Felons removed from Clinton's TN steering committee

[TeamJordan23]

Felons removed from Clinton's TN steering committee
By JENNIFER BROOKS
Staff Writer - THE TENNESSEAN

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has revised its list of Tennessee supporters on its statewide steering committee to remove the names of two convicted felons.

The original list of more than 100 committee members had included former state House Majority Leader Tommy Burnett and West Tennessee Democratic Party activist Gladys Crain.

Both are familiar names, with familiar rap sheets, in Tennessee political circles. Both have been politically active for decades, both before and after their convictions.

"These individuals were mistakenly included on the list we released and are not members of our steering committee," Clinton spokesman Isaac Baker said Monday, in response to a phone call from a reporter asking why two felons were on the list. "We are proud of our support from every corner of Tennessee and will continue working hard for every vote."

Burnett, a legislator-turned-lobbyist from Fentress County, has been jailed twice.

First imprisoned in 1984 for failure to file an income tax return, Burnett easily won re-election to an eighth term from his jail cell. A few years later, he was caught up in Operation Rocky Top, a federal corruption probe, and went back to jail for another year on federal conspiracy and illegal gambling charges. He now has a successful career as a lobbyist.

Crain says she was 'told'

Crain, an octogenarian West Tennessee political power broker, said the Clinton campaign called her and informed her that she would be on the steering committee.

"They didn't ask me, they told me," said Crain, who said she had no idea what her duties would have involved.

But as someone who worked on both of Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns, she said she was delighted to support a Clinton again. She served as Lauderdale County chairwoman of Phil Bredesen's campaign for governor 2002 and worked on John Edwards' presidential campaign in 2004.

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=52796

[niceypoo]

1. The article states that they are NOT members of the steering committee

"These individuals were mistakenly included on the list we released and are not members of our steering committee," Clinton spokesman Isaac Baker said Monday

Why lie and say the opposite?

[liberalnurse]

3. Go copy/paste the points for the challenged beginner.

O8) I will in a minute if you can't.

[whatdoyouthink]

2. If they Served there time and are law abiding

I don't know what all the Hoopla is about - you wonder if anyone ever convicted of anything well ever be able to preform public service again, so much for the motto do the crime and you will do the time, and then ad your banished (now murder or other serious crime maybe a tough call) for life!!!

[TeamJordan23]

6. I agree. That was the purpose of the post, shows how uptight all the campaigns are

and how they are trying to stay away from all controversy.

[Bitwit1234]

4. OH BY THE WAY...DID Obama get rid of that gangster from

Chicago he had contributing money to his campaign and helping him run for congress....hmmmmmmmmmm haven't heard any posts about that. But then the Hillary haters are in such full force today, anything happens.

[TeamJordan23]

5. Norman Hsu? nm

[hayu_lol]

7. Thanks Bitwit, sometimes these easily-identified Hillary Haters forget...

or never learned that this happens to all candidates.

Doesn't hurt a bit to twist their undies a bit from time to time. And yeah, they are out in force today.