DeMarCaTionVille

For several weeks (those being all the weeks since the November election) I’ve been watching these Northeast Tennessee Republicans strutting around, prematurely crowing and using bad eggs for chicken counting.  One could almost predict their lack of humility and faith in foregone conclusions would come back to bite them.
It did.

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…. they make you recite this line over and over: “failed economic policies of the last eight years.”

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In the Times-News letters to the editor:
Marie Hammonds offers up an opinion on why Republicans insist on having an early voting deputy in Sullivan County.

Sullivan County Democratic Party Chairman Larry Hall also addressed the issue at Democratic Women’s luncheon last Saturday. “As near as I can tell,” he said, “there’s nothing we can do about [...]

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I’m a bit baffled by this Kurita controversy. I understand that Barnes is in, Kurita is out. And “crossover” voting (oh, you can bet your sweet fanny there were Ron Ramsey-loving Republicans crossing over) served as some basis for the challenge. However, we’ve already discussed this and decided “bona fide” and “allegiance [...]

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Tennessee should have no state sales tax on its own distributed farm products, 2nd House District GOP challenger Tony Shipley said in a civic club speech Tuesday – as reported by Hank Hayes.
Rainbow Brite and all the Star Fairies were in attendance. They clapped.
Shipley then goes on to refer to Democrats as the opposition [...]

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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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Two candidates for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Lamar Alexander spoke at a forum Saturday in Greeneville. One congressional candidate, Rob Russell, seated at far left, also spoke. The event was hosted by the Northeast Democratic Association (NEDA), and the Greene County Democratic Party.
The candidates participated in a [...]

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I hate manipulation of any type. I’m tired of it. Americans are constantly being manipulated by news media, politicians, special interest groups, ad companies, spouses, children, extended family – heck, even my dog manipulates me. I certainly don’t want to add to the daily assault.
This is why normally I would [...]

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Last week I’d planned to hear Rob Russell speak at the Democrflmtrp (*don’t make me say it) Women’s Meeting, so I could come back and tell ya’ll what he said. (I never made it to the meeting: Mr. Smartypants’ Little League game went into extra innings. )

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Michael Silence on the race for the 1st Congressional District seat:
Four seasoned political observers who blog, Randy Neal, Joe Powell, Joe Lance and A.C. Kleinheider, kick around whether a Democrat can take that seat. I’ll offer my snap analysis: When pigs fly.
(Head over to No Silence Here for the links.)
Of course, I’m no seasoned political [...]

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