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doeriver Donating Member (677 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-24-09 12:44 PM
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Wikipedia Vandal: what the press secretary didn't want you to read...
What follows here is the segment of Wikipedia page history for the time and date during 2007 when ex-congressional press secretary Timothy Hill was utlizing a computer from with the U.S. House of Representatives offices of former U.S. Rep. David Davis to "edit" the Wikipedia bio web page of his brother, Tennessee State Rep. Matthew Hill (information below does not include history for Timothy Hill removing refeenced text from the Wikipedia page for U.S. Rep. David Davis) --- as Wikipedia articles are "dynamic" (always changing from edits), the news media would most often post links to these dynamic Wikipedia articles hacked by Hill instead of hyperlinking back to the static (non-changing) Wikipedia articles listed within the article history:
User talk:143.231.249.141
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:143.231.249.141#June_2007



Former U.S. Rep. David Davis (center) sharing a laptop with then soon-to-be
Congressioal Press Secretary Timothy Hill (seated) during Election Day 2006.


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(?Political connection to Altace, pharmaceutical industry)

What Wikipedia Content Congressional Press Secretary Timothy Hill Actually Deleted

(note: the blue text below is only to indicate a then working wikilink to a then exisiting Wikipedia article) and the original reference wiki tags have been replaced with HTML markup tags that will hyperlink DU readers to most of the actual referenced sites that are still available--- the Tennessee Conservative PAC has since went to a password protected blog site)

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Dr. Kenneth Hill is currently (2005-2006) serving as a Sullivan County State Executive Committee Member to the Tennessee Republican Party "2005 - 2006 Sullivan County Republican Party Executive Board" and president of the State of Franklin political action committee. Dr. Kenneth Hill was nominated by then Bill Frist | U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist in late 2005 for appointment as commssioner with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission | Federal Communications Commission (FCC). "Kenneth Hill is nominated for FCC Commissioner" Leonard L. Kahn. December 12, 2005, issue #23. wrathofkahn.org

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During the 2004 7th House District election, Hill was quoted by a local newspaper stating that he "would only vote for an income tax if there was a war." "Patton, challengers square off in debate for District 7 House seat" Kingsport Times-News. James Brooks. April 16, 2004

Political connection to Altace, pharmaceutical industry

During both of his political campaigns for state office, Hill has accepted campaign contributions from former King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CEO and current Leitner Pharmaceuticals, LLC CEO John M. Gregory, Gregory family members, and corporate executives employed within both the King Pharmaceuticals, Leitner Pharmaceutical, and SJ Strategic Investments compnaies founded by Gregory. Gregory is also noted as an important campaign contributor to conservative Republican and anti-abortion political action committees in Tennessee such as the Tennessee Right To Life PAC "John Gregory uses checkbook to promote conservative causes." Hank Haynes. September 3, 2006., the State of Franklin PAC "Campaign Finance Reform Bill Fails." Andy Spears. May 3, 2005., and the Tennessee Conservative PAC. "Tennessee Consrvative PAC -About Us." Brett Holcomb Gregory financed and founded the Tennessee Conservative PAC as the political action committee's original president "John M. Gregory:Founder and Chairman". Brett Holcomb.  

Then State Senator Ron Ramsey organized an August 1999 lobbying airlift from Northeast Tennessee aboard King Pharmaceuticals owned corporate aircraft and flew to Nashville meeting with TennCare Director Brian Lapps that was also attended by State Representatives Jason Mumpower, Steve Godsey, and David Davis (Tennessee politician) | David Davis at the request of King Pharmaceuticals lobbyist AP news article "Leading Democrats castigate King Pharmaceuticals." September 30, 2004. and former Tennessee State Senator James "Jim" L. Holcomb. The meeting was successful in placing the recently acquired Monarch Pharmaceuticals (a King Pharmaceuticals subsidiary) branded drug Ramipril|Altace onto the TennCare Preferred Drug List within only 33 days. "Leading Democrats castigate King Pharmaceuticals." Associated Press. September 30, 2004.  

Both the studios (earler edit had studion) and offices of the 501(c)(3) (earler edit had 5019c)(3)) tax-exempt non-profit Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation (AECC) --- d.b.a. WHCB 91.5 FM and the Cameo Theatre --- and the for-profit Information Communications Corporation (51% of the ownership is held by Dr. Kenneth C. Hill; the remaining 49% per cent of Information Communications Corporation is owned by AECC) --- d.b.a. WPWT 870 AM, WHGG 1090 AM, WABN --- are located within the Leitner Pharmaceuticals, LLC|Leitner Pharmaceuticals Building at 340 Edgemont Avenue, Bristol , Tennessee. The Leitner Pharmaceuticals Building is owned SJ Strategic Investments, a private investment company controlled by managing partner John M. Gregory. SJ Strategic Investments, LLC - Home] The record of address for the Tennessee Conservative PAC is also within the Leitner Pharmaceuticals Building.
 
Former King Pharmaceuticals lobbyist Holcomb was later hired during February 2004 "... to manage the firm's governmental affairs" by the Gregory controlled SJ Strategic Investments, LLC on Februaury 2, 2004. Former Tennessee state senator Jim Holcomb has joined SJ Strategic Investments LLC] SJ Strategic Investments, LLC - Holcomb Hired] Holcomb is an associate of Rep. Hill (their offices are located within the Leitner Pharmaceuticals Building) and Holcomb has previously co-hosted the WPWT 870 AM "Rightly Speaking" talk radio Talk/News Radio & TV Driectory (Tennessee) show with Dr. Kenneth C. Hill.

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External links  

*Search the Tennessee Online Campaign Finance Database for records filed by Hill.  

*HillyBoy's Deception (critical blog)  

*Tennessee RU-486 Representative Matthew Hill (critical blog)  

*Rep. Matthew Hill's current campaign web site - "Matthew Listens"  

*Follow The Money:The Institute on Money in State Politics (Rep. Hill 2004)  

*Project Vote Smart - NPAT Issue Positions (Rep. Hill 2004)  

*The Library of Congress - Primary Documents in American History (Ten Commandments not listed)

*Tennessee Legislative Bills Sponsored and Co-Sponsored By Rep. Matthew Hill  


Matthew Hill - Appalachian Radio Group

*WHCB 91.5 FM (Appalachian Educational Communications Corporation)  

*FCC Audio Division - WHCB 91.5 FM Query Results  

*FCC 323-E Ownership Report For Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station BOA - 20060302ACA (WHCB 91.5 FM)  

*Powertalk WPWT 870 AM (Information Communications Corporation)  

*FCC Audio Division - WPWT 870 AM Query Results  

See Also
(links - not working here - to other dynamic Wikipedia articles as of June 14, 2007)  

*David Davis (Tennessee politician)|U.S. Representative David Davis  

*Ron Ramsey|Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey  

*Jason Mumpower| Tennessee Representative Jason Mumpower  

*Steve Godsey | Sullivan County, Tennessee Mayor Steve Godsey  

*RU-486  

*Rhône-Poulenc  

*Hoechst AG  

*Altace  

*Jessica's Law  

*Jessica Lunsford Act | Jessica Lunsford Act (proposed federal legislation

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doeriver Donating Member (677 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-29-09 08:43 AM
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1. a choice between feeding the poor or housing the GOPers radio stations: you would think...?
You would think that the Gregorys would give both the 501(c)(3) Appalachian Educational Communcation Coporation, d.b.a. WHCB 91.5 FM and for-profi Information Communications Corporation, d.b.a. WPWT 870 AM et al (each controlled by TNRP Sullivan County State Executive Board member Kenneth C. Hill and State Rep. Matthew Hill) the bums' rush and kick these organizations out of their Leitner Pharmaceuticals Building to the curb ahead of shutting down the King Benevolent Fund, as the KBF at least helped regional food banks to feed the poor in a mutlistate area...
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doeriver Donating Member (677 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 06:20 PM
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2. bump 03/28/2010
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