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March 14, 2006

UTC Students Elected to TFCD Executive Board

Nashville, Tenn. – Three members of the UTC College Democrats were elected last weekend to the Executive Board of the Tennessee Federation of College Democrats.

TFCD Executive Board Members from UTC:- Adam Green, a junior political science major from McMinnville, Tenn., was reelected to his position as Communications Director. Adam serves as Communications Director for the UTC College Democrats and as President for the Hamilton County Young Democrats.
- Margaret Franklin, a sophomore political science major from Memphis, Tenn., was reelected to her position as Minority Affairs Director. Margaret is Vice President of the UTC College Democrats and is UTC Campus Organizer for Team Ford, the student arm of the Harold Ford, Jr. for U.S. Senate Campaign.
- Taylor Helton, a freshman political science major from Franklin, Tenn., was elected to the position of Programs Director.

The UTC College Democrats currently have the largest representation on the TFCD Executive Board. All three students are highly involved in local politics.

"I am pleased to see that Adam Green and Margaret Franklin are returning to the executive board, and at the same time am excited to have Taylor Helton joining our group,” Alex Youn, TFCD vice president, said.

“The members from UTC have always brought both the experience and leadership needed to push our organization to its current strength; I look forward to working with these three individuals to address the issues that matter most to college students across the state of Tennessee."

About the TFCD
The Tennessee Federation of College Democrats is a group designated to unite, lead and coordinate chapters of the College Democrats of America on college and university campuses throughout Tennessee. The TFCD currently is made up of 26 chapters across the state, representing more than 2,000 students.

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VeryFancyFrist.com

This is from salon.com.

Look who’s “fancy” now

Last week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee took a shot at Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford — a contender for the Senate seat Bill Frist is vacating — by launching fancyford.com. The site took Ford to task for living “the good life”– fancy hotels, an Armani suit, fine dining and a stop at Playboy’s Super Bowl party last year. There was something subtly racist about the whole thing; maybe it was the use of the word “fancy” — “fancy man” being a synonym for pimp — or maybe it was the picture of Ford’s black face hovering above a photo of four white Playboy Bunnies.

Whatever it was, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has just fired back. The DSCC’s veryfancyfrist.com is a spot-on replica of the fancyford site, with the focus turned on the man who’d like you to think that he’s the Republicans’ presidential front-runner.

It’s a little silly all the way around — is anyone really surprised that members of Congress stay in nice hotels and (sometimes) wear good suits? — but at least the DSCC manages to substitute substance for racism. In place of that photograph of the Playboy Bunnies, the DSCC site has a stack of cash and a photo of a ship in port, reminders of the ongoing investigation into Frist’s financial dealings and his flip-flop on the Dubai Ports World deal.

– Tim Grieve

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