Dems smiling on July 4, data centers, Incline conductor and more Rants

July 4 activities were spectacular. I actually saw a Democrat smile. Happened too fast to photograph, but I swear, I saw it.

Where are all the bikes meant for the bike lane on the dumpster fire that is now Frazier Avenue?

TVA, Erlanger Hospital and the Riverwalk are all socialism.

I hope people pray more for their country, themselves and their leaders than for their sports. The latter don’t really matter.

Without data centers, all internet-based apps, like Facebook, Bluesky, X, the TFP, email, etc., could not exist. How would Democrats/the GOP then organize their followers?

Plan Hamilton passes by a 6-5 vote! Amazing considering their constituents would have voted 11-0 against! Time to vote some of these commissioners OUT!

The crosswalk light in Hixson at Meadow Lane and Highway 153 (the mall) is inoperable. Very dangerous for pedestrians!

CARTA should have thrown the passenger off the Incline Railway that did not like the USA on the Fourth of July, and given the conductor a raise.

CARTA, no right-wing jerks without a sense of human decency or appreciation of tourism and hospitality for our Incline Railway.

Incline decline. Hey CARTA, don’t fire the Incline operator who insulted passengers. Promote him to vice president of booting and towing.

Weston — were the school district and bus driver compensated for the use of public assets in your political ad? They should have been.

TFP copy editors — please learn the difference between “diffuse” and “defuse.” You defuse a situation, not diffuse it.

Thank you to Bennett for the cartoon on Sunday, June 5. Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court deserve to be honored.

Why do Chuck and Marsha, supposed “public servants,” meet exclusively with Republican supporters in private? If only representing 60% of people, can we get a 40% pay reduction?

Cake’s local piece (6/21) was good. Ranter’s right, Hart’s much better. Hart’s edicts are gospel. But why not both? We can have our Cake, and edicts too!

Ranter wanting Erick Erickson opinions moved to the smart side of the paper is a “no go.” Also, confusing Schumer with a liberal is disqualifying in itself.

Their city clerk candidate has three bankruptcies. Their county mayor candidate is behind on his RV payments. Yeah, let’s put Dems in charge.

Soddy-Daisy’s Gene-o Shipley deserves your vote because he has lived here all of his life and gives 100% plus some to representing our district.

If you want to finish ruining Tennessee, vote for Rose.

Memorial Hospital has a new name: Money Hospital, because since CommonSpirit took over, that’s all they seem to care about.

Memorial gets sold to venture capitalists. Lay off local staff and outsource to India, because India will have higher profit, er, I mean, quality of care.

The “CommonSpirit” seems to be profit over people and care.

Marsha Blackburn, why conjure up Chinese hate instead of bragging about what you’ve done for Tennessee in the last 34 years? Nothing to talk about?

I remember a time when socialist sympathizers were arrested; nowadays they are added to Democratic ballots for elections.

Isn’t the state’s takeover of the CHA airport a case of Republicans cannibalizing Republicans? Vultures eating their young? God bless America!

The U.S. team’s World Cup performance is easily explained by answering one question about American culture: What type of football does Taylor Swift’s husband play?

FIFA soccer, the whole world comes together and has fun. Then Mr. Buttinski has to ruin everything. Now how can the U.S. play sports if the world will think it’s fixed?

Graham Platner. Democrats don’t care who they run as long as they can get power back.