams had other opportunities that would have been in his own best financial interest personally, he chose instead to offer himself up to the wisdom of the people of the 4th Senate District as an Independent candidate.
Before he made that decision, I urged him NOT to feel pressured by anyone — Republican, Independent, Democrat or anyone else — to run or not to run and to do what he thought best.
Disclosure: I maxed out in contributions to him last summer just to give him some gas money to travel through Senate District 4 so he wouldn’t have to pay out of his own pocket.
Senator Mike Williams remains the same Mike Williams he’s always been. He put his own personal best interests to the side and offered himself once more as a candidate for Senate District 4 which consists of Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union counties.
If you want to help financially but are afraid of partisan retaliation, you can contribute without having your name disclosed.
If you make a contribution of $100 or less to a campaign, it will be reported in an aggregate of unitemized contributions.
A campaign must keep a record of a contributor’s name and address in case of an audit, but it does not have to publically disclose them.

If you want to help, please send checks to:
Friends of Mike Williams
PO Box 176
Maynardville, TN 37807

Sincerely,
Jesse Hughes
Volunteer for Mike Williams for Senate

]]> By: Prominent Republicans To Raise Funds For GOP Targeted Indy State Senator? : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee http://demarcationville.com/2008/08/08/the-battle-for-state-senate-its-only-just-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Prominent Republicans To Raise Funds For GOP Targeted Indy State Senator? : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:13:41 +0000 http://demarcationville.wordpress.com/?p=1426#comment-884 [...] the word on the street - or one local, politically astute blog anyway: According to the Republican Son, however, he and several other party members are switching horses [...] [...] the word on the street – or one local, politically astute blog anyway: According to the Republican Son, however, he and several other party members are switching horses [...]

]]> By: carolynn elder http://demarcationville.com/2008/08/08/the-battle-for-state-senate-its-only-just-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-883 carolynn elder Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:57:06 +0000 http://demarcationville.wordpress.com/?p=1426#comment-883 Angelia, the only thing that keeps me from being hissingly jealous of your ability to reason and to write is that i am old enough to be your mother. Actually, i am old enough to be your grandmother in some states. i won't belabor points i already have belabored, but i will say that i don't know about the other four counties in the district, but i know that my county won't vote for its senator based on what's best for Ron Ramsey's political career. And my Nashville sources tell me Senator Williams could be a future governor, without being affiliated with either party. Wouldn't that be exciting? i wish my granddaddy, Uncle John and Cousin JB were still alive. They would LOVE this campaign. Gee, i'm having flashbacks to when things weren't already decided before the voting booths were unpacked. Angelia, the only thing that keeps me from being hissingly jealous of your ability to reason and to write is that i am old enough to be your mother. Actually, i am old enough to be your grandmother in some states.

i won’t belabor points i already have belabored, but i will say that i don’t know about the other four counties in the district, but i know that my county won’t vote for its senator based on what’s best for Ron Ramsey’s political career.

And my Nashville sources tell me Senator Williams could be a future governor, without being affiliated with either party. Wouldn’t that be exciting? i wish my granddaddy, Uncle John and Cousin JB were still alive. They would LOVE this campaign.

Gee, i’m having flashbacks to when things weren’t already decided before the voting booths were unpacked.

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