June 29, 2017 - Tennessee Star

State Representatives Who Spearheaded Effort to Stop Sanctuary City Ordinance ‘Look Forward to Working in Partnership with Nashville’

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

State Representatives Judd Matheny (R-Tullahoma), Bryan Terry (R-Murfeesboro), and Sheila Butt (R-Columbia), who spearheaded the effort to obtain signatures of 63 members of the Tennessee House of Representatives on a letter expressing opposition to the proposed, now withdrawn, Metro Nashville sanctuary city ordinances, released a statement about that withdrawal on…

FOXNews Star Judge Jeanine Pirro to Speak at the 9th Annual T-Bones and Politics Event

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tina LaFleur

Former State Representative Joe Carr announced Thursday that FOXNews host Judge Jeanine Pirro will be the featured speaker at this year’s 9th Annual T-Bones & Politics fundraising event. This conservative political event will take place September 14 at The Shed in Lascassas, TN on September 14; tickets go on sale today. Those…

World Champion Cubs Visit the White House

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Admin

President Trump met with the World Champion Chicago Cubs Wednesday. The White House released this short highlight reel to commemorate the visit.

President Trump Meets with Victims of Crimes by Illegal Immigrants on the Eve of ‘Kate’s Law,’ ‘No Sanctuary for Criminals Act’ Votes

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Admin

President Trump met with several immigration crime victims Wednesday, on the eve of two major floor votes for bills designed to strengthen punishments for criminal illegal immigrants. “Thank you very much for being here to discuss two crucial votes taking place in Congress tomorrow on vital safety and national security legislation,” President…

President Trump Accepts Invitation to Attend Bastille Day in Paris Next Month

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

President Donald Trump will attend Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on July 14, according to a statement from the White House. Trump accepted the invitation from French president Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday and “looks forward to reaffirming America’s strong ties of friendship with France.” The two leaders spoke by phone…

Tim Tebow Homers on First Day in High Class A

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Newly promoted Tim Tebow hit a two-run homer in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Palm Beach Cardinals for the St. Lucie Mets of the high Class A Florida State League on Wednesday. The 29-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner was promoted Sunday from low Class A Columbia, where he…

Playboy Reporter Becomes Mainstream Media’s June Centerfold

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Playboy Magazine really does have articles! That fact has been brought to light by the press briefing antics of Playboy reporter (yep, that’s a real thing!) Brian Karem. Whether those articles exist to inform or to be shown to the wives of subscribers in a desperate attempt to justify their…

Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Has Democrats In Meltdown Less Than 80 Days Into His Life Tenure

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Senate Democrats savaged Justice Neil Gorsuch’s early performance on the Supreme Court, as his first rulings evince an important shift in the balance of power on the high court. Three Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee gave grave assessments of the junior justice’s first months on the bench to Politico,…

Bob Woodward Chides New York Times, Mainstream Media: ‘Fair Mindedness is Essential’

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Famed investigative journalist Bob Woodward criticized the media’s open bias toward President Trump on Tuesday in remarks following a screening of “All The President’s Men” in Washington, D.C. [dcquiz] Woodward, the reporter who broke the Nixon Watergate scandal the media now loves to compare to the Trump administration, said it’s…

Italy Threatens to Block Ships Carrying Migrants

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Italian officials say their government has told the European Commission in Brussels it is considering stopping ships that are not Italian-registered from disembarking at its ports migrants who were rescued while trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya. The dramatic move comes after nearly 11,000 asylum-seekers and economic migrants, mainly…

Commentary by Victor Davis Hanson: Liberal Plots to Remove Trump Are Backfiring

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

The progressive strategy of investigating President Trump nonstop for Russian collusion or obstruction of justice or witness tampering so far has produced no substantial evidence of wrongdoing. The alternate strategy of derailing the new administration before it really gets started hasn’t succeeded, either, despite serial efforts to sue over election…

Soros Open Borders Progressives Working to Turn ‘Welcoming Nashville’ into Safe Zone for Illegal Aliens

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Chris Alto

This week, talking points on BL2017-739 were provided to Metro Nashville Council members so they could explain to constituents why they support an ordinance that would effectively convert Nashville’s “welcoming city” into a legally recognized sanctuary city. The talking points were written by Soros funded organizations that work to shield…

House Republicans: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, You Must Recuse

June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Dozens of House Republicans have penned a letter to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, asking her to recuse from the case of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. She should. Even the New York Times acknowledges Ginsburg’s anti-Trump rhetoric is cause for judicial concern. “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg needs to…

Gubernatorial Candidate Mae Beavers: UT-Knoxville ‘Disengenuous’ Regarding Decison to Reinstate Pride Center

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Conservative Republican gubernatorial candidate State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) says the Chancellor of the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Beverly Davenport, and her team are being “disingenuous” concerning the announced plans to use taxpayer funds that previously supported the University’s Diversity Office to reinstate the campus LGBT Pride Center…

Rep. Jerry Sexton Calls The Tax Cuts of The IMPROVE Act A Farce

June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Laura Baigert

TAZEWELL, Tennessee — At an Americans For Prosperity Town Hall Monday, Rep. Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station) told the 30-plus people who turned out to thank him for his no vote on the IMPROVE Act that the tax cuts were a “farce,” if you do the math right. Sexton proved the…

Texas Congressman Mac Thornberry Looks to Increase Pentagon Budget to $640 Billion

June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

From climate change to allowing women in the draft, lawmakers in the House tackled a series of controversial subjects as they pulled together their version of the Pentagon’s spending plan for the coming fiscal year. The marathon markup session Wednesday by the House Armed Services Committee is the first opportunity…

Commentary: Obama’s Loyal Ladies

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Once the bloodhounds are unleashed, there’s no telling where the trail will lead. Sometimes the scent of scandal circles back to where it started. Democrats may regret the day they pointed a finger at Donald Trump, insisting that he must have cheated to beat Hillary Clinton. Now two staunch Obama…

Fox News Hires Rep. Jason Chaffetz As a Contributor

June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Fox News Channel has signed soon-to-be former Rep. Jason Chaffetz to be a contributor, offering political analysis for the leading cable news provider, as well as for its sister channel the Fox Business Network. The Utah Republican’s new gig begins on Saturday. “Mr. Chaffetz represented Utah’s third Congressional district beginning…

Greenwald: Mainstream Media Driving ‘Really Dangerous’ Escalation in U.S.-Russian Tensions

June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Journalist and co-founder of The Intercept Glenn Greenwald said it is “a really dangerous thing” for the media and Democrats to “ratchet up tensions between Moscow and Washington” to push their narrative that President Donald Trump colluded with Russian election interference, during an interview Wednesday on “The Laura Ingraham Show.”…

Councilman Bob Mendes Blames People Outside Nashville For Foiling ‘Sanctuary City’ Bills, Vows To Find Other Ways To Accomplish Goals

June 29, 2017July 9, 2017 Wendy Wilson

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Metro Councilman Bob Mendes is blaming opposition from people outside Davidson County for thwarting two “sanctuary city” bills, saying the proposed legislation had broad support among Nashvillians. “Inside the county, the support has been overwhelming for these bills,” he said at a press conference Wednesday, where…

Elizabeth Warren Slams Obama’s Healthcare as Not Liberal Enough

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Tennessee Star Staff

Rep. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized former President Obama’s model for healthcare while promoting a progressive agenda towards single-payer health care. She said the Affordable Healthcare Act, also known as Obamacare, was based on a model of healthcare taken from a conservative playbook and that Democrats should campaign on a platform…

Faith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, June 29

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 Dana Hunsinger Gill

VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing June 29, Thursday Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 1 John 1:6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and…

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