Associated Press called the Alabama GOP Senate Special Election primary at 9 p.m central for Judge Roy Moore and Senator Luther Strange (R-AL) as the two top vote getters headed to a runoff race. Neither candidate obtained the majority needed to avoid a runoff. As of 10:09 pm central, Moore…
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Commentary: Left Conflates Southern Heritage with Hate in Wake of Charlottesville
In states across the Old South, left-wing protestors targeted Confederate statues and monuments Monday in the wake of a white nationalist rally that took place Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Charlottesville rally, which saw protesters and counter-protesters violently clash and left one woman dead and 20 other people wounded, spurred…
Read MoreRevamped Vols Aim for Elusive SEC East Title
Butch Jones is known for his somewhat unorthodox outlook toward the way he governs his football team, including the assertion that his Tennessee program is adept at producing players with “five-star hearts” and that they are “champions of life.” Tennessee is talented once again — the Vols are 24th in…
Read MoreFormer Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and Former Congressman Stephen Fincher Will Play Major Role In Diane Black’s Gubernatorial Campaign
In an August 14 press release, Diane Black for Governor announced “conservative leaders” former U.S. Congressman Stephen Fincher and former Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey as co-chairmen for her campaign. Dubbed “the latest sign that conservatives across Tennessee are rallying behind Diane Black’s campaign for governor,” the duo “will play a…
Read MoreVictor Ashe Commentary: Joint Legislative Committee Meets Today to Review Douglas Henry Museum Commission Rules That Stifle Dissent
A month ago the Douglas Henry Museum Commission met July 10 and adopted new by laws which purport to give the Commission the right to force a Commissioner to resign and which require a Commissioner to provide an advance copy of any column or article he/she might write to…
Read MoreJudd Matheny Hires Former Top Ted Cruz Strategist for 6th Congressional District Campaign Team
State Rep. Judd Matheny (R-Tullahoma) announced the hiring of John Drogin, a former top Ted Cruz strategist for his campaign to win the Republican nomination for the Sixth Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-06), who is running for governor. “Drogin has more than 15 years of…
Read MoreFranklin Graham Defends Trump’s Response To Charlottesville, ‘Satan Is Behind It All’
Evangelist Franklin Graham defended President Donald Trump’s response to the Charlottesville riot, calling the violence Satanic and Trump’s critics absurd. Graham directly refuted Charlottesville Democratic Mayor Michael Signer’s claim that Trump was to blame for the violence of the white supremacists in a Sunday Facebook post. The post laid blame…
Read MoreFLASHBACK: Charlottesville Mayor Declares City ‘Capital Of The Resistance’
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer declared the city the “capital of the resistance” at a rally held in January following the election of President Donald Trump. Signer organized the rally to announce his plans to “resist” the Trump administration by providing legal assistance to immigrants and directing the Charlottesville’s Human Rights…
Read MoreWorld War II Veteran Goes Skydiving In Tennessee For His 95th Birthday
A World War II veteran celebrated his 95th birthday Saturday with a tandem skydive in Whiteville, a small town about 60 miles east of Memphis. Roy Angin lives in Hernando, Mississippi, at the Wesley Meadows Retirement Community. He attended the U.S. Army Airborne School in 1940 and served overseas…
Read MoreCommentary: Mitch McConnell’s Ruling Class Chickens Roosting Comfortably in DC
by Jeffrey A. Rendall Have Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s establishment chickens finally come home to roost? The answer depends on your point-of-view. If you’re a liberal you’re likely clucking at the ineptitude of the Republican Senate to pass any semblance of Obamacare repeal and replace. Similarly, if…
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