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May 31, 2005

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Former state Sen. John Ford, D-Memphis, says he didn't resign from the state Senate because of those federal bribery and witness intimidation charges against him. Oh, no.

fordindicted.jpgHe resigned because the legislature had just passed a law making it illegal for legislators like him to get paid for consulting services by companies that also do business with Tennessee. You see, he just couldn't make an honest living selling his influence while serving as a state senator anymore, so he had to give up his day job. [Click Ford's picture to read the indictment listing all the serious federal felony charges that didn't cause him to resign the senate two days after he was arrested and charged.]

I, for one, celebrate the exodus of John Ford from the state senate, and look forward to his taking up a new job selling his influence to fellow residents of a nice federal prison somewhere. Meanwhile, I'm trying to decide which of these shirts to purchase. I'm leaning toward the one in the center.

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Just think, JF now qualifies for $2100 or so per month in retirement pay for the rest of his natural life. Wotta deal.

Posted by: Tim at May 31, 2005 08:05 PM

I can only hope that this scandal on the Ford family will knock Harold out of the primary and force the Democrats to find a candidate who will represent the interests of the people in his place. H. Ford is just as much about politics as E. Bryant, and both are as useless as tits on a boarhog. Van Hilleary isn't much better, and Corker is already pandering to the "anti-everything" fundamentalist crowd. Wouldn't it be nice to send a Tennessean of whom we could be proud to the Senate?

Posted by: smijer at May 31, 2005 09:41 PM

I almost ran off the road this morning, when I heard Dave Foulk say on WNOX NewsTalk 100 that John Ford stated he did not resign because of the multiple charges he is facing.

Posted by: Barry at June 1, 2005 07:04 AM


I do not think ford resigned because of the charges against him per say. I think he did it to lessen the damage against ford, Jr.

Though the fact that the ethics laws were changed probably only hastened the fact.

Posted by: cube at June 1, 2005 02:33 PM
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