Nashville Is The Nation’s Ninth Most Dangerous City
Posted on April 26, 2009 at 6:22 pmMemphis is number two a distinction some folks think might hurt a certain gubernatorial candidate.
WSMV Anchor Dan Miller Dead
Posted on April 9, 2009 at 8:08 amFrom the station:
Longtime WSMV-TV anchor Dan Miller died Wednesday night of a heart attack at the age of 64 in his hometown of Augusta, Ga.
Miller was in Augusta to watch practice rounds of the Masters Golf Tournament with fellow friends and longtime co-workers Terry Bulger and Rudy Kalis.
From Ken Whitehouse:
In addition to his work as anchor, Miller also hosted a Sunday night talk show on WSMV during the 70’s and 80’s called Miller & Company, a show that was eventually picked up by the national cable channel TNN. The show featured Miller at his best, sitting in a restaurant booth casually speaking to guests in his own friendly but engaging style. Perhaps the best remembered episode of that show was one Miller was barely on.
It was during the Christmas holiday season in the early 80’s and Miller said on-air that many families in Nashville didn’t have the opportunity to gather around a yule log and talk to each other. Maybe they lived in apartment buildings or homes without a fireplace he said, so his gift that year to the city was a broadcast of logs burning in a fireplace for the entirety of the show.
NashvillePost.com, The Nashville City Paper, and the entire SouthComm family of publications extends its deepest sympathies to Miller’s family, colleagues and friends at WSMV-News Channel 4, and all those who knew him well.
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After Hours
Posted on March 20, 2009 at 7:44 amClubs that cater to the after last call crowd change up after legislation tries to shut them down:
Since the legislation was passed in December, two clubs previously designated as after-hours clubs have made the switch to “private clubs.” They are Brass Stables, Cigar Bar and Jockey club in Printer’s Alley and Pure Gold’s Crazy Horse downtown. Both of those clubs operate as a gentleman’s club until 3 a.m. according to their current zoning designation.
A private club is typically a VFW post or a Moose Lodge. Page said she was aware of the clubs that had made the switch.
“We have to make sure the clubs that make the switch to private clubs are actually private clubs,” Page said, adding there was already a precedent for what qualifies as a private club.
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Looking For Racism In 287(g)
Posted on March 5, 2009 at 8:27 amAunt B. thinks the immigration restrictionist federal program is so racist, you don’t even notice it:
It is so bold in its racism that I think people’s first reaction is to try to believe that they are not seeing what they are clearly seeing. They go through all kinds of mental leaps to make sense of it in a way that doesn’t include “I tolerate blatant injustice and evil from my city.”
But as long as Davidson County participates in the 287(g) program, we are tolerating a racist–straight up old school non-academic-definition but real true if you saw it in a movie you’d know the people doing it were the bad guys racist–system.
And if we’re not going to stand up and say, “You know what? Nobody in this county should have the power to make 1% of the city disappear in two years.” then I hope the Feds step in and put a stop to it.
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What Does This Say About Obama’s View Of The Sexes?
Posted on March 2, 2009 at 1:53 pmIs there anything to be made of the fact that President Obama has now appointed two women (Sebelius and DeParle) to handle the work he was going to give to one man (Tom Daschle)? Or am I just looking to stir the stew?
Discuss.
The Good Czar DeParle
Posted on at 12:25 pmThe White House announces it will name a Tennessean as the new Health Care Czar.
More on DeParle here and check out a bit of news analysis over at Post Politics’ baby brother.
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The Nashville Tea Party
Posted on February 27, 2009 at 2:21 pmDru reports on the remarks of Ben Cunningham:
If they are not willing to fight for us we will turn them out. Jim Cooper, I had great hopes for him, his rhetoric was good, he said he was against deficit spending, but he caved. We’ve got to make sure that Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker fight for us. We don’t need a tepid response. We don’t need a maybe. We need them in there fighting so that we don’t lose our country. This budget is a fairy tale. This budget was the last straw. This budget shows trillion dollar deficits as far as you can see. There will come a point in time when taxpayers simply cannot bear the burden of debt. Barack Obama didn’t borrow this money. Nancy Pelosi didn’t borrow this money. They used our credit worthiness to borrow this money. At some point, the people who buy the debt will say, look, the American taxpayer has too much debt. They can’t pay all this debt. They are not going to buy our debt. We are going to be bankrupt. We have got to stop before we reach that point. We have got to have elected representatives who will fight for us.”
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The Ties That Bind: Nashville Blago Won’t Rat On Embattled Brother
Posted on January 5, 2009 at 8:58 amFrom WSMV:
Rob Blagojevich is a Tennessee businessman who chairs his brother’s Friends of Blagojevich fund. He’s been identified as “Fundraiser A” in the 76-page criminal complaint charging the Illinois governor with corruption.
Rob Blagojevich hasn’t been charged with wrongdoing.
His attorney, Michael Ettinger, tells the Chicago Sun-Times that there’s “not a prayer” his client will talk to the federal government.
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How Nashville Got Wet
Posted on December 22, 2008 at 7:31 amBen Cunningham looks at the rise of liquor by the drink in Nashville:
Right before the vote occurred in Nashville, Mayor Briley, who supported the bill, said that in order to pass the bill he would have to “make the people thirsty.” So, he called the police chief and had him shut down all the illegal liquor sales which had been openly tolerated at country clubs and printer’s alley night clubs. Here is audio of the program discussing Mayor Briley’s intervention.
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Giving Metro A Little Tappy
Posted on December 20, 2008 at 10:58 pmKarl Dean’s Metro Nashville will cease the purchase of bottled water:
“Councilman Jameson made a good point,” the mayor said in a statement. “We’ve decided to stop purchasing bottled water and only serve tap water in the office. And Metro water is great, so it was a no brainer.”
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Nashville Blagojevich Lawyers Up
Posted on December 19, 2008 at 11:37 amThe Illinois Governor’s brother may not be untouched by his brother’s problems with the law:
The governor’s brother became chairman of the Friends of Blagojevich campaign fund in August, state records show. Since that time, he had been pressing people who had raised money for Blagojevich to raise more campaign cash before the end of the year, a source familiar with the governor’s fund-raising operation said. “Rob was the point guy hounding people to raise money,” the source said.
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Turning Japanese
Posted on December 10, 2008 at 8:15 amNashville Minx attends a reception in honor of the Emperor of Japan’s birthday at the consulate office in Nashville.
Always game for a taste of the unusual or political, this was a perfect mix of both and overall an educational and encouraging experience. Tennessee is a boom town for investment– no income tax, financial incentives for businesses, great transportation infrastructure and an eager workforce that is Right to Work (that means don’t have to be unionized to work for a car manufacturer like Nissan and Nissan doesn’t have to uphold union standards). And though our state is facing some financial strain, I’m encouraged to be located in the center of such a strong business environment.
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Tennesseans Protest California’s Prop 8
Posted on November 16, 2008 at 1:26 pmWKRN reports:
Protests against a ban on gay marriage spread to Tennessee on Saturday. Hundreds gathered outside Nashville’s Metro Courthouse at Public Square Park to voice their disapproval.
“Proposition 8″ was passed by voters in California in the last election. Similar bans are on the books in Florida and Arizona.
Opponents of the ban say it adds up to denying someone their right as a citizen to get married.
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Joe The Plumber Hooks Up With Nashville Publicist
Posted on October 30, 2008 at 7:42 amI just returned to the office late Tuesday night after covering an event in downtown Nashville and saw the e-mail message: “We are excited to announce the addition of Joe ‘The Plumber’ Wurzelbacher to The Press Office for exclusive public relations representation!” Wurzelbacher, of course, is the Ohio man who wants to buy a plumbing business but is concerned about the nation’s financial future. The guy whose favor was aggressively courted by both John McCain and Barack Obama in the last presidential debate. The guy who, as The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart says, has already done more interviews than Sarah Palin. I must emphasize that The Press Office is a reputable company that’s owned and operated by Jim Della Croce, a respected music industry veteran. His other clients include John Anderson, Pam Tillis and McCain supporter Aaron Tippin. But you have to wonder about the plans for Joe the Plumber’s upcoming public relations campaign. Will there be more media opportunities for him after the election? A lot of public appearances? Is there a book deal in the works? But, dear God, please don’t tell me Joe has abandoned his plan to buy a plumbing business so he can concentrate on his real dream — to become a country music star.
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The Instant Gratification Express
Posted on October 7, 2008 at 4:48 pmI have to concur with the Brainstem on this one. Much has been made of John McCain prowess in the town hall debate format but just because that is how the man prefers to campaign does not give him an advantage.
As far as I know, John McCain has never faced a Democratic opponent in such a format. While John McCain may be one of the better Republicans at this style of debate, the town hall is the Democrat’s natural habit.
Bill Clinton was a master of the format. It wasn’t just that he was an excellent politician with an ability t connect with the average person, it was that in a town hall the candidate is directly addressing the voter. The voter stands there with his particular personal concern waiting for the candidate to solve his problem, hear his specific grievance, yes, and feel his pain.
It is the format best suited to the panderer. Now, don’t get me wrong. John McCain can pander with the best of them, but Barack Obama has an answer for everything (not necessarily a good thing). Not only that, he has a program for everything. Whatever problem you have, whatever ails ya, he has an offer of government assistance or intervention.
A Republican, by definition, cannot hope to compete with this. A Republican will always fall short because in the end they cannot offer everything a Democrat can and will. This is not to critique the candidates or their ideologies. It is just a fact.
This debate will feature a cavalcade of real people with real life concerns. Even if they are fundamentally conservative peopl,e they will not be looking for talk about ending earmarks or the constitutional limitations of power. They will want the candidate to offer some kind of direct assistance to relieve their plight. This debate, like the ones before it in this format, will be the immediate gratification debate.
John McCain simply cannot compete with in this arena. The format, as well as the expectations for McCain, have doomed him to fail.
This will not be a good night for Senator McCain.
Let Me See Your War Face: A Note From The Demilitarized Zone
Posted on at 9:26 amWhat a difference a day makes. Yesterday, when I made the trek to the media tent here at Belmont University, the site of the second Presidential Debate, it was a relatively smooth process. Of course, I had to park at Greer stadium and be shuttled onto the fenced off-campus but the shuttle bus made the two to three block journey, rolled right on in and dropped us off exactly at the media tent.
Today, a little different. Only a short distance into the campus, we were met with a barricade manned with numerous secret service personnel and cops. After proceeding through the barricade we were met with another group of law enforcement personnel a few yards down the road. The bus stopped and what I can only assume was a bomb sniffing dog made a full sweep of the bus.
The shuttle then moved a few more feet down the road and dropped us off. This was quite a few yards away from the place the bus dropped us off yesterday. Upon disembarking, passengers were then shuffled through an area strongly reminiscent of a airport checkpoint.
The only difference: I got to keep my shoes on. Other than that. IDs were checked. Metal objects were removed from pockets. Bags were x-rayed. Although, I must say, security personnel were ever so nice. The Secret Service agent who checked my ID laughed at the picture embossed on my credential just as if we were old friends.
After that whole process, and only after that process, were passengers allowed to proceed to the media tent where I am right now.
New MTSU Poll: 22% Of Hillary Supporters Will Vote For McCain
Posted on September 29, 2008 at 11:39 amAccording to a new poll, in a state which Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary by a commanding percentage and which includes a large swath of those conservative Appalachian voters, Barack Obama still has trouble in the race against John McCain:
The McCain campaign seems to have had modest success at attracting supporters of former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, whom 22 percent of Tennesseans say they voted for in the Democratic primary. A quarter of those who voted for the junior senator from New York in Tennessee’s Democratic presidential primary say that they would now vote for McCain and Palin in the general election. However, 56 percent of those who report that they voted for Clinton in the primary say that they would now vote for Obama and Biden. The rest of Clinton’s supporters remain undecided at this point or say they would vote for someone other than McCain or Obama.
In state politics, Republican also enjoy an advantage:
Fully 47 percent of Tennesseans are satisfied with the direction the state is going, but only 34 percent of Democrats are satisfied compared with 59 percent of Republicans and independents.
Lamar Alexander, as expected, polls well in his race versus Bob Tuke:
Republican incumbent Sen. Lamar Alexander outpolls Democratic challenger Bob Tuke 50 percent to 26 percent among likely voters in Tennessee’s race for U.S. Senate, but about a fourth (23 percent) say they aren’t yet sure whom they favor.
A plurality of Tennesseans want more church in their state:
Fully 41 percent of Tennesseans think politicians say too little about religion, while 26 percent say the amount is about right, and 23 percent say there is too much religious talk.
View entire report here. Press release available here.
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Security Blanket
Posted on at 6:10 amTim Chavez uses Nashville’s drop in an index of secure places to live to hit the common sense illegal immigration solution he loves to hate:
Sheriff Daron Hall claimed the 287g program was going to make Nashville a safer place. It was implemented more than a year and a half ago. Instead, the Farmers Insurance report shows Nashville is less safe. And that data matches long-term research of immigrant conduct released earlier this year by Robert J. Sampson, chairman of the Department of Sociology at Harvard University.
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