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Time to pick the early ones again. These endorsements are subject to change but probably won’t aside from late additions. They are a collective endorsement and may or may not reflect the voting of any individuals associated with TN420.org

Quite simply, we have the usual TN election completion. A wide variety of scum with a few decent prospects intermixed.

US Senate: TN420 proudly endorses the only Senate candidate we have ever endorsed. Chris Lugo of the Green Party for US Senate.

Why:
The only candidate in the state that’s not a lying sack of shit. He’s a real man with a real agenda for real people. We cannot think of a better person to represent Tennessee in the US Senate.

Chris Lugo’s contributions to Ablogination, of which he is a fellow and author, tell his tale and a groovy tale it is.

United States Congress - Tennessee District 1:

After getting to know him, we take great pride in endorsing Mike Clark - D (E-Town). Mike is the real thing. This district is the mother of all fuckers for anyone other than a Republitard to run in, but I will stand and fight with Mike Clark to the end.

Why: In a time when we’re looking right down the throat of ecological Armageddon in the Gulf, as a result of our dependence on filthy fossil fuels, we don’t need jackasses like incumbent Rep. Phil Roe - R getting all wet and wild with fossil fuel entities like Pilot Oil.
The top campaign contribution to Roe in 2007-2008 was $11,500 from Pilot Corp Oil of Knoxville, TN.
Dirty is dirty and we have a dying Gulf, and likely more, to prove it.

Phil Roe Must Go.

Tennessee Governor: TN420 reluctantly endorses Mike McWherter - Democrat, for Governor of Tennessee.

Why: McWherter is far too conservative socially, but those who he’s running against are a collection of pure filth.
Either Ron Ramsey, Zach Wamp or Bill Haslam are the probable opponents. All three Republicans, all three pathetic wastes of time and space.
Hypocrites, idiots and adulterous fiends.

McWherter is the only choice. Unfortunately.

Tennessee House 2nd District:
There is no one better qualified, especially in Kingsport, than former Rep. and target of deplorable Republican racism, Nathan Vaughan.
Nathan Vaughan was attacked racially by Rep. Jason Mumpower and some piece of crap named Tony Shipley. Shipley is the incumbent waste of air occupying the 2nd District seat at the moment.

Mumpower created a stir in the ‘08 legislative campaigns when he helped Republican Tony Shipley narrowly defeat Democratic Rep. Nathan Vaughn.

Mumpower said Vaughn, a black businessman thrice elected in a city only 4 percent black, was “better suited to be representing inner-city Memphis than the rural hills of East Tennessee.” A GOP campaign mailer depicted the heads of Vaughn, Barack Obama and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the bodies of three blackbirds under the heading, “Nathan Vaughn – part of the liberal, big-government flock.”

Why: I, captainkona, am pleased to state that Nathan Vaughan is a friend of the family and we are proud to be acquainted with such a man. He is a community-first leader who has, and will again, deliver results home to the 2nd District and provide a strong voice in opposition to the Republican leadership that brings disgrace upon our state on a daily basis.

TN420 endorses Nathan Vaughan for TN House.

Sullivan County:

We are glad to endorse Frances Harrell - D as Trustee.

Our endorsement for County Clerk goes to everybody’s friend, Jeanie Gammon. Gammon - D, is a shining star who has been a credit to this community for decades, while her Republican opponent, Jim Holcomb, is a John Gregory (King Pharmaceutical/United Coal) bought-and-paid-for crony.
MORE ON JOHN GREGORY AND HIS THEFTS
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As Register of Deeds we endorse Mary Lou Duncan - D.
Her Republican opponent, Bart Long, is in the real estate biz and we just feel that there is a conflict of interest in his being Deed dude.

He could harm his competition in many ways if he was to abuse his office.

We will refrain from endorsing incumbent Republican, Wayne Anderson, for Sullivan County Sheriff. But we will also refrain from endorsing John Taylor - D, who is a jack-booted drug war Nazi.
Anderson is probably the better choice.
I will abstain from this vote.
This position has changed-SEE UPDATE BELOW


The remainder of the Sullivan County election lineup is not important enough to consider.

To be continued……

ADDENDUM:

Actually, there is one more race worth mention.
It has been made clear to us that Sullivan County Mayor, Steve Godsey - R (used car lot), referred to voting as a “privilege” as opposed to the unalienable right it is. Godsey stated that voting is “one of the most important privileges we have as citizens.”

We really don’t care who runs against Godsey, but whoever it is would probably be the better choice in light of this information.

UPDATE:

We have decided to very reluctantly endorse John Taylor for Sullivan county Sheriff.
Due to things we have learned yet cannot confirm clearly enough to post, John Taylor may be less of a Drug War proponent than we gathered from some of his statements.
These questions were enough to push Taylor, a Democrat, back behind the line we draw when it comes to political endorsements.