Davis releases ad, stresses values

Just got this one in from the Kristi Davis camp. She's running against Billy Stokes and Ray Jenkins in the May 6 Republican primary for the Circuit Court Judge (Div. I) seat. No Democrats qualified, so it's winner take all next month.

Here's what her camp had to say (video below):

Kristi Davis released her first campaign advertisement today, focusing on her life-long connection to Knox County and the values she would bring to the bench.

“I am very excited to be able to get my message out to the voters of Knox County. My campaign has tremendous momentum, and being able to speak directly to the voters will keep the campaign moving forward,” said Davis.

Check out her website right smack here.

Early voting began on April 16 and runs through May 1.

Early voting today through May 1

How about a little something to get the blood flowing this morning, the first day of early voting, which runs through May 1. Click right smack here for a list of early voting locations. Get out there and write my name in the ballot. Heh.

Don't tase me! Contract approved

Mostly this blog entry is an excuse to run the video at the bottom, cause I think it's funny and I don't care if you don't think it's not funny. I just don't.

Soooo, the background:

The Knox County Commission unanimously approved a resolution that lets the Sheriff's Office purchase 285 electroshock devices from Taser International for almost $300,000.

The Tasers are good for five years and by buying them now, the county saved $15,000 to $20,000, said finance officials. Regardless, though, the department needed the updated tools, since the warranties on the ones deputies currently carry are about to expire.

“Taser (International) is getting ready to phase out the old tasers and right now they are the king of the mountain, they are the sole source, so it's not like we have a choice,” said Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones. “Once they phase them out, they won't honor any type of repairs on them.”

Jones said the devises have allowed his officers to use “less than lethal force when when there were times they could have used lethal force.”

County Finance Director Chris Calwell said the county will use $110,000 from surplus revenues received in the recently closed fiscal year's budget to cover part of the costs. The rest will come from a $500,000 earmark set aside in case of a major fuel price increase.

“I don't think we'll have to dip into that because the price of fuel has gone down but we'll continue to monitor the situation,” Caldwell said.

Now, all this got me to thinking about that goofball down in Florida awhile back. You know, the “Don't tase me,” guy. Click right smack here if you have no clue what I'm talking about. Anyhoo, I youtubed the thing and found this video.

Funny stuff.

Hey, Diane Sawyer: Have another one

Update: Had to change the video. ABC started crying about copyright infringement or something.

According to ABC's Diane Sawyer, Tuesday night's winner was . . . Sutter Home. Heh. Geez, I figured Karl Rove would have been the one to go get drunk, particularly after his little meltdown with his former buds at unfair and biased Fox News, but seriously, lady, carry your a$$ home.

Anyhoo, check out the vid, particularly the parts when she's talking to George Stephanopoulos and Barbara Walters. True entertainment at the expense of others.

Now, I'd be remiss if I didn't note that apparently some hippie New York Times reporter is claiming that she gets this way when she's tired. Yeah. B.S.

Don't we all know a former judge who used that excuse?

Well, at least she wasn't butt chugging.

I, mean, I don't think she was.

Call collected: I voted for Alice

Not sure whatever happened to the "Third Party, the Wild Party,"  but Alice Cooper is still rocking. I think. Check out this awesome video in honor of Election Day. Cooper does the whole Mike Donila thing with his arms raised in the sky. (No, I invented it. Not Cooper, not Nixon. Me. Check out the picture to the right of the blog, baby. Yup.)

Anyhoo, you can find the lyrics right smack here. And in the meantime, enjoy, dream and pretend your vote actually counts when you don't live in a swing state. Cheers.