The Man Who Wants To Take Down John Tanner

By Kleinheider Posted on November 8, 2009 at 1:40 pm

Stephen Fincher speaks for himself:

Fincher said he entered the congressional race after having a discussion with a friend about how President Obama and Democrats in Congress were leading the country in the wrong direction. He then met with former state Rep. Jimmy Wallace, and former Tennessee Republican Chairman Tommy Hopper, to talk about running for office. After the meeting, Fincher said he prayed on the matter and was finally convinced after his wife and father told him he should enter into the race.

Fincher said Hopper told him it would take $2 million to defeat Tanner. He told Hopper he could raise $1 million dollars and in 10 weeks he has already raised $400,000.

“The reason John Tanner needs to come home is because he has left us a long time ago,” said Fincher.

He said Tanner voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history and both bailouts. He also said Tanner votes 84 percent of the time for the Service Employees International Union, which he said is the right arm of ACORN.

“He votes with Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank, 94 percent of the time,” said Fincher. “He does not represent the values of this district anymore.”

Fincher said he was pro-life and a conservative first and a Republican second.

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