Friday, February 5, 2010
Breaking News / Woods Morning Roundup: Tea Partiers Hiss Mention of 'Socialist Ideologue' Obama on Convention's Opening Night
Posted by Jeff Woods on Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 7:04 AM
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The tea party convention is under way at the Opryland Hotel and drawing scads of media attention. But unlike the rowdy tea party protests we've all come to know and love, this event is a genteel affair for people of certain means. "Talk on the registration line ranged from frustration at having to postpone retirement because of the economic downturn to the care and training of horses," Time magazine reports. "I don't run around in a sack," says convention spokesman Mark Skoda, in a tan sports jacket, a black turtleneck and black slacks. "It's a misnomer that in order to be a grassroots activist, you have to be a pauper." ... Delegates intend to propose a series of broad "First Principles" for tea partiers, including fiscal responsibility, upholding the constitution, and national security. ... Break-out sessions include "5 easy fixes to the high cost of mass immigration" and a discussion on "correlations between the current administration and Marxist dictators of Latin America." ... Former Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorodo tossed out the red meat to kick off the convention last night:
"People who could not even spell the word 'vote' or say it in English [applause] put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House. Name is Barack Hussein Obama. [hisses]"Hospital officials fire back at the governor over TennCare cuts. ... Nashville preachers come to General Hospital's defense. ... State museum commemorates 50th anniversary of sit-ins. ... Cuts in TennCare funding for East Tennessee State University's medical school would be "devastating" to regional health care. ... Top Bredesen adviser goes to work for Frist. ... Sen. Doug Jackson vows to stop anyone from banning hunting and fishing, just in case someone ever wants to do that. ... Ophelia Ford may miss entire legislative session with illness. ... Construction on the convention center starts Monday.
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