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Post Politics: Letter Writers Weigh In On Arlington Mayor’s Infllamatory Facebooking

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:02:24 -0500

A public apology is at least required. I hope that the schoolchildren of Arlington understand that spreading lies and slander to promote your own ideology is not acceptable behavior for any person. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” apparently didn’t include that lesson.

As to you, Mr. Wiseman: Although [...]

Post Politics: Huckabee Raises A Mil For Tennessee University

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:57:27 -0500

Number of comments: 1

From the Jackson Sun:

Freed-Hardeman University raised a record-breaking $1.3 million during its 45th annual Advisory Board Benefit Dinner, which featured former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

The 53-year-old Huckabee spoke to reporters before addressing the 3,000 people gathered Friday night in Loyd Auditorium.

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Post Politics: State Looks To Ban Smoking Everywhere

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:46:36 -0500

Some are not too keen:

Not everyone believes a full-scale ban is necessary to protect nonsmokers. Angie Hall, a 22-year-old South Nashville resident and smoker, said those who go to nightclubs and bars know whether they permit smoking or not.

“If people don’t want to be around secondhand smoke, then don’t [...]

Post Politics: GOP Should Look For A Ron Paul-Type

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:43:40 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Just not Ron Paul, says Howard Fineman:

No one thinks Ron Paul is going to lead the GOP, let alone be president. He’s 74 years old and just too…cout there. He is an obscure guy who waited patiently (if not quietly) for the cycle of history to come back around [...]

Post Politics: Haslam Hits The $5M Mark

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:40:33 -0500

From Georgiana Vines:

The event at the home of Knoxville businessman Charlie Anderson and wife Moll produced $300,000, the campaign said.

Haslam earlier reported in official campaign disclosures that $3.9 million was raised between January and July 1. In mid-November, the campaign said another $1 million had been raised. The Thursday [...]

KnoxViews: Walter Lippmann was right

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:42:52 -0500

(mouse over the multitude) ...although he was dead wrong when he assumed it gets any better at the top. ... read more [...]

Bear Creek Ledger: Common policy for Obama Social Secretary to allow party crashers at WH Events

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:29:13 -0500

How about Obama mans up instead of blaming the Secret Service? I know it’s against Obama’s narcissistic tendencies to ever admit any wrong doing but his Social Secretary, Desiree Rogers, already admitted to the policy back in June. How about the Secret Service stop taking a party bullet for this [...]

No Silence Here: Is this a news story or an editorial?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:22:28 -0500

This AP report should at least be labeled analysis. And not one mention of Climategate.

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No Silence Here: Yeah! It's snowing

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:53:20 -0500

Jumping for joy while tossing some snow.

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noe4accountability: December 5, 2009 Public Notice: City Announces Three Different Early Closing Times on Fridays

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:35:00 -0500

According to a new public notice just a couple of days ago in the Tribune, the City of Morristown now has three different early closing times on Fridays. Click on the notice at left to enlarge. The City Center will close early at 3:30 PM on Fridays. [...]

No Silence Here: My angel

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:22:36 -0500

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No Silence Here: My angel

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:22:36 -0500

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walls of the city: relighting the flame

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:59:32 -0500

Darn near a year ago, I happened to win a Mossberg 500 by being the best of the worst shooters at a quasi-IDPA/USPSA match I shot. Finally, all this time later, that shotgun is in the hands of its intended owner - my father.

Back before I was [...]

KnoxViews: Republicans unveil Jobs! plan ahead of President's announcement next week

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:20:09 -0500

President Obama plans to unveil his jobs creation plan next week, and Republicans are scrambling to beat him to the punch with some plans of... read more [...]

KnoxViews: Victorian Winter Wonderland

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:11:51 -0500

What a wonderful treat to wake up to a bit of snow in the valley of Knoxville. After a great downtown jaunt for a Pete’s breakfast and ch... read more [...]

TaxingTennessee: Man arrested for trespassing...on his own property

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:11:00 -0500

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Engelking was arrested Wednesday after he confronted a crew on his property installing the line for Enbridge Energy Partners. He contended that the workers had no right to be on his property, as he had received no easement payment from Enbridge.

Denise Hamsher, an Enbridge spokeswoman, [...]

KnoxViews: Christmas Parade and First Friday

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:09:35 -0500

We were late getting downtown for the parade and missed the bands and most of the floats but did see Santa. Downtown was packed with kids of... read more [...]

KnoxViews: SEC Championship: Alabama or Florida?

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:04:16 -0500

The first SEC Championship game was in 1992. The teams were Alabama and Florida with Alabama winning the championship. This is the second s... read more [...]

TaxingTennessee: USDebtClock.org - YOUR Congress at Work

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:27:00 -0500

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TaxingTennessee: Tiger Woods Cartoons

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:22:00 -0500

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walls of the city: wet white stuff

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:54:55 -0500

To give credit where credit is due, it would appear as though those previously-mentioned paid soothsayers weathermen might have actually been right:

Not enough to matter, but probably enough to get people's panties in twists.

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Tiny Cat Pants: I Watch the Cats with More Scrutiny

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:50:55 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Ever since Saraclark mentioned that cats’ relative height in a room tells you about their place in the hierarchy, I have been watching the cats. Ha remember when Tiny Cat Pants had nary a mention of cats on it? When it was a place where you could read my theories [...]

KnoxViews: We're back

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:49:26 -0500

Our hosting service provider had a network outage. If you are reading this it appears to be fixed now. Carry on. ... read more [...]

TaxingTennessee: Ensign investigation heats up as Baucus story breaks

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:37:00 -0500

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Both the Senate Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice are investigating the matter, focusing in particular on whether Mr. Ensign might have broken the law by helping Douglas Hampton, the husband of his mistress, find a job as a lobbyist. Issuance of the subpoenas was disclosed by [...]

walls of the city: awareness test

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:23:31 -0500

For those of us who constantly (and rightly, in my mind) make noises about awareness of our surroundings, "condition white", "condition yellow", "condition ZOMGWTFBBQ", and all the rest of those buzz-wordy phrases, this is an interesting awareness test.

So, how did you do? I will be honest - I [...]

TaxingTennessee: Global Warming in Tennessee

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:10:00 -0500

Alcoa
Greeneville [...]

Chattarati, a Chattanooga blog: Mainx24 Live

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:29:28 -0500

To view our live coverage of Mainx24, view the article on chattarati.com.

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An Ol' Broad's Ramblings: Crap Pies

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:04:44 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Taxes kill jobs. They don’t create them.

Since taking office, President Obama has proposed massive new taxes on our ailing economy, explains Heritage tax policy analyst J.D. Foster. These taxes may come in many different forms but each of them will eventually affect every American:

Energy Tax: Cap-and-tax climate [...]

A Disgruntled Republican: Rep. Marsha Blackburn, along with Reps. Wilson, And Price Discuss Importance of Conservatism

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:03:00 -0500

"In Tennessee we believe when it comes to taxes if 10% is good enough for God on Sunday, it's for damn sure good enough for the government on Monday." -Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

Marsha Blackburn for Senate! (to replace Bob Corker when he is elected President)

Marsha Blackburn is principled, smart, [...]

The Humble Libertarian: Liberty Search Launches

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Have you ever wanted to search just one website (say, Mises.org) for a search term like "national debt" and see what just that website had to say?

Well Liberty Search has gone live, and it takes that possibility to the next level. Type [...]

KnoxViews: Snowing!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:07:14 -0500

We have our first snow of the winter down here in the lower elevations. There's about a half-inch of wet, sticky snow and it's still pepper... read more [...]

Blue Collar Republican: Oh Good Grief Russell Wiseman #tcot #iamthemob

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:36:18 -0500

Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman has made the Drudge Report and national headlines with his Facebook comments, but he really did express the sentiments of many American mothers and fathers. “Ok, so, this is total crap, we sit the kids down to watch ‘The Charlie Brown Christmas Special’ and our muslim president [...]

American Dad for Conservative Values: Great Post about Climategate from Blue Collar Muse

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:24:45 -0500

My friend Blue Collar Muse has a great post about the Climategate scandal that has hit the dirt people pretty hard and has them scrambling to save their “religion”. Check it out!

[conservablogs.com]

God Bless,
American Dad

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This Is Smyrna, TN: Spam in comments

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:42:00 -0500

There has been a slight increase in spam in the comments. Nothing major, but I am going to try to head it off a little by turning on the word verification setting. I'm sorry if this is a problem for anyone using Linux or other systems. I'm trying to [...]

Sharoncobb: A Message From Dennis Kucinich

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:04:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Dear Friends,

Congressman Dennis Kucinich delivered an alternative approach to National Security in a speech to Congress - National Security starts at home in America. The war is a threat to our National Security.

Congressman Kucinich stated:

"America is in the fight of its life and" [...]

Sharoncobb: The Latest News On The Beatles--Great Ideas For Beatles Fans For The Holidays

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:03:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Whenever I get a press release from one of the surviving Beatles or Apple Corp, I run it unedited because...it's the friggin Beatles!

NEWS: Here, There and Everywhere: Chapter One Is Live at TheBeatles.com

Chapter One of this radio series features exclusive new interviews with
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walls of the city: change of plans

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:31:57 -0500

Well, I was going to do another run of The Devil's Triangle this weekend, but now that the paid soothsayers weathermen started talking about sub-freezing temperatures and the "s"-word, going into the mountains for a spirited drive might not be such a hot idea...

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hillbillypolitics.com: There Is No Bliss.

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:08:36 -0500

Richard Cohen seems to be experiencing some buyer’s remorse in regard to Barack Obama. Last week in a column, Mr. Cohen lamented that Barack Obama has lost much of the “moral clarity” that he had when he was running for president. To be specific, Mr. Cohen wrote the following— “But to [...]

Camp4u: "Let Kent in!"

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:05:00 -0500

Today is the SEC meeting where it may come up to allow Kent Williams back in the Republican party. For months he and his few supporters have yelled and screamed about how mean and unfair the evil Republican SEC committee has been to poor little innocent Kent.

"He" [...]

Brian's Blog: Need a Job With A Guaranteed Paycheck?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:05:00 -0500

On November 20, 2009 the Knox County Election Commission began handing out qualifying petitions for several county elected offices. You only need 25 registered voters signatures to have your name placed on the ballot. So, if you are elected to one of these jobs, it is a guaranteed paycheck for [...]

Post Politics: Bob Corker Says He Has ‘Pretty Average Intelligence’

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:56:09 -0500

Number of comments: 3

But he’s having problems understanding the President’s Afghanistan plan:

Senators from both parties confused by President Obama’s Afghanistan war plan pressed administration officials on Thursday to clarify the plan to surge troop levels and then begin withdrawing them in 18 months on the second consecutive day of hearings about the [...]

Contending with the Culture: Sample Chapter – Famous Men of the 18th Century

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:45:27 -0500

Peter the Great, born 1672, Tsar of Russia 1682-1725

Below, I have linked in a sample chapter from my current writing project, Famous Men of the 18th Century.

Like the previous Famous Men books, this one will include about 30 short biographies of key figures whose lives will collectively, tell the story [...]

Post Politics: The Manic NRCC Spokesman’s Momma

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:36:54 -0500

Number of comments: 16

The constantly email blasting Republican Congressional Campaign spokesman Andy Sere has a retort for Roy Herron’s retort of him basically calling Herron gay:

“His latest foray into a race out of his league is only three days old, and Roy Herron is already rattled,” Sere said. “He’s foaming [...]

Post Politics: Palin/Wiseman 2012

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:27:27 -0500

Number of comments: 3

A not-so-innocent Facebook message has spawned a movement. Hopefully a satirical one — a movement nonetheless.

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LeftWing Cracker: I know there are hockey fans in Memphis, but

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:58:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
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 [...]

An Ol' Broad's Ramblings: Really Senator?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:49:08 -0500

Number of comments: 2

So, Senator Whitehouse never saw such a thing, eh?

Well, sir, you might want to take a gander at these examples. Google is a wonderful tool. You might want to use it BEFORE you open your lying trap!

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No Silence Here: Oh, the irony of it

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:44:28 -0500

NBC Nightly News did a story on Climategate. Immediately following that they reported on the earliest snow ever in Houston

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Post Politics: Sometimes Short Shorts…

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:53:04 -0500

Number of comments: 5

…are just short shorts.

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Sharoncobb: Tennessee Mayor Blasts The President For Interrupting "Peanuts" XMas Special

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:52:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
In the opinion of Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman, President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday night on the war in Afghanistan was deliberately timed to block the Christian message of the "Peanuts" television Christmas special.
Russell Wiseman

Wiseman made the statements on his Facebook page, where he declared Obama to [...]

Post Politics: The Tennessee Report

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:46:49 -0500

Number of comments: 2

A new site devoted to the politics game in Tennessee:

TNReport.com News Service, Inc. is dedicated to improving the public’s understanding of policy and politics by dependably and credibly covering state government, legislative action and election campaigns in Tennessee.

TNReport also monitors not just the affairs of state, but the priorities [...]

Post Politics: When Constitutionalism Isn’t Hardcore Enough

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:44:53 -0500

One writer stands up for the elegance of the Articles of Confederation:

Yet the Anti-Federalists, prophetic on matters ranging from the imperial presidency to emasculation of the states, misread the future. “[C]an it be supposed,” asked Luther Martin, that people who had so recently fought a revolution for independence “would [...]

Sharoncobb: Now That We Know Palin Is A "Birther," What Will She Do When She Comes To Nashville?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:37:00 -0500

Number of comments: 7
Over at Parsley's Pics, there's a good story on the Rogue and her coming to Nashville to speak at the first Tea Party convention.

I'm with Parsley on this. If I'm not covering it, I'm heading out of town to avoid the whack jobs.

From Parsley's [...]