Now They Can Buy The Food For A Real Fundraiser

15 Responses to “Now They Can Buy The Food For A Real Fundraiser”

1. Sean Braisted writes
   February 4th, 2009 11:49 am

   We’ve got the food covered, now time for the beverage!

2. Morpheus122 writes
   February 4th, 2009 11:55 am

   Remember, we have to pay Chip first. That’s $240,000 over the next two years. We’re almost half a percent of the way there.

3. LeftWingCracker writes
   February 4th, 2009 11:57 am

   Um, Chip’s salary can wait, I suspect he’s not worried about that…

4. Freddie O'Connell writes
   February 4th, 2009 12:07 pm

   Where did this $120,000 salary meme come from, and why is no one knocking it down? I don’t think the TNDP has a Treasurer, much less a budget, so how can Chip have a salary?

5. vibinc writes
   February 4th, 2009 12:08 pm

   Morpheus,

   No one seemed to care when Sasser was drawing that salary, why the interest now?

6. Harrison writes
   February 4th, 2009 12:21 pm

   Wow. $1,000? That’s enough to fund about two weeks of a Metro Council race. The Chipinistas are on fire! Step back.

   Quacker: I feel certain Chip isn’t chairing the Party as a charity case. This guy needs a job. He’s been run out of every other political organization, from McWherter to Gore on down the line.

   Fredo: The $120k figure is real, unless the TNDP Finance Council slashed it, as they’re expected to do as a result of lack of confidence in Chip’s fundraising prowess.

   Which brings me to Vibinc: Nobody cared about that figure with Sasser because he could raise the money, and more. That’s the difference.

7. vibinc writes
   February 4th, 2009 12:27 pm

   Harrison,

   It doesn’t matter if you can raise the money if you don’t win.

   I’m usually not much for feeding the trolls, but if you’re such a big time know-it-all, then why don’t you come out and say who you really are?

   I have.

8. Heatseeker writes
   February 4th, 2009 2:04 pm

   You guys are supposedly running the Tennessee Democrat Party now. Why don’t you tell Chipper not to take a salary? See how far that gets you. If Chipper skips his salary, then your money can go for the legal bills on the Kurita screwjob.

9. vibinc writes
   February 4th, 2009 2:15 pm

   Heatseeker,

   Remember, that happened on Sasser’s watch. A proactive leader never would have let her on the primary ballot to begin with.

10. Morpheus122 writes
    February 4th, 2009 2:22 pm

    Vibinc, so now the Tennessee Democratic Party is joining the Tennessee Republican Party in the politics of exclusion? We’re all about loyalty oaths and litmus tests?

11. vibinc writes
    February 4th, 2009 2:32 pm

    Morpheus,

    1. I’m not the the chair of the TNDP, but in my opinion, someone who votes the opposition party into the majority would seem to have an agenda counter to that of their supposed party.

    2. The TNDP, as determined by the courts in this case, has the right to disqualify candidates for state primary elections. That’s not my rule, that’s what the court says. If the TNDP feels that one is not qualified to represent the TNDP, then it’s their duty to keep them off the ballot representing the TNDP. They can, of course, always run as an independent, or for another party.

    3. In the spirit of the first two points; the TNDP could have possibly saved itself some money and embarrassment by addressing this before the primary. Hindsight is 20/20

    I’m not talking loyalty oaths, I’m talking consistency of guiding principles.

12. benintn writes
    February 4th, 2009 2:51 pm

    another $1 in honor of harrison…

13. Reality writes
    February 4th, 2009 4:15 pm

    Actually, a “real” fundraiser will cost you at least $5,000. Keep trying.

14. Heatseeker writes
    February 4th, 2009 5:11 pm

    someone who votes the opposition party into the majority

    When Kurita voted for Ramsey, the Republicans already were in the majority, 17-16, due to having won more elections than the Democrats. Tennesseans voted them into the majority, not Kurita.

15. Freddie O'Connell writes
    February 8th, 2009 9:11 pm

    Okay. So according to this, Gray made about $87,500. The trolls are doing fine work: fact-free!