Tommy Burks (May 22, 1940 – October 19, 1998) was a farmer and Democratic party politician in Tennessee, USA. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1970 until 1978, and in the Tennessee State Senate from 1978 until his murder in 1998.
Burks was murdered by his Republican Party opponent Byron Looper less than a month before his likely re-election.
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Burks
Born in Cookeville, Tennessee, Burks was one of the most conservative Democrats in the state legislature. He opposed the teaching of evolution in school science classes (twice introducing legislation to restrict its teaching), legal abortion, gambling, and a state lottery.
Seems it must have been interfering with gambling money that caused Republicans to assassinate him. Everything else that he stood for are the things they rant about supporting.
> hardwoodrods…….. How do you know it wasn’t? What PROOF do you have that it wasn’t? This case has been tried. Proof has been presented.
And you are not giving an answer the the question posed.
> Dumb Soldier (proper name)…. I take it that you are in favor of abortion rights then huh?
It kinda hurts to see the dirty lowlife party that you support when it is undeniable doesn’t it?
> hawk0810 Really? Then I’m sure you have a good reason/excuse for why the Republican Party wasn’t spending any money on advertising and Looper was so confident he would win (do to not having anyone to oppose him in the election) that he didn’t even campaign? Or how the gun used on him by Looper came from another Republican politician in the same county? Or how it was passed to Looper by a police officer that just happened to be a member of the Putnam County Republican Party?
You’ve got all of the answers/excuses, & reasons. Tell Y!A all about it……….
> peanuts ……..The question is posted above. Simple enough.
> becksbear……. I didn’t know anyone had been charged or convicted of any of the “PROOFS” you offer. Are you saying that the Republicans killed all of those people too?
I have to admit……… The Republicans have become such weasels that every time on of the people that they have supported and put into office gets found out for what he truly is, they all go running and screaming….. “He wasn’t one of US!”
Then why in the hell did you support him to begin with? Have you no insight? Is that the problem? Blind in one eye and can’t see out the other? What a bunch of wormy sad-sacks. So money hungry that they would promote Satin himself if it gave them control of the political arena.
Gerald





