Coming To a Head?
A story I have follwed for months just
might be getting
some more attention soon:
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has engaged in a witch-hunt
of Representatives Shipley and Ford, and have so far yielded nothing
that could touch either man (and they won't). In the meantime, the
effort to get to the truth about why these medical professionals' lives
have been ruined may come to a head. The Examiner has received word from a source close to the situation that Bob Reynolds, who gave us his personal story
in this space, plans to file a formal complaint against the TBI and all
of those involved in the false accusations against he and his
colleagues. If Reynolds does this, Governor Haslam and his Department of
Health will likely receive copies of the complaint, and would have to
give an answer as to who knew what about this case and how Mr. Reynolds
and his fellow professionals were exonerated, and when it was that they
knew it.
Labels: Conservatism, Local politics, Tennessee politics
Taking Responsibility
Now that Occupy Nashville has won their First Amendment fight, they must take responsibility for keeping
order and decency on the Plaza:
By choosing to remain at the Capitol after hours, Occupy Nashville has
chosen to assume the risks associated with doing so. As a result, the
protestors should assume the responsibility associated with maintaining
cleanliness, decency, and order in a public forum that belongs to all
Tennesseans-not just those who agree with Occupy Nashville.
Labels: Duh, Federal politics, Local politics, Tennessee politics
What Now for Occupy Crew?
"Occupy Nashville" appears to have won their fight to stay at Legislative Plaza...so
what do they do next?:
"I do not think they should be banned from protesting at the capitol,"
Senator Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) said, "they should have the right
to assemble as long as it is it is peaceful and they are not hurting
anyone. If you cant protest at the State Capitol where can you protest?"
Former State GOP Communications Director Bill Hobbs, who served under
former State Chairman Robin Smith in one of the most conservative State
party organizations in modern Tennessee history, called the situation
"embarrassing" in several tweets over the weekend.
The big question for Occupy Nashville is this: The Governor's
political miscalculation has backfired and garnered you some goodwill
you did not previously have. Will you use that wisely and make your
protest more legitimate, or will you just continue to sit there without a
clear, resonating message and squander the biggest opportunity you have
to build your political brand in Tennessee?
Labels: Conservatism, Local politics, Political correctness, Tennessee politics
Something Out of Nothing
The State has succeeded in making a big something
out of absolutely nothing:
All of that changed on Thursday and Friday nights. With the arrest of protesters on the Plaza after the imposition of a curfew which had not previously existed and which was clearly aimed at them, the Occupy Nashville crowd suddenly had a purpose that didn't previously exist. At that point, even many conservatives came to be concerned with the actions of the State. When more conservative commentators such as this writer, along with former State GOP Communications Director Bill Hobbs, and State Senator Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) come together with liberal bloggers with whom we never agree, you know there is a problem here.
All of that changed on Thursday and Friday nights. With the arrest of protesters on the Plaza after the imposition of a curfew which had not previously existed and which was clearly aimed at them, the Occupy Nashville crowd suddenly had a purpose that didn't previously exist. At that point, even many conservatives came to be concerned with the actions of the State. When more conservative commentators such as this writer, along with former State GOP Communications Director Bill Hobbs, and State Senator Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) come together with liberal bloggers with whom we never agree, you know there is a problem here.
Labels: Duh, Local politics, Tennessee politics
Did Someone Figure Out That Arresting Reporters Leads to Bad Press?
Maybe someone over in Nashville finally came to their senses about what to do with the Occupy crowd, as no arrests were apparently made Saturday night,
but they sure were on Friday:
Protesting, in however misguided a fashion, is what these people were on
the Plaza doing, for the most part. The new so-called rule which says
that no one can be on the Legislative Plaza from 10pm to 6am may now apply to all of us, but it is not aimed
at those of us who don't agree with these protestors, but at the
protestors who are there, and it was not in place before Thursday
night/Friday morning. All that Governor Haslam and Safety Commissioner
Bill Gibbons have managed to do through these actions is to garner
support for the protestors and increase sympathy for them from people
who otherwise do not embrace their various (usually) Leftist causes. The
quasi-police state activity of the Tennessee Highway Patrol included
the arrest of a Nashville Scene reporter Friday Night/Saturday morning who was doing his job.
The Nashville Scene may be a Leftist rag, but if the Highway Patrol can arrest a reporter from the Scene,
they can arrest anyone trying to cover the event. When the Highway
Patrol starts threatening to arrest other members of the press for being
doing their jobs, our freedoms are no longer safe and we live at the
mercy of the Charlotte Avenue Gestapo, regardless of the party in power
in the Capitol.
Labels: Local politics, Miscellany, Political correctness, Tennessee politics
