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Camp4u: Collecting

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:27:00 -0500

I went to a political memorabilia show yesterday. I love looking at that stuff. I have a few small pieces that I have collected over the years. It is starting to turn into a collection (The last thing I need). Yesterday I got a blue background with neon orange lettering [...]

A Disgruntled Republican: Earth's Next Last Chance

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:57:00 -0500

by George Will, Sunday December 8th, 2009

[Excerpt] The CRU materials also reveal paranoia on the part of scientists who believe that in trying to engineer "consensus" and alarm about warming, they are a brave and embattled minority. Actually, never in peacetime history has the government-media-academic complex been in [...]

Tiny Cat Pants: Hey, Listen Up!

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:46:12 -0500

I’m going to be on Liberadio tomorrow morning at 8:10. That should be awesome good fun. [...]

Blue Collar Republican: Copenhagen carbon load: 1,200 limos, 140 private jets

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:13:03 -0500

I found this article on Breitbart.com. It speaks volumes.. What happened to teleconferencing, oh yeah, no hookers?! December 6, 2009 by Allahpundit Nothing new, but still pretty amazing. After Climategate, which the UN’s own climate chief now acknowledges is a PR nightmare, and with recent polls showing growing skepticism about global warming [...]

The Cutting Edge: Abstraction(s)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:04:00 -0500

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Somewhat like my "Abstract from a Bridge", with added elements of boredom. This is what I do when the Titans are losing a winnable game, I'm on a laptop without a mouse, and in no mood to consider politics. Although the 'global warming' scam might be ascendant right now, there's no' [...]

walls of the city: dating it

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:18:01 -0500

In a continuation of the growing list of hints, people keep asking me if it is a new one or old one.

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The World According to Oatney: Second Sunday of Advent

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:46:00 -0500

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Luke 3:1-6:

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina; Under the [...]

The Humble Libertarian: Iran Limits Internet Access Ahead Of Protests

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:29:00 -0500

This story is exactly why the U.S. government should stay out of the battle over net neutrality and refrain from assuming any power whatsoever over the way information is transmitted via the Internet:

"TEHRAN, Iran — Government opponents shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and 'Death to'" [...]

TaxingTennessee: Obama admin holds meeting on openness, closed to public

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:27:00 -0500

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The event Monday for federal employees is a fitting symbol of President Barack Obama's uneven record so far on the Freedom of Information Act, a big part of keeping his campaign promise to make his administration the most transparent ever. As Obama's first year in office ends, the government's' [...]

Silence Isn't Golden: Poutrage Of The Week

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:40:00 -0500

Over how many people got invited to the White House Hanukkah Party! Really!
This is no joke! The Jerusalem Post ran an entire piece expressing criticism of the White House because Obama's first Chanukah party would not have as many invited guests as the last one under the [...]

Tiny Cat Pants: Sunday Stuff

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:59:05 -0500

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Post Politics: Marsha Blackburn On The State Sales Tax

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:48:35 -0500

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Via Greg:

“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)

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The Humble Libertarian: Tea Party Movement, What Next?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:30:00 -0500

If you missed this past week's interview with Trevor Lyman, the organizer of the multi-million dollar single day fundraisers called "money bombs" for Ron Paul's presidential bid in 2007-08, you can listen to the full interview here.

He discusses his past successes [...]

Cup Of Joe Powell: GOP: No Lie Is Too Big To Fail

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:25:00 -0500

"The combined crazy quotient was enough to nearly cause a rift in the space-time continuum."

It's easy to dip into a set of projected statistics in Washington DC and emerge with some kind of shocking OMG!! slab of information, coat it with tongues of lies and sell it as [...]

Dave Foulk | Blog & News: My Solution For Large Passengers

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:23:57 -0500

The latest tempest in a teapot over traveling is the issue of obese airline passengers. You can read about it here.

Some say it’s a safety issue, and others say it’s not fair..and the larger person should pay for a second seat so they won’t squish their neighbors.

I [...]

Post Politics: Arlington Mayor Gets A Lesson On How The Web Works

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:22:02 -0500

Margie Newman on this guy:

Now, of course, he’s all upset that folks are reading about his Facebook messages in the paper. Look, dude, you can’t have it both ways. When you publish something to Facebook — you have then PUBLISHED it on the World Wide Web. I don’t [...]

Post Politics: Does The Herron Vote Necessarily Go To McWherter?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:19:47 -0500

Even though they are relatively conservative and from the same geographic region, Tom Humphrey doesn’t think you can be sure:

Herron, before bowing out, had won three straw polls at Democratic gatherings in Middle and East Tennessee. That may largely be attributed to organizational ability and a pretty good stump [...]

Newscoma: Annoying Autobiographical Pause #099

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:16:05 -0500

I was supposed to be out of town today at something I was really looking forward to but cruel fate decided that I needed to have a stomach virus which kept me locked in one room of the house for a little longer than I wanted to be most of [...]

Post Politics: Is Bill Gibbons Playing Politics With His Current Office?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:57:14 -0500

Otis Sanford raises some questions:

Of course, Gibbons flatly denies that the court actions taken against Jefferson and the shirking moms were politically motivated.

Yet, they both played well into three of his gubernatorial campaign themes — improving education that includes stronger parental involvement, aggressive crime prevention, particularly among juveniles, [...]

Post Politics: Heyo

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:51:23 -0500

Sarah Palin makes a joke:

Staying with the book theme, she joked that “If the election had turned out differently, I could be the one overseeing the signing of bailout checks and Vice President Biden could be on the road selling his book, ‘Going Rogaine.’”

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Post Politics: The Gay Stuff

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:46:36 -0500

A national blog wonders whether the Right’s current rhetoric against Roy Herron could become an attack strategy blueprint — for use even on members of the Republican Party.

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Post Politics: Bredesen Wants Kids Coming To College Correct

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:42:12 -0500

From the Times Free Press:

“If you are not ready to do the work at a standard four-year college, you need to go to a two-year school and get ready,” the governor said. “We need to get the four-year colleges out of the remedial business.”

Gov. Bredesen, who has [...]

Post Politics: Way To Reach Outside The Predictable Circles

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:39:40 -0500

The nominees for “Tennessean of the Year.”

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Newscoma: Fan Death

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:37:57 -0500

Dear Internet,

You learn something new everyday. I did not know of fan death. Now I do.

Love,

Newscoma

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Post Politics: The Republican Message On Health Care

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:34:21 -0500

And how it is crafted:

Tennessee’s other Republican senator, Bob Corker, is part of the broad health-care leadership team that meets with McConnell, Kyl and Alexander each day.

“Our focus is to stay on the core message,” Corker said. That message is that the health-care bill includes Medicare cuts, higher taxes [...]

Post Politics: Somebody Didn’t Like What Junior Had To Say On Education

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:26:44 -0500

At all:

Harold Ford Jr. former Tennessee Congressman and now head of the Democratic Leadership Council, co-wrote a piece of jive with Louis Gerstner and Eli Broad about the Race to the Top stuff at the WSJ on November 24. The piece contained the usual stuff – must add [...]

Post Politics: The Return Of Tommy Hopper

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:22:08 -0500

Tom Bohs notes his involvement in the 8th District Congressional Race:

Capping the Herron diatribe was an e-mail supporting Fincher over the signature of Tommy Hopper. Remember him? If there is a tougher political adviser anywhere on Earth, I don’t want to meet him. If Hopper is jumping on the [...]

A Disgruntled Republican: I know there is a lot ...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:17:00 -0500

I know there is a lot of news and talk about the pending cap and trade legislation but I suspect that many people do not really understand it. This cartoon presentation simplifies and explains how cap and trade works. I certainly don’t agree with the political perspective of this [...]

The Nigh Seen Creeder: Unions suck

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:16:00 -0500

I've been disdainful of unions for a long time. My disdain got its spark during an episode at a unionized trucking company.I worked for a local truck, tractor and trailer rental company when I was an undergraduate student. I was the only person in the office on the weekends, and' [...]

A Disgruntled Republican: On a personal note: My lovely wife Louella

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:51:00 -0500

On Friday Louella and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary.

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TaxingTennessee: Congress is broken, corrupt, and dysfunctional

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:33:00 -0500

Why would ANYONE want these 535 people making decisions about our lives or families or property? They are, collectively, FOOLS! They bungle decision after decision and they plunge us ever deeper into debt.
And they profoundly fail us on their most sacred obligation of all. That obligation is to protect [...]

TaxingTennessee: Copenhagen: taxpayer funded theater of the absurd

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:28:00 -0500

George Will:Copenhagen is the culmination of the post-Kyoto maneuvering by people determined to fix the world's climate by breaking the world's -- especially America's -- population to the saddle of ever-more-minute supervision by governments. But Copenhagen also is prologue for the 2010 climate change summit in Mexico City, which [...]

The Humble Libertarian: 47 Million Uninsured Americans

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

H/T: Up or Down [...]

An Ol' Broad's Ramblings: ZoNation – Dollars & Cents VS Change

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:19:22 -0500

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Bear Creek Ledger: Support The SEALs

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:56:42 -0500

This is a powerful video in support of the Navy SEALs who captured the Islamic terrorist who murdered 4 American contractors in Fallujah in 2004. This terrorist grotesquely burnt their bodies, dragged the bodies through the streets and then hung the charred bodies from a bridge. These SEALs have been [...]

KnoxViews: How long can you be unemployed before your skills become irrelevant?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:15:25 -0500

The number of Americans facing long-term unemployment, which includes people who cannot find work for 27 weeks or more, has been at record h... read more [...]

Sharoncobb: President Obama and Senate Democrats Meeting at 2 Today

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:12:00 -0500

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President Obama will head to Capitol Hill on Sunday to meet with Senate Democrats as the health debate rages, officials say.

The meeting is set for 2 p.m. ET, a White House official and a senior Democratic source told CNN.

Senate Republicans failed Saturday to eliminate $42.1 billion [...]

Camp4u: No Williams supporters left?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:32:00 -0500

If he had any left in the SEC meeting, not even one decided to speak up on his behalf.

Was it the meeting Kent had with some of them? The fear of bedlam next year? The photo? The fear of an amendment being [...]

Camp4u: No Williams supporters left?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:32:00 -0500

Bear Creek Ledger: Up Above the Northern Lights

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:16:06 -0500

Song from Mannheim Steamroller’s new CD. Beautiful song with a northern lights slide show. Link Mannheim Steamroller, Northern Lights, Christmas [...]

Camp4u: A good read

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:22:00 -0500

Ed Marcum of the KNS does an excellent, fair piece on the green jobs push that our state is investing in.

I must admit, when I saw the cover photo I was thinking "Here we go again, another puff piece on solar and how we are all" [...]

Camp4u: A good read

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:22:00 -0500

Sharoncobb: On '60 Minutes' Tonight (Dec. 6) Betting, Mafia, Basketball And More

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:11:00 -0500

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(CBS) Winning bets on pro basketball games using insider knowledge only he as an NBA referee would know was "euphoria" says now-disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy - that is, he says, until the mob got its hooks in him and threatened his family.

Donaghy talks [...]

Sharoncobb: On 'This Week With George Stephanopoulos' This Morning (Dec 6) Where Is bin Laden? Gates Speaks

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:10:00 -0500

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Where is bin Laden? Secretary Gates Says No Intel in 'Years'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates told me that the U.S. has not had any good intelligence on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden in "years."

He also couldn’t confirm reports that a [...]

Sharoncobb: On 'Meet The Press' This Morning (Dec.6)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:09:00 -0500

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This week: President Obama addresses the nation with his plan to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Will the surge be enough to win the war, now in its ninth year? What is the definition of success? How will the additional troops be paid for? [...]

Sharoncobb: On 'Face The Nation' This Morning (Dec. 6)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:07:00 -0500

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(CBS) Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday that President Obama's 18-month time frame to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan "isn't a deadline" during an interview for "Face the Nation."

"Mr. Secretary, is there a deadline or is there not?" CBS News Senior Washington' [...]

Post Politics: John Rich, Zach Wamp And New Money

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:41:55 -0500

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Dru Fuller with the report from a Zach Wamp fundraiser from John Rich’s new home on Love Circle:

Wamp said the party, “transcends the old line money. This (fundraiser) greatly encouraging to me and my family.” He noted, “I am winning every metric of this campaign except the money chase [...]

Post Politics: Haslam Criticised For Making Abridged Income Disclosure

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:32:17 -0500

Number of comments: 4

The big report from the Tennessee Newspaper Network on the income of the gubernatorial candidates is released. Read the whole thing:

Because of that status and other legal complexities, Haslam and his accountant said, disclosure of any information about payments he collects as a part owner of the company [...]

Post Politics: Kent Williams GOP Reinstatement ‘Never Comes Up’ At Executive Committee Meet

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:29:37 -0500

Number of comments: 7

From Joe Legge:

The Tennessee Republican Party decided not to give Kent Williams an early Christmas present today.

The GOP executive committee met in Nashville to review party matters, and reinstating the Carter County politician “never came up.”

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