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Smearing in Absentia – The Tinker Campaign Strategy
Until about a month ago, the TN-09 Congressional primary has been a quiet affair. Since Nikki Tinker’s announcement in March, she has been strangely absent, often avoiding any statement on her positions and comment to local reporters. Even so, in the past two months Tinker has demurred more often than not when asked to comment…
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Cashing in at MCS
In an editorial over a the CA newly installed Superintendent, Kriner Cash lays out his plan to help the districts most at risk students find success. The prescription, 2000 college aged tutors. I have to say, this is a brilliant idea. It does a lot of things; 1. It gives young people, who may have…
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Karaoke Mishaps I Have Known
One of my dark secrets is that I am a Karaoke whore. I don’t really know what else to say about it. I just am. So, when a client suggested that the entertainment for their event might be a karaoke night I thought that, with enough booze, it could be pretty fun. What I didn’t…
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I'm not bragging or anything….
Seriously, I’m not sure I agree with this at all, but here goes… ht goldeni
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Systemic in Nature
The DOJ has just released it’s findings in the US Attorney firing investigation. For those of you who don’t remember Monica Goodling, she was the DOJ official who testified to Congress that political considerations were made in hiring non-political attorneys in the DOJ. You may also remember Ms. Goodling from this exchange with our Congressman,…
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Panning the Pyramid Sale
Last week I wrote this post advocating for the sale of the Pyramid to an interested local church. This morning, I found this post in my rss feed from Smart City Memphis panning the idea of selling the Pyramid. We’re all entitled to our own opinions. Certainly, selling an icon of the city skyline shouldn’t…