Comments on: How Will The GOP’s National Attention Impact Our State?

By: newscoma

newscoma — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:06:08 +0000

Ron, one thing though. The TN GOP has been in national news quite a bit lately. That’s what I’m talking about. Perceptions.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:34:12 +0000

I really doubt any corporation gives a damn about any state politics, honestly. It’s all about tax breaks, free land, appropriate bribes, and lower cost of living for workers equating to lower wages required.

So, you know, Tennessee is always going to lose out to Mexico.

By: newscoma

newscoma — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:14:17 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. And you are right, it’s a commonality we have that loons are everywhere. Having seen the local hits taken by actions like this, I get a bit sensitive about it.
As for Bredesen, exactly.

By: theodoric of athens, more caption

theodoric of athens, more caption — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:06:44 +0000

er, Bill Hobbs. I don’t know why I always think “hicks” when I think of him.

By: theodoric of athens, more caption

theodoric of athens, more caption — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:59:38 +0000

I wouldn’t give Hobbs too much credit (or too much blame) for the anti-Obama ads. Republicans are trying to run Congressional races against the Obamas all across the South, and probably the North too. Maybe even in Minnesota.

I drove through Hobbs’ precious Williamson County yesterday, and didn’t see any signs that Brentwood and Franklin are suffering blowback from his TV ads.

As far as small-town industrial policy goes: new manufacturing is assiduously courted all across the country, and it probably doesn’t take all that much to get yourself stricken from a short list. There are paranoid racist loons everywhere – even France has its le Pen – but demonstrating that you’re willing to elect them to office is probably not beneficial in casting your community in the best possible light.

I wouldn’t worry about Bill Hicks and his TV ads. If you’re going to be concerned about what’s going on in Nashville, I’d be asking Phil Bredesen what he’s done for you lately.

By: LeftWingCracker

LeftWingCracker — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:27:11 +0000

The only good that comes of this is that as Hobbs takes the TNGOP nose down into the abyss, he will destroy it; then we can get past their backwardness.

I understand; I lived for five years in one of the most beautiful places on earth, Arkansas.

By: Aunt B.

Aunt B. — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:45:57 +0000

Spot on, ‘Coma. Spot on. When I saw Andrew Sullivan talking about what a shame it was to see the TNGOP going after a guy’s wife, I cringed.

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