The Best Campaign Support Money Can Buy

Bad enough that some candidates put campaign signs in the public right of way to make it look like they have more support than they actually do.

But it’s far, far worse to learn some candidates are paying people to show their “support”:

Senator Henry has had people at the intersection of Thompson Lane and Nolensville Rd all week, wearing blue t-shirts and waving at people with signs.

I stopped and spoke with one of them this morning. They are working through a temp service and being paid by the hour. The man I spoke with didn’t know who Mr. Henry is or what he is running for.

It seems pretty pathetic to have to pay pretend supporters ....

Ditto for the campaign “volunteers” parked at West End and Murphy Road for the past week. I was pretty sure these were not actual campaign supporters but hadn’t had a chance to ask.

Yeah, pathetic is the word for it alright.

Better Democrats, Please

[UPDATE]:

Volunteer Voters has a video clip of Sen. Henry making his statement in all its hideous context. It's even worse than we thought.

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Oh, lordie. I’ve been thinking that Sen. Douglas Henry is long past his expiration date, but this settles it:

Sen. Doug Henry, an 81-year-old Nashville Democrat, explaining to the state Senate his votes surrounding amendments to the abortion resolution: “Rape, ladies and gentlemen, is not today what rape was. Rape, when I was learning these things, was the violation of a chaste woman, against her will, by some party not her spouse. Today it’s simply, ‘Let’s don’t go forward with this act.’ ”

I live in Sen. Henry’s district. Let me say that this kind of attitude about an act of violence is woefully ignorant, insensitive and offensive.

Sen. Henry, you need to retire. Now. Please. I say this as a constituent. Just. Go. Away.

I’m sick of this ignorant shit from our representatives in the legislature.

By the way, I should have done this earlier, but feel free to drop Sen. Henry a line and tell him how you feel: sen.douglas.henry@legislature.state.tn.us

(h/t, Volunteer Voters.)