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Downtown parking shakedown and other rants

Staff file photo / Parking ambassador Chris King makes a note on an expired meter on Market Street in 2012.
Staff file photo / Parking ambassador Chris King makes a note on an expired meter on Market Street in 2012. Staff file photo / Parking ambassador Chris King makes a note on an expired meter on Market Street in 2012.

Big downtown, big shakedown. Legally parked free near restaurant with pay parking. Attendant threatened $300 city ticket because bumper 6 in. over yellow curb. Call 911! Rivercity?

Harry Austin, rest in peace. So much that is good and right in the field of journalism stands upon your shoulders. God bless.

Mayor Kelly, pave the roads and honor your campaign pledge. If not, I hope you enjoy your retirement.

I don’t see how Chuck Fleischmann can stand without a spine. Reference the Epstein files.

Ron Hart can blast NYC mayoral winner Mandami, but he ignores opponent Cuomo giving a billion to Musk, ignoring public transportation needs and COVID in nursing homes plus sexual harassment charges.

Who made the decision to move the cannon next to the fireman downtown? Why?

Allison Schrager’s article “Owning a home may be stretch for the young” dismisses rent inflation. For 30 years mortgage payments stay the same.

All these Christmas ads in November. Have we officially decided to skip Thanksgiving?

Mayor Kelly, how ’bout sending the street sweeper up Ashland Terrace and down Hixson Pike?

So “Chuck the Duck” Fleischmann feels “punitive” about Dems. Whatcha gonna do, duck-quack and poop them to death? Useless.

Epstein files did not implicate Trump. Zero. Nothing. Democrats lose again.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be represented in Congress by someone who votes because his constituents want something not because Trump tells him how to vote?

Affordable housing on unused church land is good, Mayor Kelly, but what about livable housing for the homeless?

Where is the ranter shopping who claims prices are down 14%, mortgage rates down, etc., under Trump? Fabricating and lying are up, too.

Greene for President ’28. JD is in trouble.

Have a great Thanksgiving. Just don’t try to travel or feed your family. Only turkeys would believe all Americans will have a happy Thanksgiving.

Egg prices are down because there was a bird flu epidemic when Biden was in office. Trump has nothing to do with egg prices being down.

So lame duck Willie Lee finds school voucher money but can’t find any for SNAP food vouchers. How was that Asia trip, Willie? Worthless.

You do realize that more people are working now than ever before and that fewer people are on food stamps? It’s the correct direction. And healthy.

The “Transfer Portal” is the only way Boo Carter is going to get to play football. Alabama would be a good choice.

Rep. John Rose, frankly, I find it unfathomable that you signed a bill that you did not read first.

Tennessee drivers — on multiple lane highways, the right lanes are called the travel lanes, and the left lane is the passing lane. All you clueless left-lane sitters, move over and let the traffic through.

I’m a Republican, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to be caught cheating on my taxes. I’m counting on Uncle Donnie to pardon me. Am I wrong?

I wish we could “recall” politicians like we can cars for not working properly.

When international media companies splice video to create their purported side of a story and not the truth, they should be sued for false reporting.

“Quiet piggy”: It appears Donald Trump has much more respect for a murderous Saudi prince than an American journalist trying to do her job!

A 50-year mortgage is like a 64-degree lob wedge. I don’t want one and I don’t have one, but somebody does.

The film “Nuremberg” is a must-see.

When Trump cut off support of Marjorie Taylor Greene, he created his worst possible nightmare: a tough and pissed off political enemy!

Biden printed money we didn’t have, created 40-year high inflation, thus weakening your buying power. Takes a while to recover from that disaster. Patience.