WREG has posted the Saturday debate between Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Jackson beer distributor Mike McWherter.
The video is divided into 13 pieces and posted in reverse order, so to see the complete debate from start to finish, scroll to the segm…
Archive of posts tagged Governor’s race
Replay of the Memphis debate
Replay of the Knoxville debate
WBIR has helpfully posted the full video of last night’s gubernatorial debate in Knoxville for those who missed it last night. The hour-long debate can be found in two parts on this page.
Megasite mayor explains the Bill Haslam connection
Franklin Smith, the Democratic mayor of Haywood County, has some people scratching their heads and not just over his reference to Whigs and mugwumps at the end. As the Scene’s Jeff Woods points out, there is something inherently questionable about the ad’s claim that Haslam helped push through funding for the West Tennessee megasite in [...]
Buck Dozier, Leo Waters back Bill Haslam
Former Metro Councilmen Buck Dozier and Leo Waters are backing Bill Haslam for governor, according to a list released Thursday by the campaign. Several former aides to Gov. Phil Bredesen — including Loren Chumley, Reagan Farr and Robert Gowan — also appear on the list of 105 people described by the campaign as Democratic and [...]
Haslam tops GOP’s Victory Leadership Team
Jim Haslam has been named the honorary chairman of the 2010 Tennessee Victory Leadership Team, the state GOP’s fundraising and get-out-the-vote operation. Haslam has chaired the effort for the past five election cycles and is, of course, the father of the guy at the top of the ticket, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. HealthMark Ventures managing [...]
McWherter: Pilot partner does business in Iran
Mike McWherter, the Democratic nominee for governor, says a business partner of Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is doing business in Iran through another investment. McWherter’s campaign is saying that CVC Partners, the Luxembourg-based investment firm that owns 47.5 percent of the Haslam family’s truck stop chain, Pilot Travel Centers LLC, is also an investor in [...]
