Vines: Kiffin attack ad wins national award

A political ad featuring former University of Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin that attacked state Democratic Rep. Gloria Johnson in her failed re-election campaign last fall received an award at a recent American Association of Political Consultants annual conference in New Orleans. The direct mail piece called "Kiffin," designed to assist the successful campaign of Republican Rep. Eddie Smith, resulted in Tennessee-based Direct Edge Campaigns receiving a Pollie award for the "best use of n