Johnson City Press Endorses Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable for Congress
The Sunday July 16 edition of the Johnson City Press featured several election endorsements, including the leading article endorsing Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable during the ongoing Republican primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives 1st District seat over Washington County residents Phil Roe and State Representative David Davis.
The Press endorsement of Venable must be especially painful for the Gregory-Hill crowd as both the Hill-controlled 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit WHCB 91.5 FM and the for-profit WPWT 870 AM radio stations have been pitching Davis, and Venable only recently (and soundly) defeated the Gregory-Hill backed candidate and current David Davis campaign staffer Keith Spicer to win the previous Sullivan County Mayor election.
Reads kinda like WPWT 870 AM "Good Morning Tri-Cities" host Timothy Hill might have needlessly tossed away his $250.00 campaign contribution to the David Davis campaign --- Timothy Hill has yet to disclose any on-air information about his sizeable campaign contribution to the Davis campaign all while never missing any chance to air Davis campaign news, telephonic and studio interviews while during his own on-air "Good Morning Tri-Cities" talk radio show on WPWT 870 AM. Timothy Hill is the younger brother of Tennessee State Representative Matthew Hill of Jonesborough and son-employee of the Rev. Dr. Daddy Kenneth C. Hill...
But win the mass injection of Gregory campaign contributions into Tennessee elections, the Press endorsement of Venable may be watered down by the close of the August 3 primary elections --- you may recall that Tennessee State Representative Matthew Hill was literally able to spend his way out of a hole (i.e. twice not receiving the Johnson City Press endorsement back during the 2004 elections) by falling back on the campaign contributions originating back with the Gregorys and Leitner Pharmaceuticals employees.
State Rep. Davis was on of several Northeast Tennessee members of the Tennessee General Assembly to interveined on the behalf of former King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CEO John M. Gregory back during August 1999 to place Altace on the TennCare PDL (preferred drug list) --- Rep. Davis reportedly flew aboard a corporate jet owned by King Pharmaceuticals for a King lobbying meeting with the then TennCare Diretor Brian Lapps with the goal of securing Altace as a preferred drug for TennCare patients.
The Press endorsement of Venable must be especially painful for the Gregory-Hill crowd as both the Hill-controlled 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit WHCB 91.5 FM and the for-profit WPWT 870 AM radio stations have been pitching Davis, and Venable only recently (and soundly) defeated the Gregory-Hill backed candidate and current David Davis campaign staffer Keith Spicer to win the previous Sullivan County Mayor election.
Reads kinda like WPWT 870 AM "Good Morning Tri-Cities" host Timothy Hill might have needlessly tossed away his $250.00 campaign contribution to the David Davis campaign --- Timothy Hill has yet to disclose any on-air information about his sizeable campaign contribution to the Davis campaign all while never missing any chance to air Davis campaign news, telephonic and studio interviews while during his own on-air "Good Morning Tri-Cities" talk radio show on WPWT 870 AM. Timothy Hill is the younger brother of Tennessee State Representative Matthew Hill of Jonesborough and son-employee of the Rev. Dr. Daddy Kenneth C. Hill...
But win the mass injection of Gregory campaign contributions into Tennessee elections, the Press endorsement of Venable may be watered down by the close of the August 3 primary elections --- you may recall that Tennessee State Representative Matthew Hill was literally able to spend his way out of a hole (i.e. twice not receiving the Johnson City Press endorsement back during the 2004 elections) by falling back on the campaign contributions originating back with the Gregorys and Leitner Pharmaceuticals employees.
State Rep. Davis was on of several Northeast Tennessee members of the Tennessee General Assembly to interveined on the behalf of former King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CEO John M. Gregory back during August 1999 to place Altace on the TennCare PDL (preferred drug list) --- Rep. Davis reportedly flew aboard a corporate jet owned by King Pharmaceuticals for a King lobbying meeting with the then TennCare Diretor Brian Lapps with the goal of securing Altace as a preferred drug for TennCare patients.
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