A lot of folks from Knoxville were there and a few other Loudon County candidates also attended. But very few Loudon County voters. One of the other candidates who attended was my opponent, Lenoir City councilman, Eddie Simpson.

As everyone was mingling around the meeting area, Mr. Simpson and I did the nod and smile thing. As he was passing by me he said, when you get up there to talk, don't be telling lies on me. I said, I don't think there's enough Loudon County voters here to listen to us. He said, that's good and started to walk away but just couldn't help himself. He walked back to me and said something about me lying about him. I said I wasn't aware of any lies I had told about him. He said, as his face got bright red, you've got four lies on your thing, your page right now. I said, just tell me which ones are lies and I'll make the correction. Then he said, we don't need to do this right now or I might punch you in the nose, then walked away.

Sarah and I both looked at each other like, what? What was that all about.

Here we are in this upscale, swanky venue, and Mr. Simpson wants to punch me in the nose? What's funny, he wouldn't say what was on "my thing, my page" that was a lie. It was all very third grade-ish, very immature for a seventy year old man. 

I'll make Mr. Simpson the same offer I've made him and others in the past. Show me where I've lied or got something wrong and I'll gladly make the correction. I think Simpson's main aggravation is being confronted with his own twenty year voting record which is horrible on higher taxes, development and special interests.

Anyway, if you all see me walking around with a bandage on my nose, you'll know what happened.