I have, from time to time, lightly cajoled various front page posters from Bull Moose to Demonbeck to SpaceyG to spend their time focusing on Georgia politics or national politics that have a substantive Georgia angle.
If Obama is coming to Georgia, perfect coverage. If Obama is offering up a text message for his vice-presidential nominee, no. If McCain is telling Saxby Chambliss McCain thinks him the idiot a lot of the base today now thinks Saxby is, okay. If McCain is saying the same about Lindsey Graham, not okay.
We all cover other stuff from time to time, but the purpose remains that this site is about Georgia news. We try to keep a balance of Democrats and Republicans on the front page. Frankly, I continue to think we need more balance and we also need to strive to be more objective, as opposed to championing a party line. Usually, we do a good job at all that, but sometimes we need work.
In any event, after again requesting that Spacey tone down the non-Georgia coverage on the front page, she informed me that I’d have to kick her off the front page entirely if I wanted her to stop and, likewise, I could trust that she’d make a big show of it.
Well, there you have it. Unleash the show.
I guess it’s the Reaganite in me, but I’m not going to negotiate to threats about making a big show of it.
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Let me be the first to say…..
Thank you.
Seriously. Russia is bombing our pipelines, and all she could talk about was John Edwards?
I always suspected Nashville had its agents in the Kremlin, now I’m sure of it.
Amen, Erick. If I want to read ten-paragraph screeds about how she blogged about some insider media navel-gazing ten months ago, I can go to her site.
Someone hand Rogue a tissue.
So, if you “Caged” BullMoose, did you just “Space” SpaceyG?
so much for the new media revolution. I couldn’t find a jpg from 2001 where HAL pushed Poole out the airlock.
FU, Erick. You can have your little (small) swinging d*ck party all to yourself now. Go ahead, post about spanking your little two-year old kid ’til the cows come home to roost with the chickens and the mixed metaphors. She lives in Georgia after all, with her real classic jerk of a dad. If she never speaks to you as a teen, don’t say I didn’t warn ‘ya. (BoyReporter too.)
Real classy, SpaceyG.
No, not sure a tissue’s going to be enough for Rogue after that response. Might just need to throw him a sock.
You DEFINITELY don’t want me on the front page. If I get to post stories there’s no telling what I’ll write about. For example have you read about the Montauk Monster? http://tinyurl.com/57xenl
what does this have to do w/ ga politics???
It’s pretty funny how SpaceyG threatened Erick with a big show as if anyone would care that she’d been booted. Can it be a “big” show if nobody cares?
Well, heroV, some do care, especially since Spaceyg was one of the bright spots in a pretty dismal, petty line-up of ignorant, tax-obsessed rightwing nuts without an ounce of humanity. I join in the hearty FU Erick, master of the nonsequitur, author of numerous personal postings having absolutely nothing to do with GA politics, and endless accounts of meaningless Macon b.s. The site just took a turn for the worse, and it really couldn’t afford to.
I understand the need to focus on Georgia politics, and thus the removal of folks that post irrelevant topics.
I do not understand posting topics on Macon city government, especially where mayoral or other “important” local elections are not involved. This is not a dig on Erick, who I understand was recently elected to the Macon Council, but simply an editorial comment from a regular reader.
I’m just a quiet reader who doesn’t even live in Georgia, but I have noticed a significant trend away from Georgia politics on this blog. I check Peach Pundit almost daily to make sure I don’t miss important Georgia political news. The trend away from Georgia politics makes my daily click on PeachPundit a little less satisfying.
Bottom line: Good move to enforce the Georgia politics nexus, please make the enforcement consistent.
Yeah, looming, universal political and media issues out there for discussion just don’t stand a chance in the context of what’s going on in the men’s bathroom of the Macon council chambers.
And since most Georgians are too illiterate to read or too dumb to operate a cell phone, they likely won’t be getting any text messages from the Obama campaign, ones they could then possibly post here right away.
They couldn’t, for instance, read the text part on a VP pick announcement-based text to a Georgian’s phone where it MIGHT say “Sam Nunn” as well as anyone else.
Since you gotta itchy trigger finger today Erick, why not ban boyreporter from the site entirely? I don’t see what the big deal is. He apparently has no respect for the site or the people in it, so you’d probably be doing him a favor. There are plenty of other sites he can go troll.
SpaceyG
I have had many debates with Erick over issues. The debates have been very tough at times on both sides. But what you posted goes over any line of decency. As a parent I am shocked anyone could reach that low. Your comment demonstrates the issue many of us have with you and boyreporter.
As I said Rouge and I had tough debates on the Wilson issue yet I do have respect for him because it was never personal attacks at families or each other just about the issue.
If you had any self respect you would apologize to Erick!
ERICK! How compelling your vivid account of Macon infrastructure internals…and kicking Ms. Grayson to the political curb….
You have a bit of an ego issue, lad.
Gracey’s comments, acerbic and non-Republican as they may be, are interesting. I especiall enjoy reviews of GA Gang.
Its’ your world boss, but I think you made a mistake
Erick has never lightly cajoled me. I don’t even know any of those Macon massage parlor terms.
“Spacey’s post tastes like burning”
Ralph Wiggum
Respect for Erick? For kicking me off PP? You’ve got to be f-ing kidding me! He’s the hapless parent who posts about spanking his child because his parenting skills are so woefully lacking he can’t get the kid to do what most parents are perfectly capable of getting their kids to do. (Get to bed and stay in bed, in that case.)
Well, I needed a good laugh for the day. After all, my feelings WERE kinda hurt, for a minute or two, about being booted outta here.
See y’all ’round the blogosphere, cowboys and (mostly) ranch hands. It’s been real. But not real fun obviously.
Happy trails
I doubt there will be a “free SpaceyG ” movement.
Erick, maybe you should put Andish Nah Nash Nahhh (Not going to work here anymore) on the front page? Or, I actually miss God Hate Trash, but I guess he/she was banned.
Lightly cajoled, around the world, with a happy ending….
Does this mean I get to be the NEW Front Page Poster Girl ??. I promise to keep all content connected to Georgia Politics as I am 100% Peach !
Also – after a few time-outs…
I have learned to mind Erick and behave.
He will not have to spank me. I promise.
Guys – you know we need a rose among the thorns!!! This blog can get musty like a locker room and you need the steamy fragrance of a Steele Magnolia just after a Rainy Night in Georgia.
As with most front pagers on this site, I didn’t always see it Spacey’s way, but I have to give her credit for being original. Her posts were far more creative than most. This site lacks diversity. It going to get real boring if everybody just takes the “right” side (usually the wrong side) on taxes and guns. Those seems to be the two subjects most likely to motivate responses on this site.
Is there somewhere I can send money to support this cause?
This is truly a good day.
Wow, this is incredible. This is easily the best news on a slow Monday.
Today is the day we say: “We will not go quietly into the night!” We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”
Oh and I agree with putting GOPeach on frontpage.
Guns? Taxes? Those are my FAVORITE subjects!
Looks like the end of the road for Spacey. Outside of PP, no one reads/cares what she thinks. Take a look at her blog – bunch of big ol’ 0’s next to the comments on each of her posts.
And Spacey – next time you want to criticize people in the state that you live in, too, think about it.
It’s your elitist, thumb-nosing attitude that cost your party the Presidency in 2000, 2004, and again, will cause your loss in 2008. Take your patronizing, condescending tone elsewhere, missy.
And by the way – that’s the HONORABLE Erick to you. That’s an elected official you’ve just happened to insult on this post.
Maybe you could run for something yourself? With that aspect alone, he’s already more credible than you when it comes to discussing politics and government in this state.
*YAWN*
Oh! The DRAAAMAAAA!!!!
Geezus… First it was all the drivel about Macon, then the infantile Spacey Vs. Rogue pissing match, now this.
Later, PP. You used to be a decent read, but if I was interested in this kind of stuff – I’d be reading the blogs over at “HighSchoolMusical.com”
Spacey,
Maybe Erick didn’t like the comment about marriage being a lot like an s&m relationship…
Spacey is like the dorky kid in high school who is really mesmerized by the mating habits of lizards but is very confused about why nobody else finds them as fascinating.
Props to Erick, big time props
Hey, Macon used to be the capital of this state. So, there’s some good history having to do with Macon.
Now, SAVANNAH, on the other hand, can be ignored, along with its infamous state senator.
“I’d be reading the blogs over at “HighSchoolMusical.com””
there are high school musical blogs–sweeet–why am i wasting my time here…
“the dorky kid in high school who is really mesmerized by the mating habits of lizards”
you should really check out some serious lizard mating before you dismiss so easily
“Hey, Macon used to be the capital of this state.”
if by macon you actually meant sav’h, augusta, millegdeville, lousiville or atl–then yeah, your right…and i did not know running against barrow made regina thomas “infamous”
Sorry, Bill, but Macon was NEVER the Capital of Georgia. Augusta, Louisville, and Milledgeville, yes, but never Macon.
Give Bill a break, he said Macon used to be the capital of Georgia because Debbie and Jimbo said it wasn’t.
drjay, I’ll leave the anatomy to you my friend.
Oh, that’s right. I got Milledgeville confused with Macon.
Thanks, Bucky, and Jay.
well to be fair, bill–i believe when sherman was committing war crimes across the state in 1864 the gov’t had to flee milledgeville and the governor and a few other did take refuge in macon so it was a de facto capital, for a few months anyway…
Who would want to live in Macon though?
Oh…right…
Spacey will now have more time to work on her drag show
Drjay, Warcrimes are never committed by the victors. We were just overzealous
I’m sorry, but I am gonna miss her. At first I couldn’t stand her, but she grew on me. She cracks me up.
Maybe it was living in LA so long, but vocal libs entertain me.
I love that Savannah Senator cuz he is gonna make dadgum sure my grand babies get to go to Paces Academy or Cumberland Christian.
Only a mother would know how important that is. Seems like a Republican should have led the way in the State House. Tough time require tough choices.
The world has become so much clearer to me lately as I have realized that liberals’ responses to challenge, or in this case to rejection, are always emotional, never based on fact or principle.
For the love……..
could we end the drama. But I’m all for equal rights. GOPeach.
Thanks JDP & GOP Girl! I guess that settles it! I’m in
To remember the Georgia capitols, remember the city of Alma. According to the Georgia.gov website: Alma, the county seat of Bacon County, was incorporated August 21, 1906. Alma is the only incorporated municipality in Bacon County. Alma’s name is an acronym comprised of the first letters in the names of four Georgia capitals: Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta.
Good show Erick.
I love how she demonstrated her classiness after you booted her. I bet it is hard to have any regrets after that.
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