I didn’t watch the Tea Party-hosted Republican gubernatorial debate, not only because I had other plans but because I figure such a thing would be as substantive as a pageant.
While nobody emerged wearing a sash and tiara,
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He’s So Excited! He’s So Scared!
by faintgraylines | May 28th, 2010
Just the Facts, Ma’am
by faintgraylines | May 25th, 2010
Last night the state House voted to commend Arizona on its upcoming centennial (in 2012) as well as for passing controversial legislation which many argue encourages racial profiling.
Here’s the breakdown of how your state Democrats voted.
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Deleting Futures
by LadyLib | April 27th, 2010
How are these people still in power?
Glen “Marie Antoinette” Casada strikes again!
Pre-K education works. Casada and the rest of the GOP in Nashville can quote whatever surveys and studies they want, but if you talk to educators and…
“Just Say No”
by faintgraylines | April 22nd, 2010
Our friends at KnoxViews are taking names and kicking ass this morning.
Second Verse, More Cowardly Than the First
by faintgraylines | April 19th, 2010
Senate Bill 2686, HB 2681‘s companion bill, passed 27-3 this evening.
You saw that right: 27-3. One Democrat, Sen. Andy Berke, and two Republicans were absent. Three Democrats – Sen. Beverly Marrero and Sen. Ophelia Ford…
Language and Votes Matter
by faintgraylines | April 18th, 2010
Rep. Jeanne Richardson (D – Memphis) went to bat for Gen X and Millennial Tennesseans last week when Rep. Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough)’s latest nullification/forced birth legislation was brought to the state House floor for a vote.
HB 2681 reads:
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We Get It. Y’all Hate Poor People.
by faintgraylines | April 13th, 2010
Monday night the state House passed a resolution to urge the United States Congress not to pass bills that have already become law – sponsored by someone who thinks Medicare is for poor people.
Really? So you were…
Rules Don’t Apply to Campfield
by faintgraylines | April 6th, 2010
While running late for Monday afternoon’s state House floor session, rather than park in the parking garage beneath Legislative Plaza a tenth of a mile away, Rep. Stacey Campfield left his car on the sidewalk of Charlotte Avenue directly…
Mad Libs
by faintgraylines | June 18th, 2010
Dear TNDP,
I’m not alone in saying it, but this is a problem.
(That’s seven months, and many “Chip Forrester is Outraged on a Friday” pressers ago.)
We know you know better. How about acting on it?
Is…
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