Gooood morning! from Dallas, Texas. A big hello to Julie S. who reads PP regularly – we volunteered on a campaign together prior to her moving to Dallas, and I still haven’t been able to squeeze in a coffee :/ Happy Thursday, everyone!
Georgia
- ICYMI: Congressman Broun announces bid for Senate
- Sweet hallelujah, Rep Jeff Chapman - Chapman plans to file a bill Thursday that would prohibit Georgia Power from collecting its set profit margin on any overrun charges passed along to ratepayers.
- 27 vehicle wreck on I-16; 4 dead
- Disbarment recommended for Atlanta City Councilman Lamar Willis
- Graphic novel by Rep. John Lewis slated for August
- Bill requires legislative oversight of EPD rules. I had to look up Rep Tom Kirby for reference. Here’s a summary of Gwinnett legislators for your viewing pleasure.
- Augusta: Jack Connell, longtime lawmaker, dies
- Athens: Georgia defensive coordinator won’t discuss Saints. And closer to my own interests: Maya Angelou captivates audience at UGA. My favorite lesson from her is “People will tell you who they are if you’ll listen.” #preach
- Atlanta: Hundreds of complaints filed with TSA over lost items at Hartfield
- Bainbridge: Burke grabs senate seat
- Fayette: Proposed film studio complex in Fayette would become Georgia’s largest
- Senate Democrats propose HOPE changes. I refer you back to Hell NO on 2.0.
- Forsyth: Hays State Prison Has A New Warden
- Atlanta-based Popeyes CEO To Women: Don’t Waste Time Trying To Fit In
- Ridiculous lawsuit: Hershey sues Shaw carpet for naming a color “Chocolate Kiss”
More below….
Inter/national
- Sen. Marco Rubio Will Deliver Republican Response To State Of The Union
- Much like straw polls: HuffPo reports that Fox News’ Credibility At ‘Record Low‘: PPP Poll
- Harry Reid fact-checked as wrong about $2.6T in cuts
- Leaders of Muslim nations called for a negotiated end to Syria’s civil war at a summit in Cairo on Wednesday
- The 10 most congested cities are Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco-Oakland, New York-Newark, Boston, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle.
- Anti-gay Pastor Claims Gays Will ‘Burn Christians At The Stake‘ …and home-schooled children will be sent to live with pedophiles? Not to leave out anyone, he claims that women on birth control have wombs “embedded with dead babies”. Cray I say.
Whatevs
- What the kitchens of the future looked like — in the 1960s. If only.
- Kim Kardashian tweets out pic of diamond-encrusted gun right after asking fans to support gun control. This is the literal embodiment of Chris Rock’s famous “Bullet Control” bit (language warning).
- USADA extends deadline for Armstrong to talk
- Breasts, Buttocks, Genitals Ban At Grammys – But Also Message-Sending Lapel Pins. It sad that these letters now have to be sent.
- Harsh reality: 74% of all respondents said it’s acceptable to reach for their tablet after being intimate with their partner, and nearly half of single women would rather spend the “morning after” with their iPads over last night’s date.
- Sheryl Sandberg’s Breakthrough Hug With Mark Zuckerberg
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From the “credit where credit’s due” department….
Last night on WSBRadio, Erick really tried to corner Paul Broun in regard to his now-famous “pit of hell” comments, as well as how he’ll respond when faced with the inevitable types of questions that make the Akins and Murdocks of U.S. politics pop stoopid pills. Each time, however, Broun immediately ducked/dodged and went back to talking economy and jobs.
Not that focusing on those issues aren’t vastly more important….they are…..but once you’ve been seen in public wearing clown shoes and a big round nose, people are going to want to know where they are now.
Good job, Erick.
If he didn’t get an answer, why the ‘good job’?
Did he ask about Broun’s views on Obama and the Soviet constitution?
Maybe “good effort” is a better descriptor. Erick tried to get him to answer twice before going to a break, and yet AGAIN after coming back……which, honestly, was more than many (much less someone like Erick who also describes himself as an ‘evangelical’) would have done.
Sorry, didn’t mean to get picky about terms. It just struck me that Erickson would be more likely to lob softballs than not to Broun.
Would loved to have had Erick cut him off after repeated non answers, explaining to him on the air that if he chooses not to answer a direct question, he’s not welcome on the show. The audience would have loved it and that would be all the blogosphere and political junkies like us would be talking about. It would have brought that idiot to the forefront right now, exposing him for the crackpot, pandering sleaze that he is. And that question would be the only one he’d be receiving from here on out and he’s be out of the race in a week.
I’m with you Noway. Erick should have given him the same treatment McCain gave Hagel during confirmation hearings last week. If he won’t address the question, cut him off.
Some of you obviously never attended a church outside I-285.
Church of the Painful Truth Harry, it’s everywhere.
The Painful Truth is, an awful lot of people go to church in Georgia and 95% of them are outside 285.
Source?
God
Is your point, Harry, that Broun had to utter that idiotic “from the pitts of hell” statement because of an unsophisticated church audiance to try and get their vote?
Bringing up anything theology-related can be positive or negative, depending on the audience. The people on this message board are like pandas in the zoo. You’re a rare species.
this doesn’t rhyme…
Rhyming is Stefan’s Tuesday gig; mine is seemingly “overkill”. Just helping him out while he’s out of town. I’ve got his back like a sweater.
Comically, he was so excited about his photo with a rhino. I told him I don’t see what’s special or new about it and replied back with a photo of him and Charlie….
so does everyone think broun is really all in here, or does the timing give him a chance to bow out gracefully and run for reelection, if the wind just isn’t blowing his way for this seat fundraising and polling wise this time next year..
John Barge may have a Balfour problem — http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/schools-chief-collects-car-stipend-years-after-it-/nWH5Y/ — seems he has been collecting a car allowance that was ended in 2006. The confusion continues….
For any who missed it, WSBRadio has posted a link to Erick’s interview with Broun here
Try to watch this – Obama blames cable news for his lack of humility
http://conservativebyte.com/2013/02/obama-lashes-out-at-cable-news-during-prayer-breakfast/
Erick Erickson gets positive media
http://www.businessinsider.com/erick-erickson-fox-news-cnn-contributor-2013-2
(He must be doing something wrong.)
Hays prison isn’t in Forsyth County, it’s in Chattooga. And a new warden (who was warden there before) isn’t enough to stop a ticking time bomb.. Four inmate murders at or related to Hays in the last two months and multiple guard stabbings, inmates who wander the prison at night because of broken cell door locks and gangsters who organize drug deals and hits from behind bars using cell phones provided by prison employees. We need a lot of state and maybe national attention on this disaster prison before there’s a mass escape.
– LU
Forsyth is the town. It has the Corrections headquarters located there.
The real problem with the prisons is they are don’t pay well and as a result are understaffed.
ProTip: do not party on The West Side” it is all touristy.
Party in Deep Ellum, where fun is “genteel-edgy”.
Need too get back there and see the folks soon….
Deep Ellum is in Texas.
The West Side is the Best Side.
The Republican governor was surrounded by legislators from both parties when he said Thursday that the threshold will be returned to a 2.0 grade point average.
Pathetic. What is “exceptional” about a 2.0 at a technical college?
The point is Georgia needs to encourage trade skills development, not just the traditional academic path.
The current law does “encourage trade skills development, not just the traditional path.”
Why not convert the grant to a loan for those under 3.0? There should be a reasonable minimum standard for the free money.
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