Wed
Jan 23 2008
02:04:pm
Discussing
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (1 reply)
- Alcoa Schools close for teacher shortages (1 reply)
- City of Alcoa's costly wish list for Alcoa Highway. (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,189 as of 4/23/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,079 as of 4/2/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 38,344 as of 2/12/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 33,274 as of 1/22/2022 (2 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 26,253 as of 1/03/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 16,000 as of 07/12/2021 (3 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus pandemic numbers (2 replies)
- The City of Alcoa's uncontrolled and costly development (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Judge allows UFC cage matches to go ahead on White House lawn (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee keeping intensive probation program alive – barely (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee waste task force eyes changes to law allowing local rejection of landfills (TN Lookout)
- Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds (TN Lookout)
- Trump says ‘great settlement’ of Iran war in the works, signing ceremony soon (TN Lookout)
- ‘The Dumocrats are at it again’: Trump attack on California election offers midterm preview (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- PAT the play returns to the stage in June (Knox TN Today)
- Easy Bacon & Swiss Quiche: Breakfast meal prep (Knox TN Today)
- Grayson boosts Ijams + In memoriam: Nic Arning, Bob Monday (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Slinky: The adventure buddy you’ve been wanting (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo goes to Vandergriff’s (Knox TN Today)
- Zoo Knoxville introduces Summer Concert Series (Knox TN Today)
- Food City named 2026 Retailer of the Year (Knox TN Today)
- 6/12 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Townsend, TN, Ranks #9 destination on one tank of gas (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Big Creek Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Falling Water Branch Falls: A 2020 Visit, Helene’s scars, and three new waterfalls (Knox TN Today)
- Lily in Red (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Man in critical condition after shooting in Knoxville, police investigation underway (WATE)
- How drones helped first responders get eyes on Morgan County train derailment (WATE)
- Unexpected rock issues push Alcoa Highway project end date, frustrating drivers (WATE)
- Woman charged after toddler left alone in car at Knoxville Walmart (WATE)
- Nonprofit brings veterans to Pigeon Forge for camaraderie and healing (WATE)
- Woman convicted in 1995 Knoxville murder challenging constitutionality of lethal injection (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Healthcare dominates conversation with Republican primary opponents for Tennessee House - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- After Bonnaroo 2025 was a loss, organizers hoping for win in 2026 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Rock City gondola rejected by Lookout Mountain planners - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Internet thinks World Cup team in Chattanooga is ‘hilarious.’ Local leaders don’t think so - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Live Updates: U.S.-Iran peace deal could be finalized within 24 hours, Pakistan says - CBS News (US News)
- Workers begin removing Trump’s name from Kennedy Center - The Washington Post (US News)
- Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs and Depictions of Slavery - The New York Times (US News)
- SpaceX workers just hit the jackpot. Now comes the hard part. - Business Insider (Business)
- Swear Trump's weaponization fund is dead to kill lawsuit, judge says - Axios (US News)
- Anthropic disables Fable and Mythos AI models after U.S. government bars it from giving foreigners access - Fortune (Business)
- US kills leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says - BBC (US News)
- Why Musk Raced to Take SpaceX Public in the World’s Biggest IPO - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares ‘war’ against advancing candidates - The Guardian (US News)
- Justice Dept. approves Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery - NPR (Business)
- Republicans use World Cup to squeeze Dems on FISA extension - Politico (US News)
- Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas - PBS (US News)
- Here’s How Much More Money Elon Musk Has Than Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, and You - Gizmodo (Business)
- Oil Prices Dive As U.S.-Iran Deal Nears. Is It Another Friday Fakeout? - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Stocks end higher as SpaceX soars in debut, U.S.-Iran deal nears - CNBC (Business)
Local area websites:
Blount DemsMC Democrats
Raven Society
League of Women Voters
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Stop Alcoa Parkway
KnoxViews
Knox Dems
RoaneViews
TennViews
TN Clean Water Network
TN Dems
Government websites:
Blount CountyCity of Alcoa
City of Maryville
State of Tennessee
TN Code Annotated
TN General Assembly
UT CTAS
UT MTAS
Media websites:
Maryville Daily TimesKnox News Sentinel

Bonds
If China were to dump all of their US Bonds, what would happen? What if China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia decided that the return on U.S. Bonds were of little value to them, and decided not to buy anymore? What would happen to our vibrant Economy? Would we be able BORROW money anymore, and from who?
I do not believe in the
I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church, by the Roman Church, by the Greek Church, by the Turkish Church, by the Protestant Church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church. Thomas Paine, Age of Reason.
Do birds have feathers? Of
Do birds have feathers? Of course they lied. And anyone in his administration that was worth anything stepped down when they discovered it was all a scam. Then when he (Bush) realized that the people were getting wise, he finally had that dumbass Rumsfeld step down, and tried to claim that he was misinformed. Just because he's a moron doesn't mean everyone else is. Maybe those of you who watch Fox News, cause you don't like the Liberal slant, would have known all about this years ago instead of just the past 6 months. Fox News should be called the Bush News Network!
mrsbrad04
they discovered it was all a scam
Do you really think that the ones who stepped down, didn't know that this was an Oil Grab from the beginning? I knew, as I'm sure many others did, that when Cheney had that Secret Energy Task Force meeting in 2002, and the rhetoric came out about WMDs; we were preparing for one of the most unethical journeys ever imagined in Human History. 100,000 to 600,000 Iraqis and 4,000 Brave American Soldiers later; our Nation's bankrupt, yet there are still Sheeple who go out shopping for Humvees and other Gargantuous SUVs, Detroit shows off their new Gasoline Hogs, because they all have this wild thwarted mindless belief that the Oil companies are gonna win, and we'll be paying $1.00/gallon at the pumps again. It ain't gonna happen, and to add to our War Bankruptcy, we're gonna be paying over $5.00/gallon within a year.
MrsBrad, I am wholeheartedly glad that you and most of the folks here, weren't sucked into this mindless Texo-Fascist nightmare. We WILL overcome, but our Nation will unfortunately first have to suffer a very painful era of re-educating the masses.
Obama versus McCain
Coming Novembre 2008: Obama vs. McCain (based on SC's returns)
McCain was borne in Panama, so I guess we need to git Katherine Harris outta retirement to so she can force the issue of McCain's inability to serve as President, since he's not naturally borne, and yet again overthrow the election.
Let's borrow Money for an Oil War. Ye'awn to?
2 TRILLION Dollars ago, we could have weaned ourselves from Middle Eastern Resource dependency, but a bunch of backwood Texans in the Whitehouse decided to invade and steal another's resources, to merely protect their buddies stranglehold on our wallets. And what do we have to show for it? $100 / barrel Oil with $3.00 / gallon Gasoline, $6.00 / gallon Milk, $1000 / ounce Gold, a worthless currency, Emergency Economic Stimulus Packages, and a Military stretched to a breaking point. We are witnessing Corporate Fascism, via the Neo-Con Party. (Not even all of the Repubs are falling for this crap.) The ONLY tool the Neo-Cons have left, is to rule by fear. And they're pretty good at getting their Corporate Owned Media Outlets to spout off "Terror Here, Terror There, Terror Terror Everywhere!" Real News has to be sifted from the Internet and Blogs.
You have got to be kidding.
Apparently, you did not read the link below while surfing the left-wing website you got the story from. You are sourcing a story propagated by an organization receiving funding from George Soros. Nice.
(link...)
Typical liberalism.
Lester
receiving funding from
receiving funding from George Soros.
So?
Does that make any of the facts about the non-facts non-factual?
Please cite your evidence.
Did you expect Haliburton and Fox News to fund the study?
(Sorry if I stole your punchline to the poll, Forrest.)
No, but I did expect an anti-Bush group to fund the study.
The point is rational thinking people do not take groups funded by George Soros seriously. Much like you probably would show no credence to a survey administered by the National Right to Life Committee finding that the majority of American’s are opposed to abortion.
Lester
Rational as Pastor Ted
Are you talking about this sexually repressed, meth smoking superfreak? (link...) Or are these the rational folks you're talking about? (link...)
God needs an army? BTW- There is a second half to the Bible.
I'm beginning to think your right, we can't prove some people have evolved.
Yes. 935 times
Yes. 935 times apparently.
(link...)
I'm guilty
I do get my news from FOX because I just don’t like liberal slant. So, guilty as charged.
I know. Bush lied, people died. Blah, blah, blah.
Lester
Please tell us what you learned from FOX.
Dear Lester (phinney),
Please tell us what you learned from FOX.
What was the WMD capability the Bush / Cheney Administration said Iraq HAD?
What WMD capability did Iraq actually have?
What did the Bush / Cheney Administration say was the Iraq government activity with al-Qaida before we invaded?
What did Iraq government activity with al-Qaida did pre-invasion Iraq actually have?
Forrest Erickson
"A clergyman is a man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of bettering his earthly ones." Ambrose Bierce
wow
I don't know you from Adam, Lester, but my goodness that comes across as cold and heartless.