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Gloria Johnson is Plagiarizing

BuzzFeed recently broke the story that Tennessee Democratic Senate Candidate Gordon Ball had plagiarized most of the issues section on his campaign website. 

After a simple search of Democrat candidates’ websites across the state, it appears that Gloria Johnson has the same problem as Gordon Ball— she’s plagiarizing.

On Johnson's "issue section" of her website are six instances of ripping off phrases from other liberal Democrat websites. 

Her favorites seem to be liberal Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Gordon Ball favorite, and Kentucky Democrat Senate Candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. 

On Jobs- 

"In order to grow our middle class, we must raise the minimum wage to help hardworking Tennesseans achieve a basic standard of living. An overwhelming majority – two thirds – of minimum wage workers in the United States are women."-  Johnson website

 Quote from Alison Grimes' page:

"Rather than forcing our own neighbors to choose between putting food on the table, getting to work, and paying the rent, all Americans deserve a living wage that is consistent with our values."-  Johnson website

Quote from Alison Grimes' page:

On Education- 

"we also need to support early childhood education, to give kids a fair shot at success from their earliest days." - Johnson website

Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

"We have an obligation to improve our public schools and universities and prepare our children for all of the challenges - and opportunities - that lie ahead, to support, encourage and reward our educators, and to provide every child in every zip code with an education that is second to none."-  Johnson website

Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

On Healthcare-  

"families in bankruptcy are there in the aftermath of a serious medical problem, and millions more are under enormous financial pressure when a loved one is ill."-  Johnson website

 Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

"We must do more to lead the way to a more affordable and higher quality system."Johnson website

Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

The plagiarism begs the question:

What kind of grade would Gloria Johnson give her students if she found the same disregard for original work and intellectual property?

Gloria Johnson cheated and needs to be sent home. 

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Democrat Chaz Molder: A Pretender, Not A Prosecutor.

Democrat Candidate for District Attorney Chaz Molder recently sent out  campaign literature across the 22nd Judicial District claiming he is "A Prosecutor, Not a Politician." 

One problem, Molder has never prosecuted a case. He's barely been a licensed attorney for 5 years. 

Chaz Molder's really, A Pretender, Not a Prosecutor. 

Molder is running against a Republican prosecutor named Brent Cooper.

Brent Cooper has a proven conservative record of fighting criminals and protecting constitutional rights. 

Cooper has served over 14 years as an Assistant District Attorney. 

Cooper had prosecuted murderers, drug dealers, and thugs to protect citizens in the 22nd Judicial District.

Cooper believes in cracking down on criminals and keeping our rights free from government intrusion.

Cooper will keep our streets and our rights safe. 

Chaz Molder's record of protecting our community is nonexistent. 

Molder has only 5 years experience of being an attorney. 

Molder's experience in the court room is defending the same kind of murderers, drug dealers, and thugs that Brent Cooper has prosecuted. 

Molder is running as an Independent to hide his Democrat past. (Source: Knox County Election Commission, 2004 Presidential Democratic Primary.)

Molder's campaign contributors have given over $55,000 to democrat candidates in Washington and Nashville, according to the Tennessee Election Finance and FEC reports from the last 10 years. 

Molder has no plan to fight crime in Maury County.

Democrat Chaz Molder is A Pretender, Not a Prosecutor.

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Democrat Judges have a history of not doing their Job

Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson condemned Democrat Judge Casey Moreland in Davidson County for letting a violent criminal out of jail early who then preceded to beat his girlfriend only hours after his release. 

The controversial case of David A. Chase, which Anderson branded a "fiasco," has drawn outrage from city leaders and domestic violence groups since its details went public last week. Chase, a prominent local contractor, was arrested early Sunday morning on a domestic assault charge.

Domestic assault suspects can be held in jail for 12 hours to ensure the safety of alleged victims, but Moreland waived a 12-hour hold after a Sunday morning phone call from Chase's defense attorney, Bryan Lewis. Chase spent only about three hours in jail. Once he was released, he brutally beat and choked his girlfriend, according to court records.

This isn't the first time that Anderson has had issues with Judge Moreland.

In a memo written in 2005 Anderson writes, "Adding to my reasons that this is a matter that needs to be resolved immediately is Judge Moreland’s seemingly lack of concern in matters involving domestic violence." The memo goes on to cite the issues that Anderson has with the Judge and the way his office is run. 

Democrat Judges in Davidson County have a history of taking it easy on violent criminals, our Republican Judges will ensure that violent criminals will remain behind bars and enforce our laws to keep our families safe. 

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Dem Leadership Embarrassing All of Shelby County

The Commercial Appeal in Memphis is reporting that Shelby County Commissoner Henri Brooks was involved in an altercation over a parking spot. 

Memphis police are investigating an incident involving County Commissioner Henri Brooks and an alleged confrontation at a Midtown parking lot near Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.

According to a police report of the incident, authorities were called to the 1200 block of Union about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. The victim -- Liese Nichols -- said she and Brooks were manuevering for the same parking spot. Nichols said she was going to back into the parking space, Brooks "whipped her vehicle" around Nichols', taking the parking space.

Nichols said when she swerved to avoid Brooks' vehicle, her car "ran up on the curb, and struck a small tree with her rear bumper," according to the incident report.

A confrontation ensued. Brooks got out of her vehicle, and began yelling racial slurs at the Nichols, the report stated. The victim said when she attempted to take a picture of Brooks with her phone, Brooks snatched the phone out of Nichols' hand and eventually poured a bottle of water over the victim's head.

Brooks told police Nichols was the one who got in her face and said the woman was spitting on her as she was yelling, the report stated.

According to the police report, an officer who answered the call talked to three independent witnesses, all of whom said Brooks was the one yelling racial slurs at the victim and dumped water on her. One witness said she captured part of the incident on her phone.

"We have been made aware of an alleged incident involving one of our associates, and we are fully cooperating with law enforcement," said Jeff Moder, Methodist spokesman.

Brooks, 65, is an employee of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and is in the final months of her second term on the commission.

She is also the Democratic nominee for juvenile court clerk.

Brooks has been a volatile member of the County Commission and most recently came under attack for her dismissive comments to an Hispanic resident who spoke at a commission meeting. At that same meeting she accused Republican Commissioner Chris Thomas of being under a sheet, a comment Thomas took to mean he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

Before being elected to the commission, Brooks served in the Tennessee House of Representatives, where she also drew fire for refusing to stand and participate in the Pledge of Allegiance. 

This comes just one day after the Chairman of the Shelby County Democrat Party was arrested due to an unpaid traffic ticket. 

With this type of embarrassing leadership, Democrats seriously want voters to put them in charge of Shelby County?

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Democrat Judge Jim T. Hamilton Caught Wiping Records Clean For Felons

Maury County Circuit Court Judge Jim T.  Hamilton has apparently had some problems in years' past with following the law and simple court procedure. One would think that someone who has been a licensed attorney since 1966 and a circuit court judge since 1982 would know how the system worked.

In 2010 however it seems the Judge wanted to play by his own rules. News Channel 5 reported that Senior Maury County Circuit Court Judge Jim Hamilton is accused of illegally wiping the records clean for felons.  

Senior Maury County Circuit Court Judge Jim Hamilton is accused of illegally wiping the records clean for felons. Now, District Attorney Mike Bottoms wants to know why.

"We've got a judge who is granting pardons and he doesn't have that power," said District Attorney Mike Bottoms.

Bottoms has filed lawsuits to reinstate the criminal records of two men with multiple felonies. His petition reads: "The state seeks to have illegal orders of expungement set aside .... The judge who signed the expungement orders was without the legal authority to do so."

Bottoms said Hamilton illegally expunged the felony records of Phillip Williams and Rodney Gillespie. Typically expungement orders have the approval of the district attorney, defense attorneys and the judge. But in both cases, the orders only had Hamilton's signature.

Hamilton was on vacation and unavailable for comment. Newschannel5 questioned the Circuit Court Clerk Kathy Kelley.

"Mike Bottoms is alleging the judge gives pardons to felons," said NewsChannel 5's Nick Beres.

"I don't know anything about this," said Kelley.

"Does Judge Hamilton expunge records illegally?" asked Beres.

"Not to my knowledge," answered Kelley.

Bottoms called this a public safety issue. He says one of the men involved, Gillespie, was already taking steps to get a gun.

"I was shocked that someone convicted three times and served time in a penitentiary could have his record expunged. And now he has a gun permit," said Bottoms.

At this moment, Gillespie and Williams are no longer felons. Their records have been cleared. Bottoms said they can buy guns, vote, even apply for jobs in law enforcement.

Gillespie and Williams could not be reached for comment.

Bottoms said there's no indication Hamilton was bribed for the expungements. So his reasons for granting the expungements remain unclear. It's all part of a growing investigation that may now include the TBI.

Bottoms said he only learned of the expungements after Gillespie applied for the gun permit and employees at the Maury county sheriff's department recognized his name, but couldn't find his record.

Bottoms said he worries there may be others who have received similar pardons. 

  In another article from the Kingsport Times-News it reports that in the petitions filed by Bottoms, "it should have been apparent to the clerk’s office that the 'expungement orders were not lawful orders.'" Circuit Court Clerk Kathy Kelley reportley said ,“If it has the judge’s signature on there, we do what the judge tells us,”. 

The following year a letter of reprimand was sent to Judge Hamilton. The letter stated that it was related "to your handling of certain cases in 2006 and 2007, in which you signed ex-parts orders of dismissal and ex-parts orders expunging convictions."

This was merely a slap on the wrist for something that could have ended with horrible consequences. It's time for a new Circuit Court Judge in the 22nd Judicial District. 

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Looks like Obama's war on coal has one fan in the State Legislature

Last week, Obama's EPA announced a new set of mandates on States to enact on pollution. In order to comply with the new national rule, states can, among other actions, shut down coal plants, install wind and solar power and energy-efficiency technology, or join the California or Northeastern cap-and-trade programs. E.P.A. officials said states could even choose to comply by enacting a state-level tax on carbon pollution.

While it is bad enough the federal government is forcing the hands of state legislatures to pick a plan that may or may not work for their state, It's even worse when state representatives don't voice an opinion for their voters. Case in point: Gloria Johnson would rather the federal government bully states on this issue. 

Researching votes in the House reveals that State Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) voted against HJR0663 in committee and didn't vote for it in the full house. HJR0663 is a joint resolution that Urges EPA to respect primacy of Tennessee and other states, and to rely on state regulators to develop performance standards when issuing federal guidelines for regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil-fueled power plants.

The Resolution was passed in the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee by a voice vote. Johnson asked for the record to show that she voted No. 

Then the bill went on to be passed by the House 88-0 with 1 present and not voting, Johnson. 

It seems that Johnson is more content to let Obama wage a war on coal and jobs instead of standing tall for Tennesseans in our state capital. 

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Fitzhugh Gets a Case of Herron-esia

In a press release sent out yesterday from the Tennessee Democrat Caucus, House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh hit Governor Haslam again on not expanding medicaid for residents of Tennessee. He is quoted as saying: 

“A good first step in addressing this issue would be to stop stalling and accept federal funds for the expansion of our state’s Medicaid program. This will save hospitals like the one in Brownsville and keep rural areas from falling further into the income inequality gap.”

Fitzhugh's concerns ring hollow, just like Herron's do. Apparently, keeping citizens on TennCare's rolls in 2005 wasn't a major concern because Fitzhugh, like Herron, voted for SB2315 a bill that cut 170,000 people from TennCare. A convenient fact both fail to mention.

Democrats are desperate to find ANY issue to mount some sort of opposition to Gov. Haslam. It's not working. Unfortunately for them, their own records reveal all voters need to know about their hypocrisy, particularly on this issue. 

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Herron-esia: Roy Herron Forgets His Record

In an article from the Tennessean, Governor Haslam urged the GOP to take a look at income inequality, Tennessee Democrat Party chairman, Roy Herron had this to say:

"some of Haslam’s policies...contributed to income inequality.

  He specifically cites, "delaying expansion of TennCare."

  It seems Roy Herron must have a short memory because in 2005 he voted in favor of SB2315 which cut 170,000 Tennesseans off of TennCare.

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Democrat Candidate for TN State House D-43 Arrested

Jeff Barnes from the radio station, Star107 is reporting that Kristopher Gore of Warren Co., the Democrat Candidate for Tennessee State House D-43 was arrested Thursday afternoon. Here is the excerpt of the article below: 

Candidate for 43rd District State Representative Kristopher Gore of Warren Co. was arrested Thursday afternoon on three counts of worthless checks.  According to Sheriff Jackie Matheny two of the three counts were felonies with one felony count over 10,000 dollars and the other over 1,000 dollars.

The misdemeanor check was under 500 dollars.

Upon further investigation of our news department Mary Walker, Back To The Strip organizer and owner of Custom Vinyl and Signs confirmed that the felony checks were written to Custom Vinyl while the misdemeanor check was written to the 2014 Back To The Strip Meals On Wheels. Walker said the felony checks totaled almost 15,000 dollars while the misdemeanor check was for 250 dollars.

Gore's bond was set at 25,000 dollars and he is set to appear June 10. Gore is seeking the Democratic nomination for 43rd State Representative along with Kevin Dunlap and James Jacobs all of Warren Co. 43rd District is comprised of White and Grundy Co. along with portions of Warren Co.

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Judge Joe Brown: The Gift That Keeps On Giving. 

In a recent video for a new tv show, Judge Joe Brown mentions that, "You women.... are more violent than men are".

The former judge and Democrat candidate for Shelby County District Attorney goes on to say that, "Women have sex very, very consistently with their real personalities..Crazy ones aren't really good in bed." 

Check out the whole video here: 

http://celebritunity.com/investor-information/hot-topics-with-judge-joe/

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Where is Roy Herron now?

Today, Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney came out in support of Tennessee students and their right to pray before high school football games. But there seems to be no rallying of support from the Tennessee Democrat Party. Which is funny since their chairman, former State Senator Roy Herron led the state legislature in 1997 to pass the Tennessee Student Religious Liberty Act which was sponsored by him and Democrat State Representative Craig Fitzhugh. 

Protecting students' liberty

In 1999, Herron was back with another bill that would provide religious protection for teachers and school employees and their religious rights.

Protecting school administrators' and teachers' liberty

So, where is Roy Herron now? Does he stand by his actions on protecting a students' right to pray, or is he going to pander to the leftwing liberal organization trying to bully our schools?

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WBIR-TN: Oneida Schools Cutting Hours & Insurance Due To ObamaCare

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The rhetoric vs. reality of President Obama's scandals

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