George Korda

In his communications career George Korda has been a military journalist in Europe, a newspaper reporter in Florida, and a Tennessee campaign press secretary, public relations practitioner and spokesman for city and state governments. These roles have enabled him to see and work in the media and in politics from all vantage points.

• George Korda: Roe v. Obamacare Published 7/30/2012 at 11:06 a.m. 56 comments

  Likening the Supreme Court Obamacare ruling to unleashing on taxpayers the equivalent of predatory lending, over the telephone U.S. Rep. Phil Roe sounds frustrated, but only because that’s how he feels. Frustrated and worried.

• George Korda: City County Building parking “security” update, mayoral subpoenas, and commissioner prayers Published 7/9/2012 at 9:36 a.m. 4 comments

  My last column focused on the City County Building parking garage in downtown Knoxville, cut off for nearly a decade from public use for the “security” and benefit of government employees.

• George Korda: Dear Public Building Authority: please answer these questions Published 6/25/2012 at 10:00 a.m. 26 comments

  For “security” purposes, the City-County Building parking garage has been closed to the taxpaying public for a period approaching a decade.

• George Korda: TSA attention, school budget effort comes up short, and the bigger issue beyond Obama saying the private sector is 'doing fine' Published 6/11/2012 at 11:44 a.m. 10 comments

  Several weeks ago I wrote a column comparing going through Transportation Security Agency airport screening to elements of U.S. Army basic training.

• George Korda: Education funding and the meatiness of message Published 5/22/2012 at 3:35 p.m. 14 comments

  Much of the taxpaying public has, over time, been inoculated against a blanket call for more money for schools. That’s a problem for the present effort to pump $35 million new dollars annually into the Knox County school system.

• George Korda: TSA, airplane security and the U.S. Army Published 5/7/2012 at 8:24 a.m. 28 comments

  The Transportation Security Administration has improved security at Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson airport – and other airports around the country - which means getting on an airplane is slower and more inconvenient than ever.

• George Korda: Budget? We don’t need no budget. I don’t have to show you any stinking budget! Updated 4/23/2012 at 11:30 a.m. 19 comments

  The headline isn’t a direct quote from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. It paraphrases a quote about “badges” made by a Mexican bandit character in the 1948 film classic, “Treasure of the Sierra Madre”. Nevertheless, it’s really not ...

• George Korda: Loudon County, atheist groups and religion in the public square Published 4/5/2012 at 6:32 a.m. 41 comments

  Loudon County has become a target for anti-religion groups that seem to believe that God and expressions of religion have no place in government. At all. Period.

• George Korda: Selective outrage is wrong, right? Published 3/19/2012 at 2:48 p.m. 15 comments

  It’s wrong when you do it, but it’s OK when I do it. Welcome to the world of political discourse. This was demonstrated after State Sen. Stacey Campfield ignited a firestorm over remarks he made on a radio show about ...

• George Korda: How are we going to define 'bullying?' Published 2/27/2012 at 7:19 a.m. 54 comments

  What constitutes “bullying?” That question is generating increasingly intense discussions in newsrooms, living rooms and school rooms. Unfortunately, with respect to schools, anti-bullying sentiments are showing the hallmarks of leading us down a path we should not go in terms ...

• George Korda: Stacey Campfield, restaurant seating and the principle of the thing Published 2/6/2012 at 11:18 a.m. 163 comments

  If restaurants are going to deny service to elected officials because of things they say, the “no dogs or politicians allowed” signs will be going up in eateries across the land.

• George Korda: Reopen the City County Building parking garage Published 1/19/2012 at 10:15 a.m. 10 comments

  The City County Building parking garage should be reopened for public use.

• George Korda: Stacey Campfield and the politics of winning even if he loses Published 1/2/2012 at 12:14 p.m. 33 comments

  State Sen. Stacey Campfield knows how to draw a crowd. The Knox County senator probably collects more publicity than any legislator except the General Assembly’s top leadership. His legislative initiatives drive some people (particularly left-wing Tennesseans) to Maalox overdoses for ...

• George Korda: A suggestion for Knoxville’s new mayor of what not to think Published 12/15/2011 at 10:44 a.m. 29 comments

  Madeline Rogero, Knoxville’s new mayor, has a potential problem faced by many other newly elected officeholders. There is a danger that people in such positions will think they’re as popular as they think they are.

• George Korda: The flop that plays us all for fools Published 11/28/2011 at 5:09 a.m. 30 comments

  The complete flop that was the congressional deficit-cutting super committee wasn’t a surprise. The way the U.S. Congress is dealing with America’s hideous debt situation is a fake, a farce, a sham and a shame. We’re all being played for ...

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