Month: November 2009

  • Newsflash: Some Latinos Here Legally

    “But, there are some very fine Latino people that are here legally. They work hard and I’m proud to call them friends and proud to have them in the United States of America.” – Sue Everhart, Chair of the Georgia Republican Party The ignorance displayed by some people is astonishing. [h/t to Grayson]

  • 20 Year Anniversary of SOA Watch.

    Heightened terrorist threats, an open invitation to “tour” WHINSEC, and Father Roy’s absence, won’t stop tens of thousands of activists to converge on Fort Benning this weekend. The AJC reports: The Army Times is reporting exclusively that an anonymous note threatening a massacre similar to the Nov. 5 attack at Fort Hood, Texas, was discovered…

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  • Limbaugh: Obamacare killed UGA VII

    Beloved University of Georgia mascot UGA VII was an early victim of the Democratic healthcare reform bill, radio personality Rush Limbaugh revealed Friday.

  • The big sleep (almost)

    “So why did he REALLY do it?” That question has been posed to me quite a few times in the week since the news broke about House Speaker Glenn Richardson’s unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.

  • You were all right, Jack

    I was remiss when I did not make note of the death last month of Jack Nelson, one of the toughest, gutsiest reporters who ever pounded out a story on deadline and a man who had a real impact on Georgia politics during his 12-year stint with the Atlanta Constitution in the 1950s and 1960s.