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Re: “Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?”
Bobs, if that's what you think you're saying about black people, you're terribly delusional.
You're labeled a racist because you say racist things about people of other races.
Re: “The State of Metro According to Karl Dean”
Maybe he has a dream.
Re: “Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?”
@Anglerdr: Your words: "There are some fine Mormons. There are some POS Mormons. They're just people; their religion is pretty much beside the point.'
When I say something similar about African-Americans I'm labeled a racist. Imagine that.
Re: “Racist Who Attended Racist Conference in Tennessee Still Being Racist Back at School”
I thought that these sorts of students were called "College Republicans"...
Re: “Hey, Gov. Haslam — CEOs are Accountable to Shareholders, Right?”
@Jim Collins: You cite happenstances and then give erroneous reasons and chronology of causations. You haven't got a clue.
Re: “Tennessee Tries to Bully Berry College”
As an FYI the comments to the Chronicle article indicate this occurs with other states, too. It appears that the potential fee to TN is much higher than most. The comments also say that some states charge out-of-state colleges money to send emails to residents of the state.
That doesn't excuse the blatant money-grab from the government.
Re: “Stephen Fincher Loves Government Handouts, Just Not for the Poor”
You know who loved that particular piece of the Bible? Lenin. Dude couldn't stop quoting it. He used it in "State and The Revolution." Hell, it's in the Soviet Constitution. You can look it up, right there in Article XII.
"In the USSR work is a duty and a matter of honor for every able-bodied citizen, in accordance with the principle: 'He who does not work, neither shall he eat.'"
Re: “On TV News, Sweeps and Sensationalism”
How about the most Laughable sweeps story of all: Nick ___ on Channel 5 some years back with his planted cameras at Panama City Beach for "Spring Break." What a silly hoot that one turned out to be. Similar to the Capone Vault fiasco.
I must say Channel 4 has improved their stories over the last couple of yrs to more important items. Those by the Amos gal were the worst.
Re: “Racist Who Attended Racist Conference in Tennessee Still Being Racist Back at School”
A gratuitous assertion, Frau Greta. Did the Fuehrer tell you that?
Re: “On TV News, Sweeps and Sensationalism”
If you really want somebody to know something, you could just tell them.
I hate when they tell me that there's something really damned important that I cannot LIVE without knowing, but they're not going to show it to me until 10. Bull.
Re: “Racist Who Attended Racist Conference in Tennessee Still Being Racist Back at School”
I doubt she'd choke on yours.
Just sayin'
Re: “Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?”
The story on "the Lutheran," ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson, was from January. I was disappointed; I thought they'd done a story on Pr. Nadia Bolz-Weber. She's awesome. I think Betsy would like her.
Last week was pretty big for mainline Christianity, as the Festival of Homiletics was here.
Re: “Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?”
Bill, I agree. But you're messing with Betsy's MO.
Re: “Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?”
That's cute, gast, and something he might have said.
Re: “Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?”
[I didn't realize Betsy was a paid staffer at the Tennessean.]
Honestly though, isn't the raison d'être of the "alternative" press to cover the unreported or underreported stories out there? Betsy takes the Tennessean to task over the pagan festival, wouldn't this article have been way more constructive and/or interesting had she decided to do an article on the festival itself? She could have had all the festive pagans visiting pith to see what was reported about the festival...
I mean why do the pagans need a "unity" festival? What are the dividing issues among pagans?
Re: “Hey, Gov. Haslam — CEOs are Accountable to Shareholders, Right?”
To place the blame on the poor is idiocy of the highest degree. 1st loan originators over sold loans to purchasers based on inflated values of those homes. many found them selves to be "upside down" on their homes resulting in foreclosures, which in turn exacerbated the already crashing market. Lack of adequate government regulation allowed these loan originators to run their game and dump those loans.
But that is not the only reason for the recession now is it? the repeal of Glass-Steagal separating banking and investing, Fannie Mae and Fannie Mac tried to inflate property values lowering standards on loans, even after the SEC being warned about what was to happen, they ignored the warning. AIG manipulated credit default swaps, shorting the sub prime mortgage market. All this happened in 2007 or about!
Yeah the poor and Obama conspired to create this mess.......NOT!
Re: “Whose Faith & Values Is The Tennessean Covering?”
xray/zoombah/gasttheinert/vladthetotallypassedby: I think you missed the entire point of David's post!
As far as your defense of Mormon's, perhaps you are still in hopes of a Mittens victory, eh? Got NO problem with them as long as they are tolerant of other beliefs.
I fail to see where you have learned a lot from anyone!
Re: “Racist Who Attended Racist Conference in Tennessee Still Being Racist Back at School”
oh please greta, that its the most common sentence of trolls, please, go and choke on some dick
Re: “Racist Who Attended Racist Conference in Tennessee Still Being Racist Back at School”
Riding Along With a Towson University Student’s ‘White Patrol’
(p.2 "...Addie, a senior from Nashville")
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013…
"Heimbach and five others are gathered at the Red Robin in Towson for pre-patrol beers and burgers. Four of the people there are “executive members” of the White Student Union—meaning they help organize and lead the group. Heimbach sits proudly at the head of the table, sporting a tight-fitting Youth for Western Civilization T-shirt and two necklaces: one a short chain with a small medallion that hits his collarbone and the other a cross with a circle behind it that sits right on his chest. He introduces his team by first name only. Paddy, a Towson junior from Baltimore, is his right-hand man. Short but built, his head shaved, he speaks calmly but passionately about his desire to see the creation of a white “ethnostate,” free from the ruin of multiculturalism. To Paddy's right is his fiancée, Addie, a senior from Nashville who deplores feminism and credits Paddy with introducing her to the movement..."