Pressed Or Simply Cautious?

By Kleinheider Posted on August 6, 2008 at 12:17 pm

Turner McCullough editorializes on the recent negative campaigning by Senator Rosalind Kurita against her primary opponent Tim Barnes:

Financial reporting records show Kurita had a substantial war chest with which to wage her re-election bid. The good senator is reported to have retained the services of Fletcher and Rowley, the renown Nashville public relations firm, known for negative advertising. Nashville media political pundits have speculated whether she was feeling stressed enough to releash the hounds at Flecther as the campaign draws to an end. Judging by the caliber of her recent campaign mailings, it would seem that she has decided time has come to get down and dirty with this campaign. How else would you explain mailings criticizing an attorney for providing constitutionally guaranteed legal counsel to those who need it?

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Kurita Makes A Mail Call

By Kleinheider Posted on at 7:38 am

Following up on her negative television ad, Senator Rosalind Kurita, Clarksville Online reports, has issued a mailer to residents of the 22nd district leveling some of the same charges:

The new mailing attempts to paint Barnes as specifically tailoring his law practice to represent spouse abusers, drunk drivers and repeat offenders. Mind you, the yellow pages are filled with ads by a myriad of attorneys offering their services for a wide of array of legal situations. Tim Barnes has no exclusive lock over legal representation for anyone needing it. Thus, it would seem the declared ‘three strikes’ of this flyer are invalid. Voters must be vigilant and diligent in reviewing campaign material that ends up in their mailbox.

This media outlet is reminded of a previous refrain by the senator when her ban proposal failed, “I’m a nurse, not an attorney.” Fortunately for her, we are all U.S. citizens with guaranteed rights and protections of the U.S. Constitution and Tennessee State Constitution.

When contacted for a response to this last minute mailing effort, Barnes, who is challenging Senator Kurita for the Senate District 22 seat, would only say, “Either this an intentional attempt to deceive the public or an appalling display of ignorance of our constitutionally protected rights in a criminal proceeding.”

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Tags: Jim Kyle, mailer, negative, risky, Roaslind Kurita, Tim Barnes  

Small Business Supports Small Senator

By Kleinheider Posted on August 5, 2008 at 7:31 am

From Clarksville Online:

NFIB’s endorsement is important for Kurita. Small-business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB has pledged it will activate its grassroots network on Sen. Kurita’s behalf. NFIB’s political support is based on the candidate’s position and record on small-business issues. Rosalind Kurita’s endorsement comes from NFIB/Tennessee SAFE (Save America’s Free Enterprise) Trust, the political action committee for NFIB/Tennessee’s membership. The endorsement brings the considerable grassroots support of Tennessee’s small-business owners to Rosalind Kurita’s campaign.

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Kurita Opens Up On Primary Opponent

By Kleinheider Posted on August 3, 2008 at 10:49 pm

Leaving nothing to chance, Senator Rosalind Kurita, the swing vote who gave Republican Ron Ramsey the Speaker’s chair, goes negative on her primary opponent Tim Barnes, a man backed by members of her own Democratic Caucus:

In an ad that ran on Meet the Press this morning, Sen. Kurita ran a negative ad which claimed Barnes was “risky” because as a lawyer he represented clients for DUI offenses while she worked in the Senate to increase punishments for drinking and driving. The ad also made the claim that Barnes failed to (or improperly filed) taxes on 4 separate occasions.

RELATED: Ed Cromer says Kurita’s still the favorite.

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Tags: Jim Kyle, negative, risky, Roaslind Kurita, Tim Barnes