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doeriver

(793 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:45 PM Jul 2013

Rep. Timothy Hill promises share of Fireworks Jesus Superstore to Johnson County church


TNGA Rep. Timothy Hill (left) recently touched off the opening of his Johnson County fireworks stand in northeast Tennessee by publicly promising Jesus and the Dyson Grove Baptist Church an undisclosed amount of the net profits.

No word as yet in the northeast Tennessee news media reports as to if Rep. Timothy Hill's fireworks stand received state grant assistance from the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development and county forgivable loans from the Johnson County Commission (as he did with his Right Way Marketing partisan political calling center in Sullivan County back during 2009 and 2010).

Rep. Timothy Hill is an employee of the Bristol-based 501(c)(3) Appalachialn Educational Communications Corporation that is headed up by his father, Tennessee Regulatory Authority Director Kenneth C. Hill.


Rep. Hill aids local church, college students with fireworks sales
http://www.thetomahawk.com/Detail.php?Cat=LOCALNEWS&ID=60173
Local News
Story published: 07-02-2013
By Jonathan Pleasant


Government officials use a wide variety of tools to work within their respective communities. Efforts can range from a simple town hall meeting to helping a civic organization with an important fund-raiser. With the 4th of July holiday fast approaching, State Representative Timothy Hill may have discovered one of the most creative ways to be a presence in the county while at the same time working for a good cause.


"Get Out! Get Out! Your fireworks prices are too damn high!"

Having held several conversations with local citizens, Hill was given the idea of setting up his own temporary firework shop. While the notion seemed a little incredulous at first, life has a funny way of working things out, and as the representative spoke to several members of Dyson Grove Baptist Church, he quickly identified a need. With the members replacing their aging church house on Highway 167, the idea of a firework stand came up once again after speaking to a member of the congregation.

Seeing the possibility of raising some funds to help with the ongoing building project, Hill began to look a little closer at the proposition. From the outset Hill realized he would need some help in setting up and running the operation and surprisingly, Dyson Grove was able to play a role again. Quickly pointing out three members who had just graduated high school, Hill soon saw a dual benefit in not only aiding the building fund but also in raising a little money to give these young men a proper send off for college...

(more at hyperlink)


Tennessee General Assembly - Rep. Timothy Hill
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/house/members/h3.html
R-Blountville
District 3 — Carter, Johnson and part of Sullivan Counties — Map
district address
P.O. Box 3071
Blountville, TN 37617

nashville address
301 6th Avenue North
Suite 23 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone (615) 741-2050
Fax (615) 253-0298
rep.timothy.hill@capitol.tn.gov

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Rep. Timothy Hill promises share of Fireworks Jesus Superstore to Johnson County church (Original Post) doeriver Jul 2013 OP
Jesus will tell you to give it to the poor!!!! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #1
Jesus will tell you to give it to the poor!!!! Flashmann Jul 2013 #3
How is it in the 21st Century Politicalboi Jul 2013 #2
Not to mention the fact that known terrorists have easily obtained their explosives this way. Tanuki Jul 2013 #4
Image doeriver Jan 2014 #5
 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
2. How is it in the 21st Century
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:54 PM
Jul 2013

We have lighters that are childproof, and we still sell these "bombs" legally on the streets at the driest time of the year. Every year we hear horror stories about kids blowing their hands off if just that. Back in about 1970, I was just 9 and the bigger boys were playing with firecrackers and glass coke bottles, and kids being kids, doing stupid shit. I still remember the firecracker I just barely threw that went off. I didn't get hurt, but I felt the blow back force that could have taken my hand. Needless to say, I never played with them again.

Tanuki

(15,311 posts)
4. Not to mention the fact that known terrorists have easily obtained their explosives this way.
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 10:32 AM
Jul 2013

Alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad both did:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tamerlan-bought-bombs-article-1.1325504

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