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Pat Marsh claims victory in the 62nd District race. (T-G Photo by Kent Flanagan) [Order this photo] |
Republican nominee Pat Marsh won the special election Tuesday to fill the vacant 62nd District seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
 Ty Cobb (T-G Photo by Mary Reeves) [Click to enlarge] [Order this photo] |
In Bedford County, it was Marsh with 3,215 votes to Cobb with 2,508 votes and Brown with 183.
A jubilant crowd at Marsh headquarters on Lane Parkway included Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, former U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary, and House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower.
"This night is about Pat Marsh," said State Sen. Jim Tracy, who introduced the winner shortly after Cobb called him to concede. "Pat worked as hard as any candidate I've ever seen. This race goes to show you when you have a good man, hard working man, that negative campaigning doesn't work. Pat earned this election."
"It seems like I'm in a daze," said Marsh. "It's unbelievable all the support I've had.
"I'm shaking like a leaf."
The atmosphere was much quieter at Cobb's election night party.
"I didn't want to give this speech and I didn't have one prepared," said Cobb. "I think we've done everything we could do. I think there were some things that kind of held us back, some national issues that kind of ran over into this campaign and a lot of people couldn't see past it."
The garage and storage area at Bedford Quality Fencing on Highway 41-A South was transformed election night with red, white and blue balloons and bright yellow mums on long tables. Ty Cobb supporters ate barbecue and beans and visited, laughing and swapping stories -- until the precinct results were announced. As one, the group would fall silent, then cheer on the occasions when Cobb's numbers were greater than Marsh's. For the other precincts, heads would shake and voices would drop.
After the last Bedford County precinct was announced‚ Bell Buckle, the totals gave Marsh a lead of more than 700 votes in Bedford County. Cobb stepped in front of his supporters and spread out his arms.
Brown, meanwhile, didn't hold a specific election night party, choosing instead to attend scheduled services at his church, The Crossing. About 9:30, he posted a message on the Times-Gazette web site.
"I would like to thank everyone who voted, for me and for the others," Brown wrote.
The district includes all of Bedford County, much of Lincoln County and a small corner of Rutherford County. Marsh carried each of the three counties.
The vacancy was created over the summer when Cobb's brother, Curt Cobb, resigned the seat to take a position within the local court system.
Marsh's victory strengthens the Republican hold on the general assembly. Republicans had held a slim 50-49 margin in the House, so slim that a rogue Republican, Rep. Kent Williams, was able to be elected speaker with the backing of all 49 Democrats. Now, Republicans will hold a 51-48 margin, although Republican Caucus chair Rep. Glen Casada of Williamson County told the Nashville Scene that there's no way to replace the speaker at mid-term. Casada said there's an old attorney general's opinion on the topic and said the GOP leadership has not discussed any such action.
The statewide implications, and the fact that no other elections took place on Tuesday, brought a flurry of interest from the statewide party organizations, with a number of state officials and gubernatorial candidates traveling to the district to campaign. The state party organizations funded mailers, phone banks and even TV commercials.
Marsh praised family members who worked on his behalf, as well as his campaign staffers.
"Jim Tracy is a slave driver," said Marsh. "It was early to late every day except Sunday. We didn't do anything on Sunday. He did want me to go to some churches. I said to Jim, 'I'm just not going to do that."
Cobb thanked everyone for their hard work and support, then encouraged them to enjoy the party.
"Have a good time," he said. "It's not the end of the world. We're going to get through it."
David Stemper, a Cobb supporter, said he was disappointed.
"It was unexpected to lose by that much," he said. "I don't think there was anything else Ty could have done."
Stemper didn't think Cobb's non-appearances at several candidate forums hurt him.
"I think Ty played it smart. He did debate at the last one -- Marsh didn't show up because it was a impartial moderator in an impartial venue," he said.
Jerry Bowman hosted the election night gathering at his business.
"I still like him," he said. "Win, lose or draw."
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele issued a statement praising Marsh's election and calling it a sign of future GOP success:
"I would like to congratulate Pat Marsh on his election to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly representing District 62," said Steele. "Pat's election is another example of the continuing popularity of conservative principles, not only in Tennessee, but nationwide. As we approach elections this fall and in 2010, I am confident we will see many more Americans choosing Republicans to represent their best interests. Candidates like Pat Marsh who are active proponents of lower taxes, smaller government and a strong free enterprise system are the future of the Republican Party and I look forward to helping them all toward victory."
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Congratulations Pat.
Chris Brown spent less than $1000 for 255 votes. That's $3.92 per vote cast for him. I wonder what the other two spent.
Ty got 41%...imagine what he might have done if he had actually campaigned.
Mumpower gets what he wants now. Power
Ty may not have personally campaigned that much, but he sure had a lot of people putting up signs and handing out literature. Someone came by my house at 1:00 today reminding me to vote for Ty.
I would like to thank everyone who voted, for me and for the others.
now since pat marsh won maybe he will stop running his mouth about ty.
tom it was 666.95
cobb was about 28 on 100000
marsh 21 on 100000
I only hope Marsh will pay better attention to details in this office than he did in his business and campaign. That he will not overlook details that are not in his best interest, you know like paying his taxes or amount of others peoples money he is responsible for ( he admitted he didn't know how much his campaign had spent when it went way over his budget) . And he looks out for our interest over that of his business endeavor, it has been said he has his eye on working in the department of transportation.
I bet Corkers happy to have someone to help him try to kill off the unions............. We all can guess that Marsh would sure hate to have his employees decide to join a union..... Here is to suggesting that they do.
The precinct by precinct totals show the wrong date! It shows 8/27/09 and should be 10/13/09.
Thanks. I can't fix that from here at home, but I will fix it first thing tomorrow morning. I picked up part of the spreadsheet from the primary. I apologize for the mistake.
I understand that folks are concerned about how Marsh will represent Bedford and Lincoln Counties. A broader question might be what his handy election in historically Democratic counties means for Tennessee and even national politics. That we will have a Republican governor is likely a given, but like what will the legislature be? Will Bart Gordan garner serious opposition? What will Lincoln Davis face if he bows to preasure to vote for socialized medicine?
Obama ought to take a hint from Shelbyville tonight; we do things worth checking out other than ride beautiful show horse.
Ty lost because he hid the whole time he was running.
If he couldn't come and meet with us because of his job- how was he going to go to Nashville and represent us?
Something I've been wondering about .... is Chris Brown employed now?
Thank goodness I won't have to put up with Ty Cobb's campaign calling my house tomorrow. Despite my asking to not be called..I asked a person who called, I called his campaign HQ and left a message and I called what I hope was his home phone and left a message... the calls continued and I did just what I said I would...made sure I got to the polls to vote my displeasure at the countless interruptions.
Thank the Lord!! Amen...prayers are answered!! I actually like Ty as a person and his family but politics are above and beyond his scope right now. "We the People"...need and need for a lot of answers right now...I am Praying that Marsh will help us all!! Regardless of what political lines we balance our thoughts on....Mr. Marsh if you read this please know that "We the People" need true and real guidance right now in this minute and beyond. My prayer is that Pat knows and accepts the powers now bestowed upon him and that he doesn't let us down. No matter who the WINNER is I hope we all have the same prayer!
hey wonderwhy,
I think that joining a union would be so postive. Ty was backed by one. Look how well General Motors Corp. have done in the last year with a very powerful union helping all there workers and members out........wait a minute, they went bankrupt and now you, I and our grandchildren will paying for their union and their debt. Might want to do some research on how well Unions have faired in the last 10 years. This will be a continuing trend of the democratic party across these parts and beyond. The party has changed alright, and people realize this is the wrong kind of change. Wake up people and look out for your best interest and not party lines just because that is the way you voted for many years.
Jicarney,
WHEN WAS THE LAST REPUBLICAN ELECTED IN THIS COUNTY TO STATE REPRESENTATIVE? THANK YOU-
Well, I voted for Chris Brown just because I was tired of the bickering between the Cobb and Marsh campaign but I can definitely see how Cobb lost and he lost my vote after the whole debate issue and the fact he seemed more as a puppet for his party than a candidate who would represent the voters who voted for him. I really was not impressed with the candidates but I respected Brown for at least trying to make a difference.
Anyway, Marsh won and now needs to prove that he was worthy of the win. I wish him luck but I won't set my expectations too high. Like Woody Harrelson's character says in Zombieland, Marsh needs to "nut up or shut up." LOL! Awesome movie if you haven't seen it yet!
BTW . . . I am so happy that I will not receive any more campaign calls until the next election rolls around. I was horrible this time and just got down right frustrating.
I voted for Mr. Pat Marsh because I think any time we can vote a democrate out we should. We must stop the corruption and conspiracy that is going on in Congress.
I imagine Curt is not real popular with the Dim party right now after bailing on them shortly after being re-elected. Then trying to get his brother elected in his place and spending all the extra money for an election that should not have been. And the dirty politics was as bad if not worse from the TN Democratic party as it was from the republicans. So I voted for Chris Brown and proud of it. What makes politicians think that they deserve a permanent seat at the table anyway.
"I voted for Mr. Pat Marsh because I think any time we can vote a democrate out we should. We must stop the corruption and conspiracy that is going on in Congress.
-- Posted by libbywh@gmail.com on Wed, Oct 14, 2009, at 8:52 AM"
Yeah because Republicans for the past decade have been so squeaky clean ... Please be realistic.
"I voted for Mr. Pat Marsh because I think any time we can vote a democrate out we should. We must stop the corruption and conspiracy that is going on in Congress.
-- Posted by libbywh@gmail.com on
SO DO TELL did the actual person make any difference to you? Or is it the blind party devotion that made up your mind? That is a very irresponsible way to choose, we need to look further than to see if they have a "d" or a "r" after their name if we are going to ever get rid of corruption in government, because it run under both parties. It is up to us to be more concerned and responsible about who we choose to represent "our" futures than just if they are of one party vr the other. Sadly in this election the working person will be the loser once again. But the likes of Corker who wish to grind the working man under his heals to help big business prevail are going to be able to protect their greed. So you can be proud you helped the republicans party protect the big business men only it's a shame you did it at the expense of hard the working middle class people across this state.
This whole thing stinks, I'm ashamed of the people of shelbyville and surrounding counties. My apologies go out to chris brown for the evilness in the world, money talks and people walk. I'd be ashamed if I was accepted for office cause I had to buy your vote, and that's is exactly what is going on in the world today, and we want god to bless our nation, maybe its best that obama has his way and we turn socialist or communist, cause you people are low lifers and a undeserving to the soldiers fighting for a just United States, and most of all to god, bet you can't buy your way into heaven, go ahead and try. I just want to go under my bed and hide until you all receive your justice, anyone want to try and buy me off with a chunck of money to shut up. You are all a bunch of bought off whores.
May god and jesus christ be
heavy on your souls
Wonderwhy, Mr. Marsh has built two companies from the ground up. How do you think he did that? Do you think that they just popped up and became successful all by themselves? Do you think someone looked at him and said, "Hey I'm going to make you a business owner." and handed him a business? He did it because he worked hard! Don't down the man because he worked hard and built a successful company. The way you talk it sounds like you think anyone that works hard and becomes successful is a bad person. You want a working man as our representitive? Well, we got one! And a very good one!
rb1874 , do tell if they bust the unions who will protect you from the big business lobbyist? Once their is no checks and balances left we will be right back where we were before. Their will nothing and no one to look out for worker protection, we will be at the mercy of big business greed, just like China, Japan and other countries that rely on sweat shops. Do you actually think that the republican party will put us before the greed of big businesses? They have proven other wise thus far. If you believe that our interest will be any more concerning to them than that of the slaves were to the greedy plantations you are either very naive or not very smart. Even non union workers benefit from the regulations that the unions have fought for, they have set a standard of work conditions and safety that we would not have had they not gone out and fought for it, once they are gone we will return to the way it was before they were here. I'm not saying they are perfect but they are the only backing the working person has. You can't honestly believe that without the check and balance is gone that we will be protected do you?
But then again maybe you would like to work under sweat shop conditions for 20 cents an hour.
I think the whole government platform is all messed up anyways, no matter who you voted for. Too many people in government positions.
For health reasons I was not able to make it to the Polls Tuesday (I'd just been released from 4 days at Heritage). Had I been able to I would have cast my vote in support of Chris Brown.
Ty Cobb lost my vote when he couldn't be bothered to attend debates, yet could make appearances elsewhere. Pat Marsh lost my vote when he voted in democratic primaries, giving up his right to vote in favor of his represented party.
The fact that Chris Brown voiced his intentions at every opportunity he had, including taking time to comment online in these t-g forums with the "common folk," carried a large amount of weight in my eyes. He did not try to buy our vote, but instead tried to sell himself to us.
In my opinion, Brown lost simply because he lacked the financial means to make himself known to the people...Chris who? He voiced his intentions in and through the t-g, but the elderly seldom do things online yet they make up a large number of votes in this county. Brown fought a clean fight.
I for one do not favor candidates who smear their opponents through cheezy commercials...like Pat Marsh floating in space on a pool lounge...what a silly waste of thousands of dollars. Put yourself out among your voters...get out there and shake hands, kiss babies, buy a round of drinks (ok, I'm kidding there)...but you get my point. Show the people you are willing to get down in the middle of it with the rest of us.
I hope all three candidates will learn from this election. To Pat Marsh, good luck and don't let us down...remember who it is you work for. To Ty Cobb, adjust your campaign priorities and better luck next time. To Chris Brown, do not give up... keep working to get your name out there among the voters and make certain that people can put a face to the name.
Pat Marsh 1, working class citizens 0.
I'm glad this is over with! Now I will hopefully stop receiving their junk mail that I get EVERYDAY!!! What a waste. All I did was throw it in the trash.
Well, I voted for Pat Marsh... He came knocking at my door personally and asked for my vote. Never saw or heard from the other two and He never said anything about the others either. i respect that
Shawna,
Unfortunately the primary issue working against Mr. Brown was a "3rd Party" candidacy. Let's face it, this is a two party system.
I think the national (popular) backlash against the current President and the Congress & Senate played a bigger role than we ever imagined. I suspect that the midterm national elections will reflect this backlash as well.
We will elect a Republican congressman next year!
Yep "GOBIGORANGE" you are right, and we have criminals in jails that worked hard to attempt and aquire their worldly goods also, they just didn't have the elite folks like you behind them. The homeless person works hard, walking miles to just find a safe haven to beg, the average working person in shelbyville, working for low wages, while yet the idiots in office want to make it mandatory for them to pay for health insurance while they are sometimes just trying to put a roof over their head and food on the table while our corporations like your beloved Mr. Marsh had rather bring in illegals or people from third world nations to work for nothing while they continue to build their power and country clubs. Just look at the polls, only about 7500 people voted, there are over 50,000 in bedford county alone, either shelbyville is full of crooks that have lost their voting privilege, just gave up cause they figure it'd be a lost cause anyhow, or just plain lazy. Chris Brown didn't spend a lot of money with yard signs, etc, probably cause he's just one of these working blokes trying to do the best he can without taking advantage of others. I respect him for his style, why should how much money a person spend matter. Yep we have big problems "GOBIGORANGE" and folks like you are a big part of it. So bring it own "GOBIGORANGE" do the obama thing, make a jackass out of yourself.
bring it own "GOBIGORANGE" do the obama thing, make a jackass out of yourself.
-- Posted by tmixer5@gmail.com on Wed, Oct 14, 2009, at 11:50 AM
tmixer5...you'd be a tough act to follow. Nobody in the Marsh campaign ever said a derogatory word about Chris Brown.
Wonderwhy has drank the koolade!!!!
your beloved Mr. Marsh had rather bring in illegals or people from third world nations to work for nothing while they continue to build their power and country clubs.
-- Posted by tmixer5@gmail.com on Wed, Oct 14, 2009, at 11:50 AM
I thought it was the Democrats who wanted to make all illegal aliens legal and give them amnesty and if so, guess whose job they will be taking. It seems the Democrats are welcoming illegal indidviduals to this country just as much or if not more than the Republicans. I do see certain class envy in your statement and it seems to be a growing sentiment . . . let's punish everyone who succeeds and does well for them self because they are evil just because of the bad action of a few. Limited thinking there for sure.
BTW . . . I voted for Chris Brown because I was disgusted by how the other candidates and their parties handle this election.
GO aks Mr.Coffee how PAT MARSH got his start Pat did nothing fron the ground up .Well he did put the union drivers out of a job. PAT Marsh will be the helper that the ATA.needs in TN.TO HELP PUT THE OWNER OP> OUT OF Bis. TRACY AN MARSH WILL HURT THIS STATE WAY TO GO.
"Democrats now represent 57% of the 4.8 million households that had incomes of $200,000 or more in 2008. In 2005, Republicans represented 55% of those affluent households.
'Democrats have made enormous gains in affluent, educated suburban districts,' says Warren Glimpse, founder of Proximity, a firm that analyzes demographics."
So, who keeps saying the Democrats are for the working class?
WHY DO WE KEEP DOING WHAT WE DO ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIibyukZ...
This is why you all should have voted for chris, I only pray that all will do better in the next election, voting for the independent is not a crime and not bad, we have too much republican and democrat, attorneys, corporate gurus in high places. Hopefully the other 100,000 folks will get out of the closet and vote rather than the few good ole boys friends and aquaintances. and just don't vote cause he came to your door and asked you too, that's the most redneckish, backwoodish reason there is. I guess if the pope and the devil were running and the devil was the only one that came to your door, you'd wet your pants to get to the polls.
Hopefully next time we will have more than one-third of Bedford County's registered voters getting out and voting!!!!
More people do need to vote, it's our civic responsibility. Pat Marsh won the election, everyone ran a hard race and deserves a rest. The negative publicity came from the parties, not the candidates, look at your mailers and ads. Even though Marsh was not my candidate of choice, give him a chance to represent us in the legislature. He may be the best one we have had in a while and may earn my vote next time. All I'm saying is give him a chance.
You know the bad part of this is it will not be long before this starts all over. This election was just to fill the remaining time left on Cobb's term. You think this was bad wait till you see who is entering the next race......
Mr Cobb has the Gov. to thank for his loss.We the people are sick of what the Gov. has done to us in this state.Gee what a shame Ty didn't get to celebrate a victory in the 18 million dollar room the Gov. now has.(birds of a feather flock together).
The reason no one voted, was because they did not like who was running, It was a no win ticket.
Curt got out when the going was right.
Ok Mr Marsh,prove to us who didn't vote that all the bad commericals about you, was just bad rumors.
tomjones,
You are 100% correct, these candidates' mailers should not have reflected on the them as people. They have no control over what their party releases. Sad really.
"You think this was bad wait till you see who is entering the next race......"
Who?
tmixer5@gmail.com - Seriously? Man, YOU are the reason that the "third" party candidates have a rough time of it. If YOU are claiming to be the voice of the Constitution Party I'm REALLY tempted to shred my membership card (and yes, I do have one). Please, for the love of all that is Holy, learn 1) manners, 2) restraint, and 3) how to use spell-check or a dictionary, these three will go a long way in your future forays into debate.
Thom, seriously man, where are you coming from, were you born in the united states. If you shred up your card it'll probably be a blessing for the constitution party, that is unless I don't understand them, and I pray I'm wrong. go back in your closet and don't escape again
Dear commenter's, T-G readers and supporters, this is Chris T. Brown, in order to build the Party, we don't need the fighting. This party is based on Christian beliefs and the Constitution. In order to help it grow, we need to put the people first and stop fighting amongst each other for those of you who are a card carrying member and for those of who are not members we need your help to help this party grow and distinguish us from the other parties. I ran to help people and hate to see all this bickering and I appreciate T-G for recognizing the Constitution party, but I don't agree with John pin-pointing one article when so many have been said from all parties. Under the Constitution I don't believe John should block freedom of speech as long as there is no cussing, but if there is then it should be blocked, because children have access to this paper on-line. This world is made up of all educational levels, race, and back-grounds and we all have to learn to live together. I appreciate all my supporters and thank you all for standing up for your Constitutional rights. We hope to soon form a local chapter and I invite anyone who would like to be a part of this to contact me at ctbrown2010@hotmail.com Some people that voted for me may not have liked me as a person, but maybe what they have checked out about the party. I hope to represent the Constitution Party at a later date. May God Bless you all.
For those of you that would like to check the party out, go to www.constuttionparty.com or to my web-site www.votechrisbrown.info
Thank you,
Chris Brown
P O Box 1345
Shelbyville, TN 37162
Oh Lord, here they go again.
tmixer5@gmail.com - I'll tell you what, Bubba, not only was I BORN here, but I've taken the oath to support and defend the rights of people like you to shoot your mouth off and face no repercussions. So unless you've done the same, you should just stand quietly aside and say "Thank You". If you have, then I would like to thank YOU. Also, you should really take a long, hard look in the mirror and think about whether or not what you're behaving in a way that is TRULY in the best interest of your faith, country, state, and party.
Chris - I'm not about to let someone with a loud mouth chase me away from the party. Don't worry.
I plan to join as soon as you get the local chapter going. I believe without God we can't conquer anything and really like what this party is made up of. I thank Chris for personally being a friend and hope that the future has a lot in store for you. He is right though, in order to make this a go, we have to team together and not attack. That is not what this party was founded on. It's time to show this country what we can do if we join forces and fight for our country and our religious beliefs. It's time to rise up and proclaim Him Lord of ALL!! It's time to take back our Constitution rights and protect them.
Thom, obvious you haven't read all my transmittals or misunderstood something. I never claimed to be a member of any party, just expressing support for chris. at least thank you for thanking me for my military service, over years vietnam tet 68/69. If you can't handle the truth then keep your loud mouth in the closet. sorry chris, just telling the truth, not a member and if this guy is I never will
thats over 28 years somehow I omitted it
HELLO MR.PAT MARSH (YOU SAID YOU WOULD BRING JOBS WHEN ELECTED )(WHERE ARE THEY)YOU DID NOT SAY WHEN YOU GET INTO OFFICE )(WHEN ELECTED LIE no. one ) good 1st day ..
Marsh said in the above interview that Jim Tracy wanted him to visit churches on Sunday but Marsh said"I'm just not going to do that."Well he hasn't even taken the oath of office yet and is already telling halftruths.Marsh and Tracy were at Fair Haven asking for votes and running down Cobb on Wed Oct 7 while their revival was going on,but this was ok! ha ha.I will never vote for Marsh or Tracy just based on that fact alone. It was very POOR TASTE!
backat ya: Unfortunately Mr. Lytle has passed, but I would have told you to go ask Mr Lytle how Mr. Coffee got his start....Goggin goes back much further than these two. Pat didn't build it from ground up but he had, unlike many here, the ability to look at a good business opportunity and go with it. Once again, you all attack the foundation of our country....Capitalism, Just like your Obama does. Sounds like you are in competeion with Goggin and too familiar with the trucking industry and the situation that evolved back years ago. You are beginning to show your face.
WONDERWHY?: I actually think that Republicans will put business before BIG GOV. Do you just want the gov, to do everything for you? If so move to France. Once you visit, you find locals telling you why they hate their big controlling gov.
Great points you brought forward. Our mercy to China began in the visit to the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House. This is when China revved up business.Remember that? That is also when NAFTA was signed, the one agreement that began the destruction of American Jobs. The administration didnt think our companies would flee, but the big Unions and big paychecks of their workers caused them to flee. Unions have some good, but this has caused the downfall of our industrial strength and in turn the big industries flew to China & Mexico and said "workers for 2 cents a day?",not 20 cents an hour as you said. The old US companies said where do I sign to start construction. I think you are terribly confused when you say China has big business greed. You are very wrong, They have BIG GOV GREED. they are a communist and socialist country, and you my friend must not understand that. There gov. controls their businesses. Don't worry, no industrial sweat shops here, they will be Government sweat shops, also,(no slaves as you reference, probably more like a mild concentration camp)....wait a minute, sounds like USSR or Germany??? Socialism in america?, surely not. Please report to whitehouse.gov with anyone against such a thing.......
Also, the beginning of the Housing boom began after Legislation was passed under this same administration. They wanted "everyone to own a home". So they put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in control to make home ownership climb, grow and make this president look good. So he left, looked like the best president ever and now, hindsight is 20/20. These things have crumbled and look back at who is really to blame?? Once again, your Democratic Party and Bill Clinton. Due to Unions backing the working person, the big businesses have moved away...wake up and look. Unions got too greedy. You left out GM in your piece? The largest of all. You reference the Greedy Plantations of today, well they are at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave!!!! I am for a free America!!! are you??? Our gov. has no business on owning banks and the largest car manufacturer in the US., and controling when I take a Tylenol.
We don't need the Obama czars either.... The Revolt against the Big Gov.Democratic Party began last night and will grow and spread. It will affect every race- state and US races and 2010 will be a good election year!
J. Carney- No research yet on how long it has been since we had a Republican represent our district?
Readers would really like to know, this is a Politcal Historical Feat that the T-G needs to bring forward to your readers.
Thank you and I look forward to your response! It's good to have "fair and balanced" journalism!
There's nothing wrong with taking advantage of a good business opportunity and going with it as long as it is good for "AMERICAN BORN WORKERS" also and they are treated fairly, not bringing in illegals to work cheaper, or packing up and moving your assets overseas and not taking care of the folks that got you what you have in life, the american born workers, we also need to get rid of the right to fire law, too many folks are let go from their work for some stupid reason. We need to take care of our own first, "AMERICAN WORKERS", that isn't happening, remember the transmission factory, packed up and moved to mexico, along with other corporations, now the illegals are coming here to take whats left of jobs or else they are being shipped in by our politicians or corporations like tysons. Americans are just plain tired of being lied and taken advantage of by the leaders
rb1974, you have a computer, do the research yourself
Marsh and Tracy were at Fair Haven asking for votes and running down Cobb on Wed Oct 7 while their revival was going on,but this was ok! ha ha.I will never vote for Marsh or Tracy just based on that fact alone. It was very POOR TASTE!
-- Posted by tinytoes on Wed, Oct 14, 2009, at 9:29 PM
tinytoes you dont know what you're talking about... you have already stated that this was hear say, that "some other couple you knew" had stated this. I'm a member of Fair Haven, was in attendance that night, and saw Pat Marsh there.. we know him well. He visits periodically and even went on a mission trip with members of our congregation last year. I didn't hear him ask anyone for a vote, or say a word about Ty Cobb. I was in a close enough proximity that I could have heard it had he done so. You're a one gripe wonder, and you didn't even hear it first hand...which tremendeously hurts your credibility. If you're going to throw the accusations, at least have first hand knowledge.
i hope pat marsh does a good job. i also hope that he stands by his people when they need him better than he did when i worked for him.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO IS BEGINNING TO NOT TRUST ANY FORMS OF GOVERNMENT...... LOCAL OR HIGHER. IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE PRETTY NICE PEOPLE (OR SO IT SEEMS), til they get in office then everything changes this may be a reason that so many people just throw up their hands and say whats the use and dont vote.cause once the person gets elected they forgot who put them there in the first place and when the ones who try to look out and do whats best they get treated and talked like apack of mad dogs.just wondering if anyone else feels this way.
superx1250 We ask several friends that are also members at Fair Haven and they ALL said both PAT and JIM TRACY were in the foyer before church asking for votes as well as after the service was over,as a matter of fact there were some complaints made to some of the deacons about the pastor recognising them in the first place. You may or may not be a member but I know some members did not appreciate the timing of the visit.Some things are just tacky.One lady that was entering the foyer heard Tracy tell one man that Cobb couldnt do the job because he was a working man. she even told me the mans name and he agreed it was correct. so I do know what I am talking about.
THAT IS WHATS WRONG NOW THE HARD WORKING EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE FORGOTTEN ABOUT UNTIL THEY ARE NEEDED TO CAST THEIR VOTESON ELECTION DAY.WE NEED SOME EVERYDAY PEOPLE AT SOME OF THESE LOCAL LEVELS SOME NEW BLOOD ESPECIALLY IN OFFICES WHERE THE SAME PERSON HAS BEEN THERE ROR YEARS . THE NEXT LOCAL ELECTION WE NEED NEW BLOOD IN SEVERLAL SPOTS , IJUST HOPE WE HAVE THE QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO RUN .THEY WILL SURE GET MY VOTE . I HAVE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY ,SO IF EVERYBODY WILL GET OUT AND VOTE SHELBYVILLE& BEDFORD COUNTY MIGHT BE IN STORE FOR A BIG CHANGE.