Candidate for State Representative Dist. 89 Shelley Breeding
Broadcast Date: April 15, 2012
Knox County is getting a new state representative because of redistricting. District 89 sits in the northwest part of the county and includes the Hardin Valley and Karns areas.
Four Republicans and one Democrat are running for the seat. The problem for the Democrat, however, is state and county election officials think she might not be a Knox County resident and is thus ineligible to run.
That candidate, Shelley Breeding, is Gene Patterson's guest in the first segment.
Then joining the pundits panel this week are Craig Griffith, former deputy to former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe; Cortney Piper, of Piper Communications; and former Knoxville City Council member Marilyn Roddy.
Among the topics discussed is Gov. Bill Haslam's decision to let a so-called evolution law take effect without his signature and a bill still working its way through the legislature that would require drug testing for welfare recipients.
The panel also discusses a response from Knoxville Chamber President and CEO Mike Edwards, who took issue with comments made during the March 25 program.
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#1 Midway as Black Eye
Ms Roddy's concern that Knox County got a Black Eye over the failure of the Midway Deveolpment---
I think Midway was a victory, with Knox County listening to its citizens.
If a community was disrupted for the financial sake of people who do not live in the area, and for the sake of business that is not seated in that commuity, then that community is victimized.
If that disruption was in China, Russia, or the work of any Democrat---it would be called Communism or Big Government interference.
When the government is Republican, its just called fascism.
Dont worry, Ms Breeding , about your candidacy. You will show that once Democrats are removed fm Tennessee, the corruption will only reflect Republicanism.
#2 no so fast
'I think Midway was a victory, with Knox County listening to its citizens.'
If you mean anti-growth nuts. Yes. If you mean taxpayers no. You people wanted a new school but you also want to have others pay for it.
Midway will be re-voted. It will pass. You could have had your victory. But you had to bring your enviro-activism to the rest of the county with the Hillside and Ridgetop confiscation plan.
When Ka-Tom was run out of Knox County you sealed your fate.
#3 reply
You are welcome TTW. And thank you "not so fast" for getting mad enough to respond.
Im glad that someone is following the topics,
and is reading comments---and showing the influence of the Broadcast.
I do wonder about the Ka-Tom decision to go elsewhere.
But government intervention is not free- trade.
Im a market conservative-- govt intervention forces the market.
But I am also glad that we have a county mayor who 's cash mob supports local business.
I do think business that is already established in Knox County are important.
Especially ones owned by people already here.
#4 Turning Back the Clock
This law turns the clock back nearly 100 years here in the seemingly unprogressive South and is simply embarrassing. There is no argument against the Theory of Evolution other than that of religious doctrine. The Monkey Law only opens the door for fanatic Christianity to creep its way back into our classrooms. You can see my visual response as a Tennessean to this absurd law on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/04/pulpit-in-classroom-biblical-... with some evolutionary art and a little bit of simple logic.
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