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« Weak Ethics | Main | Myths and Reality » November 17, 2005Van In a Rough SpotBy Matthew White Hilleary is in a difficult position. He badly needs to stem the tide of conservative organizations endorsing Bryant, but even if he does manage this, it would result in merely a split– which would leave the door wide open for Corker. The path for him to the nomination is becoming increasingly hard to find.I disagree with Dale on one point. Ed Bryant CAN win a three-way race. There are enough conservative votes in a Republican primary to split and beat a moderate. It requires one conservative to stand head and shoulders above the other. With all of the endorsements and grassroots support Bryant has earned, it's clear that conservatives are coalescing around him. Dale is right, however, on the spot Hilleary finds himself in -- somewhere between the rock and the hard place. Hilleary has a choice between two, and only two, alternatives. Lose a primary badly, thus ending his political career or being a kingmaker (as Dale puts it) and living to fight another day. It should be an easy choice. Posted in 2006 TN Senate Race
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"Hilleary...badly needs to stem the tide of conservative organizations endorsing Bryant." I don't know where anyone gets off calling the TRL a "tide of conservative organizations." Last time I checked the TRL was ONE, SINGLE group. They don't speak for every conservative in the state. And it isn't the case, nor has it ever been, that: "so goes TRL; so goes the election." So I don't know what so-called "tide" Mr. Dale is referring to. But what IS true is that plenty of conservative state lawmakers have endorsed Van Hilleary. In that case, I'll call them a "tidal wave" of support for Van. Oh no!...Ed Bryant better rush to "stem the tide before it's too late!" Posted by: Charles Badger at November 18, 2005 4:31 PMEndorsements are only one part of a campaign. The most important part is MONEY. Sponge Bob has raised a lot hoping to scare others to drop out. I don't see either Hilleary or Bryant bowing out anytime soon. It's early yet and the only fair way to have a strong conservative candidate break through is for some spirited debates, face to face. Posted by: Charles at November 24, 2005 4:15 AMThank you for the opportunity to respond. As a Republican Gubernatorial candidate for Tn (www.markalbertini.com), one of the most important issues for me in electing our next senator from Tn is that he stands for the unborn children who have been left helpless at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. This means he must be willing to put his political career on the line to defend our unborn children. This also means that I must demonstrate a listening heart to both sides of the aisle, and work to bring unity. I think this single issue has been and should be a battle tank of what we as Americans are. Our nation was founded upon the principal of natural law as defined by Mr. Blackstone, the famed English Jurist who penned the great "Black's Law Dictionary" which is still widely in use today by legal scholars and attorneys alike. This natural law is natural because it applies the same anywhere in the universe. Culture, people and laws cannot change its? meaning or application. Natural law is best defined by the Holy Bible, God's revelation to man on this earth. The Bible says in Job 31:15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Psalm 139:13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." These vv tell us that GOD cares enough about the unborn to know them and form them. Thus I believe we should protect them. Because this is America and we value the freedom to choose our officials, and because I am a Gubernatorial candidate, I will not make a recommendation as to whom a voter should choose. I will say that I honor the privilege to choose. In fact as a Marine, I was willing to give my life for this privilege. Furthermore, I believe that numerous contenders should be encouraged to join our election process. We, as citizens, both Republicans and Democrats, do a disservice to our self and to our Country when we structurally and psychologically limit the involvement of all interested citizens. How many candidates did Afghanistan or Iraq have? Why should we simply Knight people to run? The U.S. constitution forbids the establishment of a ?Nobility.? It is permissible to encourage good candidates to run. It is not permissible for the system to choose who shall run. I think voters know who they want to elect and that is where candidates and party Influentials should leave it. If there are questions about my Gubernatorial candidacy or anything written herein, please visit www.markalbertini.com Thank you Bob Corker has spit in the eye of the republican party of Tennessee by refusing to debate both Hilleary and Bryant on January 31rst in Memphis. When a candidate ducks out of a face to face debate with his opponents it only makes people wonder. It is obvious that he is fearful of answering questions about his record of tax increases as Mayor of Chattanooga, his pro-choice, but newly discovered pro-life, position along with his cash donations supporting democratic organizations. I hope Corker does eventually grow a spine and accept his invitation to debate. If I were moderating the debate, I would ask Mr. Corker this: as you stand on the stage alongside two tried and true conservatives, with your positions, your record and your statements how can you call yourself a republican? It would be a while for his reply because there would be quite a few people clapping and cheering. Posted by: Charles at December 15, 2005 11:28 PMPost a comment
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