Friday, November 11, 2011

Mississippi GOP Press Conference

The Mississippi Republican Party held a press conference yesterday. JJ sent a correspondent to videotape the event. Here ya go.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tate Reeves needs a haircut.

Anonymous said...

He thinks the floppy hair makes him look thinner.

Anonymous said...

Open letter to G.O.P-
As a conservative who for 30 years has always voted Republican, I am joyous to see our majority come to life in this state. I believe that liberal policy is fundamentally flawed and dooms society once enacted on any level. Therefore, I believe it is incumbant upon Republicans to lead. Problem is, once we have had the opportunity, it has been squandered. George Bush and his majority delivered Obama to this nation. What will the MSGOP deliver to this state. We are all watching.

Anonymous said...

This comes across as fundamentally sleazy. Does anyone really believe he would have changed parties if the Democrats had won control of the Senate???

Anonymous said...

Anyone who believes Tollison has changed anything other than a letter behind his name is a fool. If the Repubs trust him with any info, planning, or power, then they are also fools and deserve everything they will get. I guess Baria and Jamie Franks will be next,huh.

To the Dems: good move. You knew the Repubs were hungry for a majority in both houses and this trojan horse move was well played.

Anonymous said...

I guess if Barack Obama snubs you for US Attorney you give the other party a try.

Anonymous said...

what you said, 8:43. can you trust someone who ran as a D then switched parties two days after the election, essentially defrauding many of the people who supported him. not really a question, is it.

Anonymous said...

I think Gray got a conservative haircut for the occasion.

Hookah said...

Tate Reeves looks like a goober.

Shadowfax said...

Will all the above posters under the age of 30 who either frequent Fondren or leave their sandals at the door of their rooftop apartment in downtown Jackson please raise their hands.

Anonymous said...

i mean, this picture of tate reeves says enough for me. can't trust anyone whose name is so close to "taint"

http://www.pers.state.ms.us/images/aboutpers/boardmembers/Reeves_Tate_09.jpg

Anonymous said...

... this picture of tate reeves says enough for me. can't trust anyone whose name is so close to "taint".

Then you might want to bury your head in a hole in the ground for the next decade because it looks like he has the chops and beaucoup staying power to be a player for a long, long time.

Anonymous said...

It's so incredibly mature for people to get on here and talk/make fun of Tate's hair, weight, and just all around appearance. I understand that most of them just hate the fact that either 1) they're democrats and their party is so pathetic in this state now that they couldn't even find someone who stood a chance of beating Tate, which says a lot since they are all so quick to say what a "goob" Tate is, or 2) they all voted for Billy Hewes and can't get past the absolutely embarrassing ass-whooping Tate handed them in the primaries

So make fun of him all you want, but I think it's safe to say that Tate and pretty much everyone could careless

Anonymous said...

Awful of us to hope we could have more politicians like Delbert, who do a good job, use good grammar, and who we can introduce to our out of town friends without being embarassed or offering explanation.

Too much to ask, I know.Sigh...hoping that Phil Bryant doesn't make me think Finch wasn't THAT bad.

Anonymous said...

Oh come on, I loved the Finch years. Great entertainment. Bryant can't come even close to that.

Anonymous said...

Finch never had a FOUR-OH-WUN-KAYE!

Anonymous said...

I have almost become a democrat after 25 years of voting straight Republican over the thought of Bryant and Reeves.

Anonymous said...

Then take the plunge though you'll regret swimming with Donkeys.

Anonymous said...

I voted for Hewes in the primary because I thought his legislative experience was important.

But as an interested observer of politics, I am really impressed with Reeves political skills. And not just because he beat my candidate so bad.

After our primary, he went to work helping elect more Republicans to the State Senate(even several Senators who were against him!!) His campaign gave $100k to the State GOP. He personally made calls raising money for
GOP candidates, he headlined fundraisers for individual candidates, and he filled in the gaps with contributions from
his campaign to individual candidates. He also personally went and campaigned with Senators in their districts. He
may have even talked to some Democrats about switching parties.

In short, he did everything that our party leaders in the past
have been unwilling to do....he worked to help GROW the party!

After 07 elections, we had 24 GOP Senators. Today, we have 31 GOP Senators. And the main reason for that is Reeves.

Anonymous said...

Well, 1:21 pm, you have certainly well described the most important characteristics of a politician...the ability to raise money and to use their time and that money to help increase the power of their party.

The off year 2008 election cost $4 billion dollars.

The last Presidential race topped $1 billion and that was just the official records of the two contenders over a 20 month period after their nomination. The next one is expected to top $6 billion.

After all, now we have Super PACS like Romney's W Spann, a corporation that existed for only 4 months so it could donate $1 million. At least, that corporation sounded like " a person".

I wouldn't mind the increased cost of buying an elected official if the quality improved with the cost. But we are spending Rolls Royce money for cars that belong in the junk yard.

Anonymous said...

2008 was an off year election?



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