If those folks in Germantown elect Kelsey, they'll get exactly what they deserve.

Mr. Kelsey seems to have a bad habit of popping off and then having to backpedal his comments. Let's not forget earlier this year he denied sending a text message about a backroom deal for a committee chairmanship until it was proven that he did.

Or, maybe it's just he is afraid for his radical positions to be aired to the community in an open forum. I would not be proud either.

We don't need another sneak in Nashville.

I live in Gtown, and won't be voting for that twirp. He'll spend most of his time sucking up to GOP politicos in Nashville and very, very little time working for his district. In fact, if past history is any clue, he'll actually work against his district in the name of self-promotion. Overtly ambitious to be a U.S. Congressman, and willing to do anything to get it.

I'm definitely voting for Adrienne Pakis-Gillon on election day. Kelsey is clueless and out to promote himself. It is time we have decent representation---and not some arrogant loser like Kelsey.

Pakis-Gillon would stomp Kelsey in a debate. She is extremely bright, compassionate and determined to do better for the people of Tennessee. Kelsey---not so much. Pakis-Gillon is running a very professional campaign on hardly no budget. She would be a breath of fresh air in the state senate.

I find it interesting that she doesn't claim any affiliation to a party, yet is running under the Democratic category to gain the liberal voters of TN. Why doesn't she affiliate as an Independent if she is being honest? On the website of League of Liberal Women Voters, they are for 'free public education'. Since most of our taxes go toward this 'free' education, I find this quite amazing. Their site also lists, 'fair taxation', as one of their tenets. What is fair? Fairness is to take an equal weight and place it in a balance and have the scales show equality on both sides. A flat tax is the only way this can occur. Given that, I assume she is against progressive taxation....not! When we leave the flat tax, we get into speculation and greed. Liberals would vote for a lamp if it had the title Democrat on it.

hey, she's for flouridated water, so there's another reason to oppose her, chg.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that he would behave this way, especially after the way he treated Hermoine when they were at Hogwarts together.

You can't underestimate Brian Kelsey, he will outwork his opponent. Whether you agree with him or not, he is shrewd and relentless in politics. This type of article will just fuel him to double his efforts.

Conservatives will repeat any lie as if it's God's truth if it has the letters "G-O-P" or any of these names attached to it: Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Lou Dobbs, Orly Taitz, Sarah Palin.....

I could add more names, but it is Friday the 13th and I don't want to risk summoning Satan by reciting the names of his minions.

Tom: Just what we need, another "shrewd and relentless" politician. "League of Liberal Woman Voters"??? What a maroon. I grew up in a solid GOP family. They've renounced the party because it's increasingly being represented led by pablum-spewing whackjobs like Kelsey. Why don't people like YOU run, Tom? I'd vote for you.

Tom: I'm not quite sure what you mean by "this type of article." It's just straight reportage. I asked him a question, he gave me an answer. I wrote it down. On another subject: I, too, like Bruce, would vote for you. In fact, I'm searching my memory: Haven't we had the opportunity once already?

Seriously, I don't know how Kelsey could have made it any clearer that he has no intention of representing ALL of his constituents. Right now, I am wishing that I lived in the district so that I could vote for Adrienne.

"More accessible to voters"? I doubt if he ever has stepped foot in my Hickory Hill neighborhood which is part of this district, and probably never will after pushing the guns in parks legislation!

Even if you don't live in the district you can get involved. Go to voteadrienne.com to learn how.

JB, Sorry, you are correct. I should have said "from this type of newsprint". Take Care. :)

'Cepn' it aint newsprint! It's cyberprint!

I heard Brian Kelsey wants to see Pakis-Gillon naked. Oh, wait, that was Kent Williams and Susan Lynn.

That response by Kelsey is the response you would expect from a hyper partisan career politician. Seriously, look at his resume. What has he done during his short life to better this community, other than run for office and work for Republicans (if that even counts)? He has no perspective, no platform other than to do whatever is best for his political career and his party. He has accomplished little of substance in his time in the legislature and whatever he has tried to accomplish was focused on grandstanding, not principles. What exactly is conservative, for example, about trying to have the state imposing their own idea of a residency requirement for cops on a locality? Whatever you think of the city's residency requirement, since when is it consistent with conservativism to have the state force a change in that locally established requirement? He is not a conservative; he is a republican, and there is a difference and will do whatever he needs to to advance his career in the Republican party, whether what he has to do is consistent with conservative ideas or not. Folks need to pay attention to this local race and defeat him now before he becomes a 10 year incumbent running for national office. I don't know what kind of voter turn out or organization adrienne has in place, but those of us who live in this district need to get together and insure that enough folks go to the polls on the democratic side and that they don't get lulled into not voting because the right usually wins in this district.

Well, Tom wouldn't support ME, so....

Why do organizations like the Leagues of Women Voters continue on in their sexist aggregations, when women account for 60% of all votes in every election nowadays?

Surely there's no sentiment to give a woman candidate a crack at a male candidate in a district dominated by the male's Party.

"Pakis-Gillon would stomp Kelsey in a debate. She is extremely bright, compassionate and determined to do better for the people of Tennessee. Kelsey---not so much." I think this is the obvious reason why Kelsey won't debate Ms. Pakis-Gillon. It is apparent to me that Brian Kelsey's only constituency is Brian Kelsey. His only goal is to move from one political position to another. He sees politics as a game to be played for his own glory. I predict that he will eventually end up in the same predicament as the man he is running to replace.

Tom ran in the 9th District Republican primary against Mark White in 2006. Myself, I wasn't going to cross over for anybody that year.

You ought to run for the State Legislature, Tom. Those folks could use a common sense guy like you.

Kelsey doesn't need to debate. He should bring his guns and settle everything.

District 31 residents need some one who can slove their problems but not promoses.As economic is fallout, no jobes, high medical cost, homeless, we need some one can help us with the basic needs, and move this area forward.
Simon Mendy

hmmmm what a jackass.

Bruce, your family sounds pretty great. nice to see/ hear people breaking free from the incurious, lockstep mindset that brought us 8 years of W and the too-close-for-comfort possibility of a President Palin.

Bruce unfortunately is right...Most of Germantown is so "right," they'd vote for Palin and many still think George Bush was a great President.

I am voting for Brian Kelsey because we do not need to add more debt to our economy. Liberal Democrats believe that spending more of our tax dollars will help our economy, but as the Obama administration has proved, not many jobs have been created through the stimulus money. Our country is now in debt, and we are devaluing the dollar. You cannot spend your way out of a recession.