Police called in to stop spatting GOP leaders

[TN al]

The underlying power struggle within the Wilson County Republican Party finally erupted Tuesday night when the top two county officials verbally fought over running the meeting, ultimately leading to local police being called in to resolve the situation.
At the start of the meeting, Wilson County Republican Party Chair Kevin Mack and Vice Chair Sherrie Orange bickered about who would run the meeting, which led to the police arriving on the scene. Upon seeing the two disagreeing parties, Lebanon Police Department officers escorted the two battling officers out of the Jimmy Floyd Family Center to resolve the situation, leaving more than 50 Republicans in a confused or disappointed state.
“I’m so sorry,” Wilson County Republican Party Secretary Jo Grafton told the audience sitting in silence after the two party leaders left the room. “I’m so embarrassed.”
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(State Senator Mae Beavers:) “Sometimes you’ve got to restrain yourself,” she said to a small crowd gathering outside the room. “ … If we don’t get things together, we might as well dissolve the party.”
Read the full story below. Finally, Mae Beavers with a good idea.
http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/news.ez?viewStory=316&Form.sess_id=367200&Form.sess_key=1121362644

[katsy]

1. WTF????

Ordinary Americans get tasered but these guys get "escorted" outside?

Oh, advice to Beavers: dissolve your party.

:nuke:

[madeline_con]

2. "advice to Beavers"

:rofl:

[neuvocat]

3. Interesting quote there.

Maybe they'll figure out the necessity of civility someday.

[shraby]

4. If it was winter, I'd call that "cabin fever". LOL

[TN al]

5. Imagine living in this county

Despite that, the Republicans run things. When we first moved here, the school board members brawled. Now the Republican party brawled. In contrast, the Wilson County Democratic Women held a used bookfair/ yard sale that raised $2000 for the local help center and gave away several scholarships lately. What is wrong with these people that they can't see the Republicans for the thugs they are?

[FreedomAngel82]

7. I don't get it either

Instead of doing something worth while they're arguing over who's going to be head of the meeting. Oh brother. Good for the Wilson democrats!!! Yay!

[FreedomAngel82]

6. LOL

How pathetic. They were fighting over who was going to be incharge of a meeting. :eyes:

[emdee]

8. Isn't that silly?.....

I went to several local Democratic meetings and the ones in charge each offered for the other to run the meeting. I think that sums up the differences between the parties quite well! LOL How funny.
emdee