This month kicks off the general election season and now is the time to get involved! Our nominees for Governor and US Congress Mike McWherter and Brett Carter will be together right here in Sumner County, along with State Representative Mike McDonald and House Candidate Charles Ihrig. Saturday, August 28, 6pm Sycamore Springs Mile Marker […]
Lou Ann Zelenik courts the hate vote
While we hesitate to give Lou Ann Zelenik’s campaign anymore attention than it deserves, her comments on the “Murfreesboro mosque” can not be ignored. Regardless of your religious views, there is no way you can support Lou Ann’s position and call yourself an American. Conflating local members of a religious minority with some of the […]
Courage, not Fear
Congressional Candidate Ben Leming has something to say about the recent “Murfreesboro Mosque” controversy: “Once again, fear is our enemy, not law-abiding Americans who are exercising their Constitutional right to worship freely from persecution. We must reject the loud and angry voices that manipulate and motivate people through fear. We are Americans, strong, brave, and […]
Ben Leming holds press conference
From the Ben Leming campaign: Democratic Congressional candidate Ben Leming will hold a virtual press conference Thursday, May 13th [today!] at 1:00pm via streaming video and audio on Ustream. Leming will announce his “core values” platform, which details his personal values system and how it shapes his approach to solving the issues of the day […]
GOP cheers while Church is crushed…
County Primary today
If you live in County Commission districts 1 (Portland) , 2 (Westmoreland) , 3 (North Gallatin, Bethpage, and Castalian Springs), or 4 (Gallatin, Salem, Cottontown, and Union Elementary), go vote for your next county commissioner! Check your voter registration card or call the County Election office at 452-1456 if need to know where to vote. Don’t […]
King Cornball
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 […]
Put a Chip In’em…
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 […]