Month: August 2009
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Amir Farokhi Nabs Labor Endorsement
In case you missed the news from Amir “Chick Magnet” Farokhi’s campaign… I am excited and honored to announce that I’ve officially been endorsed by the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Labor’s support is a terrific boost to my campaign and validates our commitment to making Atlanta the most livable city in the country. Last…
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Supreme Court orders a hearing for Troy Davis
Today the Supreme Court shocked nearly everyone by granting relief on a direct habeas corpus petition for the first time in 50 years. The Court ordered that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia hold an evidentiary hearing on Troy Davis’ claim that he is actually innocent of the murder for which…
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Strange Days Are These
It has just come to my attention that there is a Saturday morning cartoon called “Sushi Pack” which involves anthropomorphic wasabi, salmon egg sushi, crab sushi, tuna sushi, and octopus sushi with superpowers. Their evil nemeses include a catfish, an electric unagi, and a mochi who can freeze her enemies. Call me old-fashioned, but I…
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Public Education needs something better than this
I listened to a speech by candidate for Governor David Poythress this last Saturday and I was impressed… until he said this: “teacher pay is on par… that is not the problem.” I told his staffer, that ain’t cool. But then I saw this today from about 17 days earlier and I am left wondering…
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Franklin D. Roosevelt on my mind
Maybe it’s because I’ve quoted* him recently, or a couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the Little White House in Warm Springs GA or maybe it’s because of the comparisons in the media since the election last November. In any event, one particular program of the New Deal strikes me as an…
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You may want to reconsider your position
Gov. Sonny Perdue said Thursday that his bumblings and foulups as Georgia’s chief executive are “the best argument I know of” against the concept of a government-operated healthcare system.