Tue
Jun 23 2009
07:16 pm
This is pretty outrageous.
Whether or not Mark Goins had anything to do with this, it is clearly way past time for him to go.
We don't need partisan political hacks running elections in Tennessee at the state or the local level. Especially when they are spreading lies.
UPDATE: TBI: Hargett's Fear of 'Terrorist Threat' Unwarranted
|
Topics:
|
|
Discussing:
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
- State of TN proposes exempting voucher students from standardized testing (1 reply)
- UAE asks for financial assistance? (1 reply)
- Are our deployed military going hungry? (1 reply)
- Tennessee passes bill to restrict college students' protests (1 reply)
- Inflation up, gas up, food up, consumer sentiment lowest ever (1 reply)
- Some AI uses are "outside the bounds of safe/reliable technology" (2 replies)
- A Letter to the U.S. Congress (1 reply)
- President: we can't take care of daycare, Medicare, Medicaid (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
- Siemens expending in Blount County, But... (BlountViews)
- Maryville Arts Walk - 3rd Thursday - today thru Oct. 15 (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Tennessee House speaker suspends all Dems from committees, citing decorum violation (TN Lookout)
- Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement (TN Lookout)
- Nashville’s sheriff says he’s exempt from bill lawmakers passed mandating agreements with ICE (TN Lookout)
- Voter confusion and campaign chaos cited in NAACP’s updated lawsuit over Tennessee redistricting (TN Lookout)
- Cost of Iran war rises to $29B as US gas prices spike (TN Lookout)
- ‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Meet the story tellers (Knox TN Today)
- Libby by Overdrive: Book Whisperer’s choice (Knox TN Today)
- Jordan Culp to Green + Tate’s scholarship + Lou Graham ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Knox TN Today)
- College pays tribute to outstanding alumni, student support (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” (Knox TN Today)
- Lincoln Ruth, Gibbs Baseball claim Region 2-3A Championship with 6-4 win over Anderson County (Knox TN Today)
- When every child has a screen: rethinking 1:1 technology (Knox TN Today)
- High School post season play in full swing: Oak Ridge making another run (Knox TN Today)
- 5/13 HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- William Underwood: Captain of Light Horsemen (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Tennessee's redistricting: Lawyer, Oak Ridge Mayor discuss legality and impact (WATE)
- Knoxville Fire Fighter Association Golf Tournament raising money for Camp Hope (WATE)
- Court date set for NAACP redistricting lawsuit in Tennessee (WATE)
- VIDEO: Truck stuck under train trestle on Central Street in Knoxville (WATE)
- Anderson County Planning Commissions urges data center rules to protect water, electricity (WATE)
- $17-million TCAT campus opens in Oneida, offering new education programs (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- 5-at-10: A golden chance for the Mannings, PGA Championship headlines, a can’t miss that whiffed - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Roger Chapman - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- East Side Elementary schoolyard becomes public park - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Free Press Opinion: New law will help speed infrastructure projects for cities like Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Facing headwinds at home, Trump signals eagerness to make deals at China summit - The Washington Post (US News)
- Former Democratic donor and candidate arrested in Los Angeles area - Politico (US News)
- Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court - The New York Times (US News)
- Dow Falls On Hot Inflation But Nvidia, These AI Winners Rally (Live) - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Musk, Rubio, Hegseth: Who is Traveling With Trump to China? - The New York Times (Business)
- Microsoft’s LinkedIn Is Cutting Jobs in Latest Industry Cull - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,’ says Trump amid Iran talks - The Guardian (US News)
- OPEC Cuts Oil Demand Forecast As Hormuz Shock Pushes Output Lower - WSJ (Business)
- Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election - The Guardian (US News)
- US producer prices post biggest gain in four years in April - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Warsh has big plans for the Fed, but results may take time - Reuters (Business)
- Alibaba says full-stack AI investments have gone from incubation to commercialization (BABA:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha (Business)
- Trump’s MAGA Makeover Project Hit by Embarrassing New Leaks - The Daily Beast (US News)
- Reading, math scores are sliding nationwide. These Pa. school districts are bucking the trend - 90.5 WESA (US News)
- 10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies - Politico (US News)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South
The Battle of Athens is a
The Battle of Athens is a great story that I didn't know a thing about.
Evidently this guy really pissed somebody off. The SOSs behavior sounds like official oppression.
( T.C.A. § 39-16-403 prohibits abuse of power by a public servant.)
Holy Crap. I think we
Holy Crap. I think we should nominate this guy for Olbermann's "Worst Person" award.
OMG
Abuse of power is an understatement. Who has the authority to investigate violations of T.C.A. 39-16-403?
jcg
Further update: Nashville
Further update: Nashville Scene reporter Jeff Woods busts Hargett's office in a lie regarding an ongoing investigation that wasn't; Hargett now maintains "an abundance of caution" prompted him to deliver a complaint to the TBI.
____________________________
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap! Special holidays, Sundays and rates!