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Rocky Top Talk » Tennessee Volunteers at MTSU Blue Raiders: open game thread
Posted 30 minutes ago
November 21, 2008 8:30 EST TV: CSS Radio: Vol Network Phone Broadcast: TeamLine Live Stats: GoBlueRaiders.com No. 14 (AP) No. 13 (USA Today) NR (AP) NR (USA Today) Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG C 4 Wayne Chism 6-9 242 Jr. 12.5 11.5 2.5 F1 Tyler Smith 6-7215Jr.20.04.05.0 F 0 Renaldo Woolridge 6-8 208 Fr. 5.5 3.5 1.0 G 32 ... [Link]

Rocky Top Talk » Ainge suspended for violating NFL policy on steroids : VolsInPros : GoVolsXtra.com
Posted 30 minutes ago
Ainge suspended for violating NFL policy on steroids : VolsInPros : GoVolsXtra.com So, um, Ainge was inactive for the first seven games, during which time he injured his foot. Okay. Now, on injured reserve, he's suspended for using steroids. Suspended from injured reserve. Just where do you send somebody when they're already on the bench? And how do you get ... [Link]

Shots Across The Bow » Now Why Does He Want to Know This?
Posted 50 minutes ago
In order to go to work for Obama, you have to fill out a long detailed questionnaire about your history, past associations, and this rather interesting question: Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it ... [Link]

Shots Across The Bow » Minnesota Recount
Posted 53 minutes ago
For all you fans of paper ballots, check this out. There is no system in the world that is smart enough to withstand the stupidity of the public. It kind of makes me long for the days of the pregnant chads. [Link]

View From The Porch » A likely excuse...
Posted 58 minutes ago
NRAhab is making noises about having to go to some far-off city to watch his favorite NASCAR team play a rubber of cricket or something tomorrow, but I think the real reason he punkt out of the bowling pin match tomorrow morning is because it is going to be as cold as... well, let's just say there won't be any ... [Link]

Instapundit » HOW TOM DASCHLE MIGHT kill conservatism….
Posted 64 minutes ago
HOW TOM DASCHLE MIGHT kill conservatism. [Link]

Shots Across The Bow » Civics Quiz: Why Obama Won
Posted 68 minutes ago
I took this quiz. I scored a 32 out of 33. No biggie, I'm a smart guy. 71% of the people who took it failed it, scoring an average of 49%. Wow. I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the majority of educators are liberal. And it's just another coincidence that the majority of reporters and editors are liberal as ... [Link]

Ramblin' Man » Senryu with Physics of Meaning
Posted 84 minutes ago
Knoxville rock band Senryu will celebrate the release of it's new CD "The Guilty Party Rages On" at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Rock band The Physics of Meaning, of Chapel Hill, NC, will also perform. Read Wayne Bledsoe's interview with Senryu singer-songwriter Will Wright. [Link]

Instapundit » SO MAYBE THAT Dow 36,000 thing was a typo. Maybe it was supposed to be Dow 3600. I’m just sayin’ ….
Posted 102 minutes ago
SO MAYBE THAT Dow 36,000 thing was a typo. Maybe it was supposed to be Dow 3600. I’m just sayin’ . . . . [Link]

SayUncle » yankees
Posted 117 minutes ago
Safely arrived. You can tell when you’ve hit yankee country. When the gas stations stop calling it “soda” or “soft drink” and start calling it “pop”. [Link]

Shots Across The Bow » Liberal Lameness
Posted 2 hours ago
The election is over. Barack Obama won. McCain has gone back to the Senate. Barack has quit the Senate. Gov. Palin is back in Alaska. But the Huffington Post is still trying to attack her for granting an interview in front of a guy slaughtering turkeys for Thanksgiving. With everything going on in the country right now, the Huffingtom Post, ... [Link]

KnoxViews » New Information on knoxcounty.org
Posted 2 hours ago
We have added a bit of new information about your government to knoxcounty.org Link.... On the right hand side of the home page, you will now see a section titled "County Snapshot." Under it is a row of buttons linking to information about the business of Knox County. While a number of these have been in place for some time, ... [Link]

Instapundit » IT’S NOT ELECTRIC: The Green Car of the Year is the Volkswagen Jetta TDI….
Posted 2 hours ago
IT’S NOT ELECTRIC: The Green Car of the Year is the Volkswagen Jetta TDI. [Link]

KnoxViews » Obama nods to Geithner at Treasury
Posted 3 hours ago
Wall Street likes it? It's an interesting pick and sets Larry Summers up to replace Ben Bernanke, who will most certainly NOT re-up to the Chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Geithner is a Johns Hopkins grad. Summers, of course, is past president of Harvard and took his PhD there. This may be the breaking of the Chicago stranglehold on ... [Link]

Instapundit » WELL, THEY’RE NO LONGER USEFUL: Hard left disappointed in Obama….
Posted 3 hours ago
WELL, THEY’RE NO LONGER USEFUL: Hard left disappointed in Obama. [Link]

The Bottom Line » Steve & Barry's may close Knoxville store
Posted 3 hours ago
Steve & Barry's may end up closing its Knoxville store after all. The casual apparel retailer, which has a location at Chapman Ford Crossing, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection a second time this week. A dispute over assets is being fought in court and the case will be heard on Monday, according to a Reuters report. About 100 stores ... [Link]

Deliverance » COLLEGE FOOTBALL--WEEK 13
Posted 3 hours ago
I went 4-1 last week and that makes me 38-22 for the year.  I'm trying hard to bounce back from the last few weeks of horrible picks.  I need another 4-1 or 5-0 week to get back to nominal.  I think this week is going to do it. The picks: Vanderbilt 24, Tennessee 13--You know it's been a bad year ... [Link]

KnoxViews » Consumer attitudes about energy
Posted 3 hours ago
The Shelton Group, a local energy-related PR firm, has a series of interesting survey reports regarding consumer attitudes about energy. • Energy Pulse Survey Reflects Consumer Energy-Use Denial: Despite government reports to the contrary, consumers say they aren't using any more energy than before, and do not believe increasing demand contributes to higher costs. Saving money was cited as the ... [Link]

Reality Me » From the mouths of babes
Posted 3 hours ago
Tommy, back from college for 9 days: "Dad, is it normal to have all the skin on top of your foot just die?" [Link]

Instapundit » BARACK OBAMA and the wisdom of crowds. “Call it what you will, but the markets appear to have react…
Posted 3 hours ago
BARACK OBAMA and the wisdom of crowds. “Call it what you will, but the markets appear to have reacted to Obama’s promises of economic ‘fairness’, ’spreading the wealth’ and raising taxes on the job creators of society.” [Link]