Message Matters News from the TNDP FactCheck.OrgThe SCDP is invited to a reception in support of Congressional Candidate Ben Leming, Tuesday May 4th, 4:30 – 6:30pm, at the home of Ms. Dixie Taylor-Huff, 6025 U.S. Highway 231 S, Castalian Springs, TN 37031 (about 11 miles outside of Gallatin, at the intersection of Hwy 231 and Hwy 25.) Campaign contributions greatly appreciated [...]
GOP Representative King (R-IA) says of Congressman Grijalva (D-AZ): I’m wondering if we look at the map of Congressman Grijalva’s congressional district if we haven’t already ceded that component of Arizona to Mexico judging by the voice that comes out of him, he’s advocating for Mexico rather than the United States and against the rule [...]
An Iowa Congressional candidate brings up an obvious thing to do if you think “illegals” aren’t human beings: “I think we should catch ’em, we should document ’em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going,” said Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician. “I actually support micro-chipping them. I can micro-chip my [...]
I read that, while answering a question about the term “Islamic extremist”, the Honorable Diane Black said: “Failure to name the enemy as the enemy just shows this administration’s inexperience in foreign policy,” Black said. “We have got to have people who know how to handle a war. If we do not do that, we [...]
In case you missed it late last week, The Gallatin News Examiner published Brett Carter’s candidacy announcement. Says Carter: We have a lot of problems today, and voters deserve someone who will work across party lines to solve the issues that matter most to the middle class. Read the whole thing here.
from the Murfreesboro Post Annapolis, MD – Despite being 700 miles away, Sarah Leming held a press conference for media and supporters in Tennessee’s 6th District today to explain why her husband Ben Leming wants to serve in the U.S. Congress. “Ben has served all his life and see’s this as an opportunity to continue [...]
We’ve been told that there is no permitting process for the using the Hendersonville City Hall parking lot. So it would seem the TEA Party is having their party without the taxpayer’s permission. We’re all for civic gathering (we should all celebrate the Recovery taxcuts!), but it does raise some questions… Don’t you need a permit [...]
This slightly confusing chart (and the full report available here) makes 3 main points: 99 percent of working families and individuals in Tennessee benefitted from at least one of the tax cuts signed into law by President Obama. Working people in Tennessee received $921, on average, from these breaks. These tax breaks benefitted working people at all income [...]
The Hendersonville Standard has printed a profile of Brett Carter, the Gallatin native who has qualified to run for Bart Gordon’s seat. Here are some highlights, but you should click the link above to read the whole thing: ”To me, there still feels like there is a divide in our country between Democrat and Republican. [...]
A new Fox New/Opinion Dynamics poll found that 49% of Americans hold a favorable view of the IRS, while only %36 hold a favorable view of the Tea Party: