tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900749.post8569585897148262575..comments2023-09-21T10:05:52.438-04:00Comments on Shock And Awe (aka Brian's Blog): Wamp Leads Haslam in East TennesseeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900749.post-50596769439317084602008-12-23T07:40:00.000-05:002008-12-23T07:40:00.000-05:00Brian,For what it's worth, let me chime in here fo...Brian,<BR/>For what it's worth, let me chime in here for moment. <BR/>Bill Haslem's biggest problem rightnow is name recognition. Few outside the NE tennessee area neither know who he is or nor do they they know the adequate job he's done as mayor of Knoxville. <I>(Disclaimer: As a liberal member of the Democratic Party I can not say that a Republican has done a good or great job. Just as I as Steve Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120101908132148299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900749.post-50212378172212816472008-12-22T17:41:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:41:00.000-05:00"If it wasn't for Jim Haslam, UT would not have th..."If it wasn't for Jim Haslam, UT would not have the new Glocker building. Mr. Haslam has donated over $30 million of his own money to UT just for this project alone."<BR/><BR/>Poppycock.<BR/><BR/>It is alleged that Jim Haslam gouged 50 million dollars from the public by raising gas prices in a panic. That is much more money than he has given away.<BR/><BR/>So whose money did he give away? Was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900749.post-49283028471859989832008-12-22T10:36:00.000-05:002008-12-22T10:36:00.000-05:00First, i'm going to preface this with I buy my...First, i'm going to preface this with I buy my gas at Weigels and have said similar things about the Haslam family, however....<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry but you may not like the Haslam family but you can't deny what they have done for Knoxville and The University of TN. If it wasn't for Jim Haslam, UT would not have the new Glocker building. Mr. Haslam has donated over $30 million of Logan Brummitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377890416238284123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900749.post-1967374254106290922008-12-21T15:59:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:59:00.000-05:00If this is accurate, then the gas price gouging fr...If this is accurate, then the gas price gouging from Big Jim has ended Bill Haslam's political career. I have never seen such hatred. People I know will not go to Pilot for any reason. <BR/><BR/>Americans dislike Kings and Queens. Now we learn the Haslam's bought part of the Pittsburgh Steelers. That wasn't a smart move.<BR/><BR/>The other thing is Big Jim using UT as his own little empire. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com