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Saturday, July 08, 2023
Take a break from politics and let me tell you about my garden.
So far, the squirrels have not beat me to the tomatoes. Since building my fence in the early spring, I have been able to keep out the ground hog and rabbits. Also, so far, my cucumbers and squash plants look healthy and have lot of blooms.
I have had a green leaf lettuce and red leaf lettuce, and some other greens, the name of which I don't recall. I have two kind of Kale, Boc Choy, zucchini, two kinds of squash, about six different varieties of tomatoes, snape peas, snow peas, okra, cucumbers, watermelon, parsley, lemongrass, cilantro and rosemary. A small garden space can produce quite a bit of food. I am eating healthy. There is something so rewarding about eating food you grew yourself. And has Guy Clark said, there ain't nothing in the world better than homegrown tomatoes.
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The candidates for Mayor and Metro Council looked at as "favorable" by the Davidson County Republican Party
From the Davidson County Republican Party:
- Mayor: Alice Rolli
- Council at large: Russ Pulley
- Council District 4: Davette Blalock
- Council District 17: Tonya Esquibel
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Friday, July 07, 2023
Nashville Young Republicans will hold a Metro Council Candidate Forum, July 12th
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An in-depth interview with each Council Member At-large candidate.
by Rod Williams, July 7, 2023- The Nashville Post has interviewed each of the candidates running for Council Member at-large. These are much more in-depth interviews with more substantive questions than I have seen elsewhere. The interviews and the articles are written by Stephen Elliot. He does an excellent job. In order to be able to ask substantial questions, the reporter needs to know what he is talking about and obviously Elliot does. So, often it seems to me that news reporting is so bad because the reporter does not have a grasp of the subject matter. If you are undecided for whom you will vote for Council Member at-large, I highly recommend reading these informative articles.
There are twenty-one candidates running for Council Member at-large. Voters may vote for five and the top five vote-getters win. Note that you do not have to vote for five candidates. If you only vote for one, that denies four other candidates a vote, so it is almost as if you cast five votes for that one candidate. If I have one candidate that I really want to win I only vote for that one candidate. Given that Nashville is an overwhelmingly Democratic and progressive woke city, if I identify a candidate as conservative or even as a common-sense Democrat, I will vote for that one candidate rather than splitting my vote. If I don't really have a strong favorite, I may vote for more than one.
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| Russ Pulley |
While at this time, I plan to only vote for one at-large candidate and that is Russ Pulley, I am still evaluating the field. I know I will vote for Pulley, but If I am convinced that Pulley will make the runoff anyway, I may vote for more than one candidate, or if I find another candidate who I really like, I may vote for more than one. I am still evaluating the field.
Below are the Post articles on each of the candidates.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Burkley Allen. Former district representative is running for a second term countywide.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Russ Pulley. Green Hills councilmember is seeking one of five countywide seats.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Quin Evans Segall. Attorney, IDB member is among 21 candidates for five countywide seats.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Marcia Masulla. Nashville Fashion Week co-founder, former Cooper staffer among 21 candidates for five countywide seats.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Jeff Syracuse. Donelson-area district councilmember now seeks countywide post.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Zulfat Suara. Representative is seeking another four-year term.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Delishia Porterfield. District 29 councilmember seeking countywide office.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Jonathan Williamson. First-time candidate among 21 vying for five at-large seats.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Indrani Ray. Consultant, health care analyst focusing on budget in run for countywide seat.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Howard Jones. Assistant principal aims at countywide office once more.
Metro Council At-Large Q&A: Arnold Hayes. Community oversight leader among 21 candidates for five countywide seats.
Check back. As more candidates are added, I will update this list.
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How do the Mayoral candidates stand on the issue of license plate readers
Alice Rolli says, "They were, in this pilot, used in too concentrated an area."
Councilwoman at-large Sharon Hurt says, "I had a nephew who was killed, and they found the killer with a license plate reader, so I have a personal connection, and I do believe they can be useful, but they have to be appropriately used."
Really I see no significant difference between the positions of the candidates on this issue. See the full Channel 5 report at this link.
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Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Tomorrow | "The Founders and Inflation: How the Dollar Once Limited Government" with Grant Starrett
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AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville will host an event with Grant Starrett, Vice President of Acquisitions at Lion Real Estate Group.
Amidst the highest inflation in decades, Grant revisits the Founders' views on sound money, how they gave those views power in the Constitution with the explicit intent to limit the size of government and how we abandoned the original meaning (as we have with so many other clauses). If you're wondering how the federal government got so big, there really are two answers: that we abandoned the original meaning of the Constitution and the federal government rearranged its own financing. As Grant reveals, the two are intricately related.
Eventbrite Ticket Required. Register here.
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At-Large Candidates: A Deeper Look
The Nashville Scene, July 5, 2024 - Following the deadline for candidates to qualify for the ballot, the Nashville Banner sent a questionnaire to all Metro Council candidates asking them basic questions about themselves and policies they support, oppose or might encounter while in office: the Titans stadium plan, license plate readers, police staffing, property taxes, the city-state relationship, affordable housing and transit. The following is a synthesized version of each of the 21 at-large candidates’ responses, including some extra context about some of the candidates. ....
Russ Pulley is term-limited in District 25. He is a retired FBI agent and spent 24 years officiating college football in the Southeastern Conference. He has been a part of various community organizations and church groups in the Green Hills area. He voted yes on the Titans stadium deal, wants to invest in more police and “strongly” supports LPR usage. Crime, public safety and affordability are some of his top priorities. During the 2020 budget cycle, he pushed for a $2 million increase in the Metro Nashville Police Department budget, despite an attempt from current Councilmember At-Large Bob Mendes to strip that from the budget. Recently, he was a main opponent of a bill from District 5 Councilmember Sean Parker that redefined “family” in the zoning code, allowing more unrelated individuals to live in a single household. ... (Read this informative article at this link)
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Ron DeSantis attacks Trump for being too pro-gay
A couple days ago DeSantis' War Room Twitter account reposted a video attacking Trump for being too pro-gay. I don't buy it. I do not criticize Donald Trump for being too soft on homosexuality. Don't get me wrong. I don't like the pro-gay proselytizing we witness. I don't like Target selling pro-gay apparel for kids or Bud Light selling a Trans ideology. I don't like the perversion of the language in order to deny that there are men and there are women. I don't like this gay stuff rammed down our throat (so to speak, no pun intended). Young children in school do not need to learn about homosexuality. And, I abhor the irreversible mutilation of confused children who think they are a person of the opposite sex. That said, I am just not that upset if some guy dresses up like Dolly Parton and lip syncs. I really don't care much what people do in private. I really don't care if someone is gay. And, it doesn't disgust me if I see too men holding hands in public.
I normally don't defend Donald Trump. However, following a tragic mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida, Trump's statement denouncing the anti-gay killing was right. Also, if I were Trump, and Caitlyn Jenner came to an event at Trump Tower, I would let her use the bathroom of her choice. DeSantis has gone too far in stoking anti-gay animosity. The ad is hateful and unnecessary. Shame on DeSantis.
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Please vote for Tonya Esquibel for Metro Council, District 17
by Rod Williams, July 5, 2023- I met Tonya Esquibel at a political function last week and immediately liked her and I was also impressed. She is running of Metro Council in District 17, which is the district in which I live, so I can vote for her and will. 
Tonya Esquibel
Before I realized she was a candidate for the district in which I live we talked about an interest we share. She is a leading successful loan officer and I have worked as a loan officer, and I spend most of my working years as a housing counselor either helping low-income people become homeowners or helping people who were homeowners avoid foreclosure. We talked about things like, affordable housing, zoning, land use policy, financial literacy, the housing crisis of 2008, and Nashville's growth. I found we shared the same insight on these issues and shared the same values.
When I found out she was the candidate seeking the council seat in my district I was pleased. We talked about taxes and crime and issues facing the city and again we were in agreement. She strikes me as a good person with a heart for helping people, someone who is thoughtful, someone who would work hard at the job of serving her constituents, and a person with common sense.
I have just sent her a contribution and I have her sign in my yard. If you do not live in the 17th, you won't be able to vote for her, but you can still help her. it is important to have some sane common-sense people in the Council to counter the woke progressives. Even if you can't vote for her, you can contribute to her campaign. To donate use this link.
Below is more about Tonya, from her campaign website.
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Monday, July 03, 2023
See who has endorsed the candidates for mayor
by Rod Williams, July 3, 2023 - The Tennessean has compiled a list of who is endorsing which candidate for mayor. Here are some highlights.
The Nashville Creators Coalition which is made up of several organizations doesn't endorse but they rate the candidates and Freddie O'Connell gets the highest rating.
Planned Parenthood endorsed multiple candidates for mayor, which to my way of thinking, serves no purpose, except to tell me I probably don't want to vote for any of those people. They endorsed Heidi Campbell, Freddie O'Connell, Vivian Wilhoite and Jeff Yarbro, and Sharon Hurt.
Heidi Campbell has the endorsement of Bo Mitchell, among others, and that is a good reason not to vote for her.
Jim Gingrich, who has self-financed his campaign to the turn of $2 million, says he is not seeking endorsements. I think that means he doesn't have any. He may be a nice guy but it looks to me like is trying to buy an election. We will see if it works.
Sharon Hurt has lots of endorsements from other Black politicians and Black pastors.
Freddie O'Connell has the endorsement of several other councilmembers, Jill Speering of the School Board, gay activist John Bridges and Planned Parenthood.
Alice Rolli has the support of former mayoral candidate David Fox, and several prominent Republicans.
Matt Wilshire has the support of the Fraternal Order of Police and seventeen current or former Council Members. It looks like he has the most impressive list of supporters. Some of his supporters are people I view favorably like Robert Nash and Charlie Tygard, to name just two.
To read the article and see the whole list, follow this link.
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“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ― Ronald Reagan March 30, 1961
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July 5th is the last day to register to vote for Nashville’s August 3rd Election
To register in Davidson County:
- You must be a U.S. citizen, and
- You must be a resident of Davidson County and
- You must be at least 18 years old on or before the next election.
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