Atlanta Public Affairs

• Goodbye For Now

  My very first post on this blog was on January 7, 2005. It was a post about the lawsuit over the Druid Hills Golf Club and the Atlanta Human Relations Commission ordinance. It's hard to believe that 4 years and 3 months have passed since I, out of frustration over [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2009, 5:23pm EDT
  

• Georgia Republicans Honor Communist China But Not The POTUS

  

  Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore and candidate for Lt. Governor of Georgia, Eric Johnson (R-Savannah)

  The neo-Confederates running this state (formerly known as Southern Democrats or Dixiecrats and now Republicans) have never been very patriotic.  I mean I hesitate to call them un-American, but, really, these same [...]

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  Posted: March 24, 2009, 12:49pm EDT
  

• Mike Jacobs No Longer Represents The Majority Of His District

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  When Mike Jacobs switched to the Republican Party back in in 2007, he said he was doing so in order to better represent his district.  In his announcement he said "I have always strived to represent all of my constituents, Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike, to the best of" [...]

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  Posted: March 20, 2009, 11:33am EDT
  

• Andre Walker: "My Blogging Days Are Over"

  I have to admit, I've been out of touch with the blogs for the past week or so.  However, looking through Peach Pundit this morning I found this gem from Andre buried in one of the comments as to why he shut down his blog.  

  I don't know if [...]

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  Posted: March 03, 2009, 1:03pm EST
  

• Clueless Right Wingers

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  A couple of points about the hollow ear some right wingers have these days.
  
  Democrats are big spenders? Jay Bookman makes the point today in his blog post that from 1970 to date the percentage of GDP spent by the government was highest in 1983-1986 in the heart [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2009, 12:52pm EST
  

• Bobby Jindal A Bust

  Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post gives the roundup of the reviews of Bobby Jindal's speech this week.

  What do Chris Matthews, Laura Ingraham, David Brooks and FOX News all agree on?  That Jindal was just awful.

  My favorite reaction to his speech comes from the Mayor of Vancouver, Washington, in' [...]

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  Posted: February 26, 2009, 10:32am EST
  

• Democrats Give Georgia Republicans Money To Spend That They Supposedly Didn't Want

  See a fairly reasonable guy like Sen. Johnny Isakson start out trying to work with Congressional Democrats in passing an economic stimulus bill.
  
  That is until partisan right wing extremists in his party base start yelling and screaming about it.
  
  Now see Johnny come home to tell [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 5:50pm EST
  

• Fresh Loaf Reminds Me I'm Getting Old

  The Georgia anti-gay marriage amendment fight began five years ago?
  
  You've got to be kidding?' [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 5:37pm EST
  

• Georgia's Stupidist Lawmaker

  You might think that this would be about Rep. Steve Davis or Sen. John Douglas.
  
  Well not this time.
  
  Courtesy of Fresh Loaf, I think we have found a new candidate. Rep. Charlice Byrd, R-Woodstock.
  
  This is one of those cases where she needs a [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2009, 11:17am EST
  

• Specter Tells Hannity: Get Yourself Elected to the US Senate

  Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), one of the 3 Republicans voting for the stimulus package, appeared on Sean Hannity's radio program Monday (audio here) and after arguing back and forth with Hannity, Specter said that he couldn't just sit on the sidelines as the economy tanked and that he [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2009, 9:48am EST
  

• Neanderthal Alert

  Ahh ... this is apparently the right wing extremist plan to solve the AIDS epidemic. Rogue109 lets us hear your wisdom:
  
  I have solved the AIDS epidemic. Behold my two step plan of action:
  
  1. People need to stop having unprotected sex with multiple partners.
  
  2. [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2009, 9:23am EST
  

• Meet a Christian Who Hates Helping People

  Via Political Insider, apparently Georgia Christian Alliance leader Sadie Fields has been lobbying Georgia's US Senators to vote against the stimulus bill.
  
  Is Fields a Christian or just an extremist right wing partisan hack?
  
  Despite any economic arguments against the government providing a stimulus, Fields group' [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2009, 11:14am EST
  

• Georgia Unfiltered Is History

  Number of comments: 4
  Andre has taken down the blog.
  
  I guess Senator Eric Johnson, or whomever his new employer is, told him he had to take it down.
  
  Guess we'll just have to wait until the next campaign disclosures to see what poor sucker he is "working" for.' [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2009, 11:20am EST
  

• Oxendine Wants Christian Fundamentalist Theocracy In Georgia

  According to Peach Pundit, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine (R) is running for Governor on an anti-freedom, pro-theocracy platform.
  
  Just what we need in Georgia, more religion and less business.
  
  UPDATE: Jay Bookman argues that the Bible actually encourages drinking, and asks the question why John Oxendine [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2009, 10:47am EST
  

• Nashville Rejects Right Wing Know Nothings

  The voters of Nashville, TN rejected an english-only ballot measure yesterday. The measure would have forced all Metro Nashville government business to be done in English.
  
  Good. On occasion, the voters can see through the politicians and do the right thing. [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2009, 9:42am EST
  

• Uh, Oh .... I Smell Another GA-GOP Brawl Coming

  According to the AJC:
  
  Gov. Sonny Perdue told lawmakers on Wednesday that the state simply can’t afford to continue funding the property tax relief grants that save many homeowners $200 to $300 a year.
  
  Despite the show of unity a couple of weeks ago, I predict before [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 7:04pm EST
  

• Will The Real Steve Davis Please Stand Up?

  Really, people, this is serious, someone must have stolen his identity or stolen the password to his blog admin.
  
  Rep. Steve Davis had this to say about the Inauguration:
  
  While disappointing as a Republican that we lost, I wish our new President well. As Americans lets all [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 6:40pm EST
  

• I Agree, Video Machines Not The Answer For Underground

  Jay Bookman has a post on the Underground's proposal for video lottery machines.
  
  I agree with Bookman that:
  
  Slowly, painfully, downtown Atlanta has begun to revive itself. The growth of Georgia State University, bringing youthful energy and dollars downtown, has helped immensely, as did the investment in' [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 10:34am EST
  

• Teilhet Is YouTubing It

  Rep. Rob Teilhet (D-Smyrna) promises to do regular video updates during the session. At home with the wife and screaming babies in the background as well. Good for him. You can check for updates on his You Tube channel.
  
  Teilhet is rather dry, but he is one [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 10:23am EST
  

• Stadlander Apologizes For Comments

  In a lengthy profile of former Georgia Log Cabin Republican President and Atlanta City Council District 6 candidate, Charlie Stadtlander, January 6 by ProjectQ, Stadtlander now says he apologizes for the "hurtful" comments he made about transgendered people back when he was in charge of the Log Cabin Republicans [...]
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  Posted: January 12, 2009, 3:36pm EST
  

• Dumbose Won't Stand In The Way

  I wonder if this signals that Dumbose and his band of impotents will not stand in the way of Republican legislation as well this year either.
  
  Was this really about "putting aside partisan politics" or was it because Dumbose knew that a dozen or more members of the [...]
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  Posted: January 12, 2009, 11:41am EST
  

• In Shirley Franklin's Atlanta Outlaws Rule

  Restaurant worker shot in the head in Grant Park.
  
  We need a Mayor who will take back their city for the decent people of Atlanta so acts like this 1 mile from city hall, 1 mile from the State Capitol, will stop. [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2009, 12:51pm EST
  

• Gay Republican To Challenge Atlanta City Councilwoman Anne Fauver

  Log Cabin Republican, Charlie Stadtlander, will challenge two term District 6 Atlanta City Councilwoman, Anne Fauver, who is a lesbian.
  
  Since moving to Atlanta, Stadtlander has been better known for his involvement in the local chapter of Log Cabin Republicans, hosting bi-partisan gay fundraisers, and his support [...]
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  Posted: December 30, 2008, 10:17am EST
  

• Andre Walker Officially Turns Republican?

  After a typically pandering post by Andre today on Peach Pundit about how Democrats should abandon their base of African Americans and white liberals and run conservative candidates statewide to go after the conservative white vote (in other words follow Mark Taylor's failed strategy of running as Republican lite),' [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2008, 5:13pm EST
  

• Gwinnett County Has Gone Communist?

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  If you think recycling is Communist, then Peach Pundit is seeking some new radical right front page posters. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2008, 2:17pm EST
  

• Jim Wooten Makes The Case For Gay Marriage

  Jim Wooten today, in his blog, is almost certainly correct that "the evidence is overwhelming that children do better in families where married adults are rearing their biological children," as well as children growing up in adoptive families.
  
  He then goes on to say "[i]f we really are" [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2008, 1:50pm EST
  

• AFA Encourages You To Burn A Cross This Holiday Season

  Somehow I missed this when it was first noticed about 3 weeks ago, but the extreme right wing pro-family/hate group, the American Family Association, is encouraging you to burn a cross in your yard this Christmas season.
  
  How out of touch are these people? [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2008, 10:19am EST
  

• The Right's Celebrity Worship of Palin Continues

  Here is Erick's take on the runoff election yesterday:
  
  Ladies and Gentlemen, black voters turned out for Obama, but not for Obama’s candidates. Remember that for 2010.
  
  But folks, remember this too: Sarah Palin asked Republicans to turn out and they did. Of all the Republicans who' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2008, 8:28am EST
  

• Saxby Must Be In A World Of Trouble

  Extreme right wing blogger, Erick Erickson, plays the gay card on Jim Martin. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2008, 11:34am EST
  

• Decatur Remains Politically Unchanged

  Here are the numbers on the way City of Decatur voted in the 2008 general election:
  
  2008 Presidential Race Overall: Obama (D) 75%, McCain (R) 23%, Barr (L) 2%
  
  2008 US Senate Race Overall: Martin (D) 73%, Chambliss (R) 21%, Buckley (L) 5%
  
  The numbers in the [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2008, 4:43pm EST
  

• South Park's Reaction To The Election

  Very funny. I love Butters.
  
  
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  Posted: November 06, 2008, 11:21am EST
  

• Exit Polling In The Georgia Senate Race

  According to exit polls, Martin did well with females (54%), African Americans (93%), moderates (57%), non-evangelicals (64%), those with incomes less than $50,000 (58%), first time voters (58%), Atlanta voters (71%) and actually held his own in middle Georgia (49%) and south Georgia (46%). [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 5:36pm EST
  

• Interesting Bits From The Exit Polling

  Via CNN:
  
  McCain got a higher percentage of votes from people who do not have full time jobs.
  
  McCain got the votes of 54% of people who had served in the military.
  
  McCain got 27% of people who identified as gay or lesbian.
  
  Obama got [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 4:32pm EST
  

• Did New Voters Show Up?

  While early voting far exceeded expectations and the total number of voters was greater than in 2004, a lower percentage of voters actually voted in Georgia this year vs. 2004.
  
  One possible explanation of this is that many of those newly registered voters didn't make it to the [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 1:34pm EST
  

• Thoughts On The Election

  A few random thoughts on yesterday's election:
  
  

  • Stubbornly, the Secretary of State's tally seems stuck at 96% of the votes in. With Saxby at 49.9% it sure would be nice to get a few more votes in before already delcaring a runoff.
  • Obama's historic victory last night nationally was [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 12:18pm EST
  

• Karen Handel Is An Idiot

  According to Political Insider, Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel sent out a press release warning Georgia businesses to not give out freebies (i.e. Starbucks giving free coffee) to Georgia voters today as it is against the law. She cites the following from Georgia Code (code section cited in [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 10:56am EST
  

• Just Voted - No Problems

  My idea to actually vote on election day and not early vote in order to save time was the correct one. 15 minutes to vote at about 10:25 from sign in to getting my "I'm a Georgia Voter" sticker.
  
  No problems. Big crowd, but it seems like they [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 10:50am EST
  

• A Sign He Knows Its Over

  McCain is spending time on the day before the election in East Tennessee? [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 12:52pm EST
  

• Our Favorite Bigot In The Georiga Senate Refers To "Hussien Obama"

  Really, Douglas (Senator Dumbass) hasn't been seen in a while. He had to be on his best behavior while running for re-election in the Republican primary this Summer. But I thought he had been told to keep his mouth shut until after the general election on November 4 just [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2008, 9:30am EST
  

• Has Jim Martin Flatlined?

  That would seem to be the indication of the chart above. It seems that since early October Martin hasn't managed to get above 44-45%. And if that is the case, it is only marginally better than he did two years ago in his run for Lt. Governor.

  The good news, though, [...]

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  Posted: November 01, 2008, 3:29pm EDT
  

• Best Homemade Obama Sign Yet

  
  Seen in the Oakhurst neighborhood of Decatur, one of those small towns in "real America," where it is expected that voters will give Obama at least 80% of the vote. [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2008, 12:24pm EDT
  

• Could John McCain Lose His Home State?

  Remember, in 2000, Al Gore unexpectedly lost his trending Republican home state of Tenneseee, where he served as its U.S. Senator before becoming Vice President. It he had just won Tennessee, Florida would not have mattered.
  
  New polling shows McCain up in Arizona by only 2 points. [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2008, 11:08am EDT
  

• Who's Playing The Race Card Now Rush?

  Big, fat, stupid, drug addicted, idiot.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2008, 10:08am EDT
  

• Desperate and Extreme Right Wing Blogger Attempts To Blacklist Georgia Professors

  With even die hard Republicans now admitting that Jim Martin is in a likely position to force Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss into a runoff and with Barack Obama closing in on John McCain's lead in Georgia, a desperate and extreme right wing Georgia blogger, Buzz Brockway, a former chair [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 2:44pm EDT
  

• Where Is The Pro-America, America Sarah?

  "We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard working very patriotic, um, very, um, pro-America areas of this great nation.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2008, 9:21am EDT
  

• Is Sarah Palin Smarter Than a Third Grader?

  If Sarah had been a contestant on the game show rather than Cathy Cox she would have lost.
  
  The subject of the vice president's duties came up as Palin sat for an interview with KUSA-TV in Denver, which has a feature called "Question from the Third Grade." The [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2008, 10:16am EDT
  

• Obama With Large Lead Among Early Voters Nationally

  According to Zogby:
  
  Obama leads by 21 points among those who have already voted, and also maintains a large lead among those who have registered to vote just in the last six months. [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2008, 10:10am EDT
  

• In Christopher Buckley's Own Words

  The son of the founder of modern conservative movement had this to say after resigning from the National Review after endorsing Barack Obama:
  
  While I regret this development, I am not in mourning, for I no longer have any clear idea what, exactly, the modern conservative movement stands [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2008, 10:57am EDT
  

• Obama About To Surge In Georgia?

  It is certainly getting tighter and it appears that Pollster.com has moved Georgia from being solidly Republican to leaning Republican.
  
  

  Meanwhile, look at Saxby's nosedive.

  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2008, 1:21pm EDT
  

• Seen In Decatur

  Homemade Obama sign. S. McDonough Street, Decatur, GA
  

  What's your favorite political sign? Send it to me and I'll post it here.

  [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2008, 12:12pm EDT