Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Wildmon endorses Yancey

American Family Association Founder Don Wildmon endorsed Senator Lee Yancey in the race for Treasurer of Mississippi. The Yancey campaign issued the following press release:

"Mississippi conservative legend, Rev. Donald Wildmon, today endorsed Senator Lee Yancey to be Mississippi’s next State Treasurer.

Wildmon, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Mississippi based American Family Association (AFA) and American Family Radio (AFR), is one of America’s leading pro-family voices. With more than 2 million on-line supporters, AFA is one of the country’s most influential conservative organizations.

“With all that is going on today with the economy, debt and taxes, I cannot think of anyone I would trust more than Lee Yancey to be our State Treasurer,” said Wildmon. “Lee is conservative and responsible in his public service. That is exactly what we need in this position.”

“I am honored to have the support of Rev. Wildmon,” said Yancey. “For three decades he has been a conservative leader admired by people across America. I am proud that he is a Mississippian and proud that he has decided to support me in this important election.

Last year Wildmon received a lifetime achievement award for his commitment to traditional values by the Value Voters Summit.

Senator Lee Yancey represents parts of Rankin and Madison counties in the Senate. Yancey is an investment advisor representative with Woodridge Capital Portfolio Management. In 2006, Lee was selected by Pro-Life Mississippi as the recipient of their Pro-Lifer of the Year Award for his work with the Mississippi legislature. Lee has been endorsed by US Congressman Gregg Harper and the Mississippi Federation for Immigration Reform and Enforcement."

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

The religious wing of the Mississippi GOP supports the least qualified candidate.

Raise your hand if you are surprised.

Anonymous said...

Wildmon creeps me out.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like sour grapes. Yancey has proven to be a fiscal conservative in Senate, exactly what we need in times like this.

Ironghost said...

So, who else is running? I can't imagine supporting Yancey now that the Rev. Don there has supported him.

It's not that I'm anti-religious, it's just that Don's further out on the right-wing side that I'd like to consider.

Anonymous said...

The only one who has served in an elected position is the "least qualified"?

Anonymous said...

What does fiscal conservatism have to do with being qualified to serve as state treasurer? Tater is as big of a self-avowed fiscal conservative as there is in Mississippi but that hasn't meant diddly in stopping the Legislature's bond spending binge of the last 4 years nor PERS' unsound investing practices.

Yancey flip-flopped by voting against this session's bond bill but he enthusiastically voted for the two bond bills in 2010 that accounted for nearly $800 million in new legislative debt gorging courtesy of our meager public trough.

If you think Wildmon endorsed Yancey for his fiscal conservatism then you probably also think that Obama could be a major league baseball pitcher if he wasn't already busy pretending to be the POTUS.

Anonymous said...

Connie (Something) who is a mayor on the coast is running. Does anyone know anything about her?

Anonymous said...

Yancey probably has more experience than Reeves and that isn't saying much. Neither are/were qualified to be Mississippi's CFO.

Anonymous said...

It is all about abortion and gays with Don Wildmon. If a candidate is against both then he'll be in their corner regardless of qualifications.

Anonymous said...

I am surprised I thought I was the only one that thought Don Wilemon was a farce, bigoted, un-Christian,and poor judge of character and merit.

It tell a lot who supports the candidates.

Anonymous said...

The Treasurer is not the CFO for the state. Frankly the position was created when the state actually kept currency and gold in vaults. The treasurere was the overseer. The position is out dated and not needed. Tater Reeves tried to make us believe that he could actually effect public policy on finance, but only the legislatue can do that.

Bill Dees said...

That endorsement alone is reason enough to vote for whoever it is that might be running against Yancey.

Anonymous said...

Completely agree. Abolish the office.

Reeves' record in one word: Paucity.

Anonymous said...

Didn't think much of Mr. Yancey when he guest posted here. Think even less after Wildmon's endorsement.

In fact, why don't these politicians stand on their own two feet? Since when do we need others to tell us how to vote? I ***hate**** seeing endorsements from other politicos, preachers, hillbillies, or what have you.

If you're running for office and need someone else to put their name on the line for you, I assume you know you don't have the right stuff.

bill said...

Other Treasurer candidates are Lynn Fitch and Lucien Smith on the Republican side and Connie Moran, who's running as a Democrat. BB

Anonymous said...

Yancey is supremely qualified to be the state treasurer. I mean, nothing screams money management and other fiscal skills like training in a Southern Baptist Seminary. In addition, his pro-life, anti-gay and other Talibaptist credentials are beyond reproach. Clearly, his anti-drinking, anti-gambling, anti-fun beliefs and service thereof in the Mississippi senate would make him more qualified than a Certified Public Funds manager with degrees from Harvard and UVA or the current head of the State Personnel Board. Sadly, in Mississippi most voters will probably think that is true.

Anonymous said...

Great point. Who is more qualified in the GOP primary? The guy with a year in the gov's office, the one who worked for Mike Moore, or the elected state senator? We appreciate your apathy for us dumb Mississippi voters.

Anonymous said...

2nd 6:37's excellent remarks.

Anonymous said...

If voters elect Bryant, Reeves and Yancey you'll be looking at a historic trifecta of stupidity in office.

Anonymous said...

Lee Yancey is the most qualified conservative candidate for Treasurer. Lucien Smith has ONE YEAR of work experience. Scary. Lynn Fitch just realized she was a Republican a few weeks ago and started trotting around in front of GOP groups. She has worked for democrats in the legislature, for democrat attorney generals, and she is really just a bureaucrat. When the state bond panel meets, we need somebody who won't let Jim Hood push them around. Lee Yancey is the only person I trust to do this job well for Republicans.

Anonymous said...

It is obvious that no one here actually reads Don Wildmon. He documents his points well and he could care less about being politically incorrect, and for that he gets villified.
So much for having the courage to think for one's self.
I do remember once recently when Wildmon got off track. When confronted, Wildmon quickly apologized. I guess that really makes Wildmon a nut.

Anonymous said...

Personally, I think you spend too much time reading things that really are minutia.

I'm glad to be taking a hiatus while the political bickering goes on in the poorest state in the nation.

Curt Crowley said...

6:37, your "Talibaptist" comment was incredibly insulting--to the Taliban. Unlike the Baptists, the Taliban follow the tenets of their faith *all* the time, not just when somebody might be watching.

Mr. Yancey may be a good man, and might do a good job as State Treasurer. However, any candidate that would voluntarily accept an endorsement from Don Wildmon does not have the judgment required to hold public office.

This is the same fool that relentlessly pushed a silly boycott of Disneyworld. Disneyworld. The happiest f--king place on Earth, and this jackass has a problem with it.

His well-chronicled attempts to control what Americans are allowed to see on TV and hear on the radio are a threat to freedom itself. Wildmon is a pure and simple God-pimp.

The fact that Yancey would accept an endorsement from a person like Wildmon speaks volumes about Yancey's character and judgment.

Anonymous said...

Not to mention that Yancey's alma mater - the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary - is just slightly to the right of the Taliban on most social issues (like dancing, drinking, or wives submitting to their husbands).

Anonymous said...

Could we get Wildmon to endorse Phil Bryant, too?

Anonymous said...

I am always amazed by the vitriol and bigotry that comes from those who are complaining that a person of faith is "intolerant".

Anonymous said...

If voters elect Bryant, Reeves and Yancey you'll be looking at a historic trifecta of stupidity in office.

April 13, 2011 8:55 PM


That just cracked me up! So true!!

Anonymous said...

Lucien worked for Haley on the 2003 campaign and worked in the Governor's office prior to attending law school. He may be young, but he does have more than the one year of experience some here assert.

bill said...

Why is it so bad that Lynn Fitch worked for Mike Moore for six months? If I'm not mistaken, Phil Bryant was a deputy sheriff in Hinds County under J.D. McAdory, a Democrat, and Phil's Republican credentials aren't being questioned. Lynn has always been a working mom. Like many of us, she hasn't always agreed with the politics of the bosses where she worked, but you do your job. Her employment in a Democrat AG's office and Democrat House doesn't make her a Democrat. It does, however, mean that she has experience that better prepares her for the Treasurer's job, and that's what should count. Bill Billingsley

Anonymous said...

Given the shrill nature of most of the comments above, the question must be asked, "Has Donner Kay invaded our midst?"

Anonymous said...

Wildmon's support is enough for me to vote for someone else, anyone.

Anonymous said...

Ditto 8:50 pm


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