Category: Events
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Oh Dear, Oh Very Dear
Dear candidates, would be candidates, elected officials and campaign staff, I love you, but some of you have forgotten some very basic social constructs. A couple of you have been spotted engaging in what I’d term less than graceful behavior. Campaign season is now a 12 month a year spectator sport, referees are self appointed,…
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Inauguration Open Thread
This morning President Obama and Vice President Biden were sworn in private ceremonies. The Vice President was sworn in early this morning at his residence by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, becoming the fourth woman and the first Hispanic to administer the oath to the president or vice president. The President was sworn in at 11;55 am in…
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You Are Invited to a Fundraiser for Rep. David Scott
Herman Russell, Chairman, H.J. Russell & Company Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball Legend and Homerun King Andrew Young, United States Ambassador & Former Atlanta Mayor and Mack Wilbourn, Rev. Jasper Williams, Stephen & Lucy H. Draper, Dan Halpern, Michael Russell, Dr. Rod Edmond & Brooke Jackson Edmond, Michael Hightower, Jeff Dickerson, Ben Levinson, Dr. Rogsbert Phillips, Mike Berlon, Nikema Williams, Cindy Connelly,…
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41 Days & Counting Down
It’s getting pretty durn hard to keep up with all the political news these days. I’mma going to take a stab at a couple items that I think got short shrift in the wake/tsunami of the “47%” video. Local: The famously political watering hole known as Manuel’s Tavern has issued this release on FB.. the short…
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Back to Dear Old Athens Town
I’ll be heading back to dear old Athens town tonight to speak to the UGA Young Democrats about efforts to stop the Republicans from getting a 2/3rds majority in the General Assembly, stop the charter school amendment from passing, and the plan to move Georgia forward in 2014 and beyond. I’ll be joined by two…
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Sunday Evening Open Thread
As most of our readers know, Friday night was Multi-Partisan Happy Hour with the fine folks from this blog, Grift Drift, Jason Pye and Peach Pundit. The above video clip from the hilarious movie The Trotsky is what I think the right hand of dial thought the BfD crew was going to look like rolling…