Yes, I do hope they send two reporters this time and someone to take photographs as well. It will be really interesting to see who leaves that room and I wonder how many folks will be watching and enjoying the Christmas concert at the same time those party clones leave the room. How cool is that? It will be like a live play with live music and totally unscripted!

How many local lawyers will be there? What about our local LEA in uniform? Will it be all women and will they all have blue hair and be wearing giant holiday corsages (made in China by child labor) on their fur coats? Which commissioner will be in charge of video taping the event to play at election time? Will the truly responsible GOP commissioners like McCulley and French and Murrell and Graham be there? Hey Mike! Did you get a memo telling you to go to this or have you been branded unfaithful for asking questions and thinking before you vote?

I guess I simply don't understand why they feel a need to do this now. I could have understood had they done this weeks ago when it was rather relevant. Now, most folks have simply forgotten about it. Why remind us now? What is going on around here that they need a diversion like this right now?

I support people's right to rally and support whomever they want whenever they want. I am a little concerned about the message this will send to the immigrant community, though. I mean the guy is under judicial review for his treatment of this lady. It seems kind of like the sponsors are picking sides a little early in the process.

If the organizers turn out to be in county government, that's sure going to look funny. Since the measure to support Judge Young didn't pass in the County Commission, it would seem to me like an "end run" if this comes from the Mayor's office or something. For example, the Vice Mayor (or is he Assistant Mayor?) heads up the Republican Party. So if the Republican Party happens to be hosting this rally, then it paints it a whole different color... do we really want to send this message to the immigrant community? The message that we don't care what your story is, we're going to support our own and all the way from the top of our local government.

When was the Rally to support Ana Calixto? Maybe there needs to be one. Perhaps the next room over in the library is available for tomorrow night at 6 p.m.

I wonder if the Blount County Mayor/Daily Times legal team of Goddard and Gamble will be there lobbying, err, supporting a fair and impartial judge at a fair and impartial party. Would Mr. Goddard be representing the Mayor or the Daily Times? Because Mr. Bennett could represent the mayor while still heading up the machine, err, GOP party activities. And Mr. Crotser could represent his paper The Daily Times. Oh wait, Mr. Crotser can't come because The Daily Times won’t cover political events. Anyway, I don't think The Daily Times is allowed around Judge Young (shhh - part of the front page settlement). Or, maybe the Mayor can show up and represent the GOP, Young, Goddard, Bennett, and Crotser (thru Goddard out by the woodshed).

The emperor has no clothes. He’d like to see the rest of you in the fitting room.

SeeJaneRide
....Judge Young would have enough sense to call off the rally. Participating in it makes him appear insecure and desperate. It's inappropriate for him to do anything until the judicial review has been completed.

So there should not be a support rally for the judge because he is under review? So much for innocent until proven guilty, right? Have you thought for a moment why the judge is under review? It is because MALDEF sent a notarized letter to the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary requesting an investigation. They are obligated to investigate every claim. Are you people really so naïve as to believe that he must be guilty of something simply because the review is taking place? Surely, you people are aware that MALDEF is a pro-illegal alien group.

As for the support rally for Ms. Calixto - I believe the support rally for Ms. Calixto is held every morning when other illegal aliens work local construction jobs that have been stolen from actual citizens of this community.

Do you suppose the Daily Times will send the fair-and-balance Rick Laney to cover the event or will they send someone who might actually cover both sides of the issue?