New Speaker of the House: Rep. Kent Williams

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

He was nominated by Rep. Odom, and voted in by a 50-49 margin.

What do we know about this man? His legislature profile says he's an NRA member. Is he going to help us out on carry issues?

Discuss.

[Guest tcampbell]

He is a republican that voted for Naifeh last time. 'nuff said...

I wanted Mumpower

[Fallguy]

From his speach...it sounded like he would at least let more bills go to the floor for votes instead of being killed in commitee.... That would be better at least.

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

What is his NRA rating?

[I_Like_Pie]

Another recess...Mumpower got some chuckles there.

2:15/3:15 resume time.

[Fallguy]

It also says he is a Restaurant owner......wonder how the could factor in on carry there.

[Warbird]

As I said in the other thread the repub threat was really a parliamentary trick or some other weird thing. Well they got it. Now he will split committees and repubs will get thwarted of many things likely. Mumpower doomed himself when he removed his objection. It wasn't a good one but it was probably parliamentary correct.

Now if Deberry gets the Speaker-Pro Tem things will all be off the table. The other option is McDaniel, who was already a squishy repub. Not good. Not good at all.

[Mike.357]

It also says he is a Restaurant owner......wonder how the could factor in on carry there.

I think we all really know the answer to that. News will not be good.

What happened to Mumpower, thought he was a done deal?

[I_Like_Pie]

I think we all really know the answer to that. News will not be good.

What happened to Mumpower, thought he was a done deal?

I think that everyone is wondering the same thing!

[Mousegun]

I think we all really know the answer to that. News will not be good.

What happened to Mumpower, thought he was a done deal?

I bet we could get the answer to that one if we could just "look under the table".

[Fallguy]

Wow....got quite in here.

Of course guess we all are a little stunned (I know I am) and are still trying to catch our breath and figure what happened.....and what is going to happen next.

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

About Kent Williams

http://www.vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?Id=TNWilliamsKent

Profile for Kent Williams General: No Response Personal: Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Gayle

4 Children: Dave, Mark, Roby, John.

Birth Date: 06/23/1949

Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN

Home City: Butler, TN Education: Graduate, Unaka High School, 1967. Profession: Owner, Dino?s Restaurant, 1995-present

Vice President, Steak Houses of Homestead, Incorporated, 1991-1995

Vice President of Operations, Family Steak Houses of Miami, Incorporated, 1981-1991

Restaurant Manager, Sizzler Family Steakhouses

Engineering Department, Tennessee Department of Transportation Military: No Response Civic: Member, Carter County Republican Party

Member, Elizabethton-Carter County Chamber of Commerce

Member, Elizabethton-Carter County Hunting and Fishing Club

Member, Grace Baptist Church

Member, National Rifle Association

Member, Tennessean Restaurant Association

Chairman, United Way Campaign. Political: Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2006-present. Religion: Southern Baptist Accomplishments: No Response

[Fallguy]

WOW!!!...his page is already updated showing him as Speaker.

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

Well heres his first lie of the year.

http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2008/11/07/naifeh-republican-whipped-into-shape/

Rep. Kent Williams on his intent to vote for a Republican state House speaker:

“I want to state today, unequivocally, that I pledge to vote for a Republican for Speaker of the House. I have every reason to expect that the Republican nominee will be Leader Jason Mumpower. We are grateful that the people of Tennessee have given us the opportunity to lead. We will make them proud.”

[BryanP]

WOW!!!...his page is already updated showing him as Speaker.

Almost as if all of this has already been decided behind closed doors and the voting is merely a formality. Naaaaah.

[I_Like_Pie]

They cut the mike too quick...the first sentence was "They asked me if I could vote for any democrats and I said no"

Wonder who said that?

[Fallguy]

DeBerry Speaker Pro Tem

So much for a Republican House

[I_Like_Pie]

So much for a Republican House

Well...that is disappointing. They are swearing her in now. Next hope is Wamp.

[Warbird]

Deberry Speaker Pro-Tem

Well that does it, Williams might as well be a dem now. She is as bad in about every way, no more, as Naifeh.

Naifeh is indeed a wiley cat.

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

Yep hes Naifeh puppet

[Reservoir Dog]

Well heres his first lie of the year.

http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2008/11/07/naifeh-republican-whipped-into-shape/

Rep. Kent Williams on his intent to vote for a Republican state House speaker:

“I want to state today, unequivocally, that I pledge to vote for a Republican for Speaker of the House. I have every reason to expect that the Republican nominee will be Leader Jason Mumpower. We are grateful that the people of Tennessee have given us the opportunity to lead. We will make them proud.”

I don't see a lie in his quote. He did vote for a Republican (himself), and the Republican Party nominee was Mumpower.

You gotta love politics.

[Fallguy]

Well that is about all I can stand to watch today......

Gone for a little while.....

[Tim Nunan]

Tennessee Firearms Association, Inc.

Legislative Action Committee

As I am watching the proceedings in the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Naifeh machine at work. The Democrat leadership nominated Republican Kent Williams as Speaker of the House to run against Rep. Jason Mumpower. Williams apparently voted for himself and received the votes of apparently all 49 Democrats.

After making his acceptance speech, he continues to refer to "Speaker Jimmy Naifeh" and defers to him to finish out the proceedings even though Naifeh is no longer Speaker.

The next item of business is the nomination of a Speaker Pro Tem. The first nominee from the Democrats is Lois Deberry. The Republicans ask for a recess to decide what to do after this bombshell.

It will be interesting to hear the fallout as he predicts in his acceptance speech that he may not be a Republican much longer.

John Harris

Executive Director

[Guest db99wj]

With Naife the biggest problem is that the laws, that we are interested in, never even made it to the floor for vote. At least, hopefully, they will or can go to the floor and vote be made.......right....maybe....hopefully....

[GLOCKMEISTER]

Told you guys not to count your chickens before they hatched.... It wont be as bad as it was but wont be all that much better either.

Btw, hows the NRA and TFA really feel about Kent Williams? Is John Harris in da house?