Georgiana Vines reported yesterday that the current Knox County Republican Chair is NOT seeking re-election as Chair in 2015. She states that she couldn’t be more successful. That is funny.
First, at least two camdidates had emerged as Chair candidates to take her on in 2015 before Tuesday’s election. At the Halls Republican Club meeting on 10/21/2014, this author was told that both Current Republican State Executive Committeeman Ken Gross and Current Knox County Republican Party Vice Chair Buddy Burkhardt were challenging Kuhlman in 2015.
Additionally in July 2014, this author has a video of Kuhlman speaking at the Halls Republican Club meeting explaining that she tried to talk Bill Ailor out of running against Judge Harold Wimberly. Kuhlman was clearing the record from a reporter asking if she recruited Ailor and Pridemore. A lady in the crowd said, you should take credit, then another person in the audience said if she did, she would have to take credit for the other one. Kuhlman didn’t respond. She did say she was proud Ailor was running, but she wasn’t reponsible.
Over a year ago, as Vines reports Kuhlman filed suit against this author. Last November, I responded through counsel with sworn affadavits by four individuals that testify she did say what this website reported she did say, that she claims she did not say. Additionally, a voicemail was provided to me and was submitted with the answer of the Chair to the person she reportedly attacked acknowledging the conversation she said didn’t occur. Vines only states a Judge has not heard the case. It has been set for hearing a couple of times. So, we will see. Her own statement in a recording that she left surely speaks for it self.
