Sat
Apr 16 2016
11:36 am
from Georgina Vines knoxnews.com ...
Americans for Prosperity, a national organization with a Tennessee presence that opposes a gas tax increase, supports a reduction in the Hall tax and seeks paycheck protection laws, will have volunteers knocking on doors today in Knoxville's state House 13th District represented by Republican Rep. Eddie Smith.
When Ogles checked with Rachel Cross, an AFP field director assigned to Knoxville, on where some 20 volunteers would be today, he reported back, "Whatever suburbs are in Eddie Smith's district."
Conservative lobbying group enters Knoxville state House race
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some interesting links...
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some interesting links on this blog, but I stopped dead in my tracks when I reached the anti-vax story & link to right-wing conspiracy website naturalnews....
and what's up with this image?
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and what's up with this image? not sure i can (or want to?) parse where the owner of this blog is coming from...
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I've been noticing the same thing.
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You have to wonder if this isn't a piece of troll work by George Korda being in a hissy fit because Troy Goodale unfriended him on Facebook. The style definitely fits.
Ick
I had to shoo one off my porch. Thanks for the warning.
I'll sic my pit bull on
I'll sic my pit bull on them.
Actually, I won't. Baby Hippo'd just lick them to death. I, myself am far more frightful when I take the notion to be.
Are people going to finally get wise to this bunch?
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