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Six Meat Buffet: Boot Bernanke

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:46:59 -0500

Here is a great grilling of Ben Bernanke, who should NOT be allowed to continue destroying our economy. But the bought-and-paid-for Senate will gently cup his buttocks and carry him through as this is how their pockets stay lined. [...]

Six Meat Buffet: Graverobbing Is Considered A Shovel-Ready Job, Isn’t It?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:46:59 -0500

Not content to wait for the current President's "job summit" for ideas as to how to get Americans back to work, the House of Representatives lead by example and will start working the Night Shift: The House voted Thursday to permanently extend a 45 percent inheritance tax on estates larger than [...]

Six Meat Buffet: Cure for America’s Horomone Imbalance?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:46:59 -0500

When looking for a surgeon who can be trusted to re-attach America's balls, you may want to take a long look at Lt. Col. Allen West. I'm not sure America ever had his level of testosterone in leadership, but I think it may be time for what a man like him' [...]

Lean Left: Christmas Song of the Day

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:43:34 -0500

Today's song cannot really be called a Christmas song, but the fact that it is perfectly American. Baby, It's Cold Outside is a song of seduction. It can be song with a certain earnestness, or sweetness, or playfulness, or even a touch of the sinister. But it ... [...]

Lean Left: A Miracle of Statistics: Another Blackhawk Fan in Memphis

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:43:33 -0500

As far as I knew, there were two hockey fans in Memphis -- me and tgirsch. Not only are there more, they are Hawks fans. It's like an accordion player finding that his neighbor runs a polka hall. Only not as annoying. [...]

Lean Left: Christmas Song of the Day

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:43:33 -0500

Today's song is Silent Night. This song is quite beautiful and captures the sense of devotion and love that the birth of the Savior is supposed to. It can also be read as a lullaby. The image of Mary gently singing to sleep her newborn, Son of God ... [...]

Lean Left: Live Free or Die Hard

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:43:33 -0500

Finally got around to seeing it last night. Was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Sure, it's wholly ludicrous, but what do you expect? It's a frickin' Die Hard movie! Apart from an extended scene involving an F-35 that was too much even for my ...' [...]

Lean Left: Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:43:33 -0500

There really isn't much to say about this. I don't believe that the safe harbor theory of terrorism has much value. 9/11, after all, was largely planned in Hamburg. I don't think the Karzi government or the warlords that run the provinces are the kinds of people ...' [...]

KymCojones: Spotlight The Brand

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:11:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Something I just noticed the other night: The People 250's headlamp reflector is designed in such a way as to cast a thin beam of light down on the Kymco logo at the top of the radiator grille opening. :)
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KymCojones: Spotlight The Brand

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:11:00 -0500

Something I just noticed the other night: The People 250's headlamp reflector is designed in such a way as to cast a thin beam of light down on the Kymco logo at the top of the radiator grille opening. :)
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chez béz: My brother

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:51:00 -0500

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The Pan Galactic Blogger Blaster: SEX AND BEER 2

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:38:00 -0500

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LeftWingCracker: I know there are hockey fans in Memphis, but

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:58:00 -0500

Are there any fans of the Chicago Blackhawks in Memphis? BergsiefromKFR and I want to know!

IS there a group of supporters here? If not, would you like to be a part of one? Email me at sjs1959 at gmail dot com if you are interested [...]

TaxingTennessee: "climate science has gone to bed with advocacy"

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:04:00 -0500

Articulate critique of Climategate from Rex Murphy of the Canadian Broadcasting Company.

I believe even those on the left, in their magnificent global warming self-aggrandizing self-righteousness, knew their "cause" was more evangelism than science.

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Cup Of Joe Powell: Another Idiot Politician In Tennessee - Meet Mayor Russell Wiseman

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:35:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2

I know every state in the nation has some lackluster, bone-dumb and ignorant clucks who somehow skeez the public into accepting the idea the person is some kind of politician, and soon become an elected official of varying offices whose skills are chiefly being perhaps [...]

Busy Mom Reviews: Use Wedding Paper Divas Discount Coupon Code BUSYMOM and get 10% off your order

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:53:49 -0500

Use the Wedding Paper Divas discount coupon code BUSYMOM and get 10% off your order. [...]

Busy Mom Reviews: Tiny Prints Discount Coupon Code BUSYMOMS - 10%off orders over $100

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:40:43 -0500

Use the Tiny Prints discount coupon code BUSYMOMS and get 10% off orders over $100! Be sure to check out their holiday cards, birth announcements, party invitations and more! [...]

Kay Brooks: 2009-12-4 Miscellany

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:36:00 -0500

Reading List: Let's just get the worst of this out of the way right off the bat. Some of you already know that the "Safe Schools Czar" Kevin Jennings has failed in the past to actually safeguard a student. His founding of GLSEN is also well known. What [...]

Kay Brooks: 2009-12-4 Miscellany

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:36:00 -0500

We Own This Town: Nashville: Zut Alors MixMas

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:50:53 -0500

The guys from The Zut Alors have put together a little Merry Mix-Mas podcast for your free downloading enjoyment. Point your iTunes over this way for a melange of songs ranging from local goodness to classic Christmas tunes. It’s a variety of the good [...]

tcask :: on the road (to abolition): A Season to Remember

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:12:00 -0500

Last night, our intern, Diana, and I attended the Governor and First Lady's annual "Season to Remember" event at the state Capitol. This event provides murder victims' families in Tennessee a very meaningful and important opportunity to hang ornaments on wreaths in memory of their loves ones. The wreaths are' [...]

Southern Beale: Still Embarrassed By My Fellow Tennesseans

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:16:00 -0500

Oh, Tennessee! What are we to do with thee?

I honestly don’t know how much longer I can endure stupid headlines like this one:Muslim Obama hates "Charlie Brown"?

And then read on to find yet another story originating with a wackadoodle Tennessee politician. It's hard to present our [...]

Tennessee Guerilla Women: Kucinich: "When are we going to start taking care of things here at home?”

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:23:00 -0500

Quote of the Day

“America is in the fight of its life and that fight is not in Afghanistan -- it's here," Kucinich declared. "We are deeply in debt. Our GDP is down. Our manufacturing is down. Our savings are down. The value of [...]

TaxingTennessee: New Tiger Woods T-Shirt

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:23:00 -0500

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This Is Smyrna, TN: Getting a VA job

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:07:00 -0500

The VA job center has gotten me several emails on how to apply through my column and through this website. The process is really easy on the surface.

1. Go to USAJOBS as applications are only online
2. Search for the 37167 zip code.
3. Refine search by [...]

This Is Smyrna, TN: A historical holiday

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:04:00 -0500

This sounds like it would be fun for many.Turn of the Century Christmas Exhibit
December 01, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Held at the Sam Davis Home, 1399 Sam Davis Road, Smyrna, Tennessee. By the end of the Victorian era, the Davis Family Home was elegantly decorated for Christmas [...]

This is La Vergne, TN: Let the Paving Begin

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:45:40 -0500

I received this notice in my email box about the paving of Waldron Road, Public Works crews and Hoover Construction will be working on Waldron Road between Blair and Lake Road over the next 2-3 weeks depending on the weather. Public Works crews and Hoover Construction will be working on Waldron Road [...]

Shlog: It Has Nothing To Do With Age

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:18:12 -0500

Number of comments: 6

I swear I practiced before Gloria! tour rehearsals yesterday. I did. Several times. But I get nervous singing in front of great players and singers and with those bright lights on me – even if I am only in a warehouse rehearsal space. My brain sputtered. My fingers got [...]

TaxingTennessee: Obama Cartoon: Free money from YOUR Wallet

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:18:00 -0500

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GenBetween: How do You Feel Towards Censorship?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:17:31 -0500

A friend and I were talking the other day and the subject of music came up when I expressed that a Teen Panel had voted healthy and unhealthy songs for teens. I thought it was interesting that teens were doing this, she was concerned about censorship.

IMG: Sxc.hu/teakettle

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Career and Kids: How do You Feel Towards Censorship?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:17:31 -0500

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This [...]

Tennessee Guerilla Women: Feminist Books for Children

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:55:00 -0500

Looking for gifts for young girls or for your adult feminist friends? The Girls Are Not Chicks coloring book includes gems like:
Two ballerinas dancing: "No one wants to fight the patriarchy alone."
Or there's Princess Smartypants which opens with:
"Princess" [...]

TaxingTennessee: Georgia GOP Speaker resigns amid lobbyist affair allegations

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:55:00 -0500

Link and Link Richardson’s spectacular fall from power, culminating Thursday in his resignation from the speaker’s post and his House seat, highlights anew the culture of coziness between lobbyists and lawmakers in the Georgia Capitol. That culture is fueled by money, access to power and, some say, influence [...]

Xark!: Paid content and free content at George's Restaurant

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:44:31 -0500

While eating my breakfast at George's Restaurant in Oak Park this morning, I noticed that just about every other customer, upon entering and saying hello to George, stopped at the counter and browsed through a stack of newspapers: The Sun Times, the Tribune, the local Oak Park paper. They'd pick' [...]

Heaven's Highway: Daily Devotions: Christmas Singalong - Hosea 6 v 3

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:35:00 -0500

Hosea 6:3 “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."

At this time" [...]

Busy Mom Reviews: SONY Reader Pocket Edition Giveaway for Words Move Me

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:24:50 -0500

I am the daughter and granddaughter of English majors. My grandfather was a professor of Shakespeare and my mother worked in a bookstore until I was born. So, I had books. Boy, did I have books. I was also an only child, so I spent a lot of time with [...]

Sylvan Park Neighborhood Association: SPNA caroling party this Sunday (Dec. 6)

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:06:00 -0500

SPNA will hold its annual Christmas caroling party this Sunday (Dec. 6) at 5 p.m. at the home of Susan Rodgers and Keith Murray (5311 Elkins Avenue). Here are the party details:
Members of the neighborhood association were mailed invitations November 23 for the annual Christmas Caroling Party. The [...]

Enclave: Council Member responds to Goldman Sachs' claim on the Metro budget by underscoring mayoral promises broken

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:56:00 -0500

CM Emily Evans took it to Goldman Sachs last night, thus reminding us that the Metro Charter established the Metro Council to be more than just a rubber stamp for the Mayor's capital projects. Otherwise, accountability seems against Metro Council's grain lately:
While the projections show the visitor taxes [...]

TaxingTennessee: Councilman loses election, collects unemployment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:53:00 -0500

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Officials in Rosemead and other Valley cities said they had never heard of a ousted councilman collecting unemployment.

"I thought you serve at the pleasure of the people who elected you. I've never heard of the governor of California receiving unemployment, or the president of the United States receiving unemployment,'" [...]

Truman's Take: Times are even tough for carbon billionaire Al Gore

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:52:00 -0500

You would think the world's first carbon billionaire COULD and WOULD share some of his environmental prosperity gospel largesse with his own worker bees.

I guess since he had to cancel his $1,200 per handshake in Copenhagen, he does have bills to pay. (-;

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Tennessee Guerilla Women: White House Party Crashers Quote of the Day

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:41:00 -0500

"America has become one big, crappy reality show."

-- Karen Zipdrive, Pulp Friction
Speaking of crappy reality shows, in a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, a question from Eleanor Holmes Norton revealed that the Secret Service learned about the security breach -- [...]

TaxingTennessee: Save Cody from the Government Pinheads

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:26:00 -0500

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But on Thursday morning, a state health inspector put an end to Cody's stint as a convenience store clerk.

Karim Mansour, the store and dog owner, received a warning: Remove the dog or the Florida Department of Agriculture would declare all of Mansour's food products — [...]

The Cutting Edge: Friday Photo(s): Nashville's Pedestrian Bridge

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:03:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
These taken from the Gateway Bridge (aka the Korean War Memorial Bridge) last Sunday, before and after the Tennessee Titans wore down the Arizona Cardinals. By daylight, a homeless camp is seen adjacent the Cumberland River, between the two bridges. I guess probably 10,000 people saw this scene, adjacent to LP [...]

Camp4u: Does Naifeh have the stones?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:42:00 -0500

Jimmy Naifeh may be considering a run for congress. That could be interesting. He would obviously be the Democrat front runner if he does. I question if he has the desire to actually try for it though.

I don't know why he would want to return to' [...]

Tennessee Guerilla Women: Rosie the Riveter High School

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:26:00 -0500

Rose the Riveter High School is a reminder of how very far we have to go:

The Long Beach charter school was created in 2007 to help prepare teenage girls for careers as welders, plumbers, carpenters, electricians and other trades. Today, its 50-member [...]

Bear Creek Ledger: Soros continues drive to control the votes by taking control of Secretary of State offices

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:02:59 -0500

The Democrats best friend George Soros and Peter Lewis (Progressive Insurance) have been so successful at stealing elections they’re going to see what other states they can pollute with their voter fraud electoral victories. We saw Minnesota become the last victim with the Al Franken victory in 2008. Soros Eyes Secretaries from [...]

Truman's Take: Bride and Groom Update Facebook Relationship Status at Wedding

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:43:00 -0500

Weve seen plenty of Twittered marriage proposals, but a recent video posted to YouTube takes the cake for the most unconventional Twitter and Facebook updates.

During his wedding ceremony, Dana Hanna whipped out his mobile device and not only changed his relationship status to married on Facebook, but also [...]

Truman's Take: As Heathcare Debate continues, Senator Blanche Lincoln is very vulnerable in Arkansas

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:24:00 -0500

Arkansas Senate - Baker vs. Lincoln
Polling Data
Poll Date Sample Baker (R) Lincoln (D) Spread
RCP Average 11/16 - 12/2 -- 42.3 41.3 Baker +1.0
Daily Kos/R2000 11/30 - 12/2 600 LV 41 42 Lincoln +1
Rasmussen Reports 12/1 - 12/1 500 LV 47 41 Baker [...]

The Cutting Edge: ClimateGate Catchup: Al Gore Cancels Copenhagen Speech; buries face in palms and screams "NOT AGAIN! I'M SUPPOSED TO WIN THIS ONE!"

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:10:00 -0500

Gore cancels climate lecture in Copenhagen BWAHAHAHAHA! You dirty little misanthrope, get back to your island and your moo moo! COPENHAGEN (AP) - Climate campaigner Al Gore has canceled a lecture he was supposed to deliver in Copenhagen. The former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner had been scheduled to speak to [...]

Hispanic Nashville: Grammy-nominated Sones de México at TPAC Saturday

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:33:00 -0500

Fiesta Mexicana in Nashville
a Sones de México presentation

Saturday, December 5th 2009 @ 2:00 p.m.
James Polk Theater at TPAC
505 Deaderick Street, Nashville

Tickets: $11 & $14
Tickets available online and at the Theater
Nashville Scene preview here. [...]

Hispanic Nashville: Knowing Your Rights in a Traffic Stop: seminar Saturday

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:32:00 -0500

WHO: Moderator, Attorney Lynda Jones-The Jones Law Group PLLC
Panelist, Attorney Jerrilyn Manning- Member of TN Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Panelist, Attorney Dawn Deaner- Metropolitan Public Defender
Interpreters, Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

WHAT: KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS IN A TRAFFIC STOP

WHEN: Saturday, [...]

Compassion in Politics: Every problem is a (blank) problem….

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:24:32 -0500

I hear Anil Dash speak at Web 2.0 where he said “Every problem is a scaling problem.” I thought there was a great deal of insight contained there-in….but I thought I would expand it to suggest what are the core problems of spreading products, ideas, expertise, and services. So here is [...]

KayeDacus.com: Fun Friday–Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:02:01 -0500

Number of comments: 10
What do you think of my new Christmas theme for the blog? Pretty snazzy, huh? As mentioned last week, for the next three Fridays, I’m going to be sharing some favorite clips from some favorite Christmas specials (TV & movies)—and I hope you’ll reciprocate and do the same! This week’s clip [...]

GenBetween: The Importance of Names

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:47 -0500

Youngsters can be inconsiderate when it comes to one another’s names.

Names image: sxc.hu

If it’s an unusual name, they might make fun of it. If an an adult mispronounces it, they may laugh and hurt a tot’s feelings.

I heard one principal handle this very well when youngsters were [...]

Career and Kids: The Importance of Names

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:47 -0500

Youngsters can be inconsiderate when it comes to one another’s names.

Names image: sxc.hu

If it’s an unusual name, they might make fun of it. If an an adult mispronounces it, they may laugh and hurt a tot’s feelings.

I heard one principal handle this very well when youngsters were [...]

Enclave: Music City, the Mayor, and the Vampire Squid

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Perpetually flying under radar in this debate over Mayor Karl Dean's convention center is the reputation of the lead underwriter of the project, Goldman Sachs. Locals are so focused on the merits of the largest capital project in Nashville history that they haven't been asking about the ethos of the' [...]

We Own This Town: Nashville: Cheap Trick / Superdrag

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:59:31 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Cheap Trick
Superdrag

Ryman Auditorium – 7pm
$29.50-$49.50

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We Own This Town: Nashville: Ghostfinger / The Spaceship of the Imagination / Slick

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:59:25 -0500

Ghostfinger
The Spaceship of the Imagination
Slick

The End – 9pm

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We Own This Town: Nashville: Roman Candle / Wild Sweet Orange / Madi Diaz

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:59:09 -0500

Roman Candle
Wild Sweet Orange
Madi Diaz

Mercy Lounge – 9pm
$7

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Enclave: That's because the Mayor is about to start handing out money to other people

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:37:00 -0500

This evening CM Michael Craddock observed the crowd gathered in council chambers to hear Karl Dean's plan for financing his convention center:

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chez béz: Almost the perfect family Christmas photo.

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:17:00 -0500

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east side cyclist: right in the baby maker...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:03:00 -0500

Did you hear the story about the higher ups at Goldman Sachs packing heat cuz they are afraid of the public getting pissed off about the millions in bonuses they are about to get at Christmas?

"senior Goldman people have loaded up on firearms and are now equipped to" [...]

Compassion in Politics: Common Sense Social Media Policy

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:01:55 -0500

Common Sense Social Media Policy I thought these suggestions social media strategy and policy suggestions from Octane and SK Murphy were incredibly on-target: With a nod to Octane’s Report on Social Media there are five things to bear in mind when striking up conversation within social media. 1. Keep in mind your [...]

Lake Neuron: Hellmann’s malaise

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:39:54 -0500

I know that those of you who read this get tired of my occasional whining, usually about the same things, and usually about things that I should have fixed on my own by now. But heck, what’s a blog for if not to vent?

But I am a little down [...]

Heaven's Highway: Why UGG Boots and Shorts are bad for your health...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:52:00 -0500

...beware this could happen to you...

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LeftWingCracker: No, I don't know what the hell happened

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:32:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
But we're back now.' [...]

Southern Beale: And When They Say “Friends” They Really Mean It

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:11:00 -0500

Want a national TV interview where you’re guaranteed of being presented like the greatest thing since sliced bread? Fox & Friends is the place for you--as long as your agent is co-host Gretchen Carlson’s husband:What was left unsaid was that Carlson’s husband is Jeter’s agent, Casey Close. This interview [...]

Just Another Pretty Farce: How I Ruined Christmas For Paulina Salvador

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:38:20 -0500

Number of comments: 2
My parents don’t believe in lying. My mother is almost fanatical about always telling the truth, no matter what. That’s why they decided to never tell me there was a Santa Claus. In Mom’s view at the time, Santa was fake, and telling kids about Santa was the [...][...]

GenBetween: And What’s your Hobby??

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:28:05 -0500

Number of comments: 10

I figured out that parenting is how I chose to fill my time between high school graduation and retirement. People have different hobbies, mine just happens to be giving birth.

My name is Marye Audet and I have blogged for b5media for almost three years now. You may [...]

Career and Kids: And What’s your Hobby??

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:28:05 -0500

Number of comments: 10

I figured out that parenting is how I chose to fill my time between high school graduation and retirement. People have different hobbies, mine just happens to be giving birth.

My name is Marye Audet and I have blogged for b5media for almost three years now. You may [...]

WhitesCreek Journal: US Government Report: China's #1 Export to the USA...Unemployment

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:03:46 -0500

Want some scary stories to read? This will frighten you as much as anything ever. This is from a report by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission and frankly tells us where our jobs have gone...China has consistently used the value added tax as an instrument of industrial [...]

TaxingTennessee: Unionized Red Cross workers in Philly go on strike

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:41:00 -0500

If Obamacare becomes law, SEIU, Teamsters and other large unions will be extremely powerful.
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PHILADELPHIA — Teamsters who work at American Red Cross blood services facilities in Philadelphia are on strike.

Rocky Bryan of Teamsters Local 929 says they're striking over what the union says are problems with working' [...]

chez béz: Dude's got muscles!

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:37:00 -0500

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tcask :: on the road (to abolition): Ray Krone Visits Tennessee

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:06:00 -0500

Ray Krone, the 100th death row exoneree, spoke to a crowd of 200 at Belmont University and to 50 people at First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville yesterday, ironically the same day that the state executed Cecil Johnson. Krone's story is a powerful reminder of the flaws [...]

The Squirrel Queen: Abandoned Clown Cars = Scarier Than Halloween

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:46:05 -0500

I ran across a couple of pics of abandoned clown cars and I’ve now given myself a case of the creepy willies (not to be confused with Groundskeeper Willy and don’t ask what I was originally looking for; I will never confess). First there’s this little orange number. From Panoramio. And then, there’s [...]

Compassion in Politics: President Obama Launches: Educate to Innovate

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:19:41 -0500

Educate to Innovate: America’s Education Legacy Recently President Obama launched Educate to Innovate which partners schools with businesses and funds programs for innovation in Math and Science education: We live in a world of unprecedented perils, but also unparalleled potential. Our medical system holds the promise of unlocking new cures — but [...]

Tennessee Guerilla Women: Jon Stewart: Obama Channels Bush In Afghan War Speech (Video)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:04:00 -0500

Politics Peace News Afgan War [...]

LeftWingCracker: From Kim McMillan's event last night in Midtown

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:48:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Jackson Baker has the story and provides this video:

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tcask :: on the road (to abolition): Tennessee Executes Cecil Johnson

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:12:00 -0500

On Wednesday morning, December 2, Cecil Johnson was executed by the state of Tennessee after spending 28 years on Tennessee's death row. Johnson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of Bobbie Bell, Jr., Charles House, and James Moore in the 1980 robbery of Bell's Market in Nashville.
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Shlog: Gloria! Begins

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:40:28 -0500

Number of comments: 10

I think it was Derek Webb who said we singer-songwriters are the blue collar workers of the artist world. Maybe that’s why I’m so uncomfortable on tour buses with any other kind. Or maybe I’m just too insecure to hang out with real singers with real voices and real [...]

Cup Of Joe Powell: Media Moguls Call Online Writers 'Parasites' and 'Vampires'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:32:00 -0500

The FTC invited speakers to talk about journalism in the online age and got an earful. One of the speakers was Arianna Huffington, creator of the online Huffington Post, and she tore into old media kingpins like Rupert Murdoch and others who squall about the evil of online writing [...]

Compassion in Politics: Is Higher Education Dying?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:21:50 -0500

Higher education is increasingly being put under the microscope by the media and analysts curious if its delivering on what it promises to. (so if you’re looking for the pain points in the traditional university system, this may just be what you need to pay attention to). For more check [...]

Truman's Take: Heritage Foundation-The Death Tax: Burden on American Business (Hancock)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:17:00 -0500

Hancock Lumber President and CEO Kevin Hancock discusses the financial burden of the estate tax, also called the death tax, as well as how it will affect his business after the principal owner dies.

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Heaven's Highway: 4 Minute Devotions: Being Saved - Acts 16 v 30

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:15:00 -0500

Acts 16: 30 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

I am both humbled and proud of the fact that I believe I was saved in June of 1977. Some Christians are uncomfortable with that term [...]

Truman's Take: Attention Bad Guys..We Will Exit July 2011!

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:08:00 -0500

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Suburban Turmoil: Love and Cheaters

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:37:00 -0500

A couple of weeks ago, the creator of the infamous television show, Cheaters, commented on this blog.

It got me to thinking: What does the man who's spent the last ten years of his life watching men and women cheat think about love?

I asked Cheaters creator Bobby [...]

Nashville for the 21st Century: Hopey McChangey

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:12:00 -0500

After seeing all the stuff out there, I just had a few things to point out.

1) Obama was never a pacifist. Never claimed to be a pacifist.

2) Obama has always, throughout his campaign, been hawkish on Afghanistan and Pakistan as the central fronts on the [...]

Compassion in Politics: Americas Smartest Cities Ranked for 2009 to 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:54:14 -0500

1) RALEIGH-DURHAM 2) SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE 3) BOSTON 4) MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 5) DENVER 6) HARTFORD-NEW HAVEN 7 (tie), SEATTLE-TACOMA 7 (tie), WASHINGTON, DC 9) PORTLAND, OR 10) BALTIMORE 11) PHILADELPHIA 12,)AUSTIN 13) NEW YORK 14) SALT LAKE CITY 15) MILWAUKEE 16) CHARLOTTE 17 (tie), KANSAS CITY 17 (tie), COLUMBUS 19, NASHVILLE 20 (tie), SAN DIEGO 20 (tie), INDIANAPOLIS 22) PROVIDENCE 23) ATLANTA 24 (tie), ST. LOUIS 24 (tie), CHICAGO 26) ROCHESTER, NY 27 (tie), PITTSBURGH 27 (tie), [...]

Camp4u: Democrats giving it the old in, out, in, out.

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:13:00 -0500

Ward Cammack was out, then he was in, now he is out. Who knows if what came in will go back out.

Herron was in, but out, then he got in but would be in even if he was out, then he got out while staying in, then he [...]

Nashville Restaurants: Top 3 for Fall 2009

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:59:00 -0500

There's a chill in the air that certainly feels like winter. Which means it's time to say goodbye to fall. Here are our top three favorite restaurants for Fall 2009:1. Cafe Bosna: the warm atmosphere, European specialties and home-style cooking makes this small Hermitage restaurant a real winner.http://nashvillerestaurants.blogspot.com/2009/11/cafe-bosna.html2. Noodle House [...]

KayeDacus.com: The Start of Something New

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:49:46 -0500

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As you saw yesterday (in the first post), I came up with an opening for the first chapter of Love Remains that I was pretty tickled with. Well, since I have to get this book written, revised, edited, and turned in in LESS THAN TWO MONTHS (I’m thinking I need [...]

TaxingTennessee: DC City Agency buys $900 of massages for staff

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:36:00 -0500

LinkThe District's Office of Unified Communications used its government-issued charge card to buy $900 worth of massages for its staff, an expense even Mayor Adrian Fenty deemed inappropriate. [...]

iHajj: The Coming Thief

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

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Jesus said “But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son [...]

iHajj: The Coming Thief

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Jesus said “But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son [...]

Nashville for the 21st Century: And Then There Were Three

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:12:00 -0500

The race to be the Democratic nominee has narrowed further as longshot hopeful Ward Cammack realized that shot was just a bit too long, and dropped out of contention.

“This campaign stood strong for a year because of the enthusiastic supporters and our mutual belief in Tennessee becoming the [...]

TaxingTennessee: Japanese Neon Bulb Fighting - Not kidding

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:09:00 -0500

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Women's Health News: At Our Bodies Our Blog: Cervical Cancer Scrreening Guidelines, Stupak

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:08:48 -0500

This week at Our Bodies Our Blog, I posted a bit about ACOG’s new cervical cancer screening guidelines, and linked to a bunch of organizations with information about the Stupak amendment in the health reform legislation related to yesterday’s day of action – there is a link to the Twitter [...]

Camp4u: Worth a thousand words

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:51:00 -0500

What can I say. This image brings back some hard memories. I did not realize there were any pictures of this moment in time. This was minutes before the speaker vote. We were all praying to God to give Jason strength to be a great [...]

DaveShearon: Thursday Tunes - Straight No Chaser's "12 Days of Christmas"

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:46:05 -0500

This video is fun in several ways -- the excellence, the playfulness, and the way they handled the (probably forbidden) recording of their concert. Someone at my wife's office turned us on to these guys. Really great! For more of their videos and music, go to [www.sncmusic.com]. Otherwise, enjoy! [...]

Enclave: The Wrath of Gail Kerr

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:44:00 -0500

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After a few months of duress for being coached by PR pros on the Metro dime and writing rah-rah fluff for Mayor Dean's convention center plans, Gail Kerr finally lets loose on the shamefully small number of council members who have dared to ask critical questions.

There are five or [...]