Tue
Jan 31 2006
06:15 pm
By: Andy Axel
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Discussing:
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (1 reply)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (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
- Inside the race for Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District (TN Lookout)
- High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members (TN Lookout)
- Trump’s sharpened focus on investigating elections raises fears of midterm meddling (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee GOP senators seek review of botched execution (TN Lookout)
- Judge: Plaintiffs lack standing in case challenging law making illegal immigration state crime (TN Lookout)
- US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Loose Ends (Knox TN Today)
- We Hold These Truths…. (Knox TN Today)
- Descendants salute Nicholas Gibbs (Knox TN Today)
- From Bukhara to Maryville College: Rukhshona Isomova’s journey (Knox TN Today)
- The financial risks of carrying debt into retirement (Knox TN Today)
- Keeping your Fourth of July fun and safe (Knox TN Today)
- Wallace Agent Robin Bingham leads by sharing knowledge (Knox TN Today)
- Above & Beyond: City of Knoxville transforming lots to pollinator gardens (Knox TN Today)
- Soccer or football? (Knox TN Today)
- A lifetime together: Hardin Valley couple celebrates 75 years of marriage at Morning Pointe (Knox TN Today)
- ‘Sharing the Spirit of America’ event planned in Farragut (Knox TN Today)
- 6/30 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Tennessee employment falls to lowest level since late 2024 despite steady unemployment rate (WATE)
- Loudon County Commission OKs six-month pause on approval of data centers (WATE)
- Settlement would pay $1.9M to ex-UT professor fired over Charlie Kirk post (WATE)
- Three taken to hospital after Knoxville car crash (WATE)
- How a Revolutionary War battle helped shape what would become Sevier County (WATE)
- 160-acre Alcoa site may finally be redeveloped after years of discussions (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Chattanooga hits the market for first time - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Nuttall’s work led to memorable Spanish team stay - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Tennessee law requires immigration review for public benefits starting this week - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Congress considers sidestepping filibuster to pass Trump’s voting restrictions - The Washington Post (US News)
- Live updates: Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship - AP News (US News)
- Luigi Mangione was stuck in an elevator ahead of a hearing at a federal courthouse in New York City - NBC News (US News)
- Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures steady after record-setting session - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Energy experts said gas prices would stay high. Why were they wrong? - Politico (Business)
- Medicare will start covering obesity drugs for the first time. Here's what patients should know - CNBC (Business)
- Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for huge fraud - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Asia stocks rise on upbeat China PMI; tech spurs bumper quarter - Investing.com (Business)
- China factory activity returns to expansion riding AI global boom - Reuters (Business)
- Helicopter pilot reports near second incident involving remote-controlled plane near JFK Airport - ABC7 New York (Business)
- Japanese yen sinks to 40-year low, keeping intervention risks in focus - CNBC (Business)
- What Comcast-NBCUniversal Split Faces On D.C.’s Trump-Influenced Regulatory Road - Deadline (Business)
- ‘Jackpotting' crew stole over $500,000 from ATMs along I-95 in Connecticut, FBI says - NBC New York (US News)
- John Roberts fought for decades to overturn Humphrey’s Executor - CNN (US News)
- Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence - The New York Times (US News)
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To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Probably better to keep
Heh. Indeed. But maybe it's better to keep quiet and have your supporters say stuff like this on your behalf:
http://kuritaforsenate.blogspot.com/2005/12/demystifying-racism.html
now is not the time....
....for an issues page! Why, oh why, would you want to take a stance on something? You might offend/put-off a potential voter...
....on the other hand...you might build on your base if you take a stance. But then again, red state or at least more red people vote, so why
piss offirritate either colored voter until after the primaries?The end game is getting elected; why play hard while you’re warming up?
You know
Some people actually base votes and party affiliation on, I don't know, trivial things like ethics, or a closely-held sense of right and wrong.
Seems to me like anything else is the worst sort of appealing to folks' most base instincts.