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Phone In For TN’s 7th
Just had a nice chat with a staffer at Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s Memphis office. Voiced my opinion, on the most recent shenanigans of the Democrats in D.C. However, that wasn’t my primary reason for calling them, believe it or not. Seems that when an email, inviting constituents to participate in a phone town hall, went out, they forgot to include our little corner of the 7th District. Heh. Well, luckily, they are going to rectify that problem, and Hardin County will be added to the list, with the appropriate phone number to call in tomorrow. 
Just thought if anyone around these parts got the same email, and wants to participate, you’ll be getting an updated email tomorrow morning. At least, I sure hope so! 
10th Amendment
States Distancing Themselves From The Federal Government
Over 40 States Declare State Sovereignty
by J. D. Longstreet
A few snippets:
NINTH AMENDMENT to the US Constitution: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.TENTH AMENDMENT to the US Constitution: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
If you had been raised in the South, before PC got a hold of the education system, you would KNOW that the “War of Northern Aggression” had very little to do with the issue of slavery, and everything to do with Southern states asserting their sovereignty. FYI, slavery was used by the North as a rallying cry AFTER the war had begun.
It is being reported that there are over 40 states with state sovereignty declarations as of this writing. If true, that is heartening. There is no doubt the states have been relegated to second-class citizenship in the US. That is just WRONG and must be corrected!
Why is it not ALL 50 states? Or in the case of BHO, 58? 
Shouldn’t the individual states be standing up to the federal government, declaring the U.S. Constitution the LAW of the land? Actually, states shouldn’t have to, it should be a given, but there are so many these days, both in Washington, D.C., and in the states themselves, that have never even bothered to READ that document, or if they have, are totally clueless as to its meaning.
James Madison, The Founder we refer to as “The Father of the Constitution,” wrote the following: “To preserve the Republic, it is in the hands of the people. We have staked the whole future of American civilization not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments”.
That’s another thing they evidently aren’t teaching any more. We were founded as a REPUBLIC, not a Democracy. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! And PLEASE note the reference to the BIG Rules. They weren’t just suggestions you know! Something else that has been removed from education. Why do they even call it that anymore….it’s not educating when you leave out the FACTS!
As with all Americans we “Southerners” get a lot of things wrong. But we have been right on the issue of “State’s Rights” all along. See, southerners had a bit more than just a signature invested in the creation of the Constitution, itself. There was never any doubt, in our minds, about who “the greater” and who “the lesser” was/is in this association of states and federal government. I must tell you, I am more than a little pleased to find the names of several northern and western states, and even northeastern states, included in the list of the names of the states involved in the State Sovereignty Movement.
On 29 June 2009, Gov. Bredesen signed HJR 108. This is a good thing. What bothers me, is that a ‘resolution’ is not strong enough to carry a whole lot of weight. We can “resolve” all we want, but unless it is acknowledged as a fact, the federal government will continue to dissolve any independence the states have left. Past time to yank the power back, and return it to where it belongs….with the individual states.
When Reality Snaps It’s Fingers
Angry crowd berates Nashville school salary cuts
Custodians, bus drivers face loss of jobs, fewer hours in 2010-11 budget
Police officers guarded the Metro Nashville Public Schools boardroom Thursday as hundreds of angry bus drivers and custodians showed up with their families to protest salary cuts in the district’s 2010-11 budget.
I don’t live in Nashville, thankfully, so there wasn’t much involved here that should have peaked my interest. Why would it matter to me if Nashville has to cut back in their city budget? Probably the same reason it should concern us all, taxes. I don’t pay Nashville taxes, except when we go to pay a ‘visit’.
One crowd member could be heard saying, “That’s so wrong,” in support of what custodian Charles Glenn had to say.
Glenn began by telling board members that his daughter was getting ready to graduate from high school this year. His voice cracked with emotion as he spoke.
“She came up to us and said she was going to forgo college for a year and get a job so she could help us out,” Glenn said. “I’ll give you my home number so you can call her and tell her why her daddy’s getting laid off.”
Things become more clear. The emotional side of budget cuts. Actual people. The sad thing is, emotions can’t pay the bills of such a large city.
An FYI Update
Since I forgot to link the actual bill pushing to add a tax to the “complimentary breakfast” nonsense, Why Can’t We Tax Stupidity?, I thought I’d include a little more info, which I also forgot to include. Yeah. It’s an old age thing. Or can I blame it on Monday? Hmmm…
SB 3901 – introduced by Senator Jim Kyle, D-Memphis, District 28 — Part of Shelby County
HB 3787 – introduce by Rep. Mike Turner, D-Old Hickory, District 51 — Part of Davidson County
What a shocker! Democrats want to raise taxes during tough economic times.
Why Can’t We Tax Stupidity?
Hotels: “Not the right time” for tax on free breakfast
A chance to start the day at the breakfast bar inside Country Inn & Suites Cedar Bluff is one of the ways the west Knoxville hotel gets customers to stay the night.
“Complimentary breakfasts are a big draw. A lot of people travel and want their breakfasts included in their rate. That’s what we do,” said Country Inn and Suites Cedar Bluff General Manager Joe Valentino.
Who comes up with this stuff? Seriously!
Though all their hotels offer free breakfast, the meals’ cost get reflected in the room rates. The complimentary breakfasts cost his company more than a thousand dollars a week.
“[It costs] four to five thousand dollars a month for your typical focus-service hotel,” Valentino said.
That price tag may soon increase.
Ok, first off, there is really no such thing as a “free lunch”. Or, in this case, “free” complimentary breakfast. Does it not occur to the bozo who came up with this not so bright idea that the cost of the food is already added into the cost of the room, and therefore, has ALREADY been taxed.
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would add sales tax to the free breakfasts.
Valentino points out that his company pays sales tax when the food is bought.
The proposed legislation would also tax it when it’s eaten.
Are they going to tax it when it comes out, as well as goes in? Oh, wait a minute. They already do that too! Every time you flush, you are paying tax on the utilities, etc.
According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr, “This proposal prevents erosion of our sales tax base because of judicial decisions and sets Tennessee back in line with the majority of states collecting this revenue.”
You mean Tennessee is suppose to double, and triple tax visitors to the state? Oh yeah, makes LOADS of sense. Will bring right on in, won’t it. Big business when you tax your average family heading to Dollywood, into having them rethink their plans.
Farr says he doesn’t expect the cost will affect consumers, but industry insiders say the opposite.
“It has to be passed on to the consumer. You can’t continue to absorb those costs or you’re out of business,” said Knoxville Tourism Alliance Executive Director Jill Thompson.
Since I’m one of those people who never eats the “free” breakfast, do I get taxed too? Why? I’m not making use of the food. Why should I pay an extra tax?
Thompson argues the added sales tax would soften the state’s competitive edge in the tourism industry, and at the very least, would pose new challenges to companies like Valentino’s which have already taken an economic hit.
The whole country is taking an economic hit. It’s affecting how people travel, and take vacations. They are staying closer to home. Add more taxes, and you might find people, not only staying closer to home, but at home.
“This is not the right time to do it. I don’t think there is a right time to do it. This will definitely impact decisions we make in the future,” Valentino said.
You can NOT tax your way into prosperity! I keep trying to talk the Mr into heading to Gatlinburg for a few days, or maybe a week. Lots to see over that way, and it’s really pretty. If we have to pay an extra tax at the motel, I’m rethinking my harassment about this. He’ll be pleased.
H/T: Mr Ol’ Broad
Constitution Refresher Course
I attended one of these courses not all that long ago. I HIGHLY recommend, if you are any where near the area of Somerville, TN……GO! Learn! Refresh your mind! The Constitution is one of the documents that should be taught in our schools, but isn’t. This is our history, our foundation, why we are a REPUBLIC, not a democracy, warts and all. Shouldn’t we ALL know it? Isn’t it our right? Our DUTY? In the proper context, not the clap trap and liberal babble?
In case ya can’t see it:
Date: 13 March 2010 (That’s this coming Saturday.)
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (I wouldn’t count on getting out of there by four though. Reason? So much to learn, many excellent questions get asked, and answered! Although, he does try on the time. 
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Where: Somerville, Tennessee (Fayette County), Community Room on the Square (Never been there, can’t help ya!)
UPDATE: Got an address! The Community Room is 106 Market Street, the square is right on US 64 in the middle of Fayette County.
HIGHLY recommended! Mr. Rounds is one smart cookie. Oh, and take a copy of the U.S. Constitution with you, although, they might have a few to pass out. And give a donation, if you can. He’s doing all this on his own dime!
Has Senator Corker Forgotten?
It might do the folks in D.C. a whole lot of good if they would remember who are their bosses. Perhaps I should clue them in? Ok, here goes….. Representatives work for their respective districts. Senators work for their states. If that is too complicated for some of them to grasp, perhaps this will help? Example: Marsha Blackburn by the citizens of Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. See? Wasn’t that easy? So, when I say that Bob Corker was hired by the people in the state of Tennessee to reflect their best interest, I don’t think I’m being out of line, am I?
The Bob Corker Bailout Sellout
While the media and most of the public are consumed by the health care death march, the Senate is deep in negotiations to pass a sweeping re-regulation of the financial sector. As the public knows, ObamaCare is an attempt to regulate 1/6th of the US economy. The financial ‘reform’ proposal, though, will impact the other 5/6ths of the economy. In many respects, the financial services ‘reform’ is much more damaging to the economy and our future competitiveness. Worse, its passage is being aided by Bob Corker.
Uh…. 
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory with his complete capitulation and total surrender on the Financial Services bill. The bill, passed by the House with a $4 trillion bailout provision, making bailouts the permanent policy of the United States government, was on it’s last legs until Corker came to the rescue. Now the Washington Post and other are reporting that Corker and ethically-challenged, retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) are on the verge of a deal to breathe life back into the regulatory and bailout scheme.
Has Corker just signed his own defeat, IF he is allowed to run for re-election? Why would a Senator, who, I thought was the more ‘conservative’ of our two, basically conspire with the likes of Chris Dodd, to shove even more bailout BS down our throats?
See the rest at Big Government.com. I’m more than just a tad disgusted.
Tennessee’s 8th
I got an email this morning, from someone who shall remain nameless to protect the innocent. I found it extremely interesting, to say the least. Now, granted, I have no dog in the hunt when it comes to the TN’s 8th Congressional district, but sometimes, ya just gotta share things. Such a colorful way of sharing.
West Tennessee Patriots,
I’ve always had a distaste for negative campaigning but in reality a candidate for U.S. Congress creates a scandal if he forgets to brush his teeth. Problems with candidates certainly need to be exposed during the primaries, if not they most certainly will be in the general election and that could have the disastrous effect of causing a screaming liberal like Roy Herron to be elected.
These hogs who claim to hate the feed have been busy rooting in the trough. You might say that both little piggies went to market. These supposedly conservative candidates competing for our 8th Congressional district seat could be badly damaged in the general election by their claim to be against the economic stimulus yet have had their hand out to get a piece of the action for their special interest purposes. In Dr. George Flinn’s case it’s 1.6 million for a “head start” program and for Dr. Ron Kirkland’s case it’s for his medical organization, the AMGA. If I understand it correctly it’s $18,000 for every participating physician, potentially 95,000 of them. GeMaNe if my ciphering is correct that’s 1.71 Billion for Kirkland and only 1.6 Million for Flinn. Poor George Flinn is a light weight indeed compared to good ol Ron Kirkland when it comes to bringing home the pork or at least bringing Doctors home the pork.
Link to Dr. George Flinn and his “Head Start” program. Bless George’s little heart. We do so badly need some more social programs.
In this link watch the video titled “Government Grants” George will teach you how to get your very own pork but honestly I’d rather take lessons from Dr. Ron Kirkland.
Here is Dr. Kirkland’s website, in case you are interested.
Also, in this email, was an interesting tidbit concerning one of the Democrat candidates for the 8th, state Senator Roy Herron, who, apparently dropped out of the gubernatorial race on 12/2/09, and dropped in to the Congressional race on 12/4/09. Or something like that.
Bill Summary
Present law authorizes qualified voters to register to vote at the county election commission office at any time the office is open, except that no voter registration applications are processed for 29 days before an election; provided, that a qualified voter is authorized to file a mail registration form by postmarking the registration form or submitting the form 30 days before an election.
This bill creates a new mechanism for qualified voters to register to vote. This bill authorizes an individual who is eligible to vote to register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct where the individual maintains residence, completing a registration card, and providing proof of residence. For purposes of this bill, an individual would be authorized to prove residence by:
(1) Showing a driver license or identification card issued through the Tennessee department of safety;
(2) Showing any proof of identity and residence that would be satisfactory proof of identity to vote if the person was already registered;
(3) Showing a current, valid student identification from a post-secondary educational institution in Tennessee accompanied with a current student fee statement that contains the student’s valid address in the precinct together with a picture identification card; or
(4) Having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct sign an oath in the presence of an election judge vouching for the residency of the individual. A registered voter would only be eligible to vouch for one registrant per day. A voter who registered on election day would be prohibited from signing a proof of residence vouching for any other individual on that election day.
Lucky for the folks in Tennessee, this bill hasn’t gone anywhere. So far. And I pray it never will. Seriously, do we need more people in Washington, D.C. promoting voter fraud?
Not Good News For The County
While perusing our local paper that arrived in the mail this afternoon, I came across something interesting. As usual, I’m having to type this out, directly from the print (typos and all), because there is no link available.
County is less healthy and more violent than its neighbors, survey says
Sandwiched between McNairy and Wayne counties, hardin County has signicantly [sic] poorer health outcomes and more violent crime than either, a new analysis shows.
The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation just released the first report to rank the overall health of the counties in all 50 states.
If you are interested, check out your county here – County Health Rankings.
Hardin county ranked 77th out of 95 Tennesse counties in terms of averall health. McNairy County and Wayne county ranked 54th and respectively.
Hardin County also led in violent crimes per 100,000 population, with a rather of 654 versus Wayne County’s 294 and McNairy’s 348.
“The health of a community depends on many factos, including individual behaviors, the quality of health care, education, jobs and the environment,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper.
There is one very important thing missing from their ‘snapshot’ of Hardin County. Drugs. You see, like many rural areas these days, there are meth labs are cropping up, in places that are difficult for the police to get to, not to mention, due to the small population, law enforcement is at a premium. If you know anything about meth, you will be familiar with the health issues, and a tendency to violence under certain circumstances.
The rest of the article includes more stats, but I’m not going to type the whole thing out. Nor, am I making excuses for the county. I’m just pointing out something that the study failed to include.
Side note: I might be a tad slanted, but the piece came across as a push for ObamaCare.
Just An FYI For Our Little Patch of Tennessee
Darryl Worley Cancer Center Becoming a Reality
After years of ironing out the details, Darryl Worley’s vision and dream of one day opening a cancer treatment facility in his hometown is finally coming to fruition. On Wednesday (Mar. 3), the groundbreaking ceremony of the Darryl Worley Cancer Treatment Center is set to take place in Savannah, Tenn.
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“It’s been our dream to build this cancer treatment center here in Hardin County for several years now, and the people at West Tennessee Healthcare have done a lot to help make this dream a reality,” says Darryl. “We have a really high cancer rate in our general area and all of our lives have been affected by the dreaded disease so there is a lot of passion in this for everyone.”
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The treatment center hopes to open its doors by early 2011. Donations to the Darryl Worley Cancer Treatment Center can be sent to Hardin Medical Center, 935 Wayne Road, Savannah, Tenn. 38372.
Kind of curious they don’t tell ya exactly where this ground breaking is taking place. Granted, Savannah isn’t a huge metropolis, but still…… Perhaps it’s next to the hospital? Although, for the life of me, I can’t imagine where. I sure hope, where ever it will be built, they’ll have more parking than the hospital offers.
Just in case you aren’t a country fan, and have no idea who Darryl Worley is…
Guns In Tennessee
Tennessee gun permits up 23% last year; increase 16% in Shelby County
The number of Tennesseans licensed by the state to go armed increased by nearly 51,000 people last year — to 268,711, according to new state statistics.
That’s an increase of 23 percent over the 218,004 Tennesseans with handgun-carry permits on Jan. 1, 2009. By comparison, the 2008 increase was 14 percent, according to Tennessee Department of Safety figures.
In Shelby County, the number of residents with handgun-carry permits jumped by 5,205 in 2009 to 38,130, up 16 percent. The Shelby County increase in 2008 was 15 percent.
The new data indicate that about 6 percent of Tennessee residents old enough to have a handgun-carry permit — those ages 21 and up — had one at the start of this year.
The permit rate is a little lower among people with Memphis addresses. The 20,716 people in the city with gun permits account for about two out of every 50 Memphis residents 21 and up, or nearly 5 percent.
It seems to me that even more people over the age of 21, not just in Tennessee, but nationwide, should be armed. Why? Well, honestly, if you are a criminal, and you don’t know who is packing, you’re less likely to try to assault the citizen. I also don’t believe it should be necessary to have a permit of any sort to be personally armed. The Founders weren’t kidding when they added the 2nd Amendment:
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
This particular amendment has been picked apart, on both sides of the issue, for years, but what’s to pick? Granted, the English that the Founders spoke wasn’t exactly the same as the language we speak today, but the whole Constitution seems pretty clear to me, including this one piece. Without this one, the 1st Amendment is just words on a piece of paper.
UPDATE: TN Health Freedom Act
SB3498 by Beavers – FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 2/17/2010 Passed
Ayes………………………………………..26
Noes…………………………………………1
Present and not voting…………………..5
Senators voting aye were: Beavers, Black, Bunch, Burchett, Burks, Crowe, Faulk, Finney L, Ford, Gresham, Henry, Herron, Jackson, Johnson, Kelsey, Ketron, McNally, Norris, Overbey, Southerland, Stewart, Tracy, Watson, Woodson, Yager, Mr. Speaker Ramsey — 26.
Senators voting no were: Berke — 1.
Senators present and not voting were: Barnes, Harper, Haynes, Marrero, Tate — 5.
I’d really like to know why those 5 senators didn’t bother voting. Anyone know?
Tennessee Health Freedom Act
SB 3498 by *Beavers, Tracy, Black. (*HB 3433 by *Harwell, Weaver.)
Health Care – As introduced, enacts “Tennessee Health Freedom Act.” – Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Fiscal Summary
Increase State Expenditures – Not Significant
Bill Summary
This bill provides that it is the public policy of this state that every person within this state is and will be free to choose or decline to choose any mode of securing health care services without penalty or threat of penalty, and this bill provides that with this bill the state is exercising its sovereign power to declare this public policy.
This bill provides the following in regard to this state public policy:
(1) The policy stated in this bill will not be applied to impair any right of contract related to the provision of health care services to any person or group;
(2) No public official, employee, or agent of this state or any of its political subdivisions may act to impose, collect, enforce, or effectuate any penalty in this state that violates the public policy set forth in this bill; and
(3) It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter to seek injunctive and any other appropriate relief as expeditiously as possible to preserve the rights and property of the residents of this state, and to defend as necessary this state, its officials, employees and agents in the event that any law or regulation violating the public policy set forth in this bill is enacted by any government, subdivision or agency thereof.
ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3498, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 specifies that it will be the public policy of this state for Tennesseans to be able to choose their mode of securing health care services without penalty or threat of penalty by the federal government.
What a novel concept. Allowing citizens to make their own decisions. /snark
I’d like to congratulate our Tennessee legislators for standing up to do what’s right for US! Please pass this bill!! Get it signed into law!
Marsha Came To Visit
This morning, I had the pleasure, along with about 45 or 50 other folks, to have a chat with our U.S. Rep, Marsha Blackburn. State Senator Delores Gresham and State Representative Vance Dennis rounded out the ‘party’.
Marsha brought along a very large pile of paper, and I do mean a LARGE pile of paper! This wasn’t even the entire bill, just a portion of it. Which bill? Why the budget of course. You thought that pile of health crap bill was big? I’d really hate to see that little bitty woman try to lug the WHOLE budget from meeting to meeting. This “budget” is a $3.8 trillion dollar pile of paper. Shall I repeat that? THREE POINT 8 TRILLION DOLLARS…..$3,800,000,000,000.00! Of OUR money! Why is Washington so dead set on destroying the future of our children and grandchildren? It made no sense to raise the debt limit to $14 trillion when these people can’t figure out how to manage, efficiently, or effectively the funds we have allowed them in the past?
The biggest concerns of the folks in attendance were jobs and the ever increasing taxes, as are the concerns of the majority of Americans. With no jobs, there is no money. No money, no taxes. No taxes, well….hey…wouldn’t that be a good thing? Yes, we do have to have some taxes in order to pay the military, provide ‘post roads’, and the few other items that the federal government was limited to in the U.S. Constitution.
There were a variety of statements and questions posed, from the tax issues, to foreign debt, to the NEA (education). All were reasonable concerns of the average American.
Just a few of the topics covered, in no particular order:
1- Education – return control of the money for public education to the states, and allow the state legislatures to deal with their educational systems. There were a couple of teachers who brought up some extremely valid points, like passing students who could barely read or write to the next grade. This may help the teachers pass the problem on, but it doesn’t help the kids at all. With Tennessee ranked at 45th in education, you’d think that there would be more parents concerned, but unfortunately, there are 1.2 million adults who are functionally illiterate, in a state of only 6 million people.
2- Jobs – the cost of doing business has gone up dramatically. The biggest problems are labor costs, taxes, and regulation. Unions pushed the cost of products up to pay for their fat benefit packages. The government taxes businesses so it’s difficult to expand. Then comes the regulations. The EPA and OSHA want to regulate every single aspect of your business. Why even bother? The paperwork alone would discourage any entrepreneur from even considering starting up and provide a few jobs for their community. If the EPA is able to shove through Cap and Trade, you can pretty much guarantee that even more jobs will be lost.
3- Health Care – this is a huge concern for all of us. There were several health care providers in the crowd who expressed even greater concerns with the direction of Congress than us non medical types. Did you know that in 2006, the House actually passed an insurance reform bill that addressed the biggest problems (TORT, portability, pre-existing conditions) that has caused the costs to rise? Unfortunately, the Senate only had 54 votes, not the required 60. Makes ya wonder if the Dems really want reform, or just power. Hmmmmm…… One problem that could be solved quite easily is paperwork. 30% of the cost of insurance is paperwork. Does this make sense? Why don’t the insurance companies use the same form, instead every company has their own. The February 25 “look at me, I’m Bi-Partisanship Obama” isn’t going to solve a single thing. Oh, and the consensus? NO OBAMACARE!
4- Federal Mandates – of the unfunded variety. The federales say you have to do this, we demand it, but we won’t provide the funds for it. Well, they don’t have any funds anyway, so how can they make such demands? Considering they don’t have the authority, how has it gotten so out of hand?
5- Illegals – H.R. 2406: Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act was introduced by Marsha last year. “To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.” Which is great, as far as it goes. There are at least 1,000,000 criminal illegal aliens in this country, that they know of, but what about the ones who still broke the law coming in? Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to ask why the Border Patrol was being cut.
6- TV – a local issue. Living out here in the boonies, we don’t get weather alerts that are essentials to the safety and well being of the community. Why this has to be addressed in Washington, D.C. is beyond me, but I guess there are other areas that have the same problem.
7- Tea Party – Marsha stated she believes the movement is a good thing. It has brought out people from all walks of life, fed up with the direction of the federal government. She and Michelle Bachman had no choice but to pull out from speaking at the convention in Nashville. Personal opinion, the ethics committee (and I use that term loosely when it comes to Congress) makes up rules as they go along. It’s time for ALL of us to take a good hard look at the candidates, and not just the party affiliation. And yes, she does like Sarah Palin.
A pastor is extremely upset at the direction the nation is heading. What was once shameful in the eyes of God, and society is now accepted as the norm. I tend to agree with him.
A great many topics were covered in a relatively short period of time. I believe if more in D.C. would come out and talk to the REAL folks, a great many problems could be solved for a lot less money in a shorter period of time. I really need to get one of those little tape recorders, so I can cover more. Taking notes is great, but ya tend to miss some things.
Marsha (middle) and a couple of the folks.
This SERIOUSLY Pisses Me Off!
From our local paper:
Livestock is being shot for cheap thrills
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate a string of livestock shootings. According to reports, Ronnie Johnson of xxxx County Home Road told officers somebody had shot two of his horses during the night of Jan.29.
Johnson said he believed the first horse, a Belgian mare, died from a gun shot wound to the chest and said the second, a spotted Belgian colt, suffered a similar injury to the neck.
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J.P. Crotts of xxxx County Home Road reported his pregnant Black Angus cow shot earlier the same morning. At the scene, officers spoke with Kenny Talley of xx Covery Chapel Road and Eddie Milan of xx Covery Chapel Road who both said they noticed one of Crott’s cattle down as they drove by the previous night.
Then on Jan.31, T.F. Rich of xxx Moore Road also reported two of his donkeys shot after he said a neighbor saw a pckup truck pull up at 3:30am earlier the same day and fire twice.
According to Rich, officer and the owners of the slain animals found .30-06 casings at each of the three shootings.
While Rich says Crotts’ cow suffered a gunshot wound between the eyes, both of his donkey died from shots to the neck.
What kind of garbage goes around, shooting animals, just for the ‘fun of it’???? For many people around here, these animals are their livelihood! I honestly pray they find the scum buckets, and shove them UNDER the jail!
If anyone has any information about these slime balls, I really hope you’ll do the right thing, and contact the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department! 731-925-3377
