Blount County Democrats

Nashville Tea Party convention falling apart! 
Two of the convention’s scheduled speakers, Republican Congresswomen Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, have bailed out of the Feb. 4-6 event. Both claimed the House Ethics Committee advised them against attending the convention, organized by the for-profit entity Tea Party Nation.
Most Tea Party activists claim they [...]

NASHVILLE – U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s last-minute refusal to attend the upcoming Tea Party convention underscores her chameleon-like political persona and should be a wake-up call for those who think the congresswoman is a fiscal conservative.
 ”The congresswoman officially threw the Tea Party under the bus this morning when she announced she would not be attending [...]

At the last meeting, the Blount Democrats Executive Committee approved the location change of the January 14, 2010 EC meeting from the library to the MLK Celebration Community Forum at the Maryville College Alumni Gym, at 7PM.
Visit the MLK Celebration Community Forum facebook site and register your attendance in support of this event.
The program wil be Latino Civil [...]

In a very short amount of time, Democratic Congrerssional veterans John Tanner and Bart Gordon have announced they’re done.
There’s undoubtedly some truth to that. But the real reason? It’s called reapportionment, and it is just about ready to bite the Tennessee Democratic Party in a big way. The whole thing dates to a little old [...]

The Jobs and Economic Growth Forum is taking place at the @WhiteHouse today. Watch the events streamed live:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/