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When Did Naifeh Become Speaker Emeritus?

By Kleinheider Posted on January 16, 2009 at 4:37 pm

Did I miss the vote on this resolution or did somebody go and jump the gun again?

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9 Responses to “When Did Naifeh Become Speaker Emeritus?”

  1. Kay Brooks writes
    January 16th, 2009 5:23 pm

    Complete with a ridiculous email address to boot! Sheesh, folks, can we at least go through the motions and vote on the bill first?

  2. Donna Locke writes
    January 16th, 2009 6:38 pm

    That’s it; I’m asking my doctor to phone in a prescription for an anti-nausea drug.

  3. DADvocate writes
    January 16th, 2009 7:48 pm

    The guy definitely has an ego problem.

  4. Joe writes
    January 16th, 2009 9:25 pm

    Tennessee’s Dems and GOPers leave a lot to be desired. TN Dems are power hungry and manipulative, while TN GOPers are whiny, immature, and extremist.

  5. Joe writes
    January 16th, 2009 9:28 pm

    This “Speaker Emeritus” nonsense is a bigger joke than the Republicans’ reaction to Mumpower’s loss this week. Democrats would do well to toss Naifeh under the bus and select a more “good government” member of the State House to lead them.

  6. Tom Paine writes
    January 17th, 2009 10:54 am

    Get over it! Republicans in Pennsylvania gave their former speaker the “emeritus” title after he lost his slot, so there is a precedent. Its not a big deal! There is no formal power attached to it. Maybe they thought he deserved it after all the crap he’s had to take from the conservative blogosphere and media commentators over the last 18 years.

  7. BIM writes
    January 17th, 2009 11:15 am

    Who is in charge of the legislative web page? Are there no guidelines or procedures in place? You would think that the body responsible for writing the laws of the state would understand the concept of orderly procedure; i.e. that until a person is legally elected and sworn in to a position, the person does not hold that position. First they started listing Mumpower as Speaker back in November while Nafieh was still in office, and now they list Nafieh as “Speaker Emeritus” two weeks before the legislation is even considered.

  8. Wintermute writes
    January 17th, 2009 1:57 pm

    This is some silly sheet.

  9. Jim Boyd writes
    January 20th, 2009 6:45 am

    Hey Kleinheider!

    You are aware that an ad-hoc group got together and kicked up a controversy by declaring former Tennessee State Legislature Speaker Nasty Jimmy “Boss Hogg” Naifeh a new position on the hill: ‘Speaker Emeritus’

    This position has no foundation in law or in our state constitution. That didn’t stop the suck-ups to the former speaker from posting an unofficial page to the official Tennessee Legislature Site.

    Here’s their official, unofficial page:
    http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h81.html

    So any yahoo can spin up and fling out a high falutin’ title if they want, eh? If that be the case, here’s my submission for the former speaker:

    http://www.cooljim.com/naifeh/

    A little more true to life, eh?

    Which page do you think will garner official approval first? (I may yet tinker and refine my entry to better its chances.)

    Jim Boyd
    http://www.cooljim.com
    spamcatcher@cooljim.com

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