Where’s Fincher?
by Susan Bond, MCDP 2nd Vice Chair
According to a staffer in the Jackson Office, Congressman Stephen Fincher is too busy to do traditional Town Hall meetings this August. From what little I’ve been able to find on the internet, he’s been busy speaking to agri-business conventions and visiting “The Holy Land,” but I’m sure it’s for the good of all his constituents here in the 8th district. His websites and the newsletters I’ve signed up for don’t hint at any scheduled public events. Not a hint.
“He has been holding Tele-Town Hall meetings,” the staffer said.
“Really?” I asked. “Are they publicized?”
“No, he makes a list and invites people. He just had one for senior citizens.”
“How do I get on one of those lists? Is he doing one for educators?”
“I really don’t know,” she mused. “But, I’m sure you could send him an email and let him know you’re interested.”
I wanted to be sure I was getting the information straight, so I asked “Is he doing anything that’s open to the general public?”
“Not this summer. He’s just too busy.”
According to the staffer, he’s talked to 17,000 people in the three Tele-Town Halls. According to recent census data, there are roughly 600,000 folks in District 8 and Fincher has talked to about 35% of them. If we assume that only 300,000 of them are voters, that means he’s talked to about 70% of the voting population in District 8. How did he miss me?
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that he was in Israel recently “meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas . . . “ and major political groups.
I sure am disappointed that he’s not coming to Jackson, since it’s the biggest population center in the district. It couldn’t be that his FEC violations and his receipt of farm subsidy money might make some folks in West Tennessee peeved. If I had his track record, I wouldn’t want to see any voters face-to-face either, as evidenced in this article.
Feel free to email him here.
Or call him here: 202-225-7414 or 731-423-4848
Posted on August 21, 2011, in Partisan Politics, Republicans and tagged congressman, Fincher, Stephen Fincher, Tennessee. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Excellent question: Where, oh where is the Banker’s Best Buddy Stephen Fincher. I haven’t seen him since the election. But I bet any banker that will give him a interest free quarter of a million dollar loan can see him.