Cup Of Joe Powell
Monday, November 09, 2009

Tea Party Protesters Depend on Government-Run Healthcare

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As a few thousand folks lined up to hear the Republican congressmen (most of whom were absent from actual committee votes on public policy) ...
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Meet Michael Alvis and Buy His Book

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I've been most fortunate living here in East TN to have made so many good friends with folks who are also talented artists. It might see...
Friday, November 06, 2009

Camera Obscura: 'War, Inc." Rips Outsourced Warfare; Sundance Festival In Tennessee

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Creating a satire on your own culture is a doubled-bladed dagger. Satirists seldom become lionized or praised for their efforts as pointing ...
Thursday, November 05, 2009

The Dick Armey Model - Corruption for Cash

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Former congressional leaders who turn into lobbyists and organizers for "grassroots" organizations usually become lackluster seeke...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Compassion for Celebrity Tea Party Loss

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A quick politics check after yesterday's Mediocre Tuesday elections: Republicans elected two governors, Democrats elected two Congressm...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

The Myth of The Celebrity Tea Party Race In New York's 23rd District

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The Celebrity Tea Party wing of the GOP is trying hard to make one congressional race in New York mean something , anything and as always th...
Friday, October 30, 2009

Camera Obscura: Halloween Top Five; Monster Catfish; Hammer Films Is Back, Baby!

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The British film company Hammer Films, which gave us the timeless performances of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as well as a vast army o...
Thursday, October 29, 2009

A Halloween Meat Hand

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The folks at Not Martha have provided you with a step-by-step recipe to create a memorable Halloween menu item - the Meat Hand . As the blog...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Col. Sanders Dupes U.N. Into Playing Chicken

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A publicity stunt last Thursday by Kentucky Fried Chicken worked a little too well as a United Nations security guard allowed an actor dress...

My Feeble Computer Code Skills

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I noticed this weekend that for readers who use Internet Explorer, this page is not loading correctly and all the sidebar items -- the right...
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Monday, October 26, 2009

Just Going to See Grandma in Knoxville for the Holidays is Going to Be a Problem

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That's the quote from a Charlotte Observer story on a massive rock slide which is so big, it will take about 3 months or more to clear ...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Frightmare Manor - Can You Take The Challenge?

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UPDATE: Check out Frightmare Manor 2011 here. The way it's being going this year, I'd expect the Haunted House attractions for Hall...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

An All GOP Tennessee Government Fails To Serve Residents

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The state's government - according to an opinion piece by ACK at Post Politics - is poised for a complete Republican domination: "...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

The Psyience Detectives and The Mysterious Balloon Adventure

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The endless hours of television and internet coverage of young Falcon Heene who was not inside a big helium balloon flying over Colorado yes...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

A Machine's Warning From The Future: Don't Build It

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"For those of us who believe in physics,” Einstein once wrote to a friend, “this separation between past, present and future is only an...

Alexander, Corker Protect KBR, Ignore Rape

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It is very good news that the U.S. Senate voted to end forced arbitration of Defense contract employees who are raped by their co-workers. (...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

MTSU State Survey: Most Oppose Gun Law Changes; Unsure On Other Topics

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The annual survey among Tennesseans from MTSU reveals strong opposition to allowing guns in parks, eateries and especially bars -- but much ...
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Alexander, Corker Vote No On Punishing Rapists

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Tennessee Senators Alexander and Corker decided to vote against a proposal to allow victims of rape to have a day in court - along with 28 o...
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Thursday, October 08, 2009

Giants Mark 20th Anniversary of the Fall of Berlin Wall

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The Boston Globe has some amazing pictures of part of the ongoing celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall, part of a massive photo essay....

Glenn Beck Sees No Humor In Joke Website

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A website which parodies the witless and base tactics employed by radio and TV talker Glenn Beck does not seem amuse Beck, so he's tryin...
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