Two Peas in a Pod
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Robin Smith
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn has resorted to the playbook used by a former Tennessee Republican Party chair now running for a congressional seat in East Tennessee.
Attempting to appeal to her far-right base, Blackburn, who represents Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, is sponsoring legislation that would require future presidential candidates to show their birth certificates proving Constitutional requirements to serve.
“Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Smith are two peas in a pod,” Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester said. “Both are appealing to the worst side of human nature when they use these tactics to try and scare voters.
“Such tactics are despicable and should be denounced by all of us.”
Robin Smith, the former chair of the state Republican Party, is seeking the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, who is running for governor in 2010.
Smith and former state Republican Party Communications Director Bill Hobbs were responsible for disseminating inflammatory anti-Obama propaganda in the 2008 election cycle. The two also spearheaded disgusting antics used in several state legislative races.
“At a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, my hope is that our elected officials will focus on affordable health care, quality education and good jobs instead of promoting divisiveness and bigotry that Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Smith seem to be doing,” Forrester added.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Since Blackburn doesn’t understand the economy or any of the financial crisis that many of her constituents participated in, she has to focus on something within her miniscule brain capacity. It’s time to send her packing, because she obviously cares only about partisan politics instead of issues that will help those in middle Tennessee.
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:58 pm
This is what I don’t understand… no one not born in the U.S. would ever make it far enough in a presidential race for a birth certificate to matter. Marsha Blackburn needs to worry about the issues of her district not what has nothing to do with her job: serving her constituents!
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:30 am
Marsha has consistently filed the same bill every year she has been in office. A bill to grant citizens of states w/o a state income tax to deduct sales taxes from their federal income taxes. However she never lobbies for passage nor develops a supportive group of her fellow legislators. Its all for show, and they regard it such. This just puts icing on her ‘ballon’ cake.
She takes pictures with soldiers but votes against increased VA benefits, funding and healthcare improvements. She parroted Bush for 8 years. Never once did she object to or refuse congressional pay increases. But none for military personnel. It’s time for fresh thinking from a working brain, and no less.
July 3rd, 2009 at 6:28 am
I’m no fan of Blackburn (you can search my blog to confim that), but I think it’s a great idea.
I think of all the things I have had to produce my birth certificate for over the years, including joining the armed forces …
… so why not have to produce a birth certificate to become the “Commander-in-Chief?”
July 8th, 2009 at 12:19 am
I think everyone should go to rabidoux4congress.com and give money to make sure we kick her out of office!! We need someone better and now we have someone. So let’s go give to the campaign and make a difference!!!