Thread: LAMAR ALEXANDER RUNS AND HIDES FROM VOTERS

Senator Lamar Alexander has been crossing Tennessee in a luxury bus with his signature plaid embellishments across its side and sporting his plaid shirt as he tries to impersonate the "everyman." The problem is that his events have generally been private or RSVP. Voters have not been able to question the Senator because his whereabouts have been kept secret.

There has been a $100.00 reward for any location and time information as to where Lamar could be found on his secret bus tour. He has been found sneaking out the back door of events or having his bus parked off location to possibly avoid detection and to avoid questions. However, due to tips from the public, Lamar has been found at most locations. When questioned about amnesty he has either given a brief statement or leaves the area.

Senator Lamar Alexander is well liked in Tennessee, however a review of his voting record does not line up with the conservative mantra that he claims. He has become an out of touch representative of the people of the state of Tennessee and of the Congress of the United States. Lamar appears to have a reluctance to face questions from voters. He has recently been found speaking to Republican establishment audiences and with those who are funneling money into his campaign, including the Chamber of Commerce.

The few times Senator Alexander has been confronted on his vote for amnesty he only repeats the tired ole line of "I voted against perpetual amnesty." He has also been saying don't believe what you hear as we near the end of the campaign. When you vote with the President 62% of the time, you may feel the need to run and hide.

His bus may say "Standing Up for Tennessee," but his votes tell an entirely different story.

This nation is ill served by the elite in Washington.

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Senator Lamar Alexander’s Fishy Voting Record

By: jayp (Diary) | July 27th, 2013 at 06:11 PM

Seventeen trillion in debt. Obamacare. Dodd-Frank. Benghazi. The IRS Scandal. Immigration. You’d think that with all of these big issues going on in the nation, a Republican Senator running in a red state like Tennessee would be hyping his opposition to them. However, Tennessee’s senior Senator Lamar Alexander, has bigger fish to fry. You see, he is too busy touting his “Freedom to Fish” bill to worry about phony scandals like Benghazi.Don't get me wrong, I like fishing as much as the next guy, but....come on. Is this the best that Senator Alexander can do? Is this the best bill that he has sponsored? Is this his greatest accomplishment? Answer? Probably so.

If you actually look at his voting record you will see why he is touting his fish bill. That's pretty much all he's got.

He doesn't want to talk about the fact that in 2012, he voted in accordance with Obama's positions 62% of the time. This was more than any other Senator from the south. He doesn't want to talk about his vote for Cash for Clunkers or the bank bailouts or, well, any of this:

1. Continuing Resolutions: Over the last four years (12 Continuing Resolutions) Lamar Alexander either for voted for them, or they passed the Senate with unanimous consent. Obama signed all of them:

• 2009- First Continuing Resolution Passed Senate with unanimous consent (H.R. 263

• 2009- Second Continuing Resolution Passed Senate with unanimous consent (H.J. Res 3

• 2010- Voted NO on the 1st Continuing Resolution (H.R. 291

• 2010- Voted YES on the 2nd Continuing Resolution (H.R. 2996)
• 2011- Voted YES on the 1st Continuing Resolution (H.R. 3081)

• 2011- Second CR passed Senate with unanimous consent (H.J. Res 101)
• 2011- Third CR passed Senate with unanimous consent (H.J. Res 105)
• 2011- Voted YES on the 4th CR (H.R. 3082)
• 2011- Voted YES on the 5th CR (H.J. Res 44)
• 2011- Voted YES on the 6th CR (H.J. Res 4
• 2011- Seventh CR passed Senate with unanimous consent (H.R. 1363)
• 2013- Voted YES on the 1st CR (H.J. Res 107)
• 2013- Voted YES on the 2nd CR (funded Obamacare, H.R. 933)

2. Budget/Other Spending/Taxes

• Voted YES on the Internet Sales Tax bill (S 743)

• Voted NO on Rand Paul’s budget which would balance in five years, eliminate four Cabinet departments, replace the current tax code with a flat tax, and fundamentally reform all major entitlement programs. (S.Amdt. 263 to S.Con.Res.

• Voted YES on the Fiscal Cliff Tax Hike Bill that raised income taxes, death taxes, capital gains taxes, dividend taxes, and payroll taxes -- an increase of more than $600 billion. The deal also failed to cut spending. In fact, CBO estimated that it would cause spending to go up by more than $330 billion over the next decade. (H.R.

• Voted YES on the Omnibus Spending Bill which was a 1,000-page, trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill that lumped 9 different appropriations bills in a single package. (H.R. 2055)

• Voted YES on raising the Debt Limit by $2.4 trillion and setup the Super Committee that was supposed to come up with budget cuts that never happened thus leading to the Sequester (S. 365)

• Voted YES on the Farm Bill that expanded Food Stamps (S 3240)
• Voted NO on banning earmarks (S.Amdt. 1472 to S.Amdt. 1470 to S. 203
• Voted YES on Cash for Clunkers (H.R. 3435)
• Voted NO on a Senate Rule that would have prohibited legislation that would raise gas prices
• Voted NO on defunding the “Bridge to Nowhere” (S.Amdt. 2165 to H.R. 305
• Voted YES on allowing Ryan-Murray to be brought to a vote which lead to passage (Vote 279 to H.J. Res 59)
  

3. Bailouts

• Voted YES on the bank bailouts (S. Amdt. 5685 to H.R. 1424)
• Voted NO on an amendment that would prohibit tax payer funded auto bailouts (S.Amdt. 965 to S.Con.Res. 13)
• Voted YES to bailout Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (H.R. 3221)

4. Immigration

• Voted YES for the Immigration/Amnesty bill of 2013 (S 744)

5. Guns

• Voted YES to proceed on 2013 gun control bill by bring Harry Reid’s bill to the floor (S 649)

6. Green Energy/Coal

• Voted NO on ending green energy subsidies (S Amdt 1589 on S1813)

• Voted NO on a resolution disapproving of Obama’s job killing Utility MACT regulations targeting the coal industry. (S.J. Res 37)

7. Miscellaneous

• Voted NO on term limits (S.Amdt. 1488 to S.Amdt. 1470 to S. 203
• Voted YES on compulsory unionism by voting to kill the National Right to Work Amendment (S.Amdt. 31 to S. 181)
• Voted NO to prohibit tax payer funded stem cell research (S. 5)

8. Nominations

• Voted to CONFIRM Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court
• Voted to CONFIRM Chuck Hagel to Secretary of Defense
• Voted to CONFIRM John Kerry as Secretary of State
• Voted FOR cloture on Tom Perez’s nomination to be Secretary of Labor. Perez is a left wing radical Obama appointee who fought against voter ID laws and worked for a pro-illegal alien group. Alexander did vote against confirmation, but his vote for cloture paved the way for Perez to be confirmed. This is a common tactic used by Alexander. He will vote for cloture (thus ending debate and bringing the nominee or legislation to the floor for a vote) then he’ll vote no. That way he can say he technically voted no, even though his previous vote allowed the bill to be voted on for passage. This is the same thing he did with the gun bill earlier in 2013.

9. Scorecards

• 68% lifetime with Club for Growth
  

• Freedomworks- 64% lifetime. 50% for 2013

• 2013- 41% with Heritage (Jim Cooper- Democrat Congressman from Nashville scored 47%)

- Average is 67% for Senate Republicans

Yeah. If I were him, I'd be talking about fishing too.

http://www.redstate.com/diary/jayp/2013/07/27/senator-lamar-alexanders-fishy-voting-record/

Video: Lamar, Why Do You Support Amnesty?

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Transcript of Video:

http://www.alipac.us/f9/lamar-dodges...estion-308314/

Lamar Alexander No Conservative

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Lamar Alexander Supporters Cannot Name a Single Accomplishment in His Two Terms as Senator

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Lamar Alexander Turns His Back on Questioner at Bristol Chamber of Commerce

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Lamar Alexander

Top 20 Contributors to Campaign Cmte

Rank	Contributor	Hires lobbyists?	Lobbying firm?*	Lobbyist(s) give to member?	Total	Indivs	PACs
1	Hercules Holding				$34,600	$24,600	$10,000
2	McKee Foods				$24,800	$24,800	$0
3	Regions Financial				$24,200	$18,200	$6,000
4	Exelon Corp				$21,500	$18,000	$3,500
5	Blue Cross/Blue Shield				$20,500	$2,500	$18,000
6	Gaylord Entertainment				$20,000	$10,000	$10,000
6	International Paper				$20,000	$0	$20,000
8	Comcast Corp				$18,100	$8,100	$10,000
9	Boyle Investment Co				$17,100	$17,100	$0
10	General Atomics				$16,600	$15,600	$1,000
11	Corrections Corp of America				$16,000	$6,000	$10,000
12	Sembler Co				$15,600	$15,600	$0
13	Bechtel Group				$15,200	$5,200	$10,000
14	Ingram Industries				$14,750	$4,750	$10,000
15	Apollo Education Group				$14,000	$3,000	$11,000
16	Cigna Corp				$13,700	$5,200	$8,500
17	Amgen Inc				$13,400	$3,400	$10,000
18	Crestview Partners				$12,900	$10,400	$2,500
18	Haury & Smith Contractors				$12,900	$12,900	$0
20	Home Depot				$12,600	$2,600	$10,000

*registrants, or active lobbying firm
This table lists the top donors to this candidate in 2009-2014. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Top 20 Industries contributing to Campaign Cmte

Member Rank	District Rank	Industry	Total	Indivs	PACs
1	17	Leadership PACs	$264,715	$0	$264,715
2	31	Pharmaceuticals/Health Products	$223,500	$15,400	$208,100
3	4	Health Professionals	$196,550	$48,050	$148,500
4	1	Retired	$188,480	$188,480	$0
5	5	Real Estate	$163,150	$151,650	$11,500
6	7	Lawyers/Law Firms	$160,927	$80,939	$79,988
7	11	Securities & Investment	$160,850	$111,100	$49,750
8	20	Education	$132,500	$82,100	$50,400
9	3	Hospitals/Nursing Homes	$131,500	$40,900	$90,600
10	9	Insurance	$130,000	$10,000	$120,000
11	8	Misc Finance	$108,300	$93,300	$15,000
12	36	Retail Sales	$105,200	$39,200	$66,000
13	57	Electric Utilities	$98,100	$33,600	$64,500
14	10	Health Services/HMOs	$97,600	$26,600	$71,000
15	24	Oil & Gas	$95,866	$21,933	$73,933
16	26	Commercial Banks	$92,550	$30,050	$62,500
17	53	Lobbyists	$85,250	$78,250	$7,000
18	39	Food & Beverage	$68,550	$30,550	$38,000
19	29	Misc Manufacturing & Distributing	$56,350	$26,850	$29,500
20	28	TV/Movies/Music	$55,650	$26,150	$29,500

Sector Totals

Sector	Total	PACs	Indivs
Agribusiness	$149,086	$107,436	$41,650
Communications/Electronics	$147,950	$76,500	$71,450
Construction	$162,700	$59,600	$103,100
Defense	$84,500	$81,500	$3,000
Energy & Natural Resources	$252,066	$186,583	$65,483
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$728,500	$294,250	$434,250
Health	$679,250	$523,200	$156,050
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$246,177	$86,988	$159,189
Transportation	$160,303	$114,500	$45,803
Misc Business	$487,250	$260,500	$226,750
Labor	$6,000	$6,000	$0
Ideological/Single-Issue	$341,315	$297,415	$43,900
Other	$362,630	$56,400	$306,230

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Industry Favorite

Lamar Alexander is a top recipient from the following industries in 2013-2014:

• Clergy/Religious (#1)
• Food and kindred products manufacturing (#1)
• For-profit Education (#1)
• Waste Management (#1)

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