RESULTS ARE IN!

The results for the elections to select the 2007-08 Student Government officers at Tennessee Tech are in. I have the returns for the College of Arts & Sciences Senate with me, and I will post them as soon as possible. I am working on a few other things at this time, so I hope to have them posted by the end of the day. To let the cat out of the bag, I will let you know that your blogmaster was involved in a very tight race. That is all I will say about that at this time. Returns will be posted at any time.

POLLS ARE CLOSED

The polls for the elections deciding the 2007-08 Student Government Association Senate officers at Tennessee Tech University were to close at 5 PM CST. It is now 5:10, although the TTU Vote Server shows the choices up for election. There was ten of us running for six seats in the College of Arts & Sciences. Here were the candidates:


Amanda Dixon
Lisa East
Ted Engel
Joseph Greek
Kristina Hortert
Jordan M. Iwanyszyn
Shannen Kykta
Amos Powers
Paige Provey
Whitney Tayes

When I find the results, I will post them here. I believe the chance is strong that I will be one of those six winners. An interesting point of note, two of the candidates have interesting connections. Kristina Hortert is a Tennessee Tech softball player, of which I will say has been ranked near 33rd in the country recently. Whitney Tayes is the granddaughter of Tennessee State Senator Charlotte Burks, whose district includes Putnam County and Cookeville. Both of these ladies have strong likelihoods of having been elected in this race, as well.

VOTING IS UNDER WAY!

Voting for the 2007-08 officers in the Student Government Association at Tennessee Tech University is under way! I am a candidate for the College of Arts & Sciences Senate, where I am pitted against nine other candidates. Six will go on to hold Senate seats from the College of A&S, so my chances are strong. More to come later.

COME ATTEND THE THOMPSON 2008 RALLY RIGHT HERE IN COOKEVILLE!

The first known Fred Thompson 2008 rally is scheduled to be held right here in Cookeville, Tennessee. It is planned for Saturday, April 28, from 3:30 to 5:30, and is being jointly presented by the Putnam County Republican Party and Tennessee Congressman Zach Wamp. Guests and speakers of honor are already being scheduled and Mr. Wamp is confirmed, along with Nashville radio personality and former University of Tennessee basketball star Steve Gill. RSVPs are in from across the country, including South Carolina, Ohio, Florida, and Washington,DC. It is to be held in beautiful Dogwood Park, adjacent to the Putnam County Public Library and Cookeville City Hall. Make your plans to join us and support Mr. Thompson, who can win this race, cancer or no cancer. For more information go to http://www.thompsonrally.com/.

"THE TANC IS IN"

A TRUE STATESMAN IS NOW IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2008!

Photo courtesy of Team Tancredo

As was written in the previous post, Colorado Congressman Thomas G. Tancredo has officially thrown his hat in the ring to run the race that will, Lord willing, end up with him serving in the White House on January 20, 2009. He officially announced his decision on The Jan Mickelson Show on WHO AM-1040 in Des Moines, Iowa. The announcement was made just after 10 AM EST, 9 CST.

I cannot say it enough. Here is a statesman who is right on virtually every issue, and I am not only talking about his political lean. He has the right stuff to lead on solving the illegal immigration crisis, the American culture situation, and he is pro-life, so he can lead on solving the abortion massacre. Here is how the Congressman stands on other issues:

~He is a co-sponsor of the bill that Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) has brought to the floor of the House to oppose the NAFTA Superhighway and North American Union (see my "Links" list on the right column of this page for more).

~He supports a flat tax or a national sales tax.

~He supports small businesses.

~He is for the right of parents to decide the educational future of their children, AND THAT INCLUDES HOMESCHOOLING (This blogmaster is excited about that, because I have been homeschooled for most of my school career). He is a former teacher, so he is well familiar with the educational issues.

~He is for welfare reform.

~He supports the Second Amendment. He is a fighter for the right of Americans to possess arms.

DON'T HOLD YOUR NOSE AS YOU VOTE IN 2008! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT NOT VOTING BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A GOOD STATESMAN IN THE RACE, BECAUSE, NOW, THERE IS ONE!

GO TO TEAM TANCREDO AND JOIN THE CONGRESSMAN'S E-MAIL LIST TO FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE CAMPAIGN. PLEASE DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN. ALTHOUGH IT TAKES VOTES TO WIN, MONEY IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. MAKE SURE TO VOTE FOR THE "TANC" IN YOUR PRIMARIES NEXT YEAR. IF YOU ARE NOT A REGISTERED VOTER, GET OUT THERE AND REGISTER! AFTER THAT, BE SURE TO VOTE! IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TANCREDO CAMPAIGN. WORD OF MOUTH IS MOST CRUCIAL RIGHT NOW!

HERE IS SOME OF TOM'S ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING ON WHO:

Taken from TeamTancredo

"The history of America is the story of men and women who have devoted and sacrificed themselves to the survival and success of that idea. Americans have fought and died for this cause in every century of our existence, and on every continent on the planet, for one purpose: to protect the gift of human liberty entrusted to us the Founders.
That gift is our birthright; its defense is our duty.
Today that idea, the idea of America itself, is under attack. But not only by who you think.
While we fight around the world to defend our nation, we are entrenched now in a struggle here at home to define it. The crisis of illegal immigration threatens not only our economy and our security, but our very identity - the idea of America is under attack.
Nearly 20 million illegal aliens are living in the United States today - roughly equivalent to the populations of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia combined. Unlike legal immigrants, who have for more than 200 years come to be a part of our nation, illegal immigrants today come to be apart from our nation.
The great tradition of American assimilation has broken down. The melting pot has cracked, and our Founding ideals are leaking through.
Illegal immigrants wait in no lines, pay no dues, and thus assume no responsibility for or devotion to America's founding ideals and traditional values. They enter illegally, demand social services, refuse our language, and take our jobs, asking not what they can do for their country, only what our country can do for them.
This attitude has been tolerated and even encouraged by our political and economic elite, for reasons ranging from the misguided to the cynical to the treasonous.
Some might ask what it says about a country who cannot defend its borders. I ask what it says about a country who chooses not to in deference to criminals loyal to another nation, and corporations loyal to none.
For too long Americans have been force-fed candidates who ignore or mock their valid concerns about the security of our borders, the enforcement of our immigration laws, and the survival of our national heritage. That ends today.
I am running for President to give Americans a voice, to win this fight, to preserve the sacred ideals of the nation our soldiers are fighting to protect, and to succeed in this struggle for our identity and survival.
One last chance for the last, best, hope of earth."

FOR MORE ON TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, VISIT THE LINKS BELOW.

TeamTancredo

WorldNetDaily

ABCNews

FoxNews

CBSNews

Reuters

Denver Post

NewsMax

USA Today

Des Moines Register

Washington Post

WKRN ABC-2, Nashville, Tennessee

KMGH ABC-7, Denver, Colorado

CBS-4, Denver, Colorado

BREAKING NEWS

THE TANC IS OFFICIALLY IN!

Courtesy of A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT

Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo officially announced this morning his intention to seek the Republican nomination for the Presidency of the United States in the 2008 elections. Mr. Tancredo, as has been written here over the last couple of months, is a principled conservative on issues ranging from abortion to illegal immigration to American culture to taxes. He made his announcement on WHO-AM 1040 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Keep it here as we continue to follow the campaign trail of Mr. Tancredo. At the Conservative Statesman, this blog intends to support the Congressman's bid for the Presidency. Your blogmaster, Jordan, has already been informally gathering support for the "Tanc" since late 2005.

To learn more about Mr. Tancredo, visit his campaign site right here.

TANCREDO ANNOUNCEMENT PLANNED FOR MONDAY MORNING!

Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo is to make an announcement regarding his plans for the 2008 Republican nomination for President on Monday morning, April 2. He will make the announcement on the Jan Mickelson Show on WHO 1040-AM in Des Moines, Iowa at 10 AM EST, 9 CST. You can listen live right here with this link to WHO.

Although common sense tells us what the Congressman's plans are, we will not declare them here until after the Tanc's announcement. This is the Congressman's moment. Stay tuned here and be sure to check us out for the latest later Monday morning.