Putting It Right Out There: Ramsey Says He’s Running For Governor
Posted on February 28, 2009 at 12:55 pmAt an annual Lincoln Day dinner out in Greene County yesterday, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, whose task was only to introduce the keynote speaker TNGOP Robin Smith, added a little something extra to his remarks: an announcement of his imminent campaign for Governor:
Ramsey noted that the three officials who had already spoken were “three great candidates for governor,” but he was enthusiastically applauded when he said, “I am here in Greene County to announce that I am going to be a candidate for governor” as well.
He said he and his wife of 29 years, Sindy, had “thought about this, prayed about this,” and decided to go ahead, “for the right reasons.”
Ramsey said Republicans engineered a 19-to-14 majority in the Senate in last year’s election, and elected the first Republican majority in the state House of Representatives “in the history of time,” because they “stuck to Republican principles.”
At a time when “Republicans in Washington stopped acting like Republicans, Tennessee didn’t,” he said.
Ramsey commended Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Smith, whom he said is “not afraid to stand up and say what she thinks.”
He brought her to the platform by saying that Republicans would not enjoy the majorities that they do “if it wasn’t for Robin Smith.”
Ken Whitehouse broke the news on Thursday that Ramsey acolytes were in the process of forming an exploratory committee.
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3 Responses to “Putting It Right Out There: Ramsey Says He’s Running For Governor”
A piece of advice, election is not just voting like what had happened last year. Now, all Americans are walking down the street asking where my taxes goes?? Well, go find Scott Murphy. He is a liberal obsessed to taking public money and spend it too much for personal goal.
Is this are we going to end up. Vote those who are determined to be. Jim Tedisco is running for 20th congressional election. Tedisco supports the stimulus to bring it back to those who are hurting most of the economy.
Scott Murphy for Congress Tax Liens
WTF?
Angelyn what the hell are you talking about?