Posted on 08/05/2020 6:31:17 AM PDT by molewhacka
...Leahy welcomed former conservative state Rep. Joe Carr in the studio.
During the second hour, Carr explained his recent op-ed on why he did not endorse Bill Hagerty and instead endorsed Manny Sethi. He also discussed the e-verify law that had been implemented in the state of Tennessee during his time in the General Assembly and how that too was opposed by Hagerty.
Leahy: In the studio with me is our good friend former state representative Joe Carr. Good morning Joe.
Carr: Yeehaw. Good morning Michael.
Leahy: So on Monday you wrote an op-ed. A commentary. You have endorsed Manny Sethi. I want to read an element of that. A paragraph from that and then ask you a question.
Carr: Sure. Sounds good.
Leahy: This is what you wrote. “Early on you write, I was leaning towards Hagerty and indeed I might have endorsed him. However, there were some things that I could not reconcile with who Bill Hagerty said he was. For instance he was so devoted to Donald Trump then why was devout never-Trumper Bill Haslam an integral part of his campaign if Bill Hagerty such a strong conservative?
Why was Senator Alexander with a 15 percent conservative school raising money for him? If Bill Hagerty was not part of the political establishment why did Mitch McConnell endorse him? If Bill Hagerty and Mitt Romney were not such close friends why did Mitt Romney say in a Wall Street Journal article that he would ‘love it’ if Bill Hagerty would run? If Bill Hagerty has always been a loyal republican then why did he donate $1,000. to Al Gore’s presidential campaign?
Lastly and very importantly, why did Bill Hagerty as Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development oppose every single one of my illegal immigration bills when I was in the Tennessee General Assembly? Most especially the nation’s first state either if the law.”
That’s what you wrote Joe Carr.
Carr: Yes. That’s correct.
Leahy: Now tell me about this last one. I’m vaguely familiar with this issue. But you say that Bill Hagerty as Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development opposed every single one of your illegal immigration bills. Can you elaborate on that?
Carr: Absolutely. So let’s focus specifically on the e-verify bill because that was the bill that drew the most contention.
[snip]
Leahy: What is the compliance on this for employers? In other words, right now would you say that because of this law and the subsequent laws that how many employers are actually going through the process of doing the match? Identifying, oh this person doesn’t match, and then therefore not hiring this person?
Carr: In the beginning, we don’t know because Governor Haslam even though we provided the funds in the General Assembly, Governor Haslam didn’t make this a priority to enforce. Governor Haslam along with EC Commissioner Bill Hagerty were opposed to the bill. There were a number of organizations opposed to it. The governor was opposed to it. Bill Hagerty was opposed to it. The Chamber of Commerce was opposed to it.
[snip]
Leahy: You say Bill Hagerty opposed this law?
Carr: Absolutely.
Leahy: Did he oppose it on the record or in direct conversation with you?
Carr: He sent his staff to me specifically Alice Rolli specifically came to my office on numerous occasions.
Leahy: Alice Rolli, didn’t she work for Senator Alexander?
Carr: She was on his campaign staff while she was the ECD for Bill Hagerty.
[snip]
two thumbs up!!!
*TN Senate race ping*
Joe Carr endorses Dr. Sethi. Not lying, Derp State COWARD Slick Willie Hagerty.
You gotta stop listening to the lies put out by Slick Willie Hagerty with that Massachusetts nonsense. If Sethi betrays us, we can boot his ass next time around. But Hagerty is going to set himself in D.C. until at least 2039 or 2045 when he'll be in his 80s (like Lamar!) and we'll never get rid of him.
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