Comments by teckeedee#392011

Written on GOP weighs changes to indefinite detention law:

The Patriot Act is the MOST UNAMERICAN legislation I have seen perpetrated on the American people. It is directly contradictory to the intent of our fore fathers and began the rapid demise of our freedom.

Citizens United, passed by our conservative activist Supreme Court, with the Patriot Act, should just about be enough to finish disassembling the dreams of our fore fathers...

The New World Order proposed by George Bush (The First) has come to fruition and George Orwell is probably proud at how accurate his premonitions were...

Written on Political notebook: Restrictions on doctors who perform abortions, death of a 'stripper tax' :

It is disturbing when politicians use thier power to pass legislation solely intended to foist THEIR moral values on the public at large. I do not fault them their values, and in many instances will applaud their values; however, I do not want their values alone to be represented in our legislation.

It is also disturbing how the party system is now used to exclude citizens from office. The two primary warring parties diminish the intent of our fore fathers that our government be run by CITIZENS rather than career Plutocrats.

Democracy is a great thing that requires participation of all citizens and cannot favor or elevate any single group over another. Once the system DOES elevate a party or person over another, it is no longer Democracy. Similarly, once a Democracy is used to denegrate one value system in favor of another, it is no longer a Democracy.

Written on House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan:

Government by the wealthy for the wealthy.

Vote out ALL the Plutocrats!!!

Written on Repairs for Knoxville public venues would cost $1.3 million :

"We are broke!" Right??

I don't see why any Knoxville residents want to spend any tax dollars to do anything.

Isn't the Tea Party firmly in control with their, "We are broke!" mantra??

Disgusting to even dicuss these issues when the economy is so bad...

Written on New claims cast Trayvon Martin as the aggressor:

One American shot another, sad but true, it happens every day.

Unfortunately, we will only ever hear one side of this story and the rest is baseless speculation.

Zimmerman seems to have started the altercation, and then stopped it... forever.

Written on Mother of Christa Gail Pike's slaying victim outraged over for-profit website :

The dark side of Capitalism and free enterprise...

Sad some are willing to give our freedoms such a bad image.

Written on Powell man accused of targeting religious community in investment scam :

Using a persons religious beliefs to perpetrate fraud of any kind is the most dispicable of offenses.

Written on Documents show NYPD infiltrated liberal groups:

Funny how the American Conservative seems so nonchallant and accepting of a Police State. That former German Leader did the same thing with his populace... Frightened them about the Left and when he gathered up the Communists and carted them off to the camps (They were the first group) no one spoke out because they feared them. Then he rounded up the Trade Unionists and carted them one spoke out cause he had convinced them the Unionists were the reason for their bad economy.

We all know what happened next.

When they finally come for you, my fellow countryman, there may not be anyone left to speak out.

Give ME liberty or, as I am certain most American Conservatives are willing, give me death.

Written on Letter: Obama not acting like Christian:

That is the single most ridiculous and disturbing letter I have seen written to the KNS.

A pity some "Christians" feel it is right ot both hate the sin AND the sinner.

God forgive us all for what we are doing to ourselves in His name.

Written on Citing low pay, two finalists for Oliver Springs manager job drop out :

I guess the notion of being a public servant to better the whole of our society isn't worth doing if the pay isn't high enough.

Makes it even harder for me to understand why anyone would want to be a teacher in our public schools.

Written on Unhappy public not sure who to blame for high gas:

Supply and demand folks. We are being "responsible consumers" and decreasing our usage. Demand goes down, price goes up...

Similar to the collapse of home pricing. Too many homes on the market (Over Supply) has resulted in a collapse of pricing and a cessation of construction which lead to fewer jobs.

And if you want the XL Pipeline built the Feds will have to declare eminent domain and FORCE NEBRASKA to allow the pipeline to run through their state against their will.

Written on Bill to drug test welfare recipients advances:

All people collecting a taxpayer funded salary and ultimately a taxpayer funded pension should be subjected to testing.

Breathalyzer when they report to work, after lunch and at the end of the day to ensure they are not drinking while collecting their taxpayer funded salary.

Urine test 3 times a week. It must be this frequent as cocaine and other synthetic drugs move through the system in 72 hours or so.

Since we want to disassemble our welfare system that offers care for our fellow countrymen who may be experiencing hard times, we should also assume our public employees are also gaming the system and have them prove they are doing the right thing too.

Written on Tenn. lawmakers press to keep teacher evaluations secret :

If the teacher has an abortion will the evaluations be made public?? I am so confused...

Wait, I am clear on this. Medical procedures up to and including abortion are a personal matter between the patient and the doctor. Evaluations of public employees are public information.

It is the folks in Nashville that are confused! Keep public information public and private information private.

Yeah, that is the way it is supposed to be!!

Written on Afghanistan suspect had shaky business dealings:

I think this is just a case of a maverick going rogue.

Can't trust rogue mavericks once they get going... you betcha...

Written on French police in standoff with suspected shooter:

It is refrshing to see the truth about Right Wing Fascists being printed in this Right wing stronghold.

Glenn Beck has worked so hard to rewrite history to Make National Socialists "Left Wingers," and now, for once, the truth is actually printed.

Can't wait to hear the Right Wing start blathering about the liberal media misrepresenting their version of "facts."

Written on Anti-evolution class discussions get Senate's OK :

And if a teacher says to a student: "Only someone who has been brainwashed by the church of thier choice believes Evolution is not real and my job is to open your mind to the world around you and help you break the chains your church put on your mind. Your relationship with God is just that, YOURS. Evolution though is a scientific theory with far more evidence to support it than just a single book. The theology class is next period, let's focus on science children."

This bill protects those teachers right? Keeps them from being fired for speaking truth and fact? Protects their freedom to educate children rather than indoctrinate them with religious dogma?

If that is the intent of the bill, I am all for it.

As to the 10...In a utopian world everyone keeps the 10 and and all the lawyers and politicians can beg for handouts on the street as there will be no crime of any type ever. Of course, we all know that is not the way the world works.

Written on Tennessee Legislature's social conservatives have full agenda :

Seems "Morality Police" is the primary job they want to create.

This is how a fascist theocracy might begin...

Written on Tennessee bill mandates publication of abortion data:

HIPAA anyone??

We should also publish the names of men seeking treatment for ED and being prescribed any of the "woody" meds...

Their doctors too!!!

Written on Faith and fear: Muslims who cherish America's religious freedom find themselves at odds with patriot groups:

Anybody eaten a Kosher hot dog recently? That is a sign of Jewish Law creeping into our society you know.

What we need is more religious profiling, repression and persecution. Even if the hot dogs are yummy, they are done to a religious code and we cna't tolerate that.

Besides, the First Amendment was intended for Christians only, right??

Written on Obama to Congress: Kill oil industry's tax breaks:

in response to c103110:

Let's face it, Obama's Green Energy Policy is working.

February 23, 2012 By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved close to $370,000 in bonuses for 20 employees of Solyndra LLC, a solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before declaring bankruptcy.


Don't forget the Bush bank bailouts... Those paid bank bonuses as well.

Re-elect none of the Plutocrats!!

Written on Obama to Congress: Kill oil industry's tax breaks:

in response to CTim:

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Given your statement, itmay be inferred that the GOP plan nothing.

Don't subsdidize the industry that sucks the life out of our economy by their redistribution of our wealth to their pockets.

Don't subsidize the industries that can help us end our addiction to oil.

The GOP platform, do nothing. Proving once again, "Government is broken and doesn't work."

Written on Nude suspects decontaminated next to Morgan Sheriff's Office :

Sounds like some meth-heads are going to get off scott free due to the ignorance of some deputies...

Written on Obama to Congress: Kill oil industry's tax breaks:

Regardless of the tax breaks being repealed or not, the oil companies will continue to manuipulate voter sentiment by raising prices or lowering them.

If you are upset the XL Pipeline did not happen, chat with our friends in Nebraska who were also opposed to the pipeline. Seems they valued protecting their frehwater aquifer more than lining the pockets of oil barons.

We should be sowing industrial hemp to manufacture biofuels, among many other things.

Developing oil in our country only keeps us addicted and does not solve the problem.

Tax breaks, as noted above, have not kept the cost of oil low, just as tax breaks for the super-wealthy has not created a tsunami of jobs.

We had the chance in the 1970's to choose a different route and then, as now, the shortsighted Plutocrats in DC failed us.

Written on Knox County property assessor reorganizes, lets workers go :

Reluctant to move forward? AKA, reluctant to accept change??

That is not a very conservative position, to endorse and enact change and release those against the status quo...

What is this world coming to?!?!?!

Maybe it meant Ballard could keep that hefty taxpayer funded salary...

Written on City planner disputes lawmaker's UN zoning claims:

Scaring the voting populace with outlandish statements?? By a politician no less??

Say it ain't so!!!

Written on Tenn. House votes for Manning to join Titans:

Seems our legislators think this is "creating a job." And I do mean "A" job, as in one...oh wait, this job already exists, they just want to name the person who should fill it!!!

Vote all the Plutocrats out and let's put some good citizens in office.

Written on Knoxville woman jailed on TennCare fraud :

Since humans, even non-human "persons," are prone to takng advantage of the kindness of others, we should just end this program.

Camps for those who are sick, in which they may be quarantined to keep the populace safe from their afflictions, and let them be tended to by the homeless.

We just can't be trusted to not abuse a charitable system meant to help the least among us.

Written on 6 months later, what has Occupy protest achieved?:

The important thing is that we maintain the status quo, let the wealthy continue to purchase elections, steer public monies to their coffers via non-human "persons," and work harder to ensure as few people as possible are allowed to vote to ensure the status quo.

Conservatism favors the status quo and with just a little more work we can finish the disassembly of our forefathers vision of democracy.

With just a bit more work we can ensure we the people put their God above liberty and justice for all.

With a little more work, we can truly silence any voice for the voiceless.

Written on Greg Johnson: Vandy's diversity doctrine is Orwellian:

in response to think4yourself:

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Thank you for reminding us of the Old Testament verse... This Christian club, do they have orgies or something? Seems to me if they merely sit around and discuss how to do good in the name of the Lord that "laying with" a gay member is not their stated goal...

Of course, if orgies are on their agenda, by all means, men and women (Straight) only!!

Leviticus 19:33-34 hehe

Written on Alexander prods energy secretary on Oak Ridge mercury cleanup :

What we need to do is get rid of the EPA and any regulations that give us clean ground water.

Doing that means we don't have to clean up and can save the money to pay to our elected officials... They are so deserving after all.

Written on Ban on students showing underwear advances:

Too bad parents can't step up and tell their children to dress appropriately.

Now we will have fashion police and live in a fashion police state.

I guess a job created is a job needed...

Written on UK police arrest Rebekah Brooks in hacking probe:

in response to snd:

well, maybe not for labeling a non-human a person (although your use of "libeling" instead of labeling does say something about your view of humanity...), but maybe because you wish "him" dead...

"Corporations are people too." Mitt Romney

And I think humanity is, by and large, composed of worthwhile and honorable people.

News Corp is a lying sack of feces and that statement could be considered "libelous."

Written on Lawmakers seek repeal of ban on pre-paid funeral discounts :

I like the notion that this "benefits the consumer." As the "consumer" is deceased, benefits are not a big selling point.

Now, a discount will certainly benefit the family of the "consumer," and if tey can offer a discount, they can offer a lower cost anyway.

Profits over people, even in death. Too bad no corporation will ever die a "natural" death!! LOL

Written on UK police arrest Rebekah Brooks in hacking probe:

Death to News Corp. It is a "person" that fouls the airwaves with its bile.

News Corp. is a seriously sick "person" and, if it lived in Texas, would deserve to be executed!!

Can I say that about this "Person," or will KNS censure my words for libeling a non-human "person?"

Written on UT Faculty Senate to take up domestic partner benefits resolution :

in response to Ron12:

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Careful Ron. Your comment is so reasonable, some might get upset!!!

As a comedian has said, and I paraphrase, "Why shouldn't homosexuals be allowed to get married? Don't they have the same right to be as unhappy as the rest of us?"

Written on KPD officer: Trooper rescued from I-40 crash as flames consumed cruiser :

Hopefully yhe officer will be all right. His family should be proud of this American for comitting to keeping our highways safe.

Now, the rest of us need to OBEY THE LAW. Drive the posted speed limit. Use turn signals.

If we the people can't be bothered to obey even the most simple of laws, how can we expect our elected officials to obey them???

A little defensive driving and driving the speed limit would probably have prevented this tragedy.

Wish me luck on my commute!!

Written on Nashville school gets $50,000 from tech company:

Wow... A "person" doing a good thing and giving money for the education of children, girls even!!

Or is this Socialism??

Written on County to release Hardin Valley audit :

I suspect the follow up on this tomorrow will be met with cries of further conspiracy, or silence.

People look for ill in everything and when, they do not find it make up more stories about how the "real facts" were obfuscated.

Good thing your taxpayer dollars were used to perform an audit... Bad thing if the audit finds nothing and you do not believe it...

I believe there are still Americans who geniuinely work for the greater good and I thank those same Americans.

Written on Obama: Fuel-efficient cars an answer to gas prices:

in response to Whitefeather:

Yeah, that "Fire car". Care to park that car in your garage after a accident and subsequent repair?

The same one they've stopped prodution of because of a backlog of inventory, idling 1300 workers.

That "Fire car" had NOT been repaired. It was being held for future tests in a test parking lot.

I would guess that HAD it been repaired, it may not have earned that distinction.


in response to JustaguyinKtown:

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Our last Oil Baron President also oversaw similar increases in fuel expenses; however, he did nothing about it as his oil baron buddies were making piles of cash.

By "Fire Car," I suspect you are referring to a Chevy Volt test crash car that caught fire THREE WEEKS after the test, while it was sitting in a parking lot THREE WEEKS after the test?? THAT "Fire car?"

Written on Limbaugh slur of law student draws Obama into fray:

in response to upfront:

Yes, KNS where were you when this was happening. I read the paper every day from cover to cover and have never seen anything about this.

One will also NOT see in KNS any mention of Illinois REPUBLICAN Arthur Jones who is on the record stating he is a NATIONAL SOCIALIST and a Holocaust denier.

Funny ain't it...almost like corporate media just doesn't want to report some things...

Written on Limbaugh slur of law student draws Obama into fray:

Ah, Rush Limbaugh, pill head. A baseless drug addict who has made a career out of ad hominem attacks. Priceless.

I hope he does a bit about how Viagra users are "Man-Whores," who only need a stiffy to earn their "man-s1ut" pay.

If insurance companies don't pay for women's contraceptives, they should also not pay for Viagra and the like.

And men should wear a condom. That would really be the responsbile thing to do and avoid this discussion all together!

And KNS, should not warn ME to watch my mouth when the word that drew their ire is IN THE ARTICLE!! S1uts ;-)

Written on Environmental damages remain issue after BP deal:

I suspect the tax incentives offered more than offset this small amount.

More importantly, they are being fined with no actual resolution to what lead to the disaster. No meaningful change in regulation, no meaningful change in procedures, just a fine and a "promise to not do it again."

Written on FACT CHECK: You can't have it all, sorry:

Democrats will promose you the government can provide everything, go to DC and NOT deliver.

Republicans run on a platform government is broken and doesn't work and go to DC and prove it.

Vote all the Plutocrats OUT!

Written on Extend or end it? GOP voters torn over best route:

Most distrubing will be the day after the nomination when suddenly they will have nothing but glowing admiration to express about their fellow Plutocrats. Same thing happened in 2008 with the DEMPlutocrats and has happened for decades...

How can we trust any of the Plutocrats when, once attaining their goal, they speak of everything as if it is sunshine and roses??

How are we to trust ANYTHING they say after proving that double speak is their preference??

Prayer and Politics, the last refuges for scoundrels.

Written on Criticism grows over NYPD's Muslim spying:

Religious persecution and religious oppression are DECIDELY NOT what our country was founded on.

We need to reign in our goverments and remind them they work for US. They are OUR employees.

This employer, and my religious beliefs are irrelevant, finds this sort of government sanctioned spying based on fear of a particular group to be the death nell of our freedoms, religious or otherwise.

Written on Santorum knocks govt over schools but takes money:

"Do as I say, not as I do." Mr. Santorum is just like every other Plutocrat poitician, telling the constituency whatever it may be they need to hear to cast their vote FOR the politician, then go do whatever it is their lobbyist / coporate masters tell them.

Just like Michelle Bachmann takes federal funds to run her husbands clinic, NO ONE who is running for office can be trusted as they are just as likely to game the system as the guy cooking meth in his trailer while collecting SSDI payments.

Disgusting and disappointing are those who hold themselves up as embodying some great value the rest of us lack.

Written on A look at James Murdoch, News Corp's deputy COO:

What?!??!?! No mention of the Murdoch Empires' pact with Satan??

Written on Will higher gas prices derail the economy?:

High prices will do wonders for the profitability of the oil companies...made even more profitable by receiving a $20BILLION tax incentive.

Most importantly, the move by Big Oil to raise prices now will help ensure their favorite Plutocrat gets elected. This is corporate manipulation of voter sentiment and Big Oil loves the GOPlutocrats.

Scare the uninformed sceptics with rising prices and let the GOPlutocrats capitalize on voter anger over higher prices. The politician delivers the crack addict response of "Drill here, Drill now" and the sheeple fall in line to vote for their next "Dear Leader."

Of course, we are producing more domestic oil than during the DUH-bya administration. The "foreign oil" mostly comes from Canada which, even though some of them speak French, is still an ally and freind.

Never mind that oil produced domestically is priced based on the world market as it is a fungible commodity and will still be $100+ a barrel...

I believe in American ingenuity and I believe we can find a replacement for oil, a replacement that would be ours to sell to the world and undermine the oil cartels...even the Canadians!!

Written on Romney working to connect personally with voters:

Being I am not part of "the horsey set," my wife doesn't "drive a couple Cadillacs," and I only have need for one home, I am not quite sure Mitt and I share anything in common on which we might connect.

I bet, like every other Plutocrat in our political system, Mitt would prefer to hang out with other wealthy folks, who appreciate the same things he does, not some middle class guy who earned a living working with his hands, paid for college, has learned to do without when it made sense.

I am tired of rich folks born with the proverbial silver spoon in their mouths telling me they "undersand how hard it is on the middle class," how they "can relate to the struggles of regular Americans."

BALONEY!! They have led sheltered lives. They have led privileged lives. They have never given up something in order to gain something else. They have never fed their children and gone to bed hungry.

Of course, nothing will change because the folks who might do a good job running our country cannot afford to run for office and would be crushed by the Plutocrat who uses his/her wealth to buy the election.