It is a regular occurrence to be cast in a negative light on the Matt Murphy Show here on “conservative” talk radio in Nashville. And lately, the rhetoric has been turned up due to a relationship with the TN Faith and Freedom Coalition, an organization based in Williamson County that by all accounts is the new cheerleading squad for Senator Jack Johnson.
On the regular, 99.7 WTN celebrates the “conservative” exploits of some of our favorites like Gov Bill Lee, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, and Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson. And in kind, casting aspersions on Tennessee Stands painting us as a fringe conspiracy group. Guests of the show have gone so far as to call our organization a cult. And yesterday on the show, we were painted as Marxists by Aaron Gulbransen of the TN Faith and Freedom Coalition.
The accusations levied are at best childish and shameful. At worst, they are defamatory and libel.
I usually don’t respond to public attacks because it is not worth the effort and a distraction from the work we do every day. But I am going to break out of that norm and issue this statement.
Expose’ on Tennessee’s newest purportedly conservative organization, the TN Faith and Freedom Coalition
This video was sent to Tennessee Stands anonymously. Therefore, we cannot endorse the group (person) or any future material they might produce.
However, we have done the research necessary to verify the content of this video, and to the best of our knowledge it seems to be accurate.
When any new group pops up in Tennessee and purports to raise money and do advocacy work on behalf of conservative issues, we believe the scrutiny to be appropriate. It is concerning that an organization pushing for legislation in the state has not even satisfied the legal requirements to operate in the state of Tennessee.
Additionally, we were concerned to see that the very first actions of the TN Faith and Freedom Coalition was to hand out awards to Senator Jack Johnson and Representative William Lamberth naming them “Conservative Champions” of the General Assembly. In our assessment, there is not a statement that could possibly be further from the truth.
You watch, and discern for yourself.