Following the international attention given to our state on account of the Tennessee Republican Party’s recent video distorting Michelle Obama’s words, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Gray Sasser released the following statement:
The Tennessee Republican Party should be ashamed of the way they have run amok in recent months, drawing unwanted attention [...]
Continue Reading →Signing off on moral responsibility in the world and on to a most reprehensible war crime, MSNBC discusses how the Bush administration discussed repeatedly waterboarding among other torture methods in frequent meetings at The White House. Blaming liberal media for this story or simply calling it a lofty conspiracy theory should be inexcusable for [...]
Continue Reading →Tennessee is one of thirteen states to recognize cockfighting as a misdemeanor rather than a felony. Until 1990 it was considered a felony when Republican state Representative Ronnie Davis (Newport) reportedly accepted bribes from ring operators in the isolated mountain regions of East Tennessee to rewrite the criminal code reducing the punishment for cockfighting [...]
Continue Reading →News Channel 5 began the story of Tom DuBois’ Mule Day bash complete with state legislators, lobbyists, and several minors consuming alcohol as well as at least one person who left driving under the influence.
Now, they have a story in which a partygoer contradicts Rep. Dubois, also a judge in [...]
Continue Reading →The Nation offers this simple analysis of the news this week that Sen. John McCain, Republican heir apparent may have had an improper relationship with a lobbyist with legislation before the Senate commerce committee:
If McCain had no relationship with the woman in question — telecommunications lobbyist Vicki Iseman — [...]
Continue Reading →By now the news has circulated and the blogosphere on the right has demurred allegations that Sen. John McCain had an inappropriate romantic relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman.
While Sen. John McCain’s service and valor to our country has been exceptional and is to be praised that should not obscure the [...]
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