Morning Reads For Monday 18 September
In today’s “OK, I guess I’ll do them” edition:
Georgia:
A couple of weeks ago, notable Georgian Tal Duvall passed away. He was a pillar of Georgia’s Agriculture and Education community, with the Agriculture community also losing Tommy Irvin last week. But Duvall’s influence on Georgia politics culminated with his report which coined the term “Two Georgia’s” and ultimately led to his firing. The lesson was apparently you can be too honest in politics. Condolences to Mr. Duvall’s family and friends.
As we’ve discussed here a few times, Georgia will go all out to become the HQ#2 for Amazon.
A Georgia Tech student was shot and killed by a police officer over the weekend after moving toward the officer with a knife. While the full details of this will be investigated over the next days to months, a note on a common theme on social media over the weekend: Police do not shoot to wound, ever. A gun is only to be used as deadly force in response to what is perceived as a deadly threat. Any debate over “why wasn’t he shot in the leg?” is a non-starter, at least with respect to procedure and expectations of an officer.
The entire state is attempting to return to normal today as cleanup from Hurricane Irma continues. Many are just now reporting back to school. Here’s a look at what Hall County is experiencing. Which is far away from coastal areas, such as Brunswick.
Some controversy as Columbus/Muscogee considers new court management system.
National:
Speaking of hurricanes, Maria is now a Category four storm and has an eerily familiar forecast track.
St Louis is experiencing protests/riots.
There’s trouble in TrumpBart land.
One of the nation’s largest government contractors is getting larger.
Google may be betting on Lyft and/or against Uber.
International:
U.S. Students attacked with acid in France.
North Korea seeing a lot of military activity in shows of force(s).
Iran confiscates passport of filmmaker as he returns from U.S.
About Author
Charlie
Founder of GeorgiaPol.com; Now weekly columnist Very interested in Georgia and Georginas. Interest in politics is waning daily.
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It continues…
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36871/
The fact that type of “research” is even taking place is truly sickening.
Wouldn’t Republican preferences be to let the local community decide on its own local cultural standards?
Things they need to teach in law school – never have a working lunch discussing your political clients in an open air eatery in Washington DC. Especially when a Washington based political investigative reporter for the New York Times has a table less then 10 feet away. Unless you WANT to overheard – at this point McGahn needs to do daily checks for knifes in his back.
https://www.axios.com/trumps-lawyers-overheard-debating-russia-probe-2486669701.html
Trump legal team ineptness. Wow, didn’t see that coming.
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft died the way it lived as a well-oiled, data-gathering machine.
“The spacecraft did everything we asked it to do — everything — right to the very end. That’s all you want for any human, let alone a robot.”
This quote still confuses me. It sounds like the person who said this doesn’t understand how humans work. Which is fine, I guess, if your job is to know how robots work.
Not sure who might be suggesting “shoot him in the leg”, but there is a question about non-lethal force, such as Taser, or maybe baton, or pepper spray. At first blush I certainly wouldn’t blame the cop for shooting a guy coming at him with a knife, but it’s worth looking into. If it developed slowly he might have had a chance for a different response. If that’s the case, why didn’t his training work?
This case raises more questions as the hours pass, but regardless, “shoot him in the leg” is not only poor technique, but it also risks the possibility of injuring or killing an innocent bystander. My sympathies to his family, but this needs thorough professional investigation, not trial by social media.
I agree the investigation needs to be given time to play out but I don’t see how killing a student wielding a multi-tool is going to make GTPD look very good with respect to use of force in this incident.
If The GOP’s new healthcare replace, repeal, reform, rework etc…bill being floated around was to be more state friendly to get the needed 50 votes (49 if the Sen. from NJ can’t get back to vote), why is to less friendly to the GOP senators in AL, AZ, KY, ME, who are most likely to vote no, plus annoy the GOP folks in AR, FL, NC, OH, WV? Even one of the guys co-sponsoring the bill will end up costing is state Billions of dollars.
https://www.axios.com/how-graham-cassidy-redistributes-federal-money-2486664997.html
Having spent 30 years campaigning on blaming government and government ineptness it can’t be said the GOP isn’t trying hard to deliver.
The pathetic, desperate desire to remain relevant from The Hag…truly mentally disabled! Challenge the election?! A little late aren’t we?
http://m.washingtontimes.com
The current President had the same wait-and-see approach about accepting election results.
When you give a similar declaration that Hillary should already be in jail for her multitude of verifiable crimes committed by her use of an illegal private server.
I see your deflected whataboutism and raise it with a ‘if she did it so can we” although I say investigate and let the FBI decide if they are breaking the law. ?
https://psmag.com/.amp/news/trumps-voter-fraud-commissions-private-email
Sis, any mention of anything to do with the use of a private email account by those of your ilk is laughable. Keep grasping at those straws.
You have no grasp of irony or sarcasm do you…
1.) She can write a book if she wants. She is allowed an opinion. I’m sure Trump will write one when he leaves office. Sec. Rice and Sec. Powell did. Both Pres. 44 and Mrs. 44 have book deals (Pres. 44 technically has two deals, he has to complete the last of what was his contract of 3 books prior to be elected). It’s history.
2.) Please note – not many people are really reading it. She sold a lot in pre-order, but I bet more conservative pundits are reading it then left wing ones, so they have something they can report on instead of the problems around the current administration.
3.) More politicall news like venues for interviewing writers of political books had interviews with Katie Tur then HRC this last week. ‘UnBelievable’ is the current political book of the moment.
4.) I say get it over with now. By the end of the month the news will be about the current healthcare bill, the public hearings by Trump’s merry band of former campaign officials, the public tongue lashing of Facebook, how much it’s going to cost to rebuild the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the infighting on the budget cuts and tax reform and who knows what else.
5.) Having a HRC book out gives you something to complain about. It adds happiness and joy in your life. You should Thank her.
“I can assure you that Sec. Clinton has accepted the election result and seems to have a very levelheaded analysis of the things that went wrong…”
Obviously!! LMAO! Pul–eeze keep posting, Drew, Pul–eeze keep posting!