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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Politics If Rep. Floyd Commits Suicide, Will Anyone Notice?

Posted by on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:51 PM

Rep. Mike Turner
  • Rep. Mike Turner
House Democratic Caucus chairman Mike Turner, in an impromptu visit to the gritty Legislative Plaza pressroom, has just offered his reaction to backbench Republican Rep. Richard Floyd's suicide threat. Yesterday in Chattanooga, Floyd said: “It’s so important that we take back control of the House. I’ll cut my wrists if Kent Williams is speaker again.” Turner's response?

"I'll be honest with you. I don't think anybody would notice if he cut his wrists. He'd have to put out a press release saying 'Richard Floyd Has Cut His Wrists.' "

Turner also agreed Rep. Ty Cobb, a darling of the state Democratic Party, stepped in it when he said in a campaign debate that he prefers to refer to illegal immigrants as "undocumented citizens." But Turner predicted Cobb would win reelection easily: "If Ty Cobb loses, the Republicans will win 90 seats."

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