Sock Puppetry

In an unsigned editorial in the Jackson Sun today, the writer says that President Barack Obama is in a no-win situation. Sort of damned if you do, damned if you don’t when it comes to his leadership in dealing with BP’s mess. Half our people believe he should let BP shoulder the costs and the...
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And Liz Garrigan is right. Bloggers have been saying this for a couple of years. (Well, I said it in 2007. Self-link, bad form. I know, I know … but I have a point.)  How can we reestablish industrial recruitment and maintain some semblance of economic development when we keep making bone-headed moves. Hospitality? Just when...
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Seriously? The leader of the state senate says if Tennessee’s Attorney General won’t pursue a lawsuit against the federal healthcare overhaul, he’ll ask an independent attorney to take the case. Senate speaker Ron Ramsey, who’s also a candidate for governor, says he’ll see if a private attorney would volunteer for the job or...
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Betsy Phillips makes a point this morning at Pith in the Wind regarding bills SB 2693/HB 2490. It’s one thing to talk about adults. But to demand “research on the adverse impact of the enrollment of students who cannot prove lawful residence in the United States” in order to measure the impact of...
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That’s what Southern Beale reports this morning. Someone needs to clue in the editors of our local Gannett fishwrap about a little something called professional sock-puppetry. Because they keep falling for it. For example, who is this Sarah Longwell person who penned an anti-MADD column for the “Tennessee Voices” section of...
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Jeff Woods takes to task Phil Williams of Channel 5 in Nashville. I suggest the headline be changed to “Hey, Look At Me, I’m On The TeeVee And I’m More Important Than Anyone Else.” We hope it helped Channel 5’s ratings. This kind of reporting is becoming the station’s M.O. Who could forget that...
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At the Intersection of Reality and Madness, the story of Jenne Newsome sees some light today in the wake of Gen. David Petraeus recommending repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Yesterday, four-star Army General David Petraeus told a Senate panel that “the time has come” for the military to rethink its stance on gays in...
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With all the “Guns in X” bills that have been all over the legislature the past couple of years, this one slipped right by me. HB 2376 makes it illegal for Law Enforcement agencies to destroy seized weapons unless they are inoperable or unsafe. Both Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Shelby County Sheriff...
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I’m just going to say it. There are some elected, and unelected if last week was any indication with the Walt Baker incident, officials that have no damned clue about economic development and job creation. If we want Volkswagen and other international companies to come here and bring us the jobs we desperately need, we...
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Note that Bunning is just the first guy on the mound, but it pretty much sums it up, doesn’t it? Related story here. UPDATED: More from Kleinheider who reports Bunning flipped off the media. SAY WHAT!
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