What if a God of War movie was made by Wes Anderson?

To Mr. Haslam,

I’m a very concerned Tennessean. I’ve been annoyed by the ridiculous campaign ads that have saturated the airwaves of late. In fact, most of your fellow Republicans have come across as close minded.

What I’ve liked about your campaign is the simple message of fiscal responsibility that has been communicated. However, that doesn’t mean I’m opposed to the much needed healthcare reform. I firmly believe health care is a right, not a privilege.

Also, I believe in immigration reform. The rhetoric coming out of the other Republican camps seems to be in line with the racist law that is in Arizona. Your opponents have already expressed their view, including Mr. McWherter. I expected more out of him.

I want to vote for you. You seem like a pragmatist. That’s what we need now. I’ve had enough of the bluster. How do you feel on these topics? Can you convince me to give you my vote?

Very Respectfully,

Jonathan Sanders

UPDATE (7-30-10): I’ve not heard back from Mayor Haslam. I guess we’ll see who gets my vote. I don’t think I’ve got any great options.

I know. As if they all aren’t. In my 33 years, however, I don’t think I’ve ever seen more vicious and inflammatory rhetoric. Here in Tennessee, you’re seeing heated battles for Governor and U.S. Representative.

I’m sure most Tennesseans have seen the campaign ads from the likes of George Flinn, Diane Black, Zach Wamp and Ron Ramsey. Anyone who has read this space before, knows how I feel about Ramsey. The candidates have been disappointing with the almost cartoon-like tone of their campaigns.

In my mind, all this does is divide the people. Not one of them has said how they would like to bring us together. To me, this is the problem with politics. These politicians work at stoking the flames of fear without giving any concrete plans for how to solve the state’s and the nation’s problems. My vote will go to those who demonstrate true leadership. I don’t want the loudest voice. I just want the fairest one.

Here’s a great interview with Brandon Flowers regarding his upcoming solo debut.

I hope everyone likes the new look. I’m going deeper into WordPress by designing my own theme. Expect to see more changes as I go along.

On to the video. I found this performance of All The Pretty Faces on YouTube. Enjoy!

Many of you have seen the numerous personalized Old Spice man commercials on YouTube. This one is my favorite.

Brandon Flowers is putting out a solo album while The Killers are on hiatus. Here’s the first video from his debut solo album. It stars Charlize Theron.