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By: SayUncle » Another one gone

SayUncle » Another one gone — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:29:05 +0000

[...] think that’s six. Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam could be lucky number [...]

By: SayUncle » Bodyslammed for lawful activity

SayUncle » Bodyslammed for lawful activity — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:17:59 +0000

[...] the tone at the top from Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is anti-gun. Why wouldn’t the cops [...]

By: SayUncle » Water is wet; The sky is blue; Kids drink at prom parties

SayUncle » Water is wet; The sky is blue; Kids drink at prom parties — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:52:07 +0000

[...] the Knoxville News Sentinel’s coverage of Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam belonging to an anti-gun group? None. I also recall some sort of property scandal covered here by #9 that’s also not news. [...]

By: SayUncle » SayUncle: Boycotting Pilot Oil

SayUncle » SayUncle: Boycotting Pilot Oil — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:51:11 +0000

[...] It’s now been over one month since I reported that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of the Joyce Foundation-funded, anti-gun group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns. This has been mentioned on my site and linked by instapundit, NRA News, and other local blogs; and it has been covered by radio host Steve Gill. But I’ve heard nary a peep out of the local press regarding his membership in a group whose desire is to export New York City type gun controls to other cities (NY controls include licensing, registering, only celebrities and those political connections can get permits to carry weapons, and excessive fees). [...]

By: SayUncle » Haslam and guns v. The Shooting Wire

SayUncle » Haslam and guns v. The Shooting Wire — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:26:43 +0000

[...] Well, the fourth estate here in Knoxville is silent. In their defense, they’re also generally silent on the mayor’s alliance in general much less that the Knoxville mayor is a member. [...]

By: SayUncle » Non-explained

SayUncle » Non-explained — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:22:27 +0000

[...] I criticized the local news for not covering the fact that the Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam belongs to an anti-gun group. Rich, who happened to be at the News Sentinel when I had my panties all bunched up, says: On the day in question, both the A and B sections of the paper were running long, and stories were getting bumped and trimmed to fit. I sat in on the final budget meeting of the day, and while Uncle’s story never came up, it was clear that there simply wasn’t room for another story. Add that to the balancing issues I discussed earlier, and you can understand more about how the story about Knoxville’s top bachelor made the cut. [...]

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:32:33 +0000

They aren’t enamored of liberty for “ordinary” citizens. Duh! Hence, tree sculpting.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:37:01 +0000

So, he has to kill someone for a story?

By: Magus

Magus — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:15:40 +0000

As for the media not doing the story, no blood–no foul so no story.

By: drstrangegun

drstrangegun — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:02:22 +0000

I would love to see or hear how the group was “packaged” to Haslam… see if there were lies or disinformation involved in the recruiting.

By: Rustmeister

Rustmeister — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:15:58 +0000

I’m guessing it’s because the mayor didn’t know how anti-gun the group was and moved his machine to keep the story squashed until he can sort things out?

Either that, or it’s Bush’s fault. =P