Tag Archives: Tennessee

Worst Persons in the World

Posted on April 6, 2013 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

If you are an adult and you tell a hungry kid they have to dump their lunch in the garbage because they’re 5 cents short — you’re a horrible person. Students at an Attleboro, Massachusetts, middle school went hungry this … Continue reading →
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Health Care Lottery

Posted on April 2, 2013 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Colbert clowns Tennessee’s governor for his decision not to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. It finally adds some suspense to that old, boring question “Will I see tomorrow?” Continue reading →
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Crisis Averted

Posted on March 26, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

Tennessee lawmakers were very, very concerned that they may have been infiltrated by the Muslims. More specifically, Muslims who want to wash their feet. Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some concerned Tennessee lawmakers that recent renovations … Continue reading →
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Tennessee GOP: Report Students Who Might Be Gay

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

A new provision added to Tennessee’s proposed “Don’t Say Gay” bill compels teachers to inform parents if they believe their child might be gay. The bill, SB 234, still bars Tennessee teachers from discussing any facet of “non-heterosexual” sexuality with … Continue reading →

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Not Political? Yeah. Right.

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 11:43 am by Bob Cesca

Tennessee joins the ranks of red states that are literally demanding a government takeover of healthcare by refusing to set up a state-based insurance exchange. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) announced Monday that Tennessee would not create a health insurance … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Legislates Against 'Gateway Sex'

Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:22 am by Bob Cesca

This would be hilarious if it wasn’t going to lead to more sexual oppression and unwanted pregnancies. The Tennessee Legislature on Friday sent a bill to Gov. Bill Haslam’s desk that, according to the Tennessean, would require sex-ed classes to … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Approves Cooties Bill

Posted on April 13, 2012 at 4:10 pm by JM Ashby

I didn’t think it was possible to make abstinence-only education even more useless, but apparently it is, as demonstrated by the Tennessee state legislature. Last week, the Senate passed SB 3310, a bill to update the state’s abstinence-based sex education … Continue reading →

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Wedding Day

Posted on April 4, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Taylor Jones In other news, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has announced that he will sign the bill which mandates that teachers intentionally muddy the views of their pupils regarding evolution and climate change with junk science. You know, … Continue reading →

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It’s Controversial

Posted on March 21, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Science is controversial, at least according to Tennessee Republicans. The Tennessee state legislature passed HB368 yesterday, a bill which mandates that public school teachers intentionally muddy the views of their pupils by teaching junk science alongside actual science. Because real … Continue reading →

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Scarlet Letters

Posted on March 19, 2012 at 2:45 pm by JM Ashby

Another day, another abortion bill. The Tennessee House will be considering a bill on Wednesday of this week that requires the names of doctors who perform abortions, and details about the women they treat, be posted online for everyone to … Continue reading →

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