Cup Of Joe Powell
Friday, May 16, 2008

Camera Obscura: Kingsport Mayor Hates Horror Movies; Cannes Cam

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The mayor of Kingsport banned a commercial promoting a new locally hosted horror/sci-fi show called Saturday Night Grindhouse, a promo you c...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Remember This Day

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This Thursday is a special day, one in which you can take action and make a difference. Prompted by the ideas of sacrifice and service espou...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Bush Lies About His Golf Sacrifice

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I had to read the story a few times to make sure it wasn't a comedy skit from the Internets. Sadly, it is not. Our fearless president cl...
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SuperDad or SuperMom For President?

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Last night's results from the Democrat primary in West Virginia (and yes I joked about that) gave a huge margin of victory to Senator C...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Vaudeville 2.0

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Times are bad - no one ever thought West Virginia or Guam would be a vital part in becoming president. The price of everything is higher tha...
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Mandating Bible Classes In Tennessee Schools

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As the fundamental needs of the state's education system face critical issues, some in the legislature have decided the state should, fo...
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Friday, May 09, 2008

Camera Obscura: 'Speed Racer'; Doomsday on TCM; Call For A Better Movie Theater

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The nation's film critics are having a blast attempting to craft the words to describe the movie " Speed Racer " opening today...
Thursday, May 08, 2008

East TN Crop Circles Return, plus Other Strange Events

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A report from WVLT-TV in Knoxville says that crop circles have returned to Monroe County , close to where they were made last May. (A commen...

Comcast Considers Fees Based On Internet Usage

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Comcast is considering a cap on internet usage each month and charging additional fees if users go over the limit. Other internet service p...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Science Discovers Happy Conservatives

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With a budget of nearly 6 billion dollars, funded by your taxes, the National Science Foundation decided it would be money well spent for a ...
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News For Free

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A recent survey among the world's newspaper editors shows that most think that whether their product is available in print or online, it...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Ending Oil Subsidies vs Gas Tax Holiday

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Kevin Drum at Washington Monthly suggests a better idea than a few months of no gas taxes would be repealing the labyrinth of subsidies for...
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Abuse Common in Tennessee Justice System

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Some very damning judicial rulings in the case of death-row inmate Paul Gregory House indicate House should already have been released, but ...
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Monday, May 05, 2008

The Business Of Running Government

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There's an interesting post via MCB regarding Governor Bredesen's comments that Tennessee government and its budget must operate mo...
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Saturday, May 03, 2008

Camera Obscura: 'Iron Man'; "Cloverfield'; Nashville Screenwriters

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I took my first trip out to the 18-screen Turkey Creek Pinnacle Theater to see "Iron Man" in digital projection and it nearly beca...
Thursday, May 01, 2008

What's The Best Cover of a Beatles Song?

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A video pops up on YouTube of a wee boy singing "Hey Jude" and the video shows up on the pages of MetaFilter and quick as a wink, ...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Creation Seminar is Certainly Creative

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A near-miracle is taking place as Creationists are now claiming Darwin's theory of evolution is also the theory of how the universe and ...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Court Rejects Voter ID Challenge

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By a vote of 6 to 3, the US Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Indiana's Voter ID law on Monday. In one sense the court left open cha...
Monday, April 28, 2008

Goodbye, Local Franchises

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AT&T gets what it wants as the state legislature caves in to their desires. Will you see decreased rates? Will they add jobs in Tenness...

The Politics of Religion

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It is not very tough to find a critical reaction to something said by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright - he speaks his mind about what he believes. ...
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