rough and tumble

John McCain has hired the man who helped engineer the unraveling of his 2000 campaign to help prepare Sarah Palin for the rough and tumble of national politics:

Tommy: No more shines, Billy.
Billy: What?
Tommy: I said, no more shines. Maybe you didn’t hear about it, you’ve been away a long time. They didn’t go up there and tell you. I don’t shine shoes anymore.

The Tennessee Center For Policy Research’s “GQ” Drew Johnson, no doubt seeking to prove he’s more than just a mere disseminator of “gotcha” press releases,

This post is the result of my observations over the last month.

In partial protest of ACK’s being dumped by WKRN, I demurred from posting politics over the weekend. Okay, it was all because of the ACC Tournament, that’s why.

Michael Silence shares some sad news:

Ron McMahan, the former press secretary to Sen. Howard Baker and former publisher of the Knoxville Journal, died early this morning. He was a living example of rough and tumble journalism and a good friend. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Wanda and the rest of his family and friends.

Poetry News:

1. — NZ’s ‘best-loved’ poet dies [and more at your tributes] —
2. — It’s a great time to be a poetry reader —