Go Snooping For Me

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler       on 01/25/2005 at 06:43 AM   

1. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/senate/members/s29.htm

   Here’s the fact sheet on him from the TN senate site. And yup, he’s a D alright.

   Posted by Severa       01/25/2005  at  07:38 AM  



2. What can I tell ya!  Can I pick ‘em or can I pick ‘em?

   Posted by Vilmar       01/25/2005  at  07:50 AM  



3. Ford’s testimony was part of his defense in a child support case. The Memphis Democrat heads a Senate committee that guides the state’s child welfare policies,
   It was in the second paragraph.This was a trick question,right?

   Posted by kingaljr       01/25/2005  at  08:08 AM  



4. This guy is not only a Dummycrat, he’s a classic case of “the law is for the masses; but for me, it is only a suggestion, after all I’m Very Important.”

   Plays the race card (he’s black)
   Anti-gun, but has had legal difficulties with firearms
   2003 income $356,000, occupation - “consultant”
   As kingaljr noted, “guides the state’s child welfare policies” and has children by at least three women, yet weasels on their support
   Has been sued for sexual harassment by a staffer who had his baby.

   and from memphisflyer.com

   John Ford, Scofflaw
   Last weekend’s baffling and disturbing incident at the senator’s East Memphis residence, at which he allegedly pointed a loaded shotgun at MLG&W construction workers, is but the latest episode in a run of public irresponsibility that has spanned Senator Ford’s entire working career.
   Ford, who has had so many scrapes with the law—usually involving assault or speeding charges—that they almost don’t bear counting, was charged in Lexington only six years ago with firing a weapon at truckers on I-40. He was exonerated then, in a trial which exposed his accusers as rednecks and racists, and many of us rejoiced. Now we wonder: Did Senator Ford get away with something, merely because the testifying truckers failed to inspire a jury’s confidence?
   

   Posted by dick       01/25/2005  at  10:42 AM  



5. Ford was Chairman of Health and Human Services in TN

   I did a search on him and Tenncare - the program that costs 8.7 Billion.

   700,000 state citizens are on this losing Socialist program called Tenncare.  It is losing money hand over fist.  The politicians in TN are going to raise taxes on smokers to pay for it now.  The smokers get to pay for childrens’ health insurance and now for the State’s failed health insurance program.

   It’s OK to attack smokers and have them pay for all of the states problems.  I mean it’s politically correct.

   Ford and his “wifes” were caught billing state tax payers for thousands of dollars of Fed-X shipping charges.  One of his wifes said, “What’s the big deal the tax payers pay for a lot of stuff.” And the Senator said, “Hey, I’m proud of those shipping charges.”

   Posted by Nanook       01/25/2005  at  02:59 PM