Is the last screw coming loose for Zach Wamp? In the final frantic hours before Election Day, it seems his paranoia is getting the best of him. In Memphis, he conjured up some kind of conspiracy theory in which the all-powerful Haslam family somehow managed to plant that
anti-Wamp editorialin the Wall Street Journal.
From Jackson Baker, here's a sample of Wamp's ravings:
“The Haslams are nice people if they get their way. That’s the way it is with the very rich and very powerful in America,” he said, adding that the reality was, “They’re ruthless.” “Somehow they’re so rich and powerful that they’ve got people working for them in New York City,” said Wamp, who declared, “ We shouldn’t let New York operatives determine who the governor of Tennessee’s going to be. I didn’t invent Oak Ridge, Tennessee, or the Chickamauaga Lock. I inherited them. I’ve had to do certain things for our state. To claim that I’m a big earmarker just flies in the face of the truth. I’ve been a leader in earmark reform."“When has the Wall Street Journal ever involved themselves in a primary in one of 50 states? When has that ever happened?” Wamp demanded. “That just speaks to the reach of a family that has a $37 billion empire. They’re connected to all kinds of publications and all kinds of people.”
Just in case his meaning was unclear, Wamp was asked: Was he suggesting that the Haslams directly planted the Wall Street Journal editorial?
“I’m suggesting there’s something fishy about the whole thing, yeah,” he said.
