Ah, this is more like it.

After a streak of flattering culture profiles from big-name outlets, Nashville's relationship with the national media is getting back to normal.

The news that several county chapters of the state Republican party have adopted resolutions condemning Gov. Bill Haslam for, among other things, hiring a Muslim woman and retaining an openly gay staffer. The story, first reported by Chas Sisk at the Tennesseean, has now been picked up by Politico and Talking Points Memo.

The Politico story essentially sums up the situation, but at TPM, brave reporter Eric Lach got on the phone with a couple of GOP county chairmen. The result is ... well, click through the jump:

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