Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Harrowing Healthcare Hedge
Since everyone’s bored to death with the Presidential contest that will never end, Democrats in Congress have decided to make some news. As reported in The Hill, some Democrats are not so sure how possible it will be to enact the healthcare plans proposed by our Presidential contenders. “We all know there is not enough…
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Will Joe Pull a Zell?
From The Hill Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), the Democratic Party’s 2000 vice presidential nominee, is leaving open the possibility of giving a keynote address on behalf of Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) at the Republican National Convention in September. Republicans close to the McCain campaign say Lieberman’s appearance at the convention, possibly before a national primetime…
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Free Ride
The filing deadline in Tennessee has come and gone, and now we know who’s running, and in some cases, who’s not. The Tennessee Bush Dogs are on their way to re-election, some with less opposition than others. Lincoln Davis has drawn a Democratic Primary opponent. I’ll be keeping an eye on that race. Jim Cooper…
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Trouble on Ford Mountain
No, no one else got indicted…yet. It seems that someone didn’t get the new family hymnal and now there is some dissent in the Ford family. Let’s start from the beginning. As reported in the Commercial Appeal on Friday, Jake Ford, independent candidate for TN-09, laid out some racially divisive words on the eve of…
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Did Anyone Get the Gun Out of His Cold Dead Hand?
Charleton Heston dead at 84. You can say what you want about Heston. Certainly, his final role as figurehead for the NRA has colored my opinion of him, but I guarantee that there is at least one movie he starred in that you really like. Mine is The Omega Man. A proper obit can be…
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Have You Lost your F**ing Mind?
There are two items in the news, not related to the MLK remembrances, that I want to address in this post. The first has to do with the suspension of on air personality Randi Rhodes. Ms. Rhodes has been suspended for calling Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro “f***ing whores” at an affiliate event in San…