Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Meeting the Speaker
My good friend LWC gave a rundown of the busy social calendar that has been Memphis politics over the past couple of days. I’m not usually one for social affairs, or crowds, but the event last night at Playhouse on the Square was really too intriguing to ignore, so, I made the long 4 block…
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Meeting McMillan
Last night, the Memphis chapter of Drinking Liberally was graced by the presence of Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, Kim McMillan of Clarksville. 21 months out from the 2010 Gubernatorial election, McMillan is traveling the state, meeting with Democrats and talking about her ideas concerning government, governance, and the future of Tennessee. The meeting was really more…
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Fighting For Their Lives
On November 5th 2008, everyone knew that Senate Republicans were a shrinking minority. The question was by how much. By the end of November there were, for certain, 58 Democratic seats, 41 Republican seats and 1 yet to be decided; Al Franken vs. Norm Coleman for Minnesota Senator. A recount process was set in motion,…
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News Intervention
I know it’s fallen out of vogue now that most of the cabinet is seated, but I still keep hearing this “Team of Rivals” nonsense from elements in the MSM, most recently from Andrea Mitchell of NBC. I find the whole conversation misleading. The implication that President Obama is somehow surrounding himself with people that…
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Kim McMillan at DL Memphis Tomorrow
The race for Governor of Tennessee is well under way. Several candidates for both parties have either declared, or been putting out feelers in the state. So far, only one Democrat has officially thrown their hat into the ring; Kim McMillan of Clarksville. Mrs. McMillan will join us at Drinking Liberally in Memphis on Wednesday,…
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That’s What I’m Talking About
Way back in the dark ages of the post election kerfuffle, I wrote about crafting a plan to build the party. I stand by that, and was glad to see that TNDP Chair, Forrester sees the value. While the article doesn’t get into the details, but the idea of building a “farm team” isn’t anything…