Hey, I'm Kevin. Welcome to my personal weblog. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you'll stick around a while. I write about family, school, business, politics, sports and more. I'm 23 years old, and I write it like I see it.

How Barack Obama Got Elected

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This is great.  No, actually it’s sad.  But it definitely confirms that no matter how ignorant some people are, they still get to vote.  Yes, there are ignorant McCain supporters too, so don’t leave that as a comment.

Did You Miss Me on Tennessee Insider?

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If you missed last nights show, you can catch it or record it at 10:30 tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 10:30 on Comcast Chattanooga channel 5, or channel 45 for those of you who still use rabbit ears!
And as I said before, if you can’t catch it either, check back during the week to WTCI’s Tennessee [...]

Watch Me on Tennessee Insider Tonight

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I’ll be taping a show today at 2:00PM to be aired tonight at 8:30PM on Chattanooga cable channel 5.  It’s the local PBS affiliate - WTCI Chattanooga.  The show is Tennsee Insider, and focuses on current affairs - specifically politics.  The show is produced by Angela Lee and is moderated by Felicia McGhee-Hilt.  Each week [...]

Councilman Pees on Crowd

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This was too good to pass up!  I thought you all would love to see this.  Here’s the question to which you can respond below:  which of our local City Councilmen or County Commissioners would be most likely to be this guy?  Hopefully none!

Bridging the Racial Divide - or Not

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One would think that electing the first black man to the United States Presidency would be a giant step in bridging the racial divide in this great country of ours. And personally, I think it is a major step in that direction. And then we have this:
So I was working on my Accounting [...]

Bill Clinton Is a Smart Guy

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Although I disagree on many fundamental issues with President Clinton, I’ve always thought of him as a down to earth guy and a brilliant politician.  Today the Seattle Times is reporting of a conversation Clinton had with a reporter where he acknowledged Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s attractiveness to the average American.
Here’s a couple [...]

WeVote Endorsed by Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield

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WeVote has now presented at two local high schools - Howard High School and Signal Mountain High School.  Both presentations went extremely well, and we’re looking forward to speaking at Soddy Daisy, Hixson, Central, CSAS, Red Bank, Ooltewah and GPS in the next two weeks.  Here is a copy of the letter of endorsement from [...]

WeVote a Success at Howard High School

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As I wrote about last week over at Chattarati, WeVote has begun its mission to educate and engage young people in the voting process for the upcoming presidential elections.  We had our first presentation last Friday at Howard High School.
Myself along with Jonathan Mason, Melissa Hicks, Hodgen Mainda, and Tracy Windeknecht, spoke to a group [...]

NEWSFLASH: Democratic Congress May Adjourn Amid Financial Crisis

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In not so shocking news this morning, the do-nothing Democratic-led Congress has decided it may adjourn and just go home amid the financial turmoil on Wall Street.
Yesterday, Senate Majority leader, Harry Reid, said, “no one knows what to do.”
Great, let’s just call it a day and not worry about it.
The Democrats love to slam President [...]

Higher Business Taxes Hurt the Middle Class

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I still cannot find anybody to explain to me how raising taxes on businesses and imposing windfall profits taxes on oil companies will help the middle and lower classes.
I know the Barack Obama plan calls for a much larger beauracracy than we currently have, and that it must be funded somehow.  But the notion that [...]