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No Silence Here » A poll on Knox County's 2010 mayor's race
Posted 8 minutes ago
Take the pollFree Poll by Blog Flux Story here. [Link]

View From The Porch » They don't really make distinctions...
Posted 13 minutes ago
(Poster by, of course, Oleg Volk.)With the "Fudd" discussions going on here and there about the gun blogosphere, I was reminded of this poster Oleg did a while back...(Plus it was a good damned excuse to post a picture of a Finnish Mosin, which just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.)Anyhow, I'm torn on the term "Fudd". Now, I ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » How much can China step up in this global financial crisis?
Posted 14 minutes ago
BRIEFING: “China’s economy: Reflating the dragon; Can the world’s fastest-growing economy avoid a sharp downturn?” The Economist, 15 November 2008. WORLD NEWS: “China’s Stimulus Will Lift Oil Demand: Rebound in Nation’s Consumption Could Bolster Prices, Though Impact Could Take Months,” by Shai Oster and Neil King, Jr., Wall Street Journal, 11 November 2008. The odd claim now from some experts ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » More upside on the crash: falling commodity prices temper inflation
Posted 14 minutes ago
FINANCE AND ECONOMICS: “Debt and deflation: Depressing times; Are rich economies heading merely for a bout of falling prices, or for a 1930-style deflationary spiral?” The Economist, 15 November 2008. Okay, I’m abusing the logic of the piece here a bit. The spiral in question here is “I can’t sell because prices drop so much and because I can’t sell ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » That excellent Friedman column on Detroit
Posted 14 minutes ago
OP-ED: “How to Fix a Flat,” by Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, 12 November 2008. This column reminds me of the scene in “Toy Story II” when Mrs. Potato Head tells her husband that she’s going to pack his “angry eyes” for the great adventure ahead—just in case he needs them. Friedman put on his angry eyes for this ... [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » China steps up, India gets scared
Posted 15 minutes ago
ARTICLE: “China Bets Highways Will Drive Its Growth,” by Andrew Batson, Wall Street Journal, 11 November 2008. WORLD NEWS: “India Reins In Ambitioius Building Plans,” by Eric Bellman, Wall Street Journal, 12 November 2008. Much of China’s $600B stimulus will focus on roads and other forms of transportation connectivity (airports and railroads). This is a “tried and true” engine for ... [Link]

No Silence Here » Three new members at Valley of the blogs
Posted 19 minutes ago
Minutes from Nowhere Miranda Greene Right at Home [Link]

No Silence Here » Gay marriage: Yawn
Posted 24 minutes ago
I rarely blog on gay marriage because, well, the topic bores me. If gays want to get married, fine. I have no problem with that. And don't come at me with the whole bogus issue of extending benefits to the gay partner. Scripps has doing that for quite some time. We have friends who are the first gay couple to ... [Link]

Property Scope » Thursday briefing
Posted 29 minutes ago
Sign up today for free email updates from the Scope and the Bank Draft, a blog about the banking industry in Tennessee and the Southeast. Submit a request to flory@knoxvillebiz.com. Burchett to launch campaign for county mayor. KNS Radioactive cleanup in Vestal almost finished. Atomic City Underground TDOT studying options to extend Pellissippi Parkway. The Daily Times Chattanooga Another chance ... [Link]

KnoxViews » South Waterfront project comes home
Posted 37 minutes ago
I was looking at this Metro Pulse article about a house on Sevier Ave. that the City wants to take by eminent domain to build a roundabout for access to new condos on the river. I thought, that house looks familiar. Sure enough, it's the house I grew up in. My parents bought it around 1956 when I was a ... [Link]

Camp4u » The passing of Sunny Day
Posted 63 minutes ago
Sunny Day, good friend of conservatives around the Knoxville, Anderson, pigeon Forge area, passed on to the great reward after a sudden stroke yesterday. Sunny lived life about as fully as you possibly could. He was as passionate about conservative politics as you could be and wasn't afraid to work. He often would laugh and cut up with the best ... [Link]

No Silence Here » Governor has "trust issues" with House Dem leader
Posted 64 minutes ago
NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen may not be naming his preference for who should lead Democrats in the Tennessee House, but he is signaling that it isn't current House Majority Leader Gary Odom. You think he views Odom as the Phil Fulmer of Team Dem? [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » Just a reminder: we’re #1 on competitiveness
Posted 65 minutes ago
REPORT: “Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009,” World Economic Forum From World Economic Forum 2008: US was number one in 2007 and remains there in 2008. As for the post-American leaders? China is 30 and India is 50 and Russia and Brazil are not even on the list. Super-entrepreneurial—according to Baumol et al.—Taiwan (17) and Israel (23) don’t even come close. Keep ... [Link]

Instapundit » IN THE WASHINGTON POST, doubts about the Eric Holder nomination. “Ultimately, the call was President…
Posted 66 minutes ago
IN THE WASHINGTON POST, doubts about the Eric Holder nomination. “Ultimately, the call was President Clinton’s, but why did Mr. Holder not object to the pardon of a fugitive millionaire politically connected to the president?” Some possible answers to that question here.  ”So to be clear, Holder helped steer the attorney for Rich, a fugitive whose pardon request would likely have ... [Link]

Instapundit » HAS APPLE SOLD OUT ON DRM AGAIN?  New MacBooks Have Built-in Copy Protection….
Posted 66 minutes ago
HAS APPLE SOLD OUT ON DRM AGAIN?  New MacBooks Have Built-in Copy Protection. [Link]

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog » Hard times breed more comprehensive trade deals
Posted 67 minutes ago
THE AMERICAS: “The Caribbean: Trade winds; Finally, a deal with Europe,” The Economist, 18 October 2008. The EU continues to ply an aggressive trade pact course in Latin America. Good competition for us and a reminder that tough times breed compromise on big trade pacts—assuming your leadership is visionary enough for the task. [Link]

the sunsphere is NOT a wigshop » Rita's is open
Posted 72 minutes ago
Just saw this last night. Has anyone been there? They have a huge flat screen tv. Looks yummy. A few Knoxvillians muse about life in the city with a huge golden disco ball. [Link]

The Screening Log » 'Butler Well Served' coming to the big screen
Posted 76 minutes ago
Sony has acquired the rights to adapt "A Butler Well Served by This Election," a recent feature story written by Wil Haygood for the Washington Post. Variety says the article follows the life story of Eugene Allen, an African-American who worked as a butler at the White House for 34 years. Allen saw a total of eight presidents come and ... [Link]

Instapundit » FROM RICHARD EPSTEIN, Libertarian Thoughts on Proposition 8….
Posted 85 minutes ago
FROM RICHARD EPSTEIN, Libertarian Thoughts on Proposition 8. [Link]

Instapundit » MORE FROM the National Book Awards.  I think there were some obvious omissions, such as Jonah Gold…
Posted 88 minutes ago
MORE FROM the National Book Awards.  I think there were some obvious omissions, such as Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism — it’s timely, topical, and provocative! — and Michael Yon’s Moment of Truth in Iraq, which turned out to be quite prescient.  Oh, well.  You can hear our podcast interview with Jonah Goldberg here, and with Michael Yon here. [Link]