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Tennessee Cottonmouth discusses the proper label for the Libertarian Party Presidential nominee. [Link]
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He’s not daddy the baby daddy, he did not love her, but he did have sex with that woman. Sean Braisted: What Edwards did is between he, his family, and his mistress; and I can’t really pretend to be indignant that he lied about this affair, or went into the race knowing this could surface, because, quite frankly, I never ... [Link]
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The New York Times makes Oklahoma City sound like Denver without the Rocky Mountains - and credits oil with fueling the city's recent economic resurgence. I haven't been to or through OKC in more than a decade, but it sure sounds like it's made a lot of progress since then. [Link]
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Chris Davis describes the scene from the “victory” party of defeated congressional candidate Nikki Tinker: It’s tempting do describe the mood at Ground Zero as grim from the git-go. But it wasn’t grim. It was much worse than that. The mood was nonexistent. For most of the evening there was no candidate in the house and not very many supporters ... [Link]
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The Hill reports on the First District Congressional primary which may not be officially over until August 18: Davis spent time earlier in the week at the U.S. Capitol, taking part in the Republican Party’s protests over the Democrats’ refusal to vote on offshore drilling. University of Vanderbilt profession Bruce Oppenheimer told The Hill that Davis’ Washington appearance a few ... [Link]
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Truman Bean shares video from Marsha Blackburn’s victory speech: [Link]
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John Edwards admits an affair but says he did not love the woman and did not father her baby: John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extramarital affair with a novice filmmaker, the former Senator admitted to ABC News today. In an interview for broadcast tonight on Nightline, Edwards told ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff he did ... [Link]
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Bob Tuke celebrates his win with a fundraising pitch: Last night, I stood in front of a room of supporters and celebrated our victory in the Tennessee Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate. But it wasn’t just my victory-it was your victory. It was your hard work that made this happen. This campaign is about more than partisan politics. While our ... [Link]
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The surprise second place showing by Gary Davis in the Democratic Primary continues to puzzle political observers. From the Tennessee Journal: We haven’t figured out yet how Gary G. Davis managed to finish second in the Democratic U.S. senatorial primary and beat Bob Tuke badly in Hamilton County. People may have confused him with someone else, his place on the ... [Link]
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According to Nashville-based evangelical leader, Richard Land, the Alaska Governor make a great Vice-President: Probably Governor Palin of Alaska, because she’s a person of strong faith. She just had her fifth child, a Downs Syndrome child. And there’s a wonderful quote that she gave about her baby, and the fact that she would never, ever consider having an abortion just ... [Link]
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More folks are talking about Gangsta’ Lil’ Bobbie Benjamins aka Senator Bob Corker. In a piece in the Wall Street Journal today, Kimberly Strassel points out the problems with the Gangland Plan. And today on his program, El Rushbo, Limbaugh himself, blasted the 5 Republicans (including Corker by name) saying that they’re either “stupid” or “selfish.” El Rushbo Blasts Bob ... [Link]
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…or not: Gov. Phil Bredesen says he expects to approve about 1,500 voluntary buyout applications from state employees. That’s well short of the 2,300 the state had originally hoped for. But the governor also said a larger than expected number of more experienced and higher paid workers have applied for the buyouts. That means the state may still come close ... [Link]
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Congressional Quarterly releases its forecast for Tennessee: Ed Cromer, editor of The Tennessee Journal, said evangelical voters in particular expressed reservations about McCain’s stances on some social issues, thinking him “too liberal.” But he believes Republicans quickly coalesced behind McCain after he secured the nomination. “Right now it would appear to be in the McCain column,” he said. Still, Tennesseeans ... [Link]
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The Knoxville News Sentinel thoroughly misrepresents one of state Rep. Stacey Campfield's legislative proposals in its story on his Republican Primary win:Campfield passed no bills during the General Assembly's last session but has earned a reputation over the years for stirring up controversy with... [Link]
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A new liberal group is trying to silence conservatives through intimidation. [Link]
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That’s how long the Presidential candidates have been within a point of each other. [Link]
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An East Tennessean comments on the U.S. Senate race: It’s mostly official now. A Democrat is running against Lamar in the General election. I can’t remember who it is. Does it matter? It’s the Bob guy, I think. You know, the one who got 64 votes in Hawkins County. They must’ve liked him elsewhere, I guess. [Link]
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In the fictional universe of the television series 24: President David Palmer [Dennis Haysbert] on 24. He’s fabulous. He’s a guy who makes tough decisions, he takes charge, he’s ready to sacrifice his interest on behalf of the interest of the country. My least favorite is the one that got stabbed by his ex-wife but who, according to your magazine, ... [Link]
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From the AP: SNEEDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Angela Tuttle has been elected constable in Hancock County by a single vote - her own. Tuttle told the Citizen Tribune newspaper in Morristown that her father, a former constable, encouraged her to run as a write-in candidate for the county post. Lewis Hopkins Jr. told his daughter no one was running for ... [Link]
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Dru Fuller tells us about him: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander has a new campaign staffer, his son Will. The younger Alexander worked during the senator’s first run for the office six years ago. Will, an attorney on leave from Vinson Elkins in Austin, recently toured the Second Harvest Food Bank with his dad. He’s also an expert fundraiser. [Link]