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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-10 06:13 PM
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TN Repuke backtracks on secession if he's elected Gov...
Edited on Sat Jul-24-10 06:13 PM by cynatnite
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Republican Zach Wamp said Saturday that he wants to make clear he will not consider leaving the union if he’s elected governor. He also called his opponents “weak” on asserting states’ rights.

Wamp, a Chattanooga congressman, a day earlier had backed off remarks he made to the National Journal’s Hotline On Call suggesting that states could secede over objections to federal policies.

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Wamp said there needs to be a united front of strong governors to stand up to what he considers a federal encroachment on states’ 10th Amendment rights.

“We’re going to be a proud partner as a member of the United Sates of America,” he said. “But there needs to be a conflict between the states and the federal government.”

http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9024986

These repukes running for gov have been doing the "I'm a better christian and conservative than the other guy" meme for some time now. It's hilarious at how fast Wamp backpeddled on this once everyone started making fun of him.
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-10 06:17 PM
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1. damn
thought we could get rid of a few crazies
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-10 06:18 PM
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2. We are Dealing, Ma'am, with Genuine Insanity Nowadays
Easily a quarter of the country, and damned near half the white people in rural areas, are simply barking mad at present....
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-10 06:33 PM
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3. The leading candidiate for a congressional seat here lost two newspaper endorsements this week
when he revealed he was a birther.

You bet they're barking mad.
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-10 06:34 PM
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4. Agreed. Why do you suppose he used the word "conflict"? n/t
Edited on Sat Jul-24-10 06:34 PM by cynatnite
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-24-10 06:41 PM
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5. Even the Wump's voice sets me on edge.
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