Gandalf’s New Edict

During an online discussion in which the subject refers to infidelity and celebrity, the longer the discussion goes on, the probability that the name “Bill Clinton” will be invoked approaches one.

Tennessee Republicans Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

Jah bless their little stone encrusted hearts, the Tennessee Republicans. Given the choice of having a Republican leader of the General Assembly or getting a little payback on a wayward soldier (Speaker of the House Kent Williams) they chose to push a stick in old Kenny’s eye and kick him out of the party.
I suggested [...]

Mutiny on the Bow: Will the Progressives Actually Take Over the Tennessee Democratic Party?

Some mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore type exuberance is part of the brute force shown by what the kids like to call the Netroots. It helped Obama raise about seventy gazillion dollars during the Democratic primary. It sent Joe Lieberman into the waiting arms of the GOP (where he belongs, really, [...]

Manufactured Dissent

I must say I was enjoying reading about/watching my predictions come to light regarding the infighting among Republicans. They did a good job, as usual, of keeping a good public face and appeared as if they were about to marshal in the herd and have them all chewing the same cud.
Then, President Obama tweaked Rush [...]

This Week in Race (ism): Michael Steele, Montgomery Bell Academy and the Nashville Scene

Okay, perhaps much to your surprise, Obama’s win did not signal an end to racism as we know it, or even an end to people talking about race and ethnicity. What with Nashville embroiled somewhat interested in a battle over legislation that sought to make the city less hospitable to those from other nations, you [...]

Nashville! Otsukaresamadeshita!

おつかれさまでした　ナスヴィル！
I wanted to be able to write-in “Aw Hell Naw” but it wasn’t possible, so now say it with me in your best Will Smith imitation.
Conventional political wisdom foretold the victory, though. As much as journalists and bloggers were on about English Only, most people did not really care, and the 9 or 10% turnout [...]

Whose House? Our House!

Found at Dub Dot Dash

Wes Freeman, I Take it, Will Not Be Taking MLK Day Off

This person, whom I tend to doubt has any real power, said in the comments section of a post I made about the post-election state of the national GOP that he would not be giving any “blacks” an “even break.” He will never even hire another Black, because of their vote for Obama.
Wes, hate [...]

Y’all Stupid

Wanna-be (RNC chair) Michael Steele has set his sights on the Volunteer state, offering up a few coins to the TN Republican Party from GOPAC, paying lip service to the anger and resentment still floating around amongst TN republicans over Kent Williams power grab.
These locals apparently do not understand that local electoral politics is [...]

Republicans Got Served

Don’t hate the playa, hate the game, is a now clichéd missive towards losers of any stripe. That Republicans are wetting their Huggies over the power move run on them by former Speaker Jim Nafieh makes me think the GOP House members should have watched more 90’s hood movies, then they’d learn to take their [...]