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At this point, talking about the Bredesen Bunker feels like poking a horse too dead to beat in the eye with a stick. The GOP has already worn this out – and most folks are just tired of hearing it. Even the perpetually angry Republicans are getting to the point where they roll their [...]

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East Tennessee is a little nutty. We all know this. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact we’re less likely than others to lock our crazy relatives in the attic and more likely to elect them to office. Whatever the reason is, things happen here you probably would not [...]

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Over the past year, Stacey Campfield’s blog has given me headaches, a nervous twitch and general sense of fatigue. This time, however, his buffoonery may so blaringly stupid, it could result in photokeratitis (actual temporary blindness.)
I am going to share a quote with you, so please put on protective eye gear. Ready? [...]

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Round Up

*Grocery Bills: Tennesseans can’t win for losing.
*The Ramsey Ratings: Times-News asked Senate colleagues to ranking Speaker Ron Ramsey’s performance. In response, Rusty Crowe, R-Johnson City, says:
“He really gives it his all to try to get you what you need but knows how to say no if he has to and still make you feel [...]

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Oh No He Didn’t…

In a blog memo to Mike Turner, Stacey Campfield has quoted Fredrick Douglass. Douglass, a former slave, was a renowned author, editor, orator and abolitionist. Douglass firmly believed in the equality of all people, whether they be African American, Native Americans, female or immigrant.
Sigh… it’s too early to start drinking, isn’t [...]

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iThroughout the week, I receive a substantial amount of email. A vast portion of this is junk, jokes or links with no descriptions or subject line. So I discard the junk, read the jokes and wade through the rest later.
Yesterday, while clearing the clutter, I stumbled across several emails [...]

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Confession

Kleinheider has a post over on Volunteer Voters about a few rowdy Alabama legislators.
Regarding the uproar on the` Bama Senate Floor, he states:
BTW, you know you’re a bit too ensconced in the sensationalistic media culture when after reading an article like this you think about how outstanding it would be if something like this happened [...]

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House Request Line

According to Stacey Campfield
Rep. David Hawk made a suggestion to play chamber music during breaks in legislation while on the house floor…. This morning chamber music was playing as we entered the house floor. The feed back has been overwhelmingly positive.
Campfield wants to know: “Can we get Eye of the Tiger next?” And doesn’t [...]

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MTV + GOP = XY Constituents

I don’t “do” state politics. I am not one of (insert sarcastic tone here –>) those bloggers. So, if you’ve landed here seeking intellectual political discourse: you’re lost. And right now, you’re probably wondering where on the information superhighway you went so horribly wrong. (You took a right turn at Albuquerque.com – hit the [...]

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