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Odom’s Role In Williams Speakermaking Questioned

By Kleinheider Posted on February 25, 2009 at 2:33 pm

By his colleagues in the House:

Rep. Mike Turner, the House Democratic Caucus Chairman, and Rep. John Litz of Morristown sat down with reporters to give a new timeline, one that leaves Odom almost completely out of the picture. In this version, Litz begins asking around about a Republican candidate who could play the foil to Rep. Jason Mumpower. By the second week of December, Williams comes to Litz to see if the Democrats can deliver, but Litz only tells “Speaker Naifeh and one other individual that day,” according to a timeline he released.

Odom, who says Naifeh was out of the loop, is mentioned once in Litz’s timeline: The two speak during a caucus meeting, during which Odom “informed me that he had spoken to Rep. Williams and mentioned the Speakership to him around Thanksgiving.” Litz says at that point he and Naifeh decided to keep the Williams Plan quiet until the day of the vote.

Turner said in today’s interview that Litz’s timeline was not meant to contradict Odom, but it’s obvious that House Democrats are quickly coming to the defense of Naifeh, and at the expense of Odom.

Is this the first shot across the bow in that attempted coup we’ve heard about recently?

UPDATE: Much more from Woods.

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5 Responses to “Odom’s Role In Williams Speakermaking Questioned”

  1. Insider writes
    February 25th, 2009 4:40 pm

    This sounds more like what I heard back when this whole thing was being put together.

    Its no secret that Litz and Williams are friends. It was those two who worked out the plans with Naifeh. Odom was let in on it much later…

  2. Ana Garcia writes
    February 25th, 2009 10:09 pm

    I guess I really do not understand the scramble among Democrats to take credit for electing a Republican speaker. I know Kent Williams is probably better than Mumpower, but still: He is a Republican. It seems like the Democrats might best spend their time recognizing that Mr. Odom is an unhealthy and unhelpful choice to lead Democrats forward.

  3. Reality writes
    February 25th, 2009 11:04 pm

    Isn’t this about the fourth timeline?

    Kentpoodle should stick with “I just wanted to be speaker.” It’s short, honest, has a good beat and you can dance to it and it proves what he is.

  4. Stimulate My Package writes
    February 25th, 2009 11:39 pm

    How are we gonna win back the state house with all this shit going on? Odom won last November, Fitzhugh (Naifeh) lost, it’s over for two years ladies and gentleman. If you gotta beef with anyone, now is not the time. We are on a fast track for everyone getting their shit re-districted out of office in 2011 and all we worry about is who will be skipper of our Titanic. Do we really want Cockeye and Baldie re-drawing our districts?

  5. OneTiredRepublican writes
    February 27th, 2009 9:32 am

    What’s wrong Stimulate? Turn-about not fair play? How long have the democrats been redrawing the lines to cut Republicans out of office?

    But don’t worry, at the rate Ms. Smith is going, we won’t have a majority to do the redistricting.

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