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I do believe that the Governor's Mansion renevations are being done with private donations including a large one from the Bredesens.
Posted by: info | September 18, 2006 01:48 PM
Yes, I see that bias. Once again, The Tennessean fails to inform. In the comparison accompanying today's story by Bonna de la Cruz, we are told what the Corker campaign has said about Ford's position(s) on amnesty for illegal aliens, as if Ford is supporting amnesty (a bad thing as the Corker team is casting it) or is at best inconsistent on the issue. But the reporter does NOT tell us that Corker himself is advocating amnesty, a "backdoor" amnesty.
The Tennessean's bias toward Ford has been apparent in other "news" stories.
Posted by: Donna Locke | September 18, 2006 02:27 PM
Should have added that the comparison is written to lead the reader to think there is no basis for Corker's charge that Ford supports an amnesty.
Posted by: Donna Locke | September 18, 2006 02:38 PM
8.5 million for a renovation? You could tear it down and rebuild it for that kind of money. I don't even want to think about a "residential kitchen" that costs a 1/3 of a million. It might be primarily private money but it sure makes me wonder who the contractors and other recipients of the funds will be.
Posted by: Anon. | September 19, 2006 09:50 AM
Daily Dose for September 18, 2006
Daily Dose
Senate Race Update -- The Tennessean profiles all the negatives air between Harold Ford, Jr. and Bob Corker, with the conclusion that all the negativity seems to indicate the race is a toss-up. The Chattanooga Times Free Press explores the candidates outreach to young voters, including Harold Ford, Jr's hip rally at Mercy Lounge. The Commercial Appeal reexamines the Corker easement controversy and concludes that the land sale predates Corker's term as Mayor of Chattanooga.
That's One Expensive Kitchen -- Andrea Conte, the State's first lady, has a plan to redevelop the kitchen in the State's Executive Mansion. The pricetag comes to $350,000. The added cost of the kitchen remodeling brings the total state funding price tag for renovations to the Governor’s Mansion to $8.15 million.
The Heart of the Matter -- Georgiana Vines looks at the WBIR series this political season criticizing the 'truthiness' of political ads. The WBIR series can be found online here.
Does anyone else get a sense of bias from the Tennessean article on the political ads? They mention the 911 calls ad briefly at the beginning but do not allow Corker's campaign to refute the ad like they did with Ford.
Posted by: Anon. | September 18, 2006 01:26 PM