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A right-leaning disgruntled Republican comments on the news of the day and any other thing he damn-well pleases.
by Rod Williams - Biden gave a very good speech last night. For people who base their vote on how much they like the candidate and are not too concerned with policies, Biden will win some votes. And, there are a lot of people who use criteria like that to pick a candidate.
From Davidson County Republican Party :
Well, not much of a surprise. This survey even included small cities. I thought maybe there was
some depressed fading town in west Tennessee where the one local plant had closed, or maybe some poor town in the mountains of east Tennessee hit hard by the meth epidemic and then the opioid epidemic that could rate lower than Memphis, but no, it's Memphis.This was the last painting my mother ever painted. It was painted in 2008 as a gift for my daughter Rachel. It was based on a photograph Rachel had taken when she was living in India. Rachel spent several months in India in 2004 studying anthropology while at UT Chattanooga.
The Tennessean - Nashville businesses have so far lost $2.45 billion in visitor spending due to COVID-19 and are losing more than $100 million per week as the pandemic continues, according to the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp.
by Rod Williams - Last night the council passed two bills on first reading that would expand the authority of Metro government to enforce Covid-19 health orders. One would allow Metro employees who are not police officers or employees of the Metro Health Department to issue citations. The other bill would allow Metro Codes and the Fire Marshal to post stop work orders on construction projects where health orders are not being followed.
Both of these were late filled resolutions. While I oppose both, I do not criticize council members who voted for them on first reading. First reading is a formality that allows the bills to be considered. To become law the bills must be voted on two more times. I hope both are defeated on second reading.
I oppose these bills because I do not want to expand the capability of the city to harass citizens. Also, Metro can not be trusted with more power. The enforcement of health orders is not applied uniformly. If thousands of people stage a sit-in on lower Broadway, the health orders are not enforced. If more than 25 people gather from some other purpose, or if a person is not wearing a mask and the wearer is not engaging in a favored political protest, then the order is enforced.
by Rod Williams - Andy Ogles, mayor of Maury County posted the meme show here on his Facebook page. Liberals have gone nuts! He got over a thousand comments and the meme was shared over 500 times. I have posted a sample of some of what was posted as a reply. He is being denounced as a racist and getting "hate" post. The Columbia newspaper and The Tennessean found it newsworthy. The Tennessean called it a "racist meme" in their article headline.
I find it humorous. I am sick of people being so "woke" and politically correct that they are offended by the least little thing. If I were an elected official, I would probably not have posted this, but that is more a matter of style than of finding this unacceptable.
Nashville for Rational COVID Policy acknowledges the need to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic safely, and to minimize the risk of infection for those at highest risk: The elderly, and those with significant pre-existing conditions. Simultaneously, however, it is important for policymakers to acknowledge and account for the costs of mitigation efforts, so as to balance these costs against the perceived benefits.