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Democratic Leader Gary Odom Nominates Rep. Kent Williams (R) For Speaker

By Kleinheider Posted on January 13, 2009 at 1:25 pm

Kent Williams did pledge to vote for a Republican Speaker, did he not? Kent Williams, a Republican from Carter County, has always been moderate and a thorn in the side of conservatives. If he becomes Speaker with the votes of 49 Democrats and his own, he’ll be honoring his pledge to vote for a Republican Speaker.

Of course, he won’t be a Republican for long…

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12 Responses to “Democratic Leader Gary Odom Nominates Rep. Kent Williams (R) For Speaker”

  1. GoldnI writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:31 pm

    This is either the most brilliant move Odom has ever made or it’s going to backfire in a horrible way. Oooh this is exciting.

  2. DG writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:34 pm

    Whoah… not sure where this gets Odom, but it is head-spinning.

  3. LeftWingCracker writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:34 pm

    Old age and cunning beats youth and exuberance most of the time…

    Hey, it’s still an East Tennessee Republican as Speaker, right?

  4. GoldnI writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:35 pm

    Well, I guess we have our answer–brilliant.

  5. Daniel Plainview writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:35 pm

    Maybe Mumpower should have actually read The Art of War and the Prince instead of just using them as paper weights.

    He just got played.

  6. newscoma writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:36 pm

    Watching this is gold. GOLD, I’m telling you.

  7. Kerry writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:42 pm

    WOW. I mean, WOW.

    Loving the new TN General Assembly website by the way…

  8. LeftWingCracker writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:48 pm

    Oh, and I forgot this:

    /Kurita’d

  9. DG writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:48 pm

    Sounds like those R boys just got outfoxed.

  10. SayUncle » TN House: Never Boring writes
    January 13th, 2009 1:59 pm

    [...] Naifeh is gone. But it seems Mumpower got the shaft and Kent Williams is now the the speaker of the house. Interesting. Don’t know much about the [...]

  11. GOP craziness in TN House today writes
    January 14th, 2009 10:12 pm

    [...] for a Democrat. GOP Rep. Kent Williams of Elizabethon, first elected in 2006 to the House, was nominated today by Democrat Gary Odom for the Speaker job. And then every single Democrat voted for Williams. [...]

  12. Patrick C. Sims writes
    September 5th, 2009 3:12 pm

    Mr. Williams, I have been employed at Johnson city med. cntr. for 6 moinths. The Tn. board of armed guard lic. [security guard] has denied my Lic. due to a 1986 arrest for simple battery class b misdemeanor in Ga.I have a valid Ga. and Tn. conceal carry permitt and a military top secret clr.I also have back and neck surgery issues whick has limitted me in the working arena. I will lose myu job as a security officer in one week if this can’t be turned around. Sir, can you please help me ?. Also Unicoi sheriff’s dept. is trng. me as a special deputy, this will destroy me career. Sincerly Patrick Sims 404-512-1182, Thank you and God bless you and your staff.

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