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My Thoughts:
Ron needs a haircut.

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The State of Tennessee has made it difficult for me to steal video from their archives. I’m sure there’s an easy way to do this: I’m just too tired to find it today.
So, the passage of the gun bill in the Judicial Subcommittee is here. I cannot seem to locate Naifeh’s recall of [...]

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In the event you weren’t clear on why Mike Faulk was stumping through the district, blanketing large crowds of people with campaign cards and keychain flashlights, and generally suggesting you elect him to the 4th district state Senate seat… um, he’s running for the 4th district state Senate seat.
And he will formally announce at [...]

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Two bills scheduled for state Senate votes this week would give elected officials more confidentiality protections.
Legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro would grant lawmakers and local officials anonymity when filing complaints against businesses suspected of employing illegal immigrants.
The intent, according to Ketron, is to prevent retaliation.
The other [...]

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I nearly missed this little tidbit posted last week by John Rodgers @ the City Paper:
The General Assembly is finally getting down to business. Sen. Charlotte Burks (D-Monterey) beat Rep. Mike Harrison (R-Rogersville) in a cow milking contest during “Ag Day on the Hill” today. Burks was awarded a bucket for a prize that noted her [...]

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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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Betty Bean’s column in the Halls Shopper News predicts Senator Mike Williams may not be interested in racing to win his 4th district seat:
Williams, the Maynardville Republican who declared himself an Independent a year ago, is not seeking re-election. He has until April 3 to officially make up his mind, and he’s not quite making [...]

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Tony Shipley, a Colonial Heights Republican, intends to run against 2nd District Rep. Nathan Vaughn, D-Kingsport, in the November election.
“It’s pretty obvious my East Tennessee beliefs are different from his New Jersey beliefs,” said Shipley, who will formally announce his candidacy on Friday.”[Vaughn] doesn’t represent our values. Period.”
(Ouch.)
Shipley appears to have support from all of [...]

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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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The photo at the right came from a Nashville Post article written by Ken Whitehouse, titled: State Senator not ‘intimidated’ by colleagues.

I tell you this (and offer up linkage) because I know some of you will accuse me getting creative with Photoshop.

I didn’t.

In fact, according to Tom Humphrey, the photo will appear in [...]

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