Comments on: Somebody Gets It http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464 New and Improved in it's sameness Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:00:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: cowboydeals http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464&cpage=1#comment-254 cowboydeals Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:36:00 +0000 http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464#comment-254 great article, will recommend to friends rep great article, will recommend to friends rep

]]> By: dwayne http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464&cpage=1#comment-253 dwayne Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:55:27 +0000 http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464#comment-253 Good post Vib. We have to remember that rural TN was more progressive than more deep South rural areas back in the day. Unless I miss my guess, some of that populist inclination still exists but I don't see it being tapped much these days. We are a broad party. There should be a reasonable amount of room for disagreeemnt. I've always been an advocate of emphasizing economics first. We should also learn from the successful examples. You mentioned Childers in MS. He had a lot of luck with the weaker Republican winning the nomination but also successfully marketed his message to a district that proudly supports TVA, has benefitted from the TN Tom Waterway, and many other government programs. I think we can find more local TN examples as well which the Party will hopefully use as learning tools for 2010 and beyond. Good post Vib. We have to remember that rural TN was more progressive than more deep South rural areas back in the day. Unless I miss my guess, some of that populist inclination still exists but I don’t see it being tapped much these days. We are a broad party. There should be a reasonable amount of room for disagreeemnt. I’ve always been an advocate of emphasizing economics first.

We should also learn from the successful examples. You mentioned Childers in MS. He had a lot of luck with the weaker Republican winning the nomination but also successfully marketed his message to a district that proudly supports TVA, has benefitted from the TN Tom Waterway, and many other government programs. I think we can find more local TN examples as well which the Party will hopefully use as learning tools for 2010 and beyond.

]]> By: Vibinc Gets It – Newscoma http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464&cpage=1#comment-252 Vibinc Gets It – Newscoma Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:12:24 +0000 http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464#comment-252 [...] Vibinc just might be the perfect dude to listen to regarding Tennessee Politics on the left side. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not arguing for pragmatism over principle, I’m arguing against surrender. When we surrender districts we surrender our values to a bully pulpit that ultimately undermines our values. By running someone who represents the Democratic platform, we affirm our values, even if the candidate in question may have certain contrary positions. I would rather have a part-time ally than a consistent adversary. And while I’ve been hard on the Blue Dogs and other groups in the US Congress, I know that without them, we would have no majority to speak of. [...] [...] Vibinc just might be the perfect dude to listen to regarding Tennessee Politics on the left side. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not arguing for pragmatism over principle, I’m arguing against surrender. When we surrender districts we surrender our values to a bully pulpit that ultimately undermines our values. By running someone who represents the Democratic platform, we affirm our values, even if the candidate in question may have certain contrary positions. I would rather have a part-time ally than a consistent adversary. And while I’ve been hard on the Blue Dogs and other groups in the US Congress, I know that without them, we would have no majority to speak of. [...]

]]> By: newscoma http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464&cpage=1#comment-251 newscoma Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:04:46 +0000 http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464#comment-251 Bravo! Bravo!

]]> By: And the Hooooooommmmmmmmmeeee of the Braaaavvee! « Tiny Cat Pants http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464&cpage=1#comment-250 And the Hooooooommmmmmmmmeeee of the Braaaavvee! « Tiny Cat Pants Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:35:22 +0000 http://www.vibincblog.com/?p=464#comment-250 [...] And the Hooooooommmmmmmmmeeee of the Braaaavvee! Posted on December 3, 2008 by Aunt B. Just imagine me singing the National Anthem and waving sparklers behind Vibinc as he reads this aloud. [...] [...] And the Hooooooommmmmmmmmeeee of the Braaaavvee! Posted on December 3, 2008 by Aunt B. Just imagine me singing the National Anthem and waving sparklers behind Vibinc as he reads this aloud. [...]

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