Hey There, Civility Guy, What Was This About?

By Kleinheider Posted on October 6, 2008 at 12:20 pm

As we close in on a talk here at Belmont’s Troutt Theater with Sen. Howard Baker, Gov. Phil Bredesen and Bernard Shaw regarding the state of civility in modern political discourse, I am reminded of this little ditty from our Honorable Phil Governor from 2003:

“The president, I can’t even say our president or my president anymore,” Bredesen said. “We all know there are problems. I don’t need someone to come here and tell me we got problems with public education. I need someone with some damned solutions

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Getting Personal

By Kleinheider Posted on October 1, 2008 at 6:54 am

Colby Sledge reports on the Governor’s effort to make a positive contribution to the civil discourse:

Bredesen and First Lady Andrea Conte, along with former Sen. Howard Baker, will host a forum on civility in politics on Oct. 6, the day before the Belmont debate. It’s a topic Bredesen addressed in a similar forum in January.

“I’ve always been a believer that people who run for office, whether they have D’s or R’s after their names, are all Americans,” Bredesen said. “I understand it’s a contact sport, and you throw some punches, but I think that many times it has gotten way out of hand and very, very personal.”

Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis for this event. To reserve seats through the Tennessee Business Roundtable, call (615) 259-4000 ext. 223.

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