The Tennessee ConserVOLiance

Brian Haynes at East Tennessee Conservative provides a link to a radio interview Kent Williams did on AM 910 WJCW, January 6, 2009, just a week before the Tuesday election for Tennessee’s Speaker of the House. Anyone still thinking Williams only promised to vote for “a Republican” for Speaker needs to listen to the radio clip. The hosts ask Williams if he is still on board with Jason Mumpower for Speaker. Williams replies that he is. The money quote is at about 25% of the way into the clip.

With the current timeline on the Williams betrayal showing he had already met with Odom concerning becoming Speaker himself, Williams is clearly shown as a liar who, for reasons known only to himself, shattered his party’s plans and ability to implement them with a surprise 11th hour move. Interestingly, Williams may have telegraphed his intentions during the interview. He notes that he cannot think of any reason he would have to change his intention to vote for Jason Mumpower for Speaker but allows that, in politics, anything can happen.