Hilly Boy's Deception (as in the Lovely Tennessee Rep. Matthew Hill)

Here’s a nice letter from the chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party in response to Beth Harwell’s demand that Bredesen “provide voters with 'real assurance that trust is being restored to their state government.”

I would urge you to step forward and explain to voters why you — during your initial tenure as Republican Party chairman in 2001 and 2002 — violated federal campaign finance law by misappropriating more than $335,000 in political contributions.

"Specifically, the Federal Election Commission found your Party received more than $310,000 in contributions from 20 individuals and three political action committees (PACs) that exceeded legal limits. Moreover, your Party received a $25,000 contribution from what the FEC described as an 'apparent prohibited source.' The FEC said this violation resulted in the largest fine ever issued by the agency under its alternative dispute resolution program.

"Furthermore, you have remained noticeably silent in recent weeks with respect to developments concerning political contributions to your Party by John Gregory and other individuals with close financial ties to King Pharmaceuticals Inc. As you know, the U.S. Justice Department in November announced that King Pharmaceuticals must pay $124 million to settle claims that it bilked federal and state Medicaid programs, including TennCare, under John Gregory’s leadership from 1994 to 2002.

"Representative Halteman-Harwell: John Gregory and other individuals with close financial ties to King Pharmaceuticals were major contributors to the Tennessee Republican Party during your initial tenure as chairman in 2001 and 2002. We view those contributions as taxpayer funds that were taken away from health care for the poor, the sick and the disabled.

Don’t worry, Harwell just dismissed the issue as a "bookkeeping error" and an "accounting procedural mistake.”

"Glossing over $335,000 in illegal contributions and calling it a ‘bookkeeping error’ is something that might happen at Enron or WorldCom," Tuke said.

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And lastly, here’s an interesting item you can pick up at the Gregory owned Ride Revolution website. I especially like the use of “Forbidden” on the cover of this particular DVD.