Does Harold Ford Jr.’s Race Matter?
Jan 19, 2010 New Yorkers, beware It seems that former US Rep Harold Ford Jr, a transplant from Tennessee, has upset people again Ford, an executive at Merrill Lynch and a New York University lecturer who might be seeking to unseat fellow Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand of New York in a race for the U Senate, has made a very bold statement about his identity.
That Good Ol’ Tennessee Socialism
Jul 27, 2009 Faced with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, Tennessee has taken matters into its own hands. In a work project inspired by the New Deal, the state is using money from the federal stimulus package to create hundreds of jobs ranging from working for the state Transportation Department to baking goodies at the local pie shop.Killing Time (and People) In Tenn. Bars
Jul 16, 2009 There's a war on guns raging all over the United States except in Tennessee Thanks to American hero/state Sen Doug Jackson, Tennessee gun owners can now carry concealed weapons into bars to settle their differences over a round of shots Check out this clip from Wednesday's "Colbert Report".
Getting Loaded in Tennessee
Jul 13, 2009 Believe it or not, Tennessee is relaxing its already liberal gun laws even more. Starting Tuesday, residents of the state will legally be able to go to bars and restaurants with loaded guns. Letting people get drunk in public places while they're packing heat = a really really smart decision.Suspect in Unitarian Church Killings Hated Liberals
Jul 29, 2008 Jim David Adkisson, the suspect in Sunday's deadly shooting in a Unitarian Universalist church in Knoxville, Tenn., left a note expressing his hatred for "what he perceived to be the liberals in our country," according to Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen, who said the incident was being treated as a hate crime.Obama: ‘Lay Off My Wife’
May 20, 2008 Barack Obama responds to the Tennessee GOP, which went after his wife, Michelle, in a recent ad.More Tornadoes Hit the Heartland
May 11, 2008 Yet another round of ferocious weather pounded parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and nearby states Saturday, with tornadoes that reportedly killed at least 18 people just a week after deadly storms hit Arkansas.
McCain Chastises Supporters, Again
Feb 28, 2008 About a day after John McCain expressed his disapproval over the insensitive comments of a supporter, the candidate was once again forced to disown ignoble behavior, this time from an official part of his party. The Tennessee Republican Party issued a press release that featured a photo of Barack Obama wearing traditional African clothing, cited his middle name (Hussein) and attempted to portray him as an anti-Semite.
Gore Isn’t Telling
Feb 7, 2008 Al Gore voted in Tennessee's primary, but he's not saying for whom. According to a spokeswoman, "As private citizens, neither of the Gores are releasing who they voted for." There's been much speculation over whether Bill Clinton's former vice president, in light of his known animus toward Hillary, would endorse a candidate, but we suspect that Gore enjoys life above the fray a bit too much to bother.
