Wed
Aug 6 2008
05:33 am
By: R. Neal
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Discussing:
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (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)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- 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)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (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
- Bloody UFC cage match on White House lawn marks Trump’s 80th birthday (TN Lookout)
- Local Tennessee officials are putting data center plans on ice to consider regulations (TN Lookout)
- Judge blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund until government agrees it’s been dissolved (TN Lookout)
- Five laws passed by Tennessee lawmakers in 2026 face legal challenges, so far (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee’s “Nuclear Family Month” is a slap in the face of dads fighting for their children (TN Lookout)
- Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Famous DGG is out there, DeSean Bishop is here (Knox TN Today)
- Thomas Cole: New KFD Asst. Chief, 134th Wing’s Chief Master Sergeant (Knox TN Today)
- Chris Bryant + Winston Fellows + D-Day for Derek Dooley ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Miley, Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
- Dr. Conrad Ivie performs first of a kind surgery in the state (Knox TN Today)
- Mission Monday: Today’s focus on YWCA Knoxville’s Victim Advocacy Program (Knox TN Today)
- 6/15 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- The Knox County Sheriff Primary will stand. Here’s what the GOP board was really deciding. (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville Street Medicine seeks to support the unhoused (Knox TN Today)
- Vols win 4×100 relay, team is third in NCAA track (Knox TN Today)
- PAT the play returns to the stage in June (Knox TN Today)
- Easy Bacon & Swiss Quiche: Breakfast meal prep (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- New arthritis surgery performed for the first time in East Tennessee (WATE)
- Pop-up clinics offer free medical care services in Knoxville, Del Rio (WATE)
- Road in Knoxville closes for 15 days of repairs (WATE)
- TBI releases statement on 5-year mark of Summer Wells' disappearance (WATE)
- Teen charged with murder in Roane County faces new charges after police chase (WATE)
- Low humidity through mid-week (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Bonnaroo survived 2026. What’s next? - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Free Press Opinion: America much more of a mess at the bicentennial than it is today - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Teen charged in connection with disappearance of Collegedale man - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Losing Ground: Historic Black neighborhoods in Chattanooga face new pressures - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Dow jumps 600 points to record with rally gaining steam after Trump signs Iran deal memorandum: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Trump announces 4 July rally in Washington after hosting UFC cage match at the White House – live - The Guardian (US News)
- Why Fox Stock Is Tumbling After $22 Billion Roku Deal - Barron's (Business)
- ICE agent in NJ hit by fleeing suspect in van, opens fire - New York Post (US News)
- SpaceX IPO haul rises to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercise greenshoe - Reuters (Business)
- Iran and US agree deal to end war as Israel says its forces will stay in Lebanon - BBC (US News)
- A Tarp Still Blocks The Kennedy Center’s Sign—Days After Trump’s Name Was Removed - Forbes (US News)
- Kevin Warsh Wants the Fed to Stop Explaining Everything - WSJ (Business)
- How Quickly Can the Strait of Hormuz Get Back Up and Running? - WSJ (US News)
- SpaceX Stock Jumps Again as Elon Musk Unveils Meteoric Revenue Target - Barron's (Business)
- Kemp, Trump flex their political muscles days ahead of Georgia’s runoffs - Atlanta Journal-Constitution (US News)
- Deal to Reopen Hormuz Kicks Off Long Effort to Ease Energy Crisis - The New York Times (Business)
- KFC's The Colonel gets a subtle makeover in new rebrand - Creative Bloq (Business)
- Cyber experts warn Fable limits aid attackers and hurt defenders - Axios (Business)
- US: Skydiving plane crash leaves 12 people dead in Missouri - dw.com (US News)
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I would add
I would add this one as the most important headline of the day.
Nothing fishy here. Move along folks. Hey, did you hear about Paris Hilton?!?
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
That was funny. Paris
That was funny. Paris Hilton's energy policy sounds pretty much like it won't work as promised, but it is better than McCain's.
I agree
It was a humorous swipe at McSame and his GOP "energy policy" and his juvenile attacks on Obama. However, to say Paris' energy policy is better than [McCain's] is damning her with very faint praise. :-)
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
Paris Hilton's energy policy
It took, like, okay, ten times watching the ad before I figured that out.
For the record, I was only looking for a weakness in her campaign.
Also from Funny or Die, The
Also from Funny or Die, The Change You Deserve, featuring an appearance by tin cup in the fine print.
I take back anything I ever
I take back anything I ever said about Paris Hilton being stupid. This not only smacks McCain up the side of the head, it smacks her critics as well.
Bravo, Paris.
Anyone who can manipulate
Anyone who can manipulate the media as she does has to be anything but stupid.
In the unkindest cut of all,
I'd challenge that
I'd challenge that assertion with this one from Obama:
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
Dateline: Miami
"Vote for me or my bus will run over you."
From CNN iReport
Remember when the Hansen Brothers took an axe to the team bus in Slap Shot?
Same here, they're makin' it look mean.
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The Home
That van obviously had
That van obviously had properly inflated tires and deserved to be crunched.
And there was this little tidbit as well about the Florida bus.
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