The Old Folks Racist Tea Party
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 7:19 pmMeghan McCain doesn’t want any part of it:
“People were saying that this is the new movement in the Republican Party,” McCain said during an appearance on ‘The View.’ “I did not want to go [to last week's convention]. I have (a) very much different, ideological differences with them.”
And she described Tancredo’s comments as “innate racism.”
“And I think it’s why young people are turned off by this movement. And I’m sorry [but] revolutions start with young people. Not with 65-year-old people talking about literacy tests and people who can’t say the word ‘vote’ in English. It’s ridiculous.”
Meghan McCain also decried the divisiveness and partisanship in American politics and the growing populist rage that has powered the Tea Party movement.
Year Of The Gun II
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 7:16 pmBenG has a rundown of the bills filed thus far.
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Scooter Clippard Hosted Private Gathering Of GOP Bigs For Palin
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 7:04 pmFrom Jennifer Brooks:
About 30 guests came out to meet Palin and her 8-year-old daughter Piper on Saturday afternoon. The group ranged from gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey to country singer John Rich, who toured with the McCain/Palin campaign in 2008. Lee Beaman, president of Lee Beaman Automotive Group in Nashville, gave away his tickets to Palin’s Tea Party speech for a chance to see her up close.
“She immediately started asking a lot of questions about me,” said Beaman, who said Palin peppered him with questions about how he was coping withe recent Toyota recalls and how car sales were faring in the economy in general. “I kept trying to talk politics with her and she kept redirecting the conversation to talk about me. In one sense, it was frustrating because I wanted to talk politics. But on the other hand, how often do you find a politician who’s genuinely interested in what you have to say?”
House Overrides Menu Labeling Veto
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 6:23 pmThe House joined the Senate Monday night in overriding Gov. Phil Bredesen’s veto of a bill that prohibits some local government bodies from requiring restaurants to list calorie counts on their menus.
The House vote was 65-31 to override the veto of SB1092. The Senate had earlier voted 24-7 to override.
The bill prohibits unelected bodies from imposing menu labeling. It was introduced after the Board of Health attempted to require such labeling last year.
The Difference Between Wealth And Income
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 6:22 pmFrom Huffington Post:
“Wealth” is different from “income.” Wealth is value, which endures at least for some time. Income is simply compensation for work. If you wash my car for $10 and I mow your lawn for $10, we have a GDP of $20 and it looks like we both have income and economic activity. But no wealth has been created, just income.
On the other hand, if I build your car, I’m creating something of value. And if you turn my lawn into a small farm that produces food we can all eat, you’re creating something of value. Not only do we have an “economy” with a “GDP,” we also have created wealth.
A stick on the ground has no commercial value, but if you add labor to it by carving it into an axe handle — a thing of commercial value — you have “created wealth.” Similarly, metals in the ground have no commercial value, but when you add labor to them by extracting, refining, and forming them into products, you “create wealth.” Even turning seeds and dirt and cows into hamburgers is a form of manufacturing and creates wealth.
This is the “Wealth of Nations” that titled Adam Smith’s famous 1776 book.
On the other hand, when a trader at Goldman Sachs makes a “profit” trading stocks, bonds, or currencies, no wealth whatsoever is created.
Leading Cause Of Death
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 6:20 pmAdrienne Royer on abortion in the black community.
Tea Party Leader Thinks Tea Party Protests A Waste Of Time?
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 6:15 pmJudson Phillips, the founder of Tea Party Nation (and Ms. Palin’s questioner on Saturday night) said he thought the April 15 rallies were a waste of time, because politicians had only ignored all the sign-waving of the protests last year, which began in opposition to the $787 billion stimulus bill and continued against health care legislation.
Instead, he said, tea partiers should be focused on strategies for the fall elections: choosing conservative candidates, getting the word out, and getting voters to the polls. He is planning another convention, focused on what he calls “electioneering 101” for July 15-17.
Ms. Martin, however, suggested Mr. Phillips was an illegitimate leader — he said over the weekend that he planned to unite Tea Party groups in his home state of Tennessee, but a Tennessee Tea Party Coalition representing more than two dozen groups held a press conference outside his convention saying it had already done so and that they were not aligned with Mr. Phillips.
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Button Man
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 6:12 pmSteve Gill has made Mary Mancini very upset.
Blue Horsehoe Loves Jack Bailey
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 5:52 pmThe National Republican Congressional Committee bestows “On the Radar” status to 4th District congressional candidate Jack Bailey.
Nashville Is Shuttin’ It Up
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 5:13 pmBrittney Gilbert speaks about the official end of a Nashville internet institution.
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Jim Tracy Announces Treasurer For Congressional Run
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 5:05 pmFrom a presser:
Senator Jim Tracy today announced that fellow local small businessman and community leader, Shane Reeves, will serve as Treasurer for his Congressional Campaign.
“Shane Reeves is one of the most respected businessmen in our community, and it is an honor to have him stand by me throughout this campaign for Congress” said Tracy.
Shane Reeves is a graduate of MTSU and holds a Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee. Shane Reeves is co-owner of Reeves-Sain Family of Medical Services, which provides pharmacy products and medical supplies to patients throughout the state of Tennessee.
In addition to being a successful small businessman, Shane has been highly active in his community. Shane is the past Chairman of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, past-president for Leadership Rutherford and TN State Chairman for the NFIB Leadership Council. In addition to his business and civic accomplishments, Shane has served as County Chairman for Bill Frist, County Chairman for Van Hilleary for Governor, Membership Chair of the Rutherford County Republican Party and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2004. Shane is also a deacon at the North Blvd Church of Christ.
Tracy Campaign Manager Mike McCrady went on to say, “Shane is a very well respected business and civic leader. His addition to our team speaks volumes about the growing momentum of this campaign”.
‘He Seems To Be Really Angry With Sarah Palin’
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 4:51 pmMike Warren and Katherine Miller discuss the tea party convention and Harold Ford Jr. on their new morning radio show on 91.1 WRVU.
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TNDP On Pro-Intimidation Legislation
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 4:12 pmFrom the party blog:
Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester wants state Rep. Chad Faulkner of Luttrell to focus his energy on helping families in Campbell and Union counties instead of sponsoring legislation that could alienate law enforcement from the rest of the community.
Faulkner’s bill, HB 2659, would require a copy of any complaint against a law-enforcement officer to be shown to the person accused in the complaint prior to any investigation. Such a measure would likely discourage some people from reporting inappropriate police behavior, Forrester pointed out.
“Mr. Faulkner should be more concerned about bringing more jobs to his district than about intimidating someone who reports the bad behavior of a police officer,” Forrester said. “Our police officers do a tremendous, and often thankless, job keeping us safe, and we should be grateful.
“But most frivolous and unsubstantiated complaints are weeded out with procedures already in place. Mr. Faulkner has a history of questionable behavior, and this is nothing more than a pathetic attempt to make it harder for the public to report abusive or inappropriate behavior of a law-enforcement officer.”
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Just Wait Until You Get Your Haynes On This Website
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 4:07 pmA state Senator gets a new website.
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Alexander Not Optimistic About Health Care Policy Summit
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 3:41 pmSen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican and GOP conference chair, tells National Review Online that he is unsure whether President Obama’s bipartisan health-care summit on February 25 will yield any meaningful results. “It is hard for me to see how you can take a bill that is fundamentally flawed and improve it without starting over,” he says.
Alexander also has little faith in the power of summits to mend serious policy differences. “If anything, I would have preferred that the focus was on jobs, debt, and terror,” he says. “While I’m not going to question the president’s motives, I question whether summits work. We had one on health care and one on entitlements last year, and they didn’t do much.”
UPDATE: Jeff Woods has more.
Summing Up The Tea Party Movement
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 3:17 pmOne of the co-opters breaks it down:
The most broadly held sentiment in the Tea Party movement is that the United States of America is the last, best hope for liberty, that our nation is unique among nations of the world, and that we are on a path of quickly abandoning all of the founding principles that make us the world’s greatest nation. We believe the Constitution has been discarded almost entirely by this Democratic Congress and administration. In the worst cases, I truly believe they see the Constitution as an impediment to their statist agenda. In almost all cases, though, there is very little thought or dialogue given to what should be the first and foremost question asked with every legislative or administrative governmental action: Is this initiative empowered to our federal government by the document’s seven articles and 27 amendments? In many, many cases, the answer is no.
A Corridor Of Glory
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 3:00 pmAndy Humbles on North Nashville planning:
“Jefferson Street is going to be critical,’’ said Freddie O’Connell, president of the Salemtown Neighbors, a revitalized neighborhood in North Nashville. “I’m constantly amazed it does not get full municipal attention. It should be a corridor of glory. It’s such a historic street in terms of civil rights.’’
Jefferson Street does have the attention of Metro’s Planning Department staff working on the plan. Several improvement projects are ongoing or planned for Jefferson Street.
One is the Gateway to Heritage project, which has several phases designed to beautify gateways to the Jefferson Street corridor.
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Democrats Like Socialism?
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 2:47 pmA poll for the tea party folks to blow out of proportion:
The Gallup Poll reports that a majority of Democrats, 53%, have a “positive” image of socialism, which includes independents who lean toward the blue party.
Say It To Murtha!
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 2:40 pmRep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania has died.
Proud To Be An American
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 2:39 pmMark Mitchell wonders what exactly that means:
I was struck by her opening. To a raucous crowd she gushed “I am so proud to be an American!” Lots of cheers. But here’s my question: what does it mean to be proud to be an American? The phrase is permanently etched into our brains by the Lee Greenwood song, and it’s a common place in our political rhetoric, but I wonder. It seems proper to say “I’m glad to be an American.” It seems even more correct to say “I am grateful to be an American.” But what do we mean when we say we’re proud of the fact? Is it a boast? Are we behaving like Little Jack Horner who pulls out a plum and congratulates himself?
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