Tea Party donor sues convention organizer over splitting the take
A donor to the National Tea Party convention says in a lawsuit the convention organizer reneged on a partnership deal and spread defamatory comments about him.
Bill Hemrick, a wealthy conservative and founder of the Upper Deck baseball trading card company, filed the suit against Tea Party Nation leader Judson Phillips in Williamson County, Tenn…The suit, which seeks $500,000 in damages, comes nearly two months after the National Tea Party convention in Nashville.
Hemrick had loaned the group $50,000 toward the $100,000 speaking fee for former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, Fox said.
Hemrick’s attorney, Phillip Jones, told The (Nashville) Tennessean, his client gave the loan to forge a long-term relationship with Phillips’ Tea Party Nation. “My client takes politics very seriously,” Jones said. “And he thought they were going to be partners. But once he advanced the money, he found out that was not the case…”
Jones says he repaid the loan – with no interest – and the convention only “broke even” so there were no profits to share.
Ayup.
Holler at your Congress-critter to support Bernie Sanders' bill to 
When you get into bed with crazy people, you really shouldn’t be surprised when you get screwed in all sorts of crazy ways.
Ayup.
Cinaedh
March 31, 2010 at 6:13 am
I was going to say something along the lines of getting stains when getting into bed with old crazies.
Mr. Fusion
March 31, 2010 at 9:57 am