Carl Will be At Spring Fest 2009 and Union County Chamber of Commerce

News Release

 

To: All Media Outlets

 

RE: Spring Fest 2009- Carl Whitaker For Governor’s Campaign

 

Carl And His Campaign Team Will Be Represented at Spring Fest 2009 this Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 10 AM until the evening. The event will take place at Cedar Pond Farms, Off 11E at 1355 Collins Road. Carl will be on hand to answer any questions in reference to his upcoming campaign for Governor in 2010. Spring Fest is an annual event to celebrate East Tennessee’s culture and beauty in the Jefferson-Hamblen County area. On May 1 and 2, 2009, Carl will also be speaking at the Union County Chamber of Commerce Forum at 9:00 A.M. He will again be discussing his upcoming campaign and some of the important issues that he feels are important to keep Tennessee, safe, secure and financially stable.

 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact our campaign office at (865) 908-0390 or our campaign manager, Chris McDonald, 865-387-8219.

 

 

Regards

Carl Whitaker For Governor Campaign

www.carlwhitakerforgov.com

Tea Party A Coming To Knoxville And Carl Whitaker Is There

April 15, 2009 Knoxville Tea Party World's Fair Park

 

Even though the current stimulus package and $2.2 trillion dollar budget of our sitting President Mr. Obama is a federal one, the implications are going to be felt from border to border across our great state. According to various sources, the new Obama budget is about to dump nearly 2 trillion dollars of tax increases on the American public including the citizens of Tennessee. That does not take into consideration the “climate revenues” of $645 billion that are defined in the overview as “proceeds from auctioning emission allowances.” i.e. the Carbon Tax that every American will be forced to pay because it is a pass-on tax to the consumer. Here are some docs on Obama’s new budget, which has more than $1 trillion in new taxes, plus the start of the global warming taxing scheme, and the foundation for socialized healthcare.
 

 

Budget Overview (.pdf)
A_New_Era_of_Responsibility2.pdf

Official Budget Summary (.xls)
FY 2010 FINAL summary.xls

Other sources:
ABCNews: $1 trillion in new taxes
Deficit now projected for ‘09 at $1.75 trillion — 3.5 times previo…

Bottom line: Washington’s stupidity and wasteful, reckless spending is about to ripple down the river to YOU the citizens of Tennessee and it’s not going to be pretty either short term or long term for our children and grandchildren who will have to burden this debt in years to come. How did we get to this place? We knew this type of wreckless spending was what Mr. Obama would do if he was elected and elect him we did. Now the check has come and we’re about to have to pay the bill.

Something needs to be said and done about this on a state level and on April 15th, the voice of Knoxville area citizens will be heard at a growing sensation across the nation these days called “tea parties,” which means “taxed enough already.”

 

Me, along with my campaign staff, will be attending the April 15, 2009 Knoxville Tea Party scheduled at the World’s Fair Park from 3 to 6 P.M. to express our support to those who are sponsoring this event and lend our voices to the growing chours that Tennessee needs to send a message to Washington to get it’s act together with the out of control spending.  We don’t want our taxes raised on hard working Tennessee families who are citizens of our state.

 

I am dedicated to standing up against all efforts by Washington to impose its will on Tennessee when it comes to fiscal matters and higher taxes. In 2006, I signed at “no tax pledge,” which promised that he would never ask for an increase in taxes. In 2010 I plan to make the same pledge. The issue at hand is a serious one for not just the nation but our state on an individual level and we are proud to part of this momentous event that will take place in Knoxville on April 15, 2009 to let our voices we heard. Hope to see you there.

  

Related Links: http://www.resistnet.com/events/knoxville-tn-tax-day-tea-party

http://teaparty2009.wordpress.com/

 

Carl Whitaker Campaign for Governor 2010

www.carlwhitakerforgov.com

Email: carlwhitakerforgov@gmail.com

 

Carl Twofeathers Whitaker Running for Tennessee’s Governor in 2010

Carl Twofeathers Whitaker For Tennessee Governor 2010

As I announce that I am running for Governor of Tennessee in 2010 I am reminded of a trip I took last winter with my campaign manager and photographer friend Chris McDonald who photographed campaign photos for me in the Great Smokey Mountains as we were beginning this process of laying the foundation for the upcoming Governor’s race. As I looked about me that day we saw some of the prettiest waterfalls in the entire world right in our own back yard of East Tennessee and it reminded me of the tremendous natural resources our great state has to offer who visit and those who live here. As I looked at those waterfalls I was reminded again as I have always been reminded as an activist for many causes that the greatest natural resource of our state was not these waterfalls but the PEOPLE who live here.

The people of Tennessee and their well-being, safety, prosperity and freedom are the reasons I am running for Governor once more. I don’t look at this task as being light or flippant but a very serious challenge but one I feel worth the work and effort for the sake of Tennessee’s most precious resource – it’s people. There are many mountains facing us as a state at the present time, especially with the national economy in such a tailspin where jobs are being lost, people are losing homes, and businesses are failing left and right. We cannot afford to keep investing our time into political games where favors are exchanged between political parties at the expense of the people of Tennessee who are always the ones who wind up being the losers in such games.

As an Independent Conservative candidate for governor I don’t owe favors to either the Republican or the Democratic party of this state. In addition, I have no desire to get involved and become engulfed in the endless waste of political energy on issues that matter little in the overall health of the state. People are without health care and yet our current political structure in Nashville seems more concerned with cutting benefits and repaying political favors to their cronies than doing what is right by the people. Current Governor Phil Bredesen presided over massive cuts to Tennessee’s Medicaid program seemed to relish at times  fighting with advocates for the poor more than the advocates of the cuts. When a governor makes his fortune in the for-profit health insurance industry at the expense of the people who have serious health care insurance problems and has no conscicence about it – NASHVILLE, we have a problem and there is need for a new way of doing business.

Do you really think that either a Republican OR a Democrat would do any different that what is currently going on? The answer is simply NO! Why? Because when you have party affiliations then people affiliations become less and less important. Tennessee, do we really want that to continue the next four years? I think not.

Things are about to change in the way we do business in Nashville. The situation we face is by far one of the most serious in recent years yet we have hope in our vision for the future for Tennessee that with your help we can as Governor ensure that every citizen has a right to healthcare, the hope for employment as more jobs become available through job programs we hope to implement when elected. As Governor I also swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States but also the Constitution of Tennessee and if push comes to shove between the federal powers that be and the state of Tennessee’s powers, we’re coming down on the side of our state, not Washington.

In addition, as Governor, I will do everything within my power to work with the state legislature to pass laws friendly to agribusiness, education, and small businesses. We want to see better pay for teachers and a reduction in college tuition to keep Tennessee’s brightest minds studying here in our own Universities and institutions of higher learning. Our farmers also need attention to help make them profitable once again and feel they have a friend in Nashville who understands they are a vital part to the overall beauty of our state.

Those waterfalls I saw last winter were breathtaking. We live in one of the most beautiful states in the Union. The beauty of Tennessee however is YOU, the people, for whom I pledge that if you will elect me Governor I will serve with due diligence to make sure that at the heart of every decision we make will always be the overall prosperity and success of the people o f Tennessee. We have a lot to proud of and tremendous hope for the future that better days are ahead. Together we can get this done.

I covet you vote, prayers, and support on November 2, 2010. We need volunteers and donations at the present time for our campaign. You can visit our website at www.carlwhitakerforgov.com for more information on how you can do both. This is a conversation these next 18 months about YOU, our greatest resource of Tennessee.

See you on the campaign trail!

Carl