http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bobcorker/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021072/posts The fallout from the Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal is going to be felt in many other federal agencies and programs, including Obamacare and immigration reform, Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker says. "This episode is going to have a big effect … There are multiple, multiple issues that have to be addressed,'' Corker told "The Steve Malzberg Show'' on Newsmax TV. "This is a wakeup call for all of those who see our large government and the way people can be coerced … For instance, as we move to immigration reform, just being aware … of judgments that take place within... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021072/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3016642/posts The United States will "shortly" begin arming Syrian rebels, looking to boost moderate factions over al Qaida-affiliated extremists whose rise would be a national security "nightmare," the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told CBS News on Tuesday. Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3016642/posts#comment Tue, 7 May 2013 14:49:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006927/posts The Republican plan to block debate on Senate Bill 649, which requires background checks on almost all gun purchases and transfers, failed spectacularly Thursday morning when sixteen Republican Senators joined almost all of the Democrats to vote in favor opening debate on the bill. Among those voting to defeat the filibuster were 9 Democrats with “A” ratings from the National Rifle Association, and 12 A-rated Republicans (out of 16 Republican “ayes”). Two Democrats, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK), joined the majority of Republican Senators who tried to prevent debate, much less a vote, on the bill.... Mediaite.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006927/posts#comment Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006206/posts Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Gov. Haslam partying at the White House. -The unemployment rate in TN is 7.8%, higher than the national average. -Median household income in TN is $40k, $10k below the national average and down 2.5% over the last 12 months, down 8% on 3 years ago. -While natural gas gets cheaper the Tennessee Valley Authority have increased rates in 2012 and plan to do so again this year. Sen. Bob Corker who voted to bailout Wall Street in 2008 parties while contributing to the decline and ruin of the state of Tennessee. FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006206/posts#comment Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:42:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977775/posts We’ve spent plenty of time covering the litany of complaints being raised against Chuck Hagel’s nomination for SecDef based on various policy positions he’s taken or past comments he’s made. But now a different and less discussed – though already well known – aspect of his past is bubbling back to the surface. During the round of Sunday morning shows, Senator Bob Corker weighed in, asking whether Hagel has the proper temperament for an upper level management position. Raising concerns about former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary, Sen. Bob Corker said Sunday the former Nebraska senator’s temperament should... Hot Air.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977775/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:30:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2973745/posts If you watched Obama’s comments this afternoon you would not be remiss to think it was actually a campaign event. Obama came out, flanked by ‘middle class Americans’ or what Twitchy aptly referred to as a “human rainbow,” and played the blame game all while reminding Americans Republicans that he won the election. Oh, and the “middle class taxpayers” repeatedly applauding when Obama took shots at Congress for its inaction thus far really helped set the pep rally vibe, too. GOP lawmakers weren’t thrilled with the comments, either: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said President Obama likely lost votes for the... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2973745/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:33:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2973387/posts Leading Democrats are putting together fallback proposals if Washington fails to reach a deal on the “fiscal cliff” that would allow the party to cast itself as seeking to cut taxes. “Of course, I’ve got a backup plan in the event that we don’t succeed here,” Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Friday. “I’m sure the White House has one too.” Tax rates are set to expire on most households in January if Congress does not act to extend some of the rates, something some Democrats have long seen as giving their party an advantage.... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2973387/posts#comment Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:09:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967254/posts Bob Corker says he — and probably many other GOP senators — would consider raising the top tax rate paid by the wealthiest Americans if it meant reforming big entitlement programs such as Medicare. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967254/posts#comment Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:41:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967263/posts For the first time in more than three weeks, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met face-to-face today at the White House to talk about avoiding the fiscal cliff. … The White House afternoon talks, conducted without cameras or any announcement until they were over, came as some Republicans were showing more flexibility about approving higher tax rates for the wealthy, one of the president’s demands to keep the country from the so-called fiscal cliff—a mixture of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that many economists say would send the country back into recession. “Let’s face it. He does... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967263/posts#comment Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:31:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2915586/posts Tenn. Democrat Party urges voters to vote against their own nominee - works for pro-life group NASHVILLE, August 7, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Democratic Party of Tennessee is taking the unusual step of urging citizens to vote against its own nominee for U.S. Senate, because he works for a pro-life organization it deems a “hate group.” Mark Clayton won the party’s primary by a two-to-one margin over his next closest competitor, Gary Gene Davis. Former NBC Empty Nest star Park Overall came in third. Clayton has long been active with Public Advocate, a national pro-life, pro-family organization. “Mark Clayton is... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2915586/posts#comment Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914684/posts The Tennessee Democratic Party is refusing to support the US Senate candidate chosen by the Democrats of their state: a man by the name of Mark Clayton, who openly espouses libertarian/conservative positions.  They say he belongs to a "hate group" -- Public Advocates.  All I know of the group is what its page says; check it out and decide for yourself. In any case, it strikes me that the Democrats should be embarrassed.  Does an opponent of gay rights (even a seemingly outspoken one) and a self-described conservative/libertarian attract more antipathy from them than their other recent colorful Senate contenders --... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914684/posts#comment Sat, 4 Aug 2012 23:02:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914682/posts Here's the link. The Tennessean http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914682/posts#comment Sat, 4 Aug 2012 22:56:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914271/posts Final unofficial returns from the state Division of Elections this morning indicate that seven incumbent Republicans and five incumbent Democrats lost bids for re-election in Thursday's primaries. Latest additions to the incumbent loser list are Rep. Jim Cobb, R-Spring City, defeated by insurance agent Ron Travis 4.357 votes to 4,252 , according to the final unofficial returns; and Rep. Mary Pruitt, D-Nashville, defeated by Harold Love Jr. by about 40 votes. Other defeated incumbent Republican legislators were House Republican Caucus Chairman Debra Maggart of Hendersonville, House Education Committee Chairman Richard Montgomery of Sevierville; and Reps. Dale Ford of Jonesborough, Julia... Knoxville News Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914271/posts#comment Fri, 3 Aug 2012 18:25:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2911031/posts State Sen. Doug Overbey, a Maryville lawyer, has pocketed a passel of endorsements in the 2nd District Republican primary. Newspapers, the National Federation of Independent Business and the Tennessee Education Association endorsed Overbey, along with Republican heavyweights Gov. Bill Haslam and, a bit surprisingly, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a tea party favorite. Given his opponent, Overbey needs all the help he can get. Scott Hughes, chief financial officer for a Knoxville church and former pro-life executive, is challenging Overbey at every turn, in every way. Though Overbey maintains an enormous financial advantage, Hughes has loquaciously roughed up Overbey in debates. Knoxville News Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2911031/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:29:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2907557/posts A local group wants Nashville to focus on marketing to the gay and lesbian communities. Businesses like Tribe say marketing Nashville to the LGBT community could bring a lot of money into the city. Joey Amato of Outreach Public Relations said he got the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau to help him with a press release promoting Nashville as a gay destination. According to Community Marketing, Inc., the LGBT community spends $65 million a year on tourism. Joey Amato says if he can help Nashville get a portion of that, it would be great for the city. "I fell in... FOX17 (Nashville) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2907557/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:57:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2897211/posts A self-described homophobic Christian posed as a gay man for an entire year, even “coming out” to family and friends in the process, all to reform his beliefs. “[I wanted] to see if there was any justification in the fear I had,” Timothy Kurek, of Nashville, told MSNBC. Kurek, 26, who says his religious upbringing taught him that homosexuality was a sin, launched the experiment in January 2009 after a close female friend broke down in tears and admitted she was gay. “She had just come out to her family and been brutally disowned,” Kurek said. “She had been excommunicated... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2897211/posts#comment Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:09:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914276/posts Gannett Newspaper - Link Only: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120803/NEWS02/308030124/Senate-nominee-Mark-Clayton-disavowed-by-Tennessee-Democratic-Party-?odyssey=nav|head Nashville Tennessean http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914276/posts#comment Fri, 3 Aug 2012 18:38:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914384/posts NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Democratic Party is disavowing the winner of the party's nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Bob Corker in November, saying the little-known candidate belongs to an anti-gay hate group. The winner of the seven-candidate Democratic primary, 35-year-old Mark Clayton, reported raising no money and campaigned little but received more than 48,000 votes. . . . AP via FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2914384/posts#comment Fri, 3 Aug 2012 23:43:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2884213/posts WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican who serves on the Senate Banking Committee, has called for a hearing on the $2-billion trading loss by JPMorgan Chase & Co., saying that "policies are going to be derived out of what’s happened." Corker, who was a key participant in the debate over the 2010 financial reform law, said it was important for policymakers to get the facts about the situation and whether pending regulations would have prevented it. Times Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2884213/posts#comment Wed, 16 May 2012 01:51:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2687926/posts Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is the lead player in a legislative effort, already endorsed by a handful of other senators, that would spend $60 million to develop a program that would charge consumers for the costs of installing drunk-driving interlock devices in vehicles. The proposal, S.510, was introduced this week in the U.S. Senate by Udall, who was joined by Sens. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Al Franken, D-Minn., Amy Klobuchar D-Minn., West John D. Rockefeller, D-W.Va., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. The legislation actually doesn't call for the technology to be installed in... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2687926/posts#comment Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:53:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2674760/posts If Tea Partiers decide to make Bob Corker a target next year he's vulnerable to it. 43% of Republican primary voters in the state say they'd prefer to nominate a more conservative alternative to Corker next year, compared to just 38% who say they'd rather put Corker forth again. It's not that Republican voters are particularly negative toward Corker. He has a a 60/19 approval spread with them and 55% think he's ideologically 'about right' compared to just 23% who think he's 'too liberal.' But a plurality of them would like to replace him with someone further to the right... Public Policy Polling http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2674760/posts#comment Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:16:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2648998/posts (RTTNews) - A prominent Tea Party group sent a message to members on Monday identifying five current Republican Senators that they intend to target in 2012. Tea Party Nation named Sens. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, Scott Brown, R-Mass., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., as Republicans that need to be sent into retirement, accusing them of being Republicans In Name Only, or RINOs. The message cited Lugar's vote against a ban on earmarks as well as a his votes in favor of the DREAM Act and the START Treaty. Hatch was also criticized for being a "pork... Tea Party Nation via rttnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2648998/posts#comment Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:05:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2647002/posts But the modernization isn't likely to be carried out in anything like a rational, cost-effective way..... It will likely include more than $6 billion dollars for a uranium processing facility, to be built at the Y-12 weapons compound in Oak Ridge, Tennessee..... Indeed, the states' two GOP senators, Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander, both said that money for modernization -- and therefore, in all likelihood, pork for their district -- was a key condition of their support. Yahoo Newa http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2647002/posts#comment Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:09:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2645158/posts On Sunday night, after a weekend of wrangling, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) filed for cloture on the New START treaty, setting up a crucial Tuesday vote on whether to end debate. A final vote could come on Thursday. As Josh Rogin observes, keep an eye on Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) as the clock ticks... NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2645158/posts#comment Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:56:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2549745/posts President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress should swear off any major action during a lame-duck Congress, a Republican senator said Friday. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said if Democrats want to add stability to the economy, they should pledge not to move legislation that might not otherwise pass during the congressional session following Election Day. "I think one of the great things the administration can do to cause people to settle down is to say, absolutely, that they would oppose any great activity in a lame-duck session," Corker said during an appearance on CNBC. Republicans have expressed worry that... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2549745/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:42:47 GMT