Politics
Reality TV-style debates make us dumber
I hadn’t watched any of the some 16 Republican debates until the one in Florida a week ago, preferring to see the Monday morning quarterbacking and the know-it-alls provide analysis after the debate.
After watching the Florida debate, I’m glad I chose not to watch the others and may not watch more.
I seriously hope children aren’t [...]
DC’s Groundhog Day over and over again
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray’s character wakes up each morning to the same event – Punxsutawney Phil wandering out of his Gobbler’s Knob home to predict whether or not winter will last another six weeks.
Murray’s character is a television reporter who goes nuts first then figures it all out in the end to [...]
It’s not all one man’s fault
The continuing economic slump is all one man’s fault. It’s the same man’s fault that the country is $15 trillion in debt, every nickel of it.
That’s the common refrain among conservatives and we will hear it plenty as Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney tries to run off his competition for the honor of trying to [...]
To change or not to change
Change. It’s a word that can be used many ways.
You can change your mind, change your clothes, change the color of your house, change diapers and so on.
In the political arena, however, politicians of all stripes have sucked the marrow out of the word to make it virtually meaningless and empty. Politicians stand on the [...]
Metro Election Shows Dean Has Short Coattails
Everyone knew the mayor’s race would be a blowout. Without a major challenger, Mayor Karl Dean easily buried virtual nobodies in low turnout election.
But going into his second term, it’s now clear what he won’t be able to do. First, the Tennessee State Fairgrounds referendum results show there sure are a lot of people who [...]
You Tube Video has Holleman as Hitler
As if the campaigning couldn’t get uglier, a You Tube video surfaced this weekend depicting Metro Councilman Jason Holleman as Hitler.
The scene in the video is from the 2004 movie “Downfall” and shows Adolf Hitler in his bunker talking to his top military leadership and aids, learning that Berlin is about to fall and him [...]
Holleman-Tally Race Getting More Heated
The race for District 24 between incumbent Jason Holleman and Sarah Lodge Tally is getting hotter than Nashville’s dog days of summer.
Mayor Karl Dean has joined Tally on a mailer and a host of supporters of former Gov. Phil Bredesen have stepped up to help her with money and fundraisers.
But the there have been shenanigans, [...]
Twitterer Takes a Comic Shot at Dean
While Mayor Karl Dean continues his unabated bid for a second term, a Twitter cartoonist known as The County Seat has been taking some comedic shots at the mayor.
The latest one has Dean as Elvis crooning to mesmerize the local media. News2 was left out of the cartoon for whatever reason but The Tennessean and [...]
Nashville’s Newest Would-Be Corporate Citizen Declares Bankruptcy
IQT Solutions, the company Mayor Karl Dean’s administration courted to downtown, filed bankruptcy in Canada before laying off 1,200 employees there and is blowing up in the mayor’s face.
The New York-based company announced in early June it would bring 900 jobs to downtown office space south of Broadway for a call center. Dean’s administration had [...]
Dean’s Support from Scandalous Metro Elected Officials
Mayor Karl Dean obviously is a shoo in to win reelection. But if there had been a credible challenger, he or she could have made some hay with troubles of retiring Metro Criminal Court Clerk David Torrence and County Clerk John Arriola’s missteps and their support for the mayor.
Torrence was dinged for working only three [...]
Enclave
- Metro Nashville Public Schools Director caught on tape saying modestly paid MNPS employees have sense of "entitlement" he intends to change
- Brentwood council member arrested in close proximity to North Nashville public schools, but not charged with the proximity code violation
- Planning staff recommends approval of 6th & Garfield development, calls location "West Nashville"
- Gail Kerr with the talking points on the "self-mutilation" of Brady Banks
- Despite an unforgiving political context, the council's resident reverend preaches forbearance for Brady Banks
- Crime alert: this one involves a council member
- Crime Alert: home invasion in the Buena Vista neighborhood
- Metro Police shut down single Occupy Nashville tent protest on the Courthouse Square
- Stand for Children - Tennessee brings in big gun from bygone Bredesen days to lobby its "education reform" cause
- Facebook is not a good neighbor, which is not good business
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