Archive for July 2009
Where’s Roddy? White wants mo’ dough, skips camp
Roddy White got lost on his way to Falcons training camp. Not really. He’s a holdout, something with which Falcon Nation is unfamiliar because only players on successful teams hold out. Not to worry. Players play this game because in the NFL, where the owners hold all the cards, it’s their only choice. By opening [...]
The real Deal – he’s a birther
It turns out that CNN’s immigrant-bashing Lou Dobbs isn’t the only prominent “birther” from Georgia who promotes the right-wing’s loony contention that Barack Obama is not a native-born American citizen. Joining Dobbs on the front lines of this crazy fight is Rep. Nathan Deal, the GOP congressman from Gainesville.
LaRoche in, Kotchman out at first for Braves
Frank Wren is the Charley Hustle of baseball general managers. When the Red Sox on Friday acquired first baseman Victor Martinez for the Indians, Wren sensed that Adam LaRoche was expendable. So, in a spontaneous deal that just beat the MLB non-waiver trade deadline, Wren swapped one first baseman (Kotchman) for another (LaRoche).
Caption this
Too bad it didn’t go down like this. Instead it sounds like it was meh. Beer served: Bud Light for the President, Sam Adams for the Professor, Blue Moon ( owned by Coors) with orange slice for the Cop, and the VP goes non-alcoholic with Buckler.
No deals for Braves; no NL East title likely
This weekend’s biggest baseball headlines likely won’t make mention of Braves’ dealings, neither the team dealing for current players or former players dealing in drugs.
Strange days, indeed
Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson announced Thursday they will vote against the confirmation of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. But there’s something weird about this.
Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, one of 16, to receive a Medal of Freedom
Accomplished in fields ranging from sports and art to science and medicine to politics and public policy and representing a diversity of backgrounds, the White House announcement said the recipients were selected for their work as “agents of change.” “Each saw an imperfect world and set about improving it, often overcoming great obstacles along the [...]
Erin Andrews haunted further by videotape incident
It’s no fun being Erin Andrews anymore. One or more criminals committed a home invasion of sorts by surreptitiously taping the Atlanta resident in a hotel room. Now she has, in her own term, “paparazzi” hanging in the driveway of her Dunwoody home. “I’m the girl that was videotaped — without knowing — without her [...]
Kasim Reed and Labor
The Kasim Reed campaign has released a video of the press conference where the Atlanta Labor Council announced the endorsement of Senator Reed for Mayor. I know the video is somewhat old news but it does offer a glimpse of Kasim’s vision for Atlanta’s working families and how and why Kasim was able to secure [...]
On Wearing Two Hats
A lot has been going on in the military as of late, and I guess that means I owe y’all a post about it. But in the meantime, I wanted to highlight something that caught my eye as of late. The AJC had a story this past weekend about Air Force Lt. Colonel Stan Brown’s [...]
Bill O’Reilly Is Gud at Maths
This is possibly the dumbest thing ever said on Fox News, and that’s saying quite a lot.
Flynn Lives
For the uber-geeks out there (oh you know who you are!), Mel passes this along. Enjoy. Until the inevitable backlash starts.
Will the next Atlanta mayor be the “Crime Mayor”?
If you’ve heard Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin speak during her term, you’ve probably heard her tell of the nickname she was given not long after her election: The Sewer Mayor. When Ms Franklin took office, she faced horrific problems with the city’s aging sewer system. Gathering support and funding for the necessary repairs has been [...]
Candidate Round Up
On Thursday, Mary Squires, candidate for Insurance Commissioner, announced an impressive list of supporters. As the only Democrat running for Commissioner of Insurance, I’m sure there will more endorsements to come. Bravo to Ms Squires for her hard work and commitment! Representative and candidate for Governor, Republican Austin Scott, was our special guest on Kudzu [...]
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