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Saturday, October 06, 2012
Ice Cream with Governor Haslam
Dear Friends,
See you Saturday,
Ben Claybaker
Ben Claybaker
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Friday, October 05, 2012
Update 2: What happened at the 10-2-12 Council meeting; Employee Benefits cut.
Above is the video of the Oct. 2nd, 2012 council meeting.
I finally got around to watching it. This was a boring meeting and not worth watching unless you have an interest in one of the zoning issues.
Former police Chief Joe Casey is honored and presented with a proclamation naming the west precinct in his honor (3:36).
I did not watch each of the public hearings on rezoning issue. If they don't effect your neighborhood they are real boring. If you want to see if any of them are in your area or for some reason my interest you, visit the agenda.
Things get a little testy between Councilman Dominy and Vice Mayor Neighbors. Dominy expresses concern about blasting that will be done to develop an underground parking garage and wants to question what effort will be made to monitor and control damage to homes in the area and the Vice Mayor won't allow him to discuss the issue, saying it will be discussed in council committees. (See 1:14:30) Council meetings might be a little longer but they would be a lot more informative and interesting it the Vice Mayor would let the council members have a little more leeway to pursue questions and express themselves.
Below is the Tennessean report on the bill that reduced Metro employee benefits.
Nashville council votes to cut pensions
Michael Cass,The Tennessean,Oct 2, 2012
Changes to benefits for future city employees sailed through the Metro Council on Tuesday.
Without discussion, the council gave final approval to a series of changes to pension and health care benefits designed to rein in some of the government’s expenses. “This starts the process of chipping away at some of our benefit costs,”
Metro Finance Director Rich Riebeling said after the vote. (link)
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Little Red Hen 2012
"Who will help me plant my wheat?" asked the little red hen.
"Not I," said the cow.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Not I," said the pig.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Then I will do it by myself." She planted her crop and the wheat grew and ripened.
"Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Out of my classification," said the pig.
"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.
"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen, and so she did.
"Who will help me bake the bread?" asked the little red hen.
"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the
duck.
"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.
"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.
"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen.
She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see.
They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share but the little red hen
said, "No, I shall eat all five loaves."
"Excess profits!" cried the cow.. (Nancy Pelosi)
"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck. (Barbara Boxer)
"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose. (Jesse Jackson)
The pig just grunted in disdain.. (Harry Reid)
And they all painted 'Unfair!' picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
When the farmer (Obama) came he said to the little red hen, "You must not be so greedy."
"But I earned the
bread," said the little red hen.
"Exactly," said Barack the
farmer. "That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful.
Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our
modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the
fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle."
And
they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who
smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, for now I truly understand."
But
her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked
bread because she joined the 'party' and got her bread free. And all
the
Democrats smiled. 'Fairness' had been established.
Individual initiative had died but nobody noticed; perhaps no one cared so
long as there was free bread that 'the rich' were paying for.
And perhaps....this is the end...................
And the next week, there
was no bread, or anything else to eat. So, they
all starved equally.
November is coming****
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Thursday, October 04, 2012
You mean to tell me there is voter fraud?
FL: Multistate voters emerge amid absentee ballot flurry
By Kenric Ward | Virginia Watchdog
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Thousands of voters in Ohio and New York are also registered to vote in Florida and have cast multiple ballots, a new study charges.
“Pew Research’s finding that 2.75 million Americans are registered to vote in more than one state continues to ring true. Unfortunately, we keep seeing more people possibly voting illegally,” said Catherine Engelbrecht, president of True the Vote, a nonpartisan election-integrity organization. (link)
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Debate Watch Party Nashville
The next debate party will be the vice presidential debate on Wednesday October 11and will be at the GOP Nashville office in Green Hills at 4801 Hillsboro Rd, formerly Wolf Camera, next to McDonalds. There will be finger food and wine for sure and maybe other beverages. This is a free event. Come watch the debate with people who share your values, wear your Romney-Ryan gear and cheer for our team.
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Debate Watch Party Mount Juliet
The one we've been waiting for! VP Joe Biden vs Paul Ryan
October 11th at 7pm
Courtney's Restaurant
4066 North Mount Juliet Road
Mount Juliet, TN 37122
Mount Juliet, TN 37122
Meet us for dinner and Live Bluegrass band at 7pm, Debate starts at 8pm.
Contact Ann Calabria at apettbria@gmail.com for more information.
Sponsored by the Wilson County Republican Party and Mt Juliet Republican Women
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Watch and read the debate
If you missed the debate, are want to study it, here are some good links:
News: 2012 presidential debate: President Obama and Mitt Romney's remarks in Denver on Oct. 3 (full transcript)
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
Here is the full text of President Obama and Mitt Romney's remarks at the first presidential debate in Denver on Oct. 3, 2012.
Republican Debate - Full video ...
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What others are saying about the debate
Five Takeaways From The First Presidential Debate
October 4, 2012, by Alan Greenblatt, npr
Mitt Romney may have given his campaign something of a reset with his performance in the first debate against President Obama.
He appeared more comfortable on stage than the incumbent, and was able at least to lay the groundwork for a message of bipartisanship that could appeal to remaining undecided voters.(link)
Presidential Debate Instant Polls Show Romney Wins
The Huffington Post, WASHINGTON -- Television viewers' snap judgments of the first presidential debate favored Mitt Romney, according to two "instant reaction" polls and a focus group conducted during and immediately after the candidates met in Denver.
CBS News, which as in past elections and presidential addresses used the GfK's KnowledgePanel representative Internet panel to interview 523 uncommitted voters who watched the debate (with a reported margin of error of +/- 4 percent).
Its sample included voters who were either totally undecided before the debate or who were leaning to a candidate, but said they may still change their minds.
Respondents were unambiguous about who won. By a 46 percent to 22 percent margin, the poll's uncommitted voters said they thought Romney won. (link)
Presidential Debate: Obama Had No Chutzpah, and Why Didn't He Confront Romney's Blatant Dishonesty More?
by Alternet.Lots of pulled punches and missed opportunities for the president, leaving an energetic Romney to say whatever he liked.
The pundits' quick reaction to the first presidential debate was virtually unanimous: Romney had the energy, was well prepared and pushed his arguments forcefully, while Obama held back, throwing weak jabs and abandoning the populist message that he's featured on the campaign trail.(link)
Look at the sources quoted above. They are all liberal to left and they say Romney won. This was a great night! I hope this translates into a Romney lead in the polls. I think that next week, Ryan will do real well in the debate with Biden.
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Watching Romney win the debate at the GOP debate watch party
I watched the debate tonight at the Republican Party debate watch party at Three Stones Pub in Belleview. About 65 people filled the bar and watched TV on about six different screens. It was great to watch the debate in this setting with like minded people. People applauded and cheered as Romney scored points and hit Obama with zingers.
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Lonnie Spivak Member of the DCRP Board hosted the Party. |
I could not have been more pleased. I have not yet watched or read commentary so I don't know how professional journalist and spin artist saw it, but I thought Romney was by far the better debater and presented the more compelling
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Brad Staats, 5th Congressional District Candidate |
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Beth and Bill Campbell, Larry Maxwell, and Mark Rogers are among the debate watchers. |
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Mary Ann Parks and Charles Williamson sit at the bar and watch the debate. Charles is the Republican candidate for State House in District 50. |
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My wife Louella and our friend Sue Duess attend. Sue won one of the door prizes, an "empty chair" campaign tee shirt. |
The next debate party will be the vice presidential debate on Wednesday October 11and will be at the GOP Nashville office in Green Hills at 4801 Hillsboro Rd, formerly Wolf Camera, next to McDonalds. There will be finger food and wine for sure and maybe other beverages. This is a free event. Come watch the debate with people who share your values, wear your Romney-Ryan gear and cheer for our team.
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