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The Humble Libertarian: Legislative Activity (Funny Video Parody of Paranormal Activity)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:30:00 -0500

"Some friends of ours thought there was something odd about a bill. We gave them a camera for a few nights and this is what they saw..."

H/T: The Cato Institute

Tell your Congressman to support H.R. 554 [...]

Eye on City Hall: After 24 rounds, county mayor voting postponed

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:15:57 -0500

The Shelby County Commission, after 24 rounds of voting, moved to postpone voting for county mayor to next Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m.

The two strongest candidates, Democrats J.W. Gibson and Joe Ford, continued to receive five votes each, two shy of the seven needed to be installed as interim [...]

Eye on City Hall: Commission still voting on mayor

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:01:50 -0500

After nine more rounds of voting and the nomination of Shelby County chief administrative officer Jim Huntzicker failed to change anything -- J.W. Gibson still two votes short at five votes, Joe Ford still two votes short at five votes -- the County Commission voted to take a recess [...]

Post Politics: Councilman Wants To See Permit Holders Carrying In Certain Metro Parks

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:49:13 -0500

From Nate Rau:

“I think when we decided the question on Aug. 18, there was some sentiment we should take a look to see if there were some rural or isolated parks that might be an exemption,” Coleman said. “They might be some dangerous spots for some (park-goers).”

Not long after [...]

Post Politics: No More Free Parking On Saturday

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:42:38 -0500

From WKRN:

It will no longer be free to park at meters in downtown Nashville on Saturdays beginning next year.

The Metro Public Works’ Parking Board voted Monday to enforce parking meters in the area bordered by Broadway, Rosa Parks, Second Avenue and Charlotte on Saturdays.

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Post Politics: Nashville Neighborhood Defense Fund Endorses Hollin In District 5 Recall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:42:05 -0500

From an extremely long endorsement email from the organization:

Mr. Jamie Hollin is a very bright, intelligent man. While he has not lived in the district as long as Councilwoman Murray, he’s been actively involved in his neighborhood and with neighborhood issues. He says he came to this race as [...]

walls of the city: scaly knives

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:30:27 -0500

In my mindless meanderings around the internet, I occasionally end up at places positively chock-a-block full of drool-worthy eye-candy, such as Blade Forums - I could absolutely spend hours at that website, digging through countless examples of beautiful tools and hardware that I could never hope to afford (or [...]

Post Politics: She Don’t Buy Your Stupak Reasoning On The Abortion Amendment To The Health Care Bill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:28:34 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Ilissa Gold is not letting Rep. Jim Cooper off the hook for his vote for a controversial amendment to the health care legislation which passed the house last weeked:

Besides, how do you define what is an indirect subsidy of abortion anyway? If someone gets a tax credit (for [...]

Post Politics: It’s Not A Pendulum, It’s A Carousel

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:17 -0500

A fun graphic on the shifting American electorate over the past 50 years.

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Brian's Blog: County Commission Discretionary Spending Review First District

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:18:00 -0500

Sam McKenzieSpent all $6,000 from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009Dandridge Avenue Neighborhood GroupKnoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue SquadEast TN FoundationUUNIK AcademyServiceflags.comGreen Magnet AcademyAustin East High SchoolBaby Road RunnersNational Kidney FoundationKnox County Education AssociationFriends of the Knox County LibraryIota Alpha FoundationKnoxville Alumnac Chapter of Delta [...]

An Ol' Broad's Ramblings: Stick To Sports!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:14:00 -0500

What an assjack!

My heart goes out to the victims of the Fort Hood and Orlando shootings and their loved ones. Senseless, senseless incidents. I will not go quietly into the night on this one. America needs to do something about idiots with handguns. How many more Fort Hoods and [...]

Post Politics: Romney Never Stopped Running

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:04:01 -0500

Number of comments: 4

From CNN:

If you look at his travel schedule crisscrossing the country, you might think Mitt Romney was still running for office.

Since February, he has attended nine events for senatorial candidates, appeared at more than a dozen rallies or fundraisers for those running for governor this year or next, and [...]

walls of the city: not-so-fun facts

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:40:56 -0500

Here is some interesting, albeit frightening, trivia concerning our wonderful new enslavement health insurance bill:

According to Caleb, you could fit 3.41 copies of his Moby Dick into the bill.

Speaking personally, it would take 1.86 copies of my Atlas Shrugged [...]

Post Politics: They’re Out Waiting For You To Take The Money

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:24:43 -0500

From WSMV:

With a recession and unemployment at more than 10 percent, some people’s bills are difficult for them to pay. But more than 600,000 Tennesseans could get help paying their telephone bill, but they’re not.

Millions and millions of federal funds are available to thousands of Tennesseans who qualify, but [...]

Eye on City Hall: Recess after nine votes don't produce a winner

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:13:02 -0500

The Shelby County Commission has just voted to take a five-minute recess and push voting for an interim county mayor to the end of the agenda. There are only a few items left on the agenda. After nine rounds of voting, Commissioner J.W. Gibson has five votes and [...]

walls of the city: different species

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:59:00 -0500

I wonder if this is an adequate explanation of why "liberals" / "progressives" / anti-rights-advocates-in-general never seem to understand plain language when pro-rights activists are trying to explain the importance of individual freedoms to them...

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Post Politics: Haslam’s Choice

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:50:26 -0500

Number of comments: 10

David Oatney thinks that gubernatorial candidate made a mistake attending a fundraiser in Sumner County hosted by a Democrat instead of a Reagan Day dinner out in Knoxville

Since Thursday, it has emerged that Haslam’s other commitment was a fundraising reception hosted by Democratic fundraiser David “Ace” Harrington. Harrington has [...]

Post Politics: Cooper On The Stupak Amendment

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:46:27 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Ezra Klein questions the Congressman:

The argument over Stupak’s amendment was striking for how effectively it evaded questions of choice and focused on the Hyde amendment. They narrowed that debate very sharply.

They won the argument that their amendment was the continuation of current law. It shows how popular the status [...]

Newscoma: Stephen Fry On The Body Farm

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:28:00 -0500

Stephen Fry was on Craig Ferguson last week and talked about Tennessee.

I love them both. Stephen Fry is going around America seeing very odd things. I think the Body Farm in East Tennessee applies. He’s wonderful about his experience.

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walls of the city: lessons learned

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:25:52 -0500

Every one of life's experiences is an opportunity for us to learn, and while the mass murder at Fort Hood is undeniably tragic and unfortunate, it is also provides education to those willing to pay attention. So far as I see it, the two large take-aways are thus:

1. [...]

Eye on City Hall: Commissioners deadlocked on county mayor appointment

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:21:42 -0500

After three rounds of voting, there is a deadlock, with Joyce Avery eliminated. Joe Ford has five votes (Democrats Steve Mulroy, Matt Kuhn and Sidney Chism and Republicans Mike Ritz and Wyatt Bunker) and J.W. Gibson has five votes (Democrats Deidre Malone, James Harvey and Henri Brooks and Republicans [...]

An Ol' Broad's Ramblings: The Difference Between Leadership and Weaselship

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:14:20 -0500

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KnoxViews: Knoxville ranks as a safe place to walk

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:01:38 -0500

A report from Transportation for America (T4America) and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership "ranks metropolitan areas based on th... read more" [...]

Eye on City Hall: Commissioners vote to give Avery 45 days in office

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:55:55 -0500

County Commissioners Deidre Malone and Mike Ritz are proposing a motion to give acting mayor Joyce Avery the full 45 days allowed by the County Charter, which would keep her as mayor until early December.

Steve Mulroy has objected, pointing out that the acting mayor is charged with being a [...]

The World According to Oatney: Going Where The Votes Are

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:43:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
What was a major reason Knoxville Mayor and and gubernatorial candidiate Bill Haslam skipped out on a Knoxville conservative straw poll Thursday night and attended a fundraiser hosted by a Democrat instead?:

Since Tennessee has no party registration and our primaries are essentially open, Haslam may be trying [...]

Eye on City Hall: Live coverage of County Commission mayoral vote on the way

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:05 -0500

Item No. 21 on the Shelby County Commission today reads as follows: Resolution electing an Interim County Mayor for Shelby County. Sponsored by Commissioner Mike Ritz. It's not exactly direct democracy, but the county charter does call for the commission to select an interim replacement in the event the [...]

The Humble Libertarian: A Libertarian Perspective On The Fort Hood Shooting Massacre

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0500

The shooting massacre perpetrated by Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan at Ft. Hood last week represents yet another failure of government, and a reminder that our present big-government, warfare-state policies are not keeping Americans safe from more terrorist attacks.

We've spent billions of dollars' [...]

No Silence Here: Thank goodness she's alright

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:03:35 -0500

At 4 in the afternoon. Rush hour. She crossed a lane of oncoming traffic, just missed a row of vertical railroad ties, traveled nearly 100 feet on the wrong side of the railroad ties along the top edge of a gully, then veered off toward the water. -- [...]

Chattarati, a Chattanooga blog: This Day in German History

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:19 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Throughout the 20th century, today has turned into quite the symbolic date in German history. Not only is it the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Nov. 9 has also seen many other groundbreaking events—both good and bad.

The crumbling of the concrete symbol of ideological division [...]

Post Politics: Pam Murray Uses The Holy Spirit In Conflict Resolution

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:03 -0500

Number of comments: 2

From an exhaustive questionnaire of the candidates in the District 5 Metro Council recall election:

Being the focused person that I am, I utilized much thinking, listening and patience when dealing with conflict. I have a small number of friends that I truly trust for consultation as well as my [...]

Post Politics: Pro-Gay Marriage Is Pro-Woman

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:40:07 -0500

Number of comments: 7

Because it will cut down on the amount of gays marrying straight women.

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WisdomIsVindicated: Higher education crisis . . .

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:00 -0500

The cost of higher ed is rising faster than the cost of health insurance . . . let's pull an all-nighter to solve the problem!

It is interesting to note that Democrats are in the process of "disadvantaging" non-governmental education loan companies . . . sounds a [...]

Just Another Pretty Farce: Damned Keebler Elves

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:32:33 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Years ago some hospital made a video game for kids with cancer or some other disease. It was basically something like Space Invaders where the invaders were the disease and the kids got to picture themselves killing the cause of their illness. The researchers said the kids who played the [...]

Post Politics: Maybe Sen. Brian Kelsey Can Be The Next One

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:32:30 -0500

Sen. Jim Kyle steps down as head of the Shelby County Legislative Delegation:

Senator Jim Kyle announced Monday that he will not seek another term as Chairman of the Shelby County Legislative Delegation.

Citing his belief that “… our Delegation will only benefit as each new Chair continues to encourage fresh [...]

terryfrank.net: Welcome, Emmanuel

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:24:12 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Because I have been so busy lately, I’ve opened up my blog to one of my regular readers to help pitch in. Emmanuel is a top notch guy and I hope his posts stir the intellect as much as the soul.

Thanks, Emmanuel. And good luck!

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terryfrank.net: What is the goal of this Health Insurance Reform?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:21:48 -0500

By Emmanuel Goldstein

As I look at some of the various aspects of the latest House Health Insurance Reform attempt, I can help but wonder what their goal is.

If their goal is to provide health insurance and thereby access to health care, why are they settling for a mere 10’s of [...]

Post Politics: State Employee Org Tells Governor To Look Elsewhere For His Budget Cuts

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:21:24 -0500

Number of comments: 3

From the TSEA:

“Who will provide services to the citizens across the state,” said Almous Austin, acting president of the Tennessee State Employees Association? The Governor announced that layoffs of state employees will be part of the budget cuts coming for 2010, even though employee salaries and benefits are less [...]

terryfrank.net: Media objectivity

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:21:16 -0500

Number of comments: 1

By Emmanuel Goldstein

I’ve sat back long enough. Fort Hood has me more than angry. I’m worried.

“We don’t know all the answers yet, and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts.” is what the President advised us to do. Ok. Great. Fantastic. Now what? Did [...]

Post Politics: Corker Seems To Be Getting Ticked Off With This Whole Health Care Reform Process

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:10 -0500

Number of comments: 4

From a presser:
“We still don’t have a final bill in the Senate – it’s being drafted behind closed doors – but for the sake of argument we’ll use the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform bill, which is expected to be the driving force behind a final product. [...]

Post Politics: Eminent Domain Nevermind

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:13:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

This is unfortunate:

The private homes New London, Conn., took through eminent domain from Suzette Kelo and others, are torn down now, but Pfizer has just announced that it closing up shop at the research facility that led to the condemnation.

Leading drugmakers Pfizer and Wyeth have merged, and as a [...]

Post Politics: Appalachian Lessons

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:11:31 -0500

Things for Blue Dog Democrats to take to heart about thedefeat of Craig Deeds in Virginia:

Still, Deeds’ Appalachian drubbing shows that even if Democrats take a nuanced approach to some of these pieces of legislation, like Boucher did with climate change legislation and Ross and many other Blue Dogs [...]

Post Politics: Won Choi Testifies That Alan Coverstone Said That Some Parent Who Supports Rezoning Uttered A Racial Slur

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:59 -0500

The big news from Jeff Woods:

“I asked him if the support for the student assignment plan was that strong in his district. And he said that I wouldn’t believe the type of conversation that he has to have with his constituents, that on several occasions he would have angry [...]

Post Politics: Should Pardoned Felons Be Entitled To Carry Handguns?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:55:18 -0500

Attorney David Raybin doesn’t see why not.

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Truman's Take: Nashville’s Priorities; Adding Balance to the Nashville Convention Center Debate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:28:00 -0500

Nashville’s Priorities

Spending so much on a new convention center seems out of line when we have so many other urgent needs in our community.

The proposed convention center stands to have tremendous negative impact on our daily lives. Its billion-dollar price tag limits our options to invest in [...]

Truman's Take: Lieberman Promises To Filibuster House Health Bill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:20:00 -0500

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Post Politics: Sounds Could Be Riverfront Bound After All

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:16:36 -0500

Joey Garrison reports:

According to Metro Finance Director Richard Riebeling, preliminary discussions have centered on three locations: the 11-acre old thermal plant site near the Cumberland River; a stretch of parking lots north of the Tennessee State Capitol where the historic Sulphur Dell baseball field once sat; and along the [...]

Post Politics: Vandy Students Remember The Fall of The Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:14:33 -0500

Nissa Ostroff on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at Vanderbilt.

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Tiny Cat Pants: The Orange Cat Doesn’t Believe in Walking the Dog

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:13:11 -0500

So, I’m coming back from walking the dog and who is sitting at the edge of the AT&T lot, hollering away, but the orange cat. Whew and we got the stink-eye. And then he herded us back to the house. From the outside, it certainly must have looked like I [...]

Truman's Take: December 1st Tuesday: Dr. Arthur Laffer Economics and the Current state of affairs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:07:00 -0500

Announcing a new Meetup for 1st Tuesday!

What: Laffer Economics and the Current state of affairs

When: December 1, 2009 11:30 PM

Where:
waller lansden
511 Union St Floor 27
Nashville, TN 37201

1ST TUESDAY welcomes "the Father of Supply Side Economics"

On Tuesday, DEC [...]

No Silence Here: Online tributes to TN Fort Hood victim, others

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:47:56 -0500

Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tenn., was so quiet and low-key, he was nicknamed "Silent Soldier" while at Fort Hood preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan. -- More.

A lot of people want to know the circumstances surrounding Spc. Frederick Greene's death. A person familiar with the' [...]

KnoxViews: How about a ballot referendum on traffic cameras?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:45:59 -0500

How does one go about getting a referendum item on a ballot in Knox County? I know that it requires collecting signatures, but how many, and... read more [...]

No Silence Here: Politico recalled for ignoring openness

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:35:11 -0500

Hamburg Township voters spoke loudly in Tuesday's election, recalling the township clerk by a wide margin. -- More. (Via Open Records)

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Post Politics: The Influence Of Robert Gates

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:33:55 -0500

From Michael Crowley:

What’s also ironic is the extent of Gates’s influence over Obama’s Afghanistan strategy deliberations. Perhaps no Cabinet member matches Gates’s impact in the Situation Room as the White House reviews its war plan. It may be Washington’s oddest partnership: a secretive white Republican intelligence insider in his [...]

The Humble Libertarian: Nancy Pelosi's Health Care Reform Bill Has A Long Way to Go in the Senate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:20:00 -0500

This was definitely a tough weekend to swallow for patriots around the country as we watched Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats ram an unconstitutional bill through the House, under the cover of darkness, late on a Saturday night.

But thankfully the fight isn't over' [...]

hillbillypolitics.com: Jim Cooper, Conservative Democrat?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:13:25 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Image via Wikipedia Eh, not so much. This is Cooper. On November 7, 2009: Nevertheless, the Nashville Democrat planned to vote in favor of the $1.1 trillion package. “My vote is not an endorsement of all the provisions of the bill because I find much of the bill to be deeply flawed,” Cooper said [...]

Post Politics: Tea Partiers Hate Government-Run Health

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:50:55 -0500

Number of comments: 12

Ya know, except when they have a heart attack and need immediate help.

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Post Politics: Brain Flight

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:49:04 -0500

Mary Cashiola on the talented young folks who continue to leave Memphis:

Area native Mark Dinstuhl says he can go to Nashville, walk down the street, and run into at least two people who went to his Memphis high school.

“One of the big problems here is that so many young, [...]

Post Politics: President Obama Is Not Going To Germany To Celebrate The Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:32:43 -0500

Number of comments: 20

Rod Williams is awful upset about that:

His absence speaks volumes. It is an outrage that he skipped this celebration. We know a JFK or Ronald Reagan would have been there and I cannot even imagine Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton skipping this celebration of the event that ended the [...]

Post Politics: You Know How He Do

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:28:57 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Ladies love Mike Huckabee.

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KnoxViews: Market Square District wants Bearden District to "cease and desist" First Friday events

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:24:48 -0500

My, my... Well, I never... Oh, dear. Quite the little spat going on in K-Town. From Michael Silence, "Spilt wineing over First Fridays". He... read more [...]

Post Politics: Thanking Coop For His Health Reform Vote

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:24:06 -0500

Number of comments: 7

In forty minutes:

Nashville, TN-Coalition members of Health Care for America Now (HCAN) – the nation’s largest health care campaign – will be visiting Representative Cooper’s office on Church Street in Nashville at 11 AM to thank the Congressman for his historic vote in favor of passing the House of [...]

Post Politics: Twenty Years Ago Today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:21:43 -0500

Adrienne Royer remembers:

One night in second grade, I remember my mom waking me and sitting me down in front of CNN. I had no idea why people were celebrating and hacking at a graffiti-covered wall. I remember my parents celebrating and trying to explain the significance. Now, I’m thankful [...]

Cup Of Joe Powell: Tea Party Protesters Depend on Government-Run Healthcare

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:13:00 -0500

As a few thousand folks lined up to hear the Republican congressmen (most of whom were absent from actual committee votes on public policy) last week, some of those anti-healthcare bill protesters needed some emergency medical help from - gasp!! - government operated medicine providers.

One person suffered a [...]

No Silence Here: Beam me up, Barney

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:08:58 -0500

I think I may have wet my pants. Go check it out.

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No Silence Here: East TN restaurant chain featured in NYT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:03:41 -0500

Colleague Josh Flory has the skinny.

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The Mike Slater Show: Colonel Harding – 19th Most Decorated Hero In American History

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:01:48 -0500

The Colonel will be at his granddaughter’s school on Veterans Day, so we are lucky enough to talk with him a few days early. You never miss the Colonel. Military Times Veterans Tribute McKenzie Banner The Colonel at the Freedom Celebration back in April: [...]

No Silence Here: My sleeping beauty

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:54:56 -0500

No, she hadn't just finished reading my blog. Why would you make such an outlandish statement?

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The Mike Slater Show: Marsha On Supreme Court Challenge of Healthcare Bill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:53:00 -0500

At ~6:30: ”And I do think it’s going to have a federal challenge, and I don’t see how this bill would win in court. I think it will be found to be unconstitutional. Clearly.” [...]

The Mike Slater Show: GOD, LIBERTY, FREEDOM, STRENGTH

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:48:31 -0500

Number of comments: 4
6:00 hour: 8:30 segment after Marsha Blackburn: In the old Senate and Supreme Court Chambers, Fame is to the right of Justice: [...]

A Disgruntled Republican: Obama skips Berlin Wall event.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:47:00 -0500

Obama Draws Criticism for Sitting Out Berlin Wall Anniversary

Fox News, Oct. 9, 2009

President Obama squeezed in a trip to Copenhagen last month to lobby, unsuccessfully, for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. He plans to travel to Oslo next month to accept the Nobel Peace [...]

An Ol' Broad's Ramblings: ZoNation: When Does Life Begin?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:45:42 -0500

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Newscoma: At The Speed Of Sound …

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:43:45 -0500

Number of comments: 1

From My Confined Space

When I take a couple of days without blogging and leave you with a gif of a monkey drying off a cat, I just have to tell you, I get out of sorts.

I was without my computer this weekend and I’m waiting, [...]

Chattarati, a Chattanooga blog: A Verdict on Local Schools

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:03 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Written by Jim Drexler.

The verdict is in: mediocre and heading in the wrong direction.

Numbers from the Tennessee Department of Education Report Card on the overall condition of Hamilton County Schools are mixed. If you happen to live in Hixson or on Signal Mountain, chances are your local school scored higher than [...]

Enclave: And a child shall lead them, if by "child" you mean WKRN's Jamey Tucker

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:24:00 -0500

More than either of the other two local news television stations, News 2 has tended to have a culture war edge to it, especially in the reporting of Jamey Tucker. And we can perennially bet that Tucker will ramp up the theo-con angles (or is than "angels"?) on his [...]

Post Politics: Mad Men As A Cultural And Political Text

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:21:52 -0500

A roundup of what pundits have to say about the show.

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Post Politics: The Non-Elderly Uninsured

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:19:32 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Does anybody care?

According to the NYT chart, Davis, Gordon, and Tanner all have double-digit numbers of non-elderly uninsured in their districts, 17%, 14%, and 16% respectively. Is this an indication of how much they care about those they represent? How’s it going with educating kids in these districts? How [...]

An Ol' Broad's Ramblings: Evil In Our Midst

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:42 -0500

Number of comments: 6

Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats cut

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at America’s Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil [...]

No Silence Here: TN soldier, a Fort Hood victim, is remembered

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:29 -0500

The family of Spc. Fred Greene released the following statement Sunday:

"Fred was a loved and loving son, husband and father and often acted as the protector of this family. Even before joining the Army, he exemplified the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service," [...]

Nashville for the 21st Century: Street Fight in District Five

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:07:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Joey Garrison over at the City Paper has a detailed look at the recall race in District 5 between incumbent Pam Murray and challenger Jamie Hollin. The article reads somewhat like the documentary "Street Fight" about the race between Newark, NJ Mayor Sharpe James and challenger Cory Booker where [...]

Post Politics: Sexism In Columbia

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:15 -0500

Councilwoman charges that city employees were directed to vote against her bid for vice mayor:

A Columbia councilwoman who was defeated in her bid for vice mayor is alleging sexism and coercion were used by certain council members and city department heads to influence the results of Tuesday’s election.

Councilwoman Christa [...]

Blue Collar Republican: Obamaganda Flies Around The Web

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:59:48 -0500

Here is an email that a friend of mine received from the Obama folks. I love how they talk about Marsha Blackburn being pressured into voting against this Obamacare trash by the insurance lobbyists. I am proud of Blackburn actually voting for her constituents for a change. Blackburn also knows [...]

Post Politics: Roadbuilding Ain’t His Everything

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:59:02 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Rep. Stacey Campfield doesn’t like Republicans who say roadbuilding is the best economic stimulus there is:

In the short term that may be true, but in the long term I think a strong economy with many thriving, small and mid sized, free market, private businesses is the best job stimulator [...]

TaxingTennessee: We are Government Cable and we are here to...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0500

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Post Politics: You Can’t Be Serious!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:44:49 -0500

Number of comments: 1

A look at charges of unseriousness in the seriously serious GOP primary for governor.

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Post Politics: Don’t Be Stupak

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:42:34 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Ilissa Gold on Rep. Jim Cooper’s support for the Stupak amendment to the health care reform bill which ban abortions from being covered in anyway under the new system:

Congressman, I know you’re very smart and have an excellent command of legislative history. I know that you know about the [...]

The Cutting Edge: Our Ruling Political Class is Dysfunctional? Who Knew?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:41:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Linking this great post by James V. DeLong, a better example of a Harvard Law grad. "We need more Palins, not fewer." Sarah Palin and the Dysfunctional Political Class The frenetic hostility to Sarah Palin, even by many on the Republican side, is unnerving, because her qualifications to be president are objectively [...]

Post Politics: Media Bias

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:39:22 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Jack Silverman doesn’t think the media is being far to atheists:

LifeWay researcher? Mueller introduces McConnell like he’s an impartial observer from the Pew Research Center, for, um, God’s sake. It’s kind of like seeking comment on health-care reform from researcher Glenn Beck. And aren’t Christians and other religious groups [...]

Post Politics: Big Bad Brian Kelsey

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:36:43 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Newscoma thinks he must be stopped:

Now, we could talk about Kelsey all day long, but I return back to the issue at hand. As democrats, we need every seat we can get right now. We are looking at redistricting, our state has 10.5 percent unemployment and we need folks [...]

Post Politics: Frist Has High Hopes On Health Reform

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:33:20 -0500

Number of comments: 1

From WKRN:

Doctor Bill Frist thinks chances are high the bill will be passed by the end of the year, “I think a health care bill will pass, definitely for sure. I hope it’s a good bill. I hope it’s a bipartisan bill. I think there’s about a 60 percent [...]

Post Politics: He’d Probably Prefer You Just Give Him His Paper Ballots, But This Is Nice, Too

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:31:55 -0500

The Secretary of State Tre Hargett wishes the state Democratic Party Chair a happy birthday:

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No Silence Here: Spilt wineing over First Fridays

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:31:01 -0500

Cynthia Moxley: Craig says he's tried to discuss the issue with the Bearden group, but has not been successful. "They've just been kind of rude about it," Craig says. The Bearden group says it's the downtown group that's been more than rude.

Doesn't look like they're going to [...]

TaxingTennessee: Orin Hatch is getting limited Govt fever a bit late

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:14:00 -0500

but hey, we'll accept his conversion if it results in actual floor votes.

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If there is no difference between regulating and requiring and between incentives and mandates, why did Congress bother creating the Cash for Clunkers program? If buying fuel-efficient cars is so important for the economy,' [...]

Tiny Cat Pants: Two Things I Have My Eye On

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:04:59 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Ugh, I forgot to take my pill yesterday morning. Seriously, of all the things that wig me out about being medicated for the rest of my life, the ease with which it becomes such a part of your routine that it can just so easily slip your mind scares the [...]

No Silence Here: Kiffin should be SEC coach of the year

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:01:09 -0500

Do I hear a drumbeat?

16th and Highland: You may say I'm getting ahead of myself and you're probably right, but at this point, I expect my Vols to win these last three games. I don't know what percentage of that statement is objective football analysis and what is' [...]

Post Politics: How Freakin’ Stupak Was That?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:56:51 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Adrienne Royer on how the Republicans winning an abortion battle cost them the health care war.

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Post Politics: Phil Valentine And Hecklers Show Up At Al Gore Book Signing In Green Hills

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:50:09 -0500

From Anne Paine:

Radio talk show host and columnist Phil Valentine, who says global warming doesn’t exist and is a critic of Gore, was hanging around the edges of the crowd hoping for an interview, along with some others who agree with Valentine’s view.

“You’re a traitor,” Matt Gulliver, 30, called [...]

Post Politics: Vandy Student Worked On NJ Governor’s Race

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:46:35 -0500

Inside Vandy reports:

I decided to do something different,” Diaz said. “When else do I have the chance to do something like that? … It was the best decision I ever made.”

Diaz worked as a statewide campaign director, managing Christie’s online presence and working on Web videos and the Web [...]

Post Politics: A Memphis Native With A Pronounced Southern Drawl

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:43:44 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Joey Garrison offers up a definitive treatment of the racially charged recall election in Metro Council District 5.

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Post Politics: Why Do Pro-Business Republicans Support Home-Schooling?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:41:01 -0500

Number of comments: 7

It doesn’t make sense to Nashville Jefferson:

All fine and dandy, but what’s with the focus on home-schooling? I would think the generally pro-market republicans would recognize that if we all had to stay home to educate our children (aside from whether we would do a good job — some [...]

Post Politics: Brad Schrade, Crimefighter

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:40:40 -0500

Rex Noseworthy reports of the off-time hours of a Tennessean reporter and his trusty assistant:

Chaos erupted in recent weeks at the home of an octogenarian grandmother in Lockeland Springs. As the woman slept, a group of teenagers partied in the house, spreading the news of their bash to friends [...]