Category: Random

  • Rescue Bob Levinson

    Bob Levinson is an American who has been held hostage in Iran since 2007.  Sadly, it’s a story we know all too well, but for me, at least, this one is slightly more personal.  Bob’s son is a friend of mine, my former RA when I was a freshman at Emory. Tonight, on Christmas Eve,…

  • Not a slow news day

    Ya know, I am happy for this guy. Sure, some hard feels still linger over 2004, but dude worked his whole career for this gig. Cue clown car for a replacement. I think Gov. Patrick should ask Barney Frank to sit in while the special election is underway. The NRA made no friends yesterday. Sweet…

  • Is A ‘Field of Dreams’ Coming To Atlanta’s Vine City?

    The internet and listservs have been abuzz about potential taxpayer funding for a new Falcons stadium to replace the fully functioning but somehow obsolete Georgia Dome. As part of this deal, Blank’s PR from his Foundation has kicked into high gear promising investment into Vine City, the impoverished area just to the west of the current Dome…

  • A Task Force to Study…Well The Same Old Crap

     Guns….Guns….More Guns…. Some proposals….More Proposals….and More Tirades…and Wackjobs And don’t forget a Task Force to study all those proposals, not that we haven’t had these same proposals before. If you like Antico Pizza, checkout the owner bio in Atlanta Magazine The President is Time’s Person of the Year…Really? South Korea getting a small crack in…

  • Guns, Gays & Dirty Birds – your morning reads

    South Carolina Governor Hailey (R) will announce her appointment to the US Senate to fill retiring Senator DeMint’s term at noon today. The President’s vows to take action during heart-felt address last night, apparently Senator Manchin (D-WV) got the message The DeKalb County School Board finds out if they are getting relief or a lump of…

  • Hillary Kills Cats and Other Morning Reads

    Apparently our President wants to blow-up small countries? Norquist is crazy, POTUS only wants to blow up the BIG ones…duh. Hillary had a cat assassinated…yeah, right…next! The US Treasury made a bundle off the AIG bailout. h/t to Billy for this one. The National Counterterrorism Center just got new authority to pull more of your…