Posted on 01/24/2005 10:52:19 AM PST by Lorianne
Whew! Sounds like someone has a problem keeping their pants zipped-up.
"Some Tennessee Democrats say privately that (Harold)Ford's biggest liability in winning statewide office is his family, which for decades has operated a major political machine in Memphis.
At the top is his father, who defeated a well-entrenched white Republican to win a seat in Congress in 1974. Ford Sr. has been perceived as racially divisive; he once referred to backers of a black Republican opponent as "white devils."
One of Ford's uncles, state Sen. John Ford, is a controversial figure in state politics."
http://asp.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=685&oi=H
Sterling citizen.
Oh, and my cousin was driving behind the truck that John shot at one day while they were all on I-40. She had to testify at the trial.
I just do not understand our American culture. If this dirty rat was married to them all (at the same time), he would be in jail! Why is this legal?
Brother to Sr., uncle to Jr.
The list gets longer -- Jesse Jackson; Kweisi Mfume; John Ford -- anyone else?? )))Shaking head(((
If Ford is smart, he'll go on the offensive... since he has two families and two households, he should thus get to vote twice, and if not, he's being disenfranchised.
Wonderful role model for the children!
(From the crypt.)
I like the way you think!
I saw reports that this guy's income was in the $250,000 neighborhood which is considerably above mine - and I am in Tennessee as well - yet he claims he can't pay $500 a month for this child. I pay $500 a month for each of my two children and the only expenses that the court will recognize are the Court-ordered expenses. Unless there is a court-order requiring him to pay the other two mothers, the court should be basing child support to the third woman on a federally-mandated guideline which I believe is in the range of 20% of his income. I have first hand experience with this: my son has a different mother than my daughter and when the court was determing the amount of child support to be paid for my daughter, they would not take into account what I was actually paying for my son, but only the lower amount ordered by the court. I'm not complaining and I am always glad to provide more for my kids, but this is the law as explained to me by a Democrat lady judge.
Ford's getting over because he's a powerful black Democrat in a Democrat stronghold (Memphis).
No, he's trying to get his child support orderd DECREASED.
Word has it, that John Ford has girls in Nashville for when the State Legislature is in session.
Ok, just a guess here, I know I will be considered racist by some, but I gotta say it. He's black isn't he?
A few years ago my father, who was in his mid 70's at the time was driving back hom to PAris,Tn from Nashville on I-40 when John Ford pulled up next to him in the left hand lane and started signalling for Dad to pull over on the shoulder. Dad recognized him from news photos and ignored him. Ford continued to signal angrily and honk his horn etc and finally Dad just looked straight over at him and flipped him the bird and kept driving. Ford took Dad's license plate number and tried to file a complaint against Dad with the Tennessess Highway Patrol station in Jackson, Tn The THP refused to do anything and called Dad and told him and they all had a good laugh. The guy is a total embarrassment
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