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.
Posted in politics on Sep 29th, 2008
Last week, Mike Williams skipped into town with Governor Phil Bredesen. The pair stopped by the Hale Springs Inn to officially announce a transportation enhancement grant in the amount of $168,000 for phase two of the Inn restoration project. (Jeff Bobo’s video report on the visit is here.)
The Governor, who has endorsed Williams, [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Tennessee, politics on Sep 13th, 2008
The affair of Mike Faulk, candidate for 4th District State Senate, is official news now. Can’t say I’m suprised. I’d heard last week the AP was poking around the story, which locals have been sitting on for quite some time. Of course, they haven’t been sitting [...]
Senator Michael Williams ate lunch at the Pig & Chick last Friday. I know because I was there. In fact, I harassed Williams for the duration, and I didn’t feel bad about it at all. As a constituent blogger, it’s my job to nag my elected officials while [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Tennessee on Sep 4th, 2008
Kleinheider reminds us that Mike Williams hires Democrats, takes money from Democrats, and attends fundraising parties hosted by Democrats – while Silence wonders how this might play in a district so Republican, we put Democrats on display as “rare breeds” at the county fairs.
Well, the information doesn’t shock me. (Well, ya’ll didn’t think the [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Rogersville, Tennessee on Sep 2nd, 2008
WRGS Radio in Rogersville has an online roster for the Nov. 4 game race.
After looking it over, I’ve learned some things I didn’t know before:
(1) Mike Faulk, the Church Hill attorney and candidate for 4th district state senate seat, lives in Kingsport. In fact, he’s on the far side of the [Holston] Ordnance. [...]
Posted in Tennessee on Aug 13th, 2008
According to the Times-News, Ron Ramsey doesn’t think Davis should challenge the primary results.
I agree – but I wonder what Ramsey thinks about Raymond Finney’s recount?
Just guessing here – but the since last thing the Lt. Governor needs is another Senator unwilling to view Democrats as the spawn of Satan, which they aren’t (Naifeh just [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Tennessee on Aug 1st, 2008
Much ado has been made over Marsha Blackburn shelling out campaign dough to her daughter for whatever work her daughter performed on behalf of the campaign. Perhaps hoping to avoid the same political pitfall, Mike Faulk announced last week his daughter, Katherine, would be serving as his campaign Finance Director.
This allowed [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, Tennessee, politics on Jul 27th, 2008
Well, I hate to say I told you so, but… I told you so.
Posted in Hawkins County, Tennessee on Jul 14th, 2008
Kleinheider reported a few days ago:
Director of the Legislature’s Office of Administration Connie Fredrick confirms to Post Politics that Democratic Senators John Wilder, Jim Kyle and Doug Jackson have transferred $6000, $7,000 and $5, 000 respectively to the account of Senator Mike Williams.
Mike Williams, a former Republican, is the Senate’s lone independent member and locked [...]
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