Last night, the Center City Conservatives Republican Club met and had to move from the normal meeting room to the larger meeting room at Shoney’s on Western Avenue.
Part of the crowd
The other part of the crowd
Four candidates were featured but many more attended and introduced themselves. The featured candidates get more time. The four candidates last night were Steve Williams, Candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Clerk, Patty Jane Lay, Candidate for Fourth Circuit Court Judge, Bill Ailor, Candidate for Circuit Court Judge Div. III (he is unopposed in the Republican primary) He will face incumbent Democrat Circuit Court Judge Harold Wimberly in August. Jason Hunnicutt, candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Clerk was the fourth featured speaker.
Steve Williams (tan jacket) candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Clerk. Barry Hawkins, Candidate for Trustee is part of the standing room only crowd
Patty Jane Lay, Candidate for Fourth Circuit Court Judge
Jason Hunnicutt, candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Clerk
After Hunnicutt spoke, Debbie Stallings asked to speak and she said that she was hired in the Criminal Court Clerks Office by Ms. Martha Phillips and she explained how tedious and time consuming the work of the clerks office is. She stated her own personal opinion that Hunnicutt in part because of his 12 years in the District Attorney Generals office is ready on day one. Hunnicutt faces Steve Williams and County Commissioner at large Mike Hammond. Hammond had a campaign event last night that kept him from attending Center City.
Greg McMillan, candidate for Fourth Circuit Court Judge, Scott Green, candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Judge, Kristi Davis, candidate for Circuit Court Judge, Sherry Witt, Knox County Register of Deeds, State Representative Steve Hall, Billy Stokes, candidate for Circuit Court Judge, Ed Shouse, candidate for Trustee, Martin Daniel, candidate for State Representative, Eddie Smith, candidate for State Representative (challenging democrat Gloria Johnson) Jason Zachary, candidate for U.S. Congress. Hopefully, I didn’t leave anyone out. It was a good meeting.
Sorry I was unable to attend. I had 3 other events to cover and I just couldn’t make the 4th – this meeting. I trust my friends and supporters in the Center City club will understand. – rhj
Well Old Deb opinions are like dirty turd holes everyone has one and you need to keep your comments to yourself. You have been out of that office for many years now as I called my good friend that worked with you. Did you not have an issue with coming to work and could not perform your duties assigned? I believe your personnel file would show medical issues which kept you away from your job, and then you were terminated. Could it be your so out of touch with reality like your former boss. If you think for one moment Hunnicutt can do the job on day one you would have a better chance chasing bees with a weed eater with no string. My good friend that was in the meeting when old Lulu began by crying about not running for office, and then told you the “deal” she made with Hunnicutt. I would need to quote this one “you need to stand behind and support Hunnicutt for clerk, I am supporting him also”. Whom ever wins this race has years of work cut out for them, as the lights have been on in the office, but no one is at home. The old city county building is good for 2000 votes and thats about it. Elections cannot be won from the building just backroom deals that backfire like a backed up septic tank. Lets face it attorneys will stick together like fly shit on honey and fund him heavily, but what credibility does he have to the Republican party? Gerald Turner and his credentials committee just rubber stamped him and said he is Joy’s pick. Frankly the odds are for Hammond. Hello people did you watch Inside Tennessee? The man stumped the panel and shined like a new penny. Hunnicutt sat there like a sulking bull boasting! This office has had a lazy bunch of Lonsdale trash driving this bus way too long. Hunnicutt listen to the old man don’t be labeled as Joy’s puppet. You have a good career and opportunity ahead of you. Once you loose an election, your chances of ever being elected are slim to none. You got roped into this blind and can’t bow out now, your stuck. Joy should have just bowed out and left gracefully. But no she has a thorn in her big ass of defeat. Its too hard to let go of a county tit once you latch on. Joy there won’t be many more blogs about you as the old election clock is ticking, so I am going to let it fly like turds hitting a ceiling fan. Joy your lazy, and should be ashamed of destroying the legacy of the late Martha Phillips. I knew Martha since the WWII, myself, Jack Sharp, Barbara and the rest of the East Knoxville crew used to slip out to smoke when the power went off in the WWII air raid drills. You had it all old girl and the power went to your head. Think back on all those people you spoke too like a rabid dog. You were too proud to admit your health was failing and never came to work, and still to this day have no clue how to face the demons of your defeat. I could have had more respect for you if you held a press conference and admitted your ailments and walked away like a lady. A lady always knows when its time to go, makes a graceful exit and rides off in the sunset of life. Thats a true Republican! As you sit there in that overpriced chair reading this puffing and blowing this is all your fault and should be held accountable. But the powers at be will do their best to cover up the rest of the mistakes, those mistakes you said didn’t exist. I know all too well about the meetings with other elected officials and your offensive conduct. Covering up made you just a as guilty as the people you wrongfully arrested, you can’t be just a little bit pregnant, once the belly starts expanding like Dick’s hat band it’s too late old girl.