“This Time They Told The Truth” by ZZ Hill. Georgians who crashed kids party and made racial epithets and death threats claim they would “never say” the words they said; sentenced to prison. My sympathy hovers around zero percent. Buckhead masterplan to allow more input on big ideas. Columbia Journalism Review: “It does not feel
President Trump’s Joint Address will air live here and throughout the internet tonight at 9:00 p.m. Take an opportunity to share your predictions, feedback, opinions, and/or righteous indignation on this huge occasion.
UPDATE:: Bernie Tokarz contacted me to say: “I am not running for Fulton County Chair.” So he’s out. SECOND UPDATE:: An alert reader has pointed out that the last Republican to sit in the Chairman’s chair was Karen Handel, who took a whopping 58% of the vote in a 4-way race in a special election
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Atlanta-based CNN has been rocky, at best, with his labeling of stories from the news outlet as “fake news”. His press office barred CNN and a few other news organizations from a recent informal press briefing last week. Conservatives have cheered Trump’s adversarial stance with CNN. Of course, conservatives jeered
Happy Mardi Gras! Here’s the history of my favorite Mardi Gras song, “Indian Red.” Dr. John and The Wild Tchoupitoulas (along with the Meters and several Nevilles) each have terrific versions of this song, but my favorite is by Danny Barker: You can should stream WWOZ all day. Bill Paxton saw JFK in his hometown
A media advisory announced today that Rep. Rick Allen (R, GA-12) is seeking candidates for his 2017 Summer Internship Program in Washington D.C. Applications need to be submitted online by March 31st, 2017. The internships will be broken up into two sessions: Session one from May 15-June 23 and Session two from June 26-August 4.
Happy Monday, everyone! It’s going to be a great week. State John F. Kennedy, Buzz Brockway, “Able” Mable Thomas, and other surprising names. Transit? In MY neighborhood?! Give me liberty and beer, hold the death. Lawmakers who supported Trump’s Dec 2015 Muslim ban also support “Religious Liberty”. A brief history on “Kumbaya” and Gullah-Geechee culture.
Did the Atlanta mayoral race need another candidate? Well when said candidate is the Fulton County Commission Chair the answer is: yes. John Eaves, first elected in 2006, confirmed to the AJC he would run for mayor meaning there are now nine (!) big-name candidates. Eaves told the paper: “I felt the city needed someone
Qualifying closed today at 1:00 p.m. in the Senate District 32 race and eight candidates have qualified for the seat vacated by Judson Hill. Hill is currently running as a Republican in the crowded GA-6 race to replace Sec. Tom Price. A total of five Republicans and three Democrats qualified. They include three physicians, two
Joe Pettit has been active in Georgia Republican circles for years, and has a long view that’s been seasoned by years in the trenches. As GOP convention season gets underway, he’s offering some advice -and some unexpected praise -here it is: The odd compulsion to attend several boring Republican meetings is tugging at me again.
