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Happy Hour: Oops!
So, good story: Once upon a time, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall, champion of local immigration enforcement intiative 287(g), accidentally addressed hate group Council of Conservative Citizens as a featured speaker. And by “hate group” we mean they openly oppose mixing races, non-white immigration, and homosexuality. [Tennessean] A Chattanooga man was finally found guilty of [...]
Happy Hour: Hate To Say We Told You So
Hey guess what! Vandy pulled through and topped Boston College 16-14. We can hear the fireworks all the way out in Green Hills as we speak. It should be noted that this is the first time they’ve won a bowl game since 1955. [WSMV] Second Harvest Food Bank is about to meet their record goal [...]
Happy Hour: Raining On Our Parade
Well guys, with 57.7% of the city tuning into last night’s debate, we’d say we won. [Tennessean] Even some country stars got in on the action! [WTVF] Speaking of that, as promised, we managed to dig up the disastrous video footage of John Rich performing a rousing rendition of “Raisin’ McCain” on the CBS Early [...]
Raisin’ McCain At The Belmont Mansion [John Rich]
If John McCain is going to be anywhere in the vicinity, then we know John Rich probably isn’t too far away. Tuesday’s debate is no exception since we’ve just learned that Rich will be at the Belmont Mansion early Tuesday morning to show off his rhinestone Wranglers to the world on a special live filming [...]
Bright & Early: Conventional Things Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Republican National Convention wrapped up last night, and Tennessee definitely left its mark. In case you missed Marsha Blackburn and Bill Frist, you can catch their speeches on YouTube here and here. More importantly, you may have also missed the John Rich’s “Raisin’ McCain” that closed out McCain’s big speech last [...]
Bright & Early: The Blame Game Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’ve been hearing plenty of talk about the state takeover of Metro schools, which supposedly happened because many of the district’s schools couldn’t meet the tough No Child Left Behind standards. New reports are showing that there may be more to the story–Metro may have actually been denied the state funding they [...]
Storytime: ‘Raisin’ McCain’ Explained [John Rich]
A few weeks ago we told you about John Rich’s new song Raisin’ McCain, which has since become sort of an anthem for John McCain’s campaign trail. In this clip, Rich does his best to explain what it took to coin the phrase, how he came up with the song, and what it means to [...]
Raisin’ McCain: John Rich Approves This Message
When we saw John Rich perform at the John McCain Town Hall Meeting a couple months ago, we had no idea his passion for the campaign ran this deep. Enjoy his brand new song, “Raising McCain,” which you can download for free from johnrich.com. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Raisin’ McCain Music & [...]
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