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Put on Your Boxing Gloves
So today the Tennessee Democratic Party selected a new chair. The race wasn’t mean spirited or contentious or anything like that, from my perspective. It featured two longtime Democrats who are genuinely concerned for the future of the party.
I had the opportunity to speak with both candidates, and honestly, I felt both were adept at expressing what was needed, and the challenges that the party faces. Some of my cohorts out here in the boonies of the left expressed more than a little distaste for some of Mr. Bone’s supporters. Ultimately, supporters are like family, you can’t always pick them.
In reading over the coverage, there are a lot of “anonymous bloggers” commenting at Kleinheider as if the selection of Forrester was giving the party over to an Ogre like, power hungry, scorned and angry baby eater (sing that to the Purple People eater song). Get over yourself people.
I don’t know what objections certain elements in the “status quo” component of the party had to Forrester’s candidacy, but the status quo helped us lose majorities in both houses, asked our Presidential candidate to stay out of the state or thought he might just be a terrorist. I could go on, I won’t. The point is, the status quo is what got us here. I don’t give two shits what they have to say.
I’m reminded of a post from days of yore…
Still, what’s done is done, now it’s off to the races to win elections people. You remember doing that right?
Back to the positive stuff…I’m still waiting for text or video of the speech Forrester gave to emerge, but Braisted says it was a barnburner, and I believe him. We need passionate leadership in the party and I hope that Forrester can provide that passion to reignite Democrats throughout the state.
Passion is nothing without a plan, but passion is more than we’ve had since I moved to Memphis in 2004. How the plan takes shape depends on how much support, financial and otherwise, the party receives. This means that if you’re a Tennessee Democrat, it’s time to crack open your wallet and start clearing out time in your calendar. For the record, my offer still stands Chairman Forrester.
We’ve got a long road ahead of us, it’s time to get to work. I look forward to finally getting an email from the TNDP, but I’m still waiting. (The TNGOP sends me an email weekly, fyi).
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January 25th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I’m not status quo. I just can’t believe the state party put another Nashville lawyer in charge. Nashville lawyers and Memphis bloggers don’t know how to win elections in rural Tennessee, obviously. The party ignored three people, however, that do know how to win elections in rural Tennessee, Phil Bredesen, Lincoln Davis, and John Tanner. I support those men. The party can forget my support.
January 25th, 2009 at 9:43 am
[...] Let’s hope his tenure is more inclusive of Tennesseans all across the state. [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Floyd,
They’re both Nashville lawyers. Are you upset that one Nashville lawyer defeated another Nashville lawyer or that your guy didn’t win. They both seemed to be playing off the same playbook, though with different patronage.