Love-Hate Mail
Clement-cy
Liz Garrigan recently stated that Bob Clement was a man with little vision as a candidate for Nashville mayor (Garrigan, Jan. 25). Mr. Clement has only been out of office for four years. As Nashville’s congressman for most of the past two decades, he advanced Metro’s agenda in the U.S. House. In fact, for a man without vision, he sure had insight in helping secure funding for the Music City Star, our city/county’s first real attempt to limit carbon-based emissions produced by oil-driven vehicles. While I respect Ms. Garrigan’s opinion, I believe it was grossly inaccurate. Hopefully the electorate will not be as forgetful of what Bob did for them in D.C. when they cast their votes for mayor in August.
VINCE CUMMINGS
vcummings90@hotmail.com (Hermitage)
What about Bob?
Liz, come on—your article about Bob Clement was so one-sided and mindless (Garrigan, Jan. 25). Seems more like you have an ax to grind than wish to provide objective information about a serious candidate. What about the good things Bob brought to Nashville during his years in Congress in transportation funding, tourism and economic development? Not even one of the other candidates you seem to be fawning over can begin to touch those achievements. Not to take anything from Purcell, because he ran a perfect campaign, but you also failed to mention that Purcell was the major beneficiary of a very divided electorate in that election, essentially coming up the middle between two more favored camps. Perhaps now that your husband is Purcell’s right-hand man, you can get an inside feel for what it takes to lead and actually be a bit more objective. Clement has been there and will be an effective leader for the city.
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SILAS DEANE
silas.deane@logicmediagroup.com (Nashville)
Not ready to make nice
For the Dixie Chicks to appear in “The Seventh Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll” (Jan. 25) is disgusting and an insult to true country music fans. Shame!
JERRY FICKLIN
jdficklin@hotmail.com (Shepherdstown, W. Va.)
What about the rest of us?
Are these people insane? The Dixie Chicks don’t belong as part of country music (“The Seventh Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll,” Jan. 25). In fact, they don’t belong as part of this country. I think it is a shame that anyone wants to honor the Dixie Chicks.
GAIL CARPENTER
grammy_11@yahoo.com (Menifee, Calif.)
Predatory behavior
“Penalty on Nashville” (Jan. 25) was a great article and so true. It is sad and embarrassing. Some people say hockey will never catch on because we are Southerners and Southerners like football. Well, there are two things to say about that. One: more and more Nashvillians are from somewhere else. I live in Franklin and in our subdivision only about 10 percent are actually from Tennessee. Two: why can’t you like football and hockey? Other cities in the South do—Atlanta, Dallas, Tampa Bay and even Fort Lauderdale. So come on Nashville, give the No. 1 Preds your support. They are a great bunch of guys and very talented professionals.
JANIE SELMAN
janie_selman@comcast.net (Franklin)
Brick liar
Randy Horick wrote in his article “Man of La Ganja” (Jan. 18), “Just ask Bill Curry, who got a brick through his window the year his squad went 10-1.” The fact is that it never happened. Where Curry’s office was located made it a physical impossibility to throw a brick through the window from outside. In addition, Curry changed his story. At first, it was his residence. When that was disputed, he changed it to his office. Police investigated and noted all the glass was outside the window and none inside. Maybe next time Randy can check his sources a little bit better.
DAVID SHEPARD
1187 Vanderbilt Road (Mt. Juliet)
Uh, he never went anywhere
I have been complaining for a while now (to no real avail, I thought) about you guys squandering the intelligence, wit and talent of Jim Ridley, one of the few film reviewers whose reviews are worth reading in these post-Ebert days. Between that and your new movie clock being almost unusable, I was all set to give up on the Scene, which broke my heart—I felt like the solid local film scene was slowly dying. I have to give you guys kudos then, for giving Ridley the “Short Takes” column and bringing back one of the best film critics around. Now if we can just make the movie clock usable again.... But I’m more than happy to settle for this. Can he be given back the listings too?
JOSH MAUTHE
clydeumney@bellsouth.net (Nashville)