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We can no longer tolerate the hollow words and half-hearted apologies of Senator Diane Black and her staffer. The racist and dehumanizing email that went out to the "wrong list" wasn't just a dumb joke, it was the tip of the iceberg. The Tennessee GOP & Diane Black want nothing less then to strip voting rights from… Continue

The Sumner County Democratic party asks for the immediate resignation of Senator Diane Black’s Executive Assistant, Sherry Goforth, who recently admitted to sending a racist email from her state-provided email account to the “wrong list of recipients” in violation of state conduct policies.

In addition, we require full accountability from Senator Diane Black, our elected official, for the following questions:

Since her assistant’s half-hearted apology for this outrageous act was to claim to ha… Continue

If you've been thinking about health care reform lately, or answering questions from friends and family, you may have come to a point of being "stuck." We certianly know what isn't working, we may even have some good ideas gleaned from a movie, tv, or other media report, but it's hard to formulate just what a renewed and efficient health care system in America will look like.

This article by Ted Kennedy is a terrific snap shot of the way health care will work:… Continue

****SPECIAL NOTICE**** We will be organizing a response to the Tea Partiers message of fear and anger!

This Thurs the Tea partiers are at it again. They plan a "march" to tell our Democratic US Congressman Bart Gordon "NO" to better healthcare, "NO" to clean, secure energy, "NO" to better jobs for Americans who need work, "NO" to repairing our ailing economy... That's NOT the message we believe in and we cannot let District 6 Congressman Bart Gordon think they are the only organized group in hi… Continue

A Tennessee conversation with everyday folks who have health insurance. Good for the office break room, the waiting room, the random political rally...

We spend good money for our health, don't we? We're worth it. Our kids are worth it.

Do you know anyone whose health care has gotten better or cheaper over the last 5 years? The last 10 years?
Do you know someone who has been denied a procedure because it was too expensive? Someone who has gotten in trouble just trying to pay bills?
And what ha… Continue