DeMarCaTionVille

In case you missed it, the abbreviated synopsis:
On Economy:
Obama: appealed to the middle class by using the word middle-class frequently, promising to make tax cuts and take decisive action – particularly against those people living high on the hog. He confused the words investor and taxpayer, perhaps to make us feel less screwed by [...]

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Have you ever just gotten your days mixed-up for no reason whatsoever? Last Wednesday, I walked around thinking it was Thursday – which meant I thought Thursday was Friday. It’s wasn’t, so that sucked. This also meant I thought Wednesday was VP debate night. [...]

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The Times-News reports that Rep. Nathan Vaughn is taking 2nd House District GOP challenger Tony Shipley to task for distributing a newspaper-style campaign piece Shipley calls the “Kingsport Community News.”
Shipley acknowledged the publication is paid for by his campaign.
“We put all kinds of things in it,” Shipley, of Colonial Heights, said of the publication. “I [...]

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Dear Republicans:
I think we’re screwed.
A.

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Last week, Mike Williams skipped into town with Governor Phil Bredesen. The pair stopped by the Hale Springs Inn to officially announce a transportation enhancement grant in the amount of $168,000 for phase two of the Inn restoration project. (Jeff Bobo’s video report on the visit is here.)
The Governor, who has endorsed Williams, [...]

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If you’re like me: you’re not an undecided voter. You’ve just decided that either way this election goes, we’re likely screwed. In which case, you probably watched the debates to determine just how screwed you are going to be. Or not. It’s Friday. I realize some of you [...]

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Over at TriCities.com, Gary Gray from the Herald Courier has a quaint story about Obama’s unscheduled stop at the Pop Ellis Soda Shoppe & Grill in Abingdon, VA.

Gray reports:
[Obama] then leaned back and yelled over his shoulder to staff members who had filtered off the bus and into the business: “You guys want something?” [...]

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Senator Michael Williams ate lunch at the Pig & Chick last Friday. I know because I was there. In fact, I harassed Williams for the duration, and I didn’t feel bad about it at all. As a constituent blogger, it’s my job to nag my elected officials while [...]

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Kleinheider reminds us that Mike Williams hires Democrats, takes money from Democrats, and attends fundraising parties hosted by Democrats – while Silence wonders how this might play in a district so Republican, we put Democrats on display as “rare breeds” at the county fairs.

Well, the information doesn’t shock me. (Well, ya’ll didn’t think the [...]

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David Davis conceded the election to Phil Roe. It’s done. There’s no point in picking-on the guy now. It’s time for us to move on. But first, I must draw your attention to this one last story because I need your advice on proper blogging etiquette.
My question [...]

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