Tom Humphrey: Capitol players earn awards for session’s shenanigan by Tom Humphrey, Knoxnews.com
Some legislative superlatives from the 2012 session of the 107th Tennessee General Assembly:
Holy Warrior Award: In a session where religion and politics very much intermingled, the leading crusader for Christian values – in the face of much competition – has to be Rep. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, who sponsored the “Vanderbilt bill” vetoed by the governor and made a speech on the need to stand up for Jesus and his followers in support of the measure.