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He’s Just A Good, God-Fearing Tennessean Like Yourself

Posted on January 7, 2009 at 4:18 pm

Chris Jackson stands up for his friend Harold Ford, Jr. amid speculation he may run for Governor:

Now, a few corrections from blogs I’ve read. Ford is a Tennessee homeowner, a registered Tennessee voter, a Tennessee taxpayer and maintains a business office in Nashville. Like Bill Frist and Fred Thompson, he enjoys and benefits Tennessee with a national political and business profile.

If he does run for and win the Governor’s office, his national relationships can only benefit our state’s chances of attracting new jobs and opportunity to our state. But as he said, let’s focus our energy on putting the economic interests of Tennesseans ahead of the political appetite of the state’s political class.

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2 Responses to “He’s Just A Good, God-Fearing Tennessean Like Yourself”

  1. GoldnI writes
    January 7th, 2009 8:52 pm

    Ok, I’ll bite. First, for Mr. Jackson to pretend that he’s not a part of this “political class” is quite disingenuous. Someone who was elected a county commissioner at such a young age and who is on such a friendly basis with HFJ is certainly a part of that class, whether he wants to admit it or not.

    Second, Zach Wamp and Bill Haslam are already raising money and organizing their campaigns. Why should Democrats voluntarily give them a head start, thus putting us at a disadvantage? Sure, it may be the more “principled” thing to do to wait, but principle doesn’t win elections. How many times do Tennessee Democrats have to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?

    That’s why Harold needs to say whether he’s running or not. As long as he keeps it dangling, it effectively prevents any other Democrat from raising money. That may very well be his plan, but if so, it’s quite dishonorable of him. And about what I’ve come to expect.

  2. January 7th, 2009 9:23 pm

    Wow, I had forgotten all about that dude. Chris, I mean.

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