In the city, my the city: A handful of protesters were asked to leave the front entrance of the Maryville Municipal Center Monday after setting up shop to confront visiting U.S. Sen. Bob Corker about the Iraq war. According to Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp, city code requires a permit for such a protest and […]

Here, I wrote of the bill to repeal the DC gun ban: I would not want this bill to interfere with Parker heading to the supreme court. Alan Gura of Gura & Possessky, PLLC (or at least someone claiming to be confirmed via email that it is him) comments there: We urge everyone to contact […]

Whether Bush versus Kerry or Corker versus Ford these two cartoons sum up nicely our current political system. Does it ever seem that you only have a choice between the two worst choices?

Election smart assery. The good news is that lots of people owe me beer. I bet Corker would win and was right. So far, I retain my 100% accuracy on political beer betting. Tennesseans, by an overwhelming margin, are afraid of gay cooties. Braisted on Ford: As I’m watching MSNBC, they are already saying that […]

Uncle summarizes the news: Gamblers pick Corker; Republicans ban taking odds Iraq: It’s going great. Americans sympathetic to Michael J. Fox; still don’t care about the other 1.5M people with Parkinson’s Disease Vote for [this guy] because he has [this initial] after his name. Iraq: No, it’s not going that great. Poll: Most want Republicans […]

Seriously, do they get anyone under the age of 80 to work at a voting location? They need that long-haired, fast kid who operates the cash register at Kroger in Alcoa. He’s fast. I voted today. Some notes: The line was long and slow-moving. At least 20 people came in to vote, saw the line, […]

The Tennessean says that the race between Ford and Corker will be seen as racial milepost. They also state that Tennessee voters may find out whether their state is ready to send a black man to the U.S. Senate. When he loses, it’s because you’re a racist. Smarminess aside, for me, I don’t care about […]

On the poll about how I would vote, here are the results so far: Gay marriage ban: No 21% Yes 19% Hell no 60% Seriously, do 19% of you even read this site? I will be voting No. Special privileges for old people: No 38% Yes 25% Hell No 36% I will be voting No, […]

I find it sad that, built into our campaign laws, is a millionaire clause. Late for Dinner spells it out: By injecting $2 million of his personal money into his campaign, Bob Corker has triggered the “millionaire’s clause” which raises the personal contribution limits for his opponent Harold Ford Jr. from $2100 to $12,600 per […]

Everyone is doing these posts on how they voted and they want you go guess. Well, mine is different. I haven’t voted yet. So, How will Uncle vote: Number 1 – The Gay Marriage Ban No Yes Hell no view results Number 2 – Special tax privileges for old people No Yes Hell No view […]

I mentioned here that Harold Ford, Jr. was a slacker. So is Bob Corker: Pierce says that by the last year of Corker’s term, the mayor was hardly ever around, having abandoned his post for a run at the Senate. “The mayor was elected to serve four years, but he only served three,” Pierce says, […]

Caught the latest Corker ad. Or should I say the latest anti-Ford ad. It said something to the effect of: Ford has missed 365 votes. But has managed to take 59 private junkets. Now, all the other negative ads that were tacky, but this one could be hammered home. And I wonder why they didn’t […]

Before I stated I’d bet one beer that Corker will win. I still think so. Ford supporters know they’re in trouble because the Democrats are now breaking out the Corker is a racist stuff. Heck, now he’s KKKorker and there are photoshops of Klansmen with Corker signs (Godwin, call your office). And some of the […]

The latest Republican National Committee ad (scheduled to air tonight during The World Series on Fox) will assert that: Harold Ford, Jr. can’t say the word Ask He has a big schlong He doesn’t, err, eat at the Y (if you know what I mean) He may have once talked loudly during a movie As […]

Bob Corker’s campaign has been awful. He’s not engaging, not charismatic, not showing up, and generally not been around much. I guess his plan was to sit back, keep his mouth shut, and wait for Harold Ford, Jr. to do something stupid. It took a while, I bet Corkie’s folks were sweating.

Looks like Corker’s lead in the Tennessee Senate race has pulled out of the margin of error: A new Wall Street Journal/ Zogby Poll released today shows Republican Senate candidate Bob Corker with a 7 point lead over Washington Congressman Harold Ford. The independent poll has a margin of error of 3.3%. I was to […]

It’s no secret that conservatives and Republicans have been pulling their support for Corker. He’s a subpar candidate with a very not good record. But this surprised me: After much thought, I have decided that I cannot in good conscience vote for a man [Harold Ford, Jr.] who supports the notion of detaining American citizens […]

The Memphis Rag asked Ford and Corker questions. The paper asked them both: Do you believe the right to bear arms extends to ownership of assault rifles? Now, yours truly thinks the Memphis rag fudged the question and that it was about the now meaningless arbitrary legal construct known as the assault weapons ban. Assault […]

I said: If you want to send a message to the Republicans you don’t do that by voting Democrat. If you vote Democrat, you send a message that you like Democrats. AC disagrees: At a certain point, if you have been routinely let down and ignored, you have to remind whatever party you identify with […]

A friend of mine since middle school emails: Hey, old man! Sorry I haven’t kept up with you lately. Hope the wife and rugrats are all well. I was reading your blog this-afternoon and thought I would pass on a couple of quick thoughts while I had the time. I’ve met Mr. Ford and Mr. […]

Frank Cagle, a small government libertarian Republican sort, has endorsed Harold Ford, Jr: I intend to vote for him in November and urge you to do the same. Do it to save conservatism in America. If you can’t vote for him, abstain. That works as well. Are you worried about not showing party loyalty if […]

Mayor Haslam was apparently on Steve Gill’s show (thanks for the mention Steve) and was asked about his membership in an anti-gun group (see here and here). I haven’t heard it. AC says: My main man, Steve Gill, and I just conversated and he relays that Haslam’s people called into his show today and were […]

Ford and Corker had a debate. I didn’t catch it but I’d imagine (based on the presence of the two guys) that Ford won. Knoxviews rounds it up. North Korea has the bomb. The world just got a bit scarier. Update: AC disagrees on Ford: In soundbites, in short burst interviews with reporters and in […]

WBIR did: Bob Corker also “took 3 pay raises for himself,” according to the ad. This claim is true, but it doesn’t mention that the mayor of Chattanooga’s pay is linked to that of the Hamilton County mayor. When the county commission gives the county mayor a raise, Chattanooga’s mayor gets one as well. The […]

Conservatives for Corker wants folks to go shill at the Bob Pope Gun Show: The Bob Pope Gun Show is this weekend, and we need you! We need volunteers on Saturday and Sunday to pass out Sportsmen for Corker Stickers at the event. If you’re willing to help for a few hours either of these […]

One of the things I liked about Ford’s campaign was his ads. The dude’s got presence. He’s on message, concise and direct (or, as whitey says, he’s articulate). He sticks with the issues. I was rather surprised to see his latest ad with a Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous impersonator talking about Corker’s mansion, […]

And More Harold Ford, Jr. on guns. So, Harold Ford, Jr. was on the radio again this morning. And he was again asked about two issues that were important to me. The first was guns. You may recall that I reported he told a little fib about his gun position a bit back where he […]

The press has a bit on Bob Corker’s misleading claim that he reduced crime by 50%. Late for Dinner was on this already.

Local talk radio guy Hallerin Hilton Hill‘s show this morning was kinda silly. Sure, he did what he always does which is to repeat himself over and over and over and over. But the topic was Harold Ford’s and Bob Corker’s commercials. HHH asked if these were effective. And he also asked if anyone out […]

I’ve been trying, in vain, to summarize my thoughts about Tennessee’s senate race. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it and put it into words. But #9 did just that in the comments here: I see this as more than a race between two candidates. As much as I like what Harold Ford says […]