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Happy President’s Day

Mary Mancini — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:47:20 +0000

Update from Newscoma: She sees my talk radio host smackdown and raises me a presidential debate shellacking.

Rest In Peace, Ron Silver

Mary Mancini — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:56:40 +0000

Actor Ron Silver, 62, died today after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. He had a long, distinguished career on stage, screen and television but was perhaps best known for his recurring role as Bruno Gianelli on The West Wing.

Thank you, Mr. Silver.

The Era of ‘An Instrument of Good’ is Here

Mary Mancini — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:00:15 +0000

For your Monday morning:

Download audio file (west-wing-era-of-big-government-is-over.mp3)

President Bartlet: “What’s on your mind.”

Toby: “The era of big government is over”…”

President Bartlet: “You want to cut the line.”

Toby: “I want to change the sentiment. We’re running away from ourselves. And I know we can score points that way, I was a principal architect of the campaign strategy. Right along with you, Josh. But we’re here now. Tomorrow night we do an immense thing. We have to say what we feel. That government, no matter what its failures in the past – and in times to come, for that matter – government can be a place where people come together. And where no one gets left behind. No one…gets left behind. An instrument of good. I have no trouble understanding why the line tested well, Josh. But I don’t think that means we should say it. I think that means we should…change it.”

Yes. Change it. The era of smart government is here.

Post Politics, Where the Internet People Bring the Crazy

Mary Mancini — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:05:05 +0000

Kleinheider got “the internet people” going crazy over at Post Politics this weekend with just a simple non-red meat post about the election of the new chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party, Chip Forrester. Last time we looked there were over 230 comments. One of our guests on this morning’s show, Rep. Mike Turner (D-the Fightin’ 51st!), said that even he made a brief appearance last night before being mercilessly attacked by the muumuu-wearing parliament smokers for some *gasp* typos.

Kleinheider suggests in a recent Tweet:

If you are into TN politics, you probably need to carve out some time to read all the comments on this thread.

You can do that – if you have the time and the stomach. Or you can just watch this classic bit of art imitating life from The West Wing. Enjoy!

The Year of the Underdog

Mary Mancini — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:38:08 +0000

First, Knoxville Republican Rep. Stacy Campfield’s ridiculous bill to “ban elementary and middle schools from teaching about anything other than heterosexuality was angrily derided in a legislative committee.” Big surprise, he fabricated the issue. Bigger surprise, Democrats stood up and said, “No More.” Then, the Tennessean woke up and smelled election integrity with a front page article about Tennessee’s lack of a paper ballot. Who cares that it only took them 3 years? And now, West Wing addicts everywhere can stop bemoaning the loss of their favorite TV show and start living it. Remember when Matt Santos wasn’t given a snowball’s chance in hell of winning against moderate-Republican Arnie Vinick?

Year of the Rat, nothing. This is the year of the underdog.

UPDATE: Interesting discussion going on at AC’s house, a.k.a WKRN’s Volunteer Voters, as to whether Stacy Campfield wields any kind of influence up there on the hill. All evidence points to no. However, it is nice (and rare) to see someone try to use the “homosexual agenda” wedge issue to their advantage and fail so quickly and so spectacularly.