Day: April 14, 2018

Radio Network Legend Dick Bott Endorses Carol Swain for Mayor of Nashville

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Dick Bott, founder of the Bott Radio Network, and his son Rich Bott, President & CEO of the company his father founded have both endorsed former Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain in her campaign to become Mayor of Nashville. The Swain campaign released a statement on Saturday that included the endorsement: We are honored to endorse Dr. Carol Swain to become Mayor of Nashville. Dr. Carol Swain believes in Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. She is a great American, a true Patriot, and a unifying voice in America for such a time as this. Dr. Swain’s life is a true American success story, the result of hard work, intelligence, great education, compassion for all people, a passion for righteousness and opportunity, and an unshakable trust in God. In short, we believe in Dr. Carol Swain. She has the courage to fight for her convictions when necessary. That’s why we are proud to endorse her candidacy to be the next Mayor of the great City of Nashville. Rich Bott, President/CEO Dick Bott, Founder Bott Radio Network. Swain is one of 14 candidates vying for the Mayor’s office in the special election that will be held in Nashville/Davidson County on May…

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James Comey Kept Donald Trump in the Dark on Dossier’s Democratic Funding

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Fired FBI Director James Comey has acknowledged that he never told Donald Trump that the dossier on which his bureau relied to investigate the president was financed by the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton campaign. Promoting his book, “A Higher Loyalty,” Mr. Comey talked to ABC News about his seminal moment with President-elect Trump at Trump Tower on Jan. 6, 2017. He informed Mr. Trump about the dossier’s most salacious unproven charge – that in 2013 the future president entertained prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room.

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Reddit CEO Champions Free Speech, Says Racism Allowed, But Not ‘Welcome,’ On the Site

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Reddit has a history of allowing its users to say just about anything. On Wednesday, its CEO said racist language is just fine — officially giving license to the hatred that already lives on the site, which bills itself as the front page of the internet. Now he’s backpedaling a bit. As tech companies face increasing pressure to police content on their platforms, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said something to the equivalent of the old saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.”

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Commentary: Jordan On Message As Conservatives Urge Run For Speaker

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by CHQ Staff   Our friend Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy, yesterday used his “Secure Freedom Moment” radio program to encourage Rep. Jim Jordan to run for Speaker of the House. Gaffney, the conservative national security expert, echoed CHQ Chairman Richard A. Viguerie’s endorsement of Jordan, putting it this way: House Speaker Paul Ryan’s announcement yesterday that he will not seek reelection offers congressional Republicans an opportunity to pull out of the political death-spiral that imperils their majority and invites the impeachment of President Trump. The question is: Will the House GOP seize the opportunity to excite and engage voters indispensable to such outcomes? Or will it alienate them further, ensuring that the base stays home – with predictably devastating results? That choice will be determined by whether the Republican caucus tries to fob off on its base another establishment politician, presumably drawn from the ranks of Ryan’s lieutenants. If, instead, in the days ahead the House GOP embraces as its next leader an authentic conservative with passion, energy and, most importantly, Make America Great Again principles, they will give the base a reason to turn out – and prevail. Jim Jordan for Speaker. Let’s roll!…

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Trump Pardons Ex-Cheney Aide Scooter Libby Convicted of Lying Over CIA Name Leak

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US President Donald Trump pardoned a former White House aide convicted of lying to the FBI in connection with the leak of a CIA operative’s identity — a move seen as a message to witnesses in the current Russia probe. “I don’t know Mr. Libby,” Trump said of vice president Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby. “But for years I have heard that he has been treated unfairly,” Trump added. “Hopefully, this full pardon will help rectify a very sad portion of his life.”

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Professor Talks of Heckling – at Free Speech Lecture

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A law school professor recounted the heckling Friday he received last month during an appearance at a New York City college campus — ironically as he was lecturing about free speech. Josh Blackman, who teaches at South Texas College of Law, Houston, said on “The Laura Ingraham Show” that his March 29 appearance at City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law was the first time he has been publicly heckled.

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‘Iron Lady’ Mae Beavers Blasts $9 Billion Transit Plan as a ‘Typical Tax and Spend Liberal Scheme’

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As early voting is underway, former State Senator and current candidate for Wilson County Mayor Mae Beavers is urging voters in nearby Davidson County to reject the controversial proposal. “The transit plan proposed by Mayor Megan Barry, before scandal forced her to resign, is a typical tax and spend liberal scheme that taxpayers can’t afford and which won’t fix the problems of traffic congestion and needed road repairs,” Beavers said in a statement, adding: This is the same sort of wasteful spending that produces dollars for insiders and brings no benefit to taxpayers that I have spend a career in public service opposing. I hope Wilson County voters will speak up in opposition to this tax increase and call their friends in Nashville to encourage them to vote “NO.” Beavers notes the Nashville Chamber of Commerce estimates that about half (47 percent) of the tax increase will be paid by residents of surrounding counties, which means Wilson County citizens will be paying a heavy price for a plan that won’t work with a tax increase that isn’t needed. “As Wilson County Mayor I will be focused on keeping taxes low and controlling spending in our county, but what happens around us…

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