Talk:Bob Corker

message: Hey-
I think there should be mention in the Senate Race section about the "Call Me" ad which the RNC ran against Harold Ford, Jr. and which Corker opposed.  Someone might consider copying a section from the Harold Ford Jr. wiki page which reads as follows:
"In October 2006, as polls indicated that Ford maintained a slight lead in the Senate race,[20] the Republican Party ran a television advertisement[21] where a white woman, played by Johanna Goldsmith, talks about meeting Ford, who was unmarried at the time, at "the Playboy party."[22] The ad was denounced by many people, including former Republican Senator and Secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton, William Cohen, who called it “a very serious appeal to a racist sentiment.” Corker himself asked the Republican leadership to pull the ad, which it refused to do. Corker subsequently pulled ahead in the polls.[23]"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thrubeingkhool (talk • contribs) 17:01, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opposition to "Call Me" Ad 

message: Although it's a nice house with a historic past, where Bob Corker lives has no relevance to this article, and is certainly not important enough to be included in the first sentence. The content seems to have been added to provide internal links to article about the previous owners and an external link to a book about them. I think the sentence and reference should be removed, or the information moved to a more suitable part of the article with either a more suitable citation of where he lives (i.e. real estate listings or article) or a more convincing reason why Bob's house should be mentioned other than the fact that rich, influential people have lived there. Any other opinions? Flowanda 21:00, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think place of residence is relevant to Bob Corker / the article. It's also documented in a published book. Why it was posted isn't the issue. Qmax 21:39, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Where he lives is worth including, but not in the introduction.  It could be moved to a more appropriate subsection. · j e r s y k o talk · 21:55, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.  With the ref Qmax added, I think this works fine.  Thoughts? · j e r s y k o talk · 21:59, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I dig. Thanks! Qmax 22:03, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Just questioning whether something is relevant doesn't make it not-relevant. We have a legit source (reviewed my numerous authorities), precedent (numerous other biographies list info on place of residence), and the lack of a violation of WP:BLP. Do you have a substantive argument from WP:BLP not to include the content? Qmax 12:45, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

text: There is precedent for discussing the homes of politicians or other notable people in Wikipedia articles (see John Edwards, for example).  I tend to shy away from using other Wikipedia articles to support action in another article, however.  Even discounting precedent, I'm not of aware of a policy or guideline that would encourage exclusion (Wiki is not an indiscriminate collection of information perhaps being the best argument, but this isn't indiscriminate as it is about the subject of the article's home). Aside from policy or guidelines, I think it should stay as a matter of editorial judgment. · j e r s y k o talk · 12:52, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where Corker lives 

message: If there's really a need to note the names of Corker's parents, there are better sources than user-generated Rootsweb, which doesn't meet WP:V or WP:RS. Jean Corker is only notable (per Wikikpedia policy) because of campaign ads/appearances, but I could find few still-live pages via a search: such as http://www.seymourherald.com/news/2006/may/08/9836/(probably a press release) and http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151964551.html. Flowanda | Talk 23:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rootsweb sources and family members 

message: It is impossible for this statement to ever comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy: "Corker is a practical person working across the aisle for bipartisan solutions."  I don't care how many sources you cite after that sentence, it's pure puffery. Interwebs (talk) 03:05, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, Corker said he's a practical person , and "working across the aisle for bipartisan solutions" is his public image. Corker is a moderate Republican who often works more with the Democrats than with his own party. He often votes against the conservative Republican majority. Gfletcher (talk) 03:28, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: With respect, you're just repeating a more detailed version of the same sentence, which isn't an argument for why to include the information.  Additionally, relying on Bob Corker's statement about . . . himself . . . causes so many problems with NPOV, I don't know where to start.  Finally, may I ask if this is an alternate account for you?  You seem to know what the manual of style is, an accomplished bit of knowledge for someone with about fifteen edits to two total articles. Interwebs (talk) 04:27, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is no reason his voting record or ideology should not be included. This article needs the critical comment. "Pure puffery" seems your delusions of grandeur. Gfletcher (talk) 05:42, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Reliable, unbiased accounts of his voting record or ideology should certainly be included.  However, his own account of his "practical nature" and an unsourced, unspecific notion that he is "working across the aisle" isn't that. Interwebs (talk) 13:51, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: I removed the internal linking of Corker's high school to the Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts because it's not the same school Corker attended, even though it's in the same physical location. Flowanda | Talk 00:06, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  City High School 

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message: Canada "parastitic"
On Wednesday September 30th, 2009 Senator Corker described Canada as being "parasitic" due to that Country's low presciption drug prices. He stated that "Meaning that you set prices and unfortunately all the innovation, all the technological breakthroughs, just about, take place in our country ... you benefit from us and we pay for that and I resent that." which shows he his ignorance towards the contribution that Canada has made to the global medical community, including the discovery of insulin, the first identification of stem cells and the invention of the first artificial kidney machine.
This seems more of someones political opinion supported by a few facts than facts,"which shows he his ignorance towards the contribution that Canada has made to the global medical community, including the discovery of insulin, the first identification of stem cells and the invention of the first artificial kidney machine."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.15.191.119 (talk) 06:14, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biased 

message: Hi, I work on Bob Corker's campaign and I want to introduce myself here and ask for help making sure this article is neutral. While I have no intention of editing the article myself (nor does anyone else on the campaign), there are some problems with what is written here right now and I'd like to get help from volunteers to address these issues. 
To begin with something small: there's a quote from the Senator's primary opponent under the "2012 Senate Campaign" heading that I think should be removed. The quote is obviously intended to promote the other candidate's view, and doesn't provide any useful information. In the same paragraph, there's also an external link that goes to the opponent's campaign website, which seems inappropriate here. Can someone look at these and please remove them if you agree? Thanks in advance. Mark from tn (talk) 19:21, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! Tagged for now... I'll try to look in detail later. Editors: please jump in the meantime. Cheers! Woz2 (talk) 14:25, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

text: Done! Thanks! Woz2 (talk) 11:30, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asking to remove biased quote 

message: Hi again, given that the conversation about my requested changes to the Senate campaign section has stalled, I'd like to move on to a less contentious request for now. 
I have a small organizational request for the Tenure section of this article. I would like to request that the information in this section regarding health care policy be moved to its own subsection in the Political positions section. I think that moving this information would help organize this article and make it easier to navigate.
I feel that the following existing information would be better suited in a new "Health care policy" subsection, following the existing "Foreign policy" section.
:On September 30, 2009 Corker opposed the health-care reform amendment that would legally allow Americans to buy cheaper Canadian drugs.
:Corker opposed President Barack Obama's health reform legislation; he voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in December 2009, and he voted against the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
:In late February 2010, Corker took a decidedly less bipartisan turn when he became the sole senator to back retiring Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky in filibustering a 30-day extension of expiring unemployment and COBRA benefits.  
I would appreciate it if an editor could review this request and make this change for me. To clarify, I am not requesting any changes to this text, simply that it be moved to a new subsection. Thanks. Mark from tn (talk) 21:48, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Sorry for the wait. SilverserenC 03:49, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a problem about the wait and I am thankful for your help. I have another reorganization request that I have been working on, I'll make that request here also, if you're able to help with that too. Thank you again. Mark from tn (talk) 16:35, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  New request for tenure section: moving information about health care 

message: Similar to my last request, I have another request to move some of the existing Tenure section to the Political positions section to group related information together. However, with this request I would also like to introduce new information to the Fiscal policy section, in addition to the text I suggest moving.
My recommendation is to remove the following paragraph from the tenure section, and incorporate this information into the Fiscal policy subsection. I have revised this information, as opposed to requesting a simple move, because several of the links are dead and the section contains errors. For example the first date mentioned in this section is incorrect.  
:On May 20, 2010, despite his initial role as the key Republican negotiator on financial regulatory reform, Corker voted against the Senate Financial Regulations Bill that if passed would increase scrutiny of financial derivatives traded by major U.S. banks and financial institutions.  Senator Corker does not believe that the government should regulate markets more carefully, but rather that they should be regulated by current laws already on the books.  Senator Corker supports the view of many conservatives that the Glass Steagall Act should not be reimplemented.  Senator Corker has been a vocal opponent of financial regulations passed by the Senate in 2010.  He also opposes limits to credit card fees imposed by banks on merchant transactions.  The main critique of financial reform offered by Corker on June 10, 2010 at the joint House and Senate conference on Financial Regulation was that it would hurt industry and jobs if passed.  Corker offered no evidence for his contention that regulating derivatives would impose constraints on the financial recovery of the United States.
I would also like to request revising the Fiscal policy section as shown below. I have highlighted my additions and changes in yellow. I have retained most existing information and sources, but have rewritten portions of text to improve readability. I have also found replacement sources for dead links and sources that didn't support existing information. Since this section is longer, I've put it into a collapsible box:
Thank you for reviewing this request and please let me know if you have any questions about what I have prepared. Thanks. Mark from tn (talk) 16:37, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I am unfortunately going to be occupied for the next week or two (see my user page) and won't have time to focus on organizing a group to get consensus for changes. If you could see about contacting some other people (maybe those that responded above) to give an opinion here, it would be a lot faster than waiting for me to have the time to help. SilverserenC 05:10, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the response Silverseren. I'm going to post requests on WikiProject Tennessee and U.S. Congress. Mark from tn (talk) 19:44, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Are we ditching the "generational theft" statement?  Other than that, I see no problem with the proposed changes.  Bms4880 (talk) 21:25, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Bms4880, you are correct, my version does remove the "generational theft" comment as it was not supported by the source provided. While the phrase can be verified, I think that this phrase should be removed because "generational theft" is only a small portion of the original longer quote from Senator Corker. The way it is used here in the article without any context has obscured the actual meaning of the quote. You can read this quote in its entirety in this ABC news article. Even with additional context the quote doesn't appear to merit inclusion in an encyclopedic article. Do you think you would be willing to make the change? Thanks. Mark from tn (talk) 00:19, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additions to Fiscal policy section 

message: I don't believe the "Republican Main Street Partnership" and "Missing Papers" sections rise to the level of "Controversies" or are even significant enough to warrant mention in the article.  Any objections to removing them?CFredkin (talk) 18:20, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove sections 

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message: That's not yet mentioned in the article ((sry, I'm no native speaker))   --Neun-x (talk) 21:14, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  B.C: was the only senator who voted against [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017|Trumps tax "reform"]]