Tennessee Political Humor: Some of These Jokes You Voted for

by Roy Herron

Book Overview

Almost 175 years ago, Congressman Davy Crockett encountered a Massachusetts colleague in Washington. The New Englander, pointing to a farmer driving some mules along Pennsylvania Avenue, quipped: "Hello, there, Crockett, here's a lot of your constituents on parade. Where are they going?" The Tennessee frontiersman shot back, "They are going to Massachusetts to teach school."

Ever since Crockett's day, Volunteer State politicians have used humor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157233102X
• ISBN13: 9781572331020
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Cheerful, bi-partisan fun from Davy Crockett to Al Gore

"Cotton" Ivy -- a professional humorist who's also served in both the legislative and executive branches of Tennessee government -- and Roy Herron, a current state senator, have compiled a good-natured compendium of tales about famous Tennessee politicians from Davy Crockett to Al Gore. There are plenty of wonderful stories here. Although the co-authors are both Democrats (Herron was the state chair for Gore's presidential campaign), there are good stories about figures from both parties here. The photos are great, too, with some interesting little historical tidbits in the captions. If you can't get Cotton Ivy to come and speak in person, this is the next best thing.