Thu
Jul 17 2008
03:44 pm
By: Sven
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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)
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- 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)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Tennessee soybean farmers get morale boost from better prices, but future remains ‘daunting’ (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee pharmacies sell potent Ivermectin, led by anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken ‘bucketloads’ (TN Lookout)
- Republicans in US Senate left in dark by Trump on Iran deal, but want details and a vote (TN Lookout)
- Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order (TN Lookout)
- Shelby County Clerk Tami Sawyer indicted by U.S. DOJ for using $44k in public funds for personal use (TN Lookout)
- After One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 100,000 Tennesseans’ lose SNAP food aid (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Fort Sanders, rewound (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer suggests special novels for June (Knox TN Today)
- The Johnsons (Knox TN Today)
- Larry Kerr + ‘Dream it. Do it.’ + Faye Cardwell (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said…“ Don’t burn your bridges.” (Knox TN Today)
- TSSAA approves basketball shot clock by 2029-30 season (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Knox TN Today)
- Wesley House Community Center invites the community to Friends of Wesley Breakfast (Knox TN Today)
- 6/17 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Applications now open for 2026 STRIVE veteran entrepreneurship cohort (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- War time drive at Knoxville High School (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
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- TN physicians warn immigration reporting law could have life-threatening consequences for critically ill children (WATE)
- Repaving of Alcoa's Diverging Diamond Interchange to impact traffic (WATE)
- Knoxville nonprofit CareCuts expands services with free telehealth clinic (WATE)
- Knoxville to commemorate Juneteenth with parade and festival (WATE)
- Knoxville pro golfer tees up for sixth straight Women's PGA Championship (WATE)
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State News
- Immigrant org, La Paz Chattanooga, tries to bridge immigration perspective at local club - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Amazon to create 300 new jobs with new Chattanooga delivery station - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Teen charged in connection with disappearance of Collegedale man - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Vols’ new strength coach may play key role in Baylor star DGG’s decision - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- As Mourning Begins, Deadly B-52 Crash Highlights Age of Bomber Fleet - The New York Times (US News)
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq 100 Set for Rebound as Investors Await Fed Meeting — Live Updates - WSJ (Business)
- System may strengthen into Tropical Storm Arthur near Texas coast - WDSU (US News)
- Group planned to attack White House UFC event using snipers and drones, FBI says - BBC (US News)
- Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and Iran - Bloomberg.com (US News)
- US primaries in Oklahoma, Georgia, others: Key takeaways from the results - Al Jazeera (US News)
- 1 killed when small plane crashes on Texas highway. People leave vehicles to try to help - AP News (US News)
- DOJ aims to block suit over Musk data center pollution, citing national security - The Washington Post (Business)
- US Attorney for Minnesota charges 15 anti-ICE protesters, alleging ties to antifa groups - 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS (US News)
- OpenAI burned $3.7 billion in first quarter of 2026- The Information - Investing.com (Business)
- Oil slides on Iran supply hopes; bond yields pushed lower before Warsh debut - Reuters (Business)
- White House’s Anthropic move jolts Congress back into the AI debate - Politico (Business)
- Protests break out in Senatobia following death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley after police shooting - localmemphis.com (US News)
- SpaceX’s $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition Doubles 20-Something Cofounders’ Net Worths - Forbes (Business)
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Walking the walk, indisputable
Is there anything about this that doesn't reek of elite behavior? Are they holding their lattes in their other hands? Meanwhile, check the dude at right. Nothing elite there, midsummer black hat and scarf.
Yup
Those are lattes.
And drinks afterward.
Gramm and Cindy are gonna do the nasty while McCain watches upstairs later.
I bet they eat arugula too.
And probably wear frilly underwear.
I'm pretty sure their friend from Idaho has told them what a "wide-stance" is.
You're looking at many hundreds of million dollars of wealth right there in that one picture.
But all that doesn't matter 'cause it's the Dems that are out of touch with regular American people.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
Have you ever noticed how
Have you ever noticed how many old white dudes surround McCain at his campaign appearances? Look in the background the next time you see him on tv.
Wonder if elitism is the
Wonder if elitism is the real reason Gramm's stepping down.
Did you see Brokaw this morning?
Al Gore has a 10,000 square foot house and rides around on a private jet.
Guess it doesn't matter if you're a Dem or a Rep to be an elitist.
Gore a 10,000 square foot
That's what's great about America, unless your a Dem. It should go something more like:
[Patriotic citizen living the American Dream, as long as he's Republican,] has a 10,000 square foot house and rides around on a private jet. Others must be phony hypocrites.
Calling Algore a phony
Calling Algore a phony hypocrite is an insult to phony hypocrites!
When it comes to elitism in American politics just look at the two most revered Democrats of the 20th century.....Roosevelt and Kennedy.
That's very Christian of you to say
Those two "elite" families probably have done more for the masses than any others in the last 100 years. Remember too, the "elite" tag works both ways. I don't think you really want to play this game. Where did your hero W earn his way to anything?
None of them are living in double wides
(link...)
What did the Kennedy dynasty
What did the Kennedy dynasty do for the masses besides run bootleg liquor, abandon a bunch of Cuban exiles, practically turn the White House into a brothel, take us to the brink of thermo-nuclear war unnecessarily, have one brother start a war that the other two opposed and run away from a drowning victim named Mary Jo who could have been saved? I'll grant you that Roosevelt was a true American hero, although elitist.
As far as W is concerned, he was born with a silver spoon, no question. He partied hard but eventually gave up the Beam. He was smart enough to beat a couple of Lib elitists for the big job, Algore and John Heinz Kerry.
Look in the mirror, jerk
Those allegations are no more credible or damning than those tying the Bush family to Nazi sympathizers, assassinating FDR, mobsters (brother Neil, who has been known to obtain services of hookers), the bin Laden nexus, etc. etc.
This shows how totally ignorant you are, and notwithstanding your view that there could be a "necessary" reason to take us to nuclear war--this shows how a W sycophant thinks. It would be hopeless to go any further with you.
Tin cup, ever since you showed up you've been a total jerk. You whined like a baby about not being addressed with respect, while showing no respect for anybody or any viewpoint here. Why are you here? That's rhetorical; please don't answer.
This is a progressive blog. Responsible dissent from conservatives is welcomed, but there's been nothing responsible about your comments. If you want to engage in debate, that would be fine. But that would require you sticking to a subject and using facts instead of lies, smears, ad hominem attacks, etc. Moreover your elite attitude just reeks of a troll who can't think beyond a Rush mantra that fits on a bumper sticker.
Now get lost.
Agreed
I personally have abandoned any attempts at a conversation with above troll. It works great! No way anything anyone says will penetrate that thickness.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson