It’s been a bad stretch of road for Rep. Joe Carr’s (R-48) bill to bring more whiskey, vodka and other distilled spirits flowing into Tennessee.
Rep. Carr introduced his House version of the bill on April 23. When asked who the bill was written for by his House colleagues, Rep. Carr had no idea, and the embarrassing exchange is all over YouTube. The questions got so tough that Rep. Carr rolled the bill to the next calendar. Rep. Carr also made a startling admission on the floor of the House on what his bill will do for the state of Tennessee.
FINCHER: OK, so they’re is going to be more liquor and more whiskey and more vodka running around out here in our state because of this bill, correct?
CARR: I wouldn’t assume so, I would assume that would, uh, you could assume that. Yes sir.
Did you read that? Rep. Carr said you could safely assume his bill will bring “more liquor and more whiskey and more vodka running around out here in our state.” The Rutherford County Democratic Party commends Rep. Carr for his moment of honesty.
It would have also been easy for Rep. Carr to say his moonshine bill was written for the voters of Lascassas, but Rep. Carr knew that would have been a lie, and he told the truth. The Daily News Journal recently reported who the bill was really for.
Meanwhile, state Rep. Joe Carr, R-Lascassas, will ask the House of Representatives to approve the legislation today. Carr said he agreed to sponsor the house version of the bill at the request of Ketron.
Now we know why Rep. Carr was so clueless about a bill he sponsored but knew nothing about. On his second attempt recently, Rep. Carr again rolled the bill for another two weeks.
It’s a shame the people of Lascassas don’t have a Representative who will support whatever they ask for without question. Instead, Rep. Carr is busy working for Sen. Ketron and the liquor industry that funds his campaign while Rep. Carr actively seeks a reduction in unemployment benefits for the growing number of unemployed voters in his district.
The people of Lasscasas deserve a Representative that stands up for them.
Nice way to drop the context. What Carr actually said was that Rep. Hank Fincher could assume that if he wanted to, but that Carr himself would not personally make that assumption. Watch the video again.
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That is not the case at all.
I know you guys are excited about getting your little website up, but at least try to be honest.
What more context do you need besides video? Go watch it. If that segment of that video were played in a cable television ad no one would have a problem understanding Joe himself explicitly agree that it is safe to assume this bill would lead to more liquor flowing through our county. Carr is a nice enough guy but he’s not that bright and his moments of honesty are precious. Anyone asking Joe Carr to sponsor their bill can expect a lot more of these kind of embarrassing mistakes.