Friday, July 23, 2010
Wamp Compares Haslam TV Expenditures to Gulf Oil Spill
Posted by Jackson Baker on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- JB
- Wamp with county commissioner-elect Terry Roland and other supporters at meet and greet
Appearing Friday morning at a meet-and-greet affair at the Perkins restaurant on Sycamore View, the Chattanooga congressman contended that Knoxville mayor Haslam, heir to a Pilot Oil fortune, had put two new commercials on the air simultaneously — the “Enough is Enough” ad and a 30-second commercial featuring Haslam and his wife Crissy — and that Haslam now had five commercials running altogether.
[A spokesman for the Haslam campaign responded that this is in error, that "[w]e have a single ad up right now, 'Enough is enough'"]
“What kind of conservative is it that spends like this, throwing all this money against the wall trying to see what’ll stick?” Wamp said. “It’s like the oil spill in the gulf. Pilot Oil money is now free-flowing, and the only thing that can cap it is the people.”
Wamp contrasted Haslam’s largesse with his own ability to conclude the current primary campaign with expenses under $4 million and predicted that Haslam would end up spending $15 million, much of it out of his own pocket.
A recent poll conducted by a Nashville TV station had Haslam leading both Wamp and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey of Blountville by double digits, but Wamp was dismissive of those poll results, saying that the poll was conducted in advance of last week’s gubernatorial debate at Belmont College, televised statewide. Wamp reckoned his own performance in that debate as good enough to put him in the lead among the GOP candidates.
That debate had been “widely viewed,”Wamp said. “It was Number One in Middle Tennessee among all prime-time shows, and Number Two in East and West Tennessee behind The Bachelor, which my wife says is not any good this time, but people still watch it.”
Wamp noted (a) Democratic presumptive nominee Mike Mcwherter's presence at the Belmont TV debate and (b) McvWherter’s “cautious" way of addressing issues. "He's so afraid of looking like a Democrat that he had to come and crash our party."
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I thought conservatives liked rich people, that they were the royalty of the American free enterprise system, epitome of all that's good about capitalism. I'm more than a little tired of Wamp's wah-wah about the mean ol' rich guy.
Bruce - they can't admit that they love rich guys. They are trying to court the uneducated redneck vote.
BTW - how much money does Wamp have? I'm sure he's pretty wealthy compared to most of his constituents.
I guess Wamp's rich, but Haslam's filthy rich.
hey guys, it's easier for Wamp to pass through the eye of a needle than etc etc...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnpiAy1wRLk…
"Biblical inerrancy"? oh brother. Also, nice job invoking John Adams, Wamp. Should we go through all the times Adams criticized fundamentalism and expounded on the importance of church/ state separation?
Probably should investigate this church's 501(c)(3) status.
The insiders say that the Haslam contribution to his run for the nomination is minimal compared to his wealth and the monies that have been contributed by republicans in this republican primary. Mr. Wump, it just seems that your fellow republicans have already voted with their pocket book and you lost.
Mr. Wump, just get my phone number off or your robo-phone or whatever you call it.
I don't listen to recorded messages.
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