Blog Title: Newscoma

Rural Media, Politics and Bigfoot. A little bit of everything.

MSM Coverage Of The Democratic Convention

I had to abandon MSNBC and CNN during the convention speeches last night. I’m one of those crazy chicks that wants to see what is actually being said in the speeches, not the pundits talking about their impressions of what is being said. I have turned my channel over to C-Span and DNC08 when it’s gotten read more..

An Air Of Unity

The last two nights in Denver have been exhilarating for a couple of reasons. There was an air of unity. We saw history made, things that future generations will study for years to come. We saw raw excitement over the process of government. Hillary Clinton proved herself a master statesman, Bill Clinton put his seal read more..

Clinton Nominates Obama By Acclamation Vote

I’ll write about this historical meeting a bit later, but it was truly an amazing moment to watch. Sen. Hillary Clinton asked to cut the roll call short saying, “With eyes firmly fixed on the future, and in the spirit of unity with the goal of victory, with faith in our party and our country, let’s read more..

Homer At 40

I don’t know if I told you, but Homer turned 40 in May. She’s doing quite well with it although when she referred to having “nose” problems calling it a bat in the cave the other day, I can say we didn’t feel much like we were in our 40s. We snorted water out of our read more..

Rural Voting Key In Presidential Race

I have been preaching this for months. From the Dallas Morning News: And rural voters have been key ? in helping former President Bill Clinton offset slippage in the suburbs and President Bush make up for declining urban support. Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder, who made history as the nation?s first elected black governor, said read more..

Newspaper Gaffe

And this is the stuff that gets you in trouble. I have to say though, I have laughed bout it since I first saw it a few weeks ago. The obvious line is “Damn, that must have hurt.”

Sage Advice From Sam

I’m posting all of this because it’s that good. It’s important to know more than just the color of Hillary Clinton’s suit last night and how Joe Biden rolled up his sleeves. While our collective national attention will be focused on conventions, debates and an election between now and November, we can’t forget Tip O’Neill’s reflection read more..

Horrifying But Real Story Out Of Knoxville

The government is beginning to make me wonder if all those years my grandfather hid money in old jackets that were in the back of the closet wasn’t a bad idea. This is terrifying. Today the IRS chose to empty one of my bank accounts. Any funds I put in that account go straight to Uncle Sam. read more..

Chris Davis In Denver

The Pesky One is on the streets of Denver showing what’s happening on the ground during the Democratic Convention. Amazing.

Tell Kids They Can

You can learn a lot in convenience stores if you listen. Yes, I’m a notorious eavesdropper who likes to hear what folks have to say. A couple of days ago, I heard a woman talking to a cashier who she probably knew (it’s Hoots) and they were talking about the woman’s husband telling their child some read more..

Blogher Nashville

I want to go to Blogher. I don’t know if I will be able to, but I want to. My pal, Ivy, is speaking there. She announced it last night on Twitter. Feeling a bit land-locked in Hoots today, forgive me. That is all.

Road Trip Across Tennessee

Memphis’ own Theo Geo, who is one of my favorite bloggers, is traveling the state of Tennessee. Her travels are here and you can see her photos, which are always wonderful and filled with such subtle context here. Beauty beneath the surface and in the details. If I were you, I’d get over there quickly. read more..

Water Rains Down

Occasionally, I get a picture right. I found this picture this morning and thought it came out better than I initially thought.

C-Span Sends Emails On Linkage

I woke up this morning with an email in my box that was from C-Span. It was saying they were including my post about Hillary Clinton’s speech last night. It was surprising but what was even better is that they contacted me to let me know it was being used. I realized they took a few minutes read more..

Nun Pageant Cancelled

Well, I guess it was inevitable. Bertrille would have won it anyway, even 40 years later.

AMC Is Screwing Up Over Mad Men Twitters

Dear AMC, When you are getting free social networking for your show Mad Men (which I love incidentally) through fan Twitter sites, why in the hell would you raise hell about it. Whitney with the scoop: Once AMC found out about the accounts, they asked Twitter to remove them. As of today, poor Peggy is “being investigated due read more..

The Zombie Chopper

Combining the 60?s-70?s love of zombies with the 60?s-70?s love of sleazy biker movies is the graphic novel Chopper Zombie.  The bike, inspired by the graphic novel, is the work of Russell Mitchell and Exile Choppers, and it is a thing of gory beauty.  Who couldn?t love hopping on a bike decorated with decaying human read more..

Hillary Clinton Promoted Unity

I’ve been twittering with some of the Twitter posse about Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight. It was well-orchestrated, impassioned and she appeared extremely gracious and hit several political points that needed addressing. There are several things she said I liked. “My mother was born before women had the right to vote. My daughter was able to vote for read more..

Not An Online Fad

I’m fixing (Southernism) to watch Hillary Clinton but I found this and I wanted to share it because … well … it’s important. In a very short time, social networking has been redefined beyond its initial scope of just being a way to keep in touch with family and friends. For one thing, legitimate news organizations read more..

Pre-Incan Female Wari Mummy Found In Peru

This is coool! LIMA (Reuters) - Archeologists working at Peru’s Huaca Pucllana ruins pulled a mummy from a tomb on Tuesday, thought to be from the ancient Wari culture that flourished before the Incas. Besides the female mummy, the tomb contained the remains of two other adults and a child. It is the first intact Wari burial read more..