Word/Found: Fresh Loaf, Creative Loafing Atlanta

Word: ‘No offense to drunken sailors’

Thomas Wheatley — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:09:21 -0400

U.S. Senate Libertarian candidate Allen Buckley released four ads last week blasting Saxby Chambliss, the Republican incumbent.

“Saxby Chambliss spends your money like a drunken sailor — $3 million for golf lessons, $110 million to help Gallo wines and Sunkist advertise… Maybe your money would be safer with a drunken sailor.…

Word: Debate-o, debaht-o

Thomas Wheatley — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:27:46 -0400

A top campaign aide insisted that Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss wants to include Libertarian Allen Buckley in debates. But Buckley complained last week that Chambliss doesn’t want to debate.…

Word: Good times, bad times

Russell McLendon — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Georgia’s two most prominent football teams head into the season with very different prospects. The rebuilding Atlanta Falcons are expected to scrape the NFL’s dregs; the Georgia Bulldogs enter today’s opener as No. 1 in the NCAA.

“[U]nless Richt is holding that crystal football in Miami at around 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2009, this season will be a failure.”

-- Pete Fiutak, FOXSports.com

“Our goals won’t be measured in wins and losses this year.…
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Word: Caraying on

Russell McLendon — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:00:15 -0400

Longtime Atlanta Braves announcer Skip Caray, who died this week at 68, once described himself as the “wise-ass cynic” of the Caray broadcasting dynasty. Eschewing his famous father’s effusiveness, he won over Braves fans with his dry, pithy humor and unabashed honesty.…
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Word: 'Word processing error'

Andisheh Nouraee — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:00:00 -0400

It was reported last week that outgoing Grady CEO Pamela Stephenson does not have all of the university degrees she apparently claims.

“Ms. Stephenson earned her PH.D at the University of Michigan … and a Law degree, also at the University of Michigan.”

-From a July 9 hospital press release titled “Pamela Stephenson is Good for Grady.”

“In a statement Friday, she apologized and blamed a "word processing error" for a hospital news release last week that claimed she had a doctor of philosophy and a law degree from the University of Michigan. She does not.”

-From a July 19 AJC story about Stephenson’s resumé.…
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Word: 'White, southern, corporate dude'

Michelle Ye Hee Lee — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:00:58 -0400

Political commentators are divided over whether former U.S. Senator from Georgia Sam Nunn would make a good running mate for presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama.

“Some might doubt whether Obama is ready for that 3 a.m. phone call, but Nunn – who is already an Obama policy adviser – certainly would be, especially in an era when that phone call is ever more likely to involve a loose nuke.”

– Michael Crowley, June 25, The New Republic. Nunn is CEO of the anti-proliferation non-profit Nuclear Threat Initiative.

“[Nunn] was not above channeling base, "yuck factor"-based objections to homosexuality in service of his retrograde policy views.…
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Word: Travelin' Light

Thomas Wheatley — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:45:13 -0400

At a June 2 press conference, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that he has halted a state gas tax increase because of high prices at the pump and tough economic times. And what did he say about commuter rail or using less gas?…
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Word: 'That same day'

Andisheh Nouraee — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:24:11 -0400

On May 28, the Democratic Party of Georgia challenged Georgia’s voter ID in Fulton County Superior Court. State Republicans say a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling settled the voter ID issue in their favor.…
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Word: 'SautÃ©ed in garlic butter'

Thomas Wheatley — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:54 -0400

William Earl Lynd, 53, was executed at the state prison in Jackson on May 6, the first execution in the U.S. in seven months. As it does before all executions, the Georgia Department of Corrections issued a press release describing Lyndâ€™s last meal.

â€œLynd has requested as his last meal two pepper jack BBQ burgers with crisp onions, two baked potatoes with sour cream, bacon and cheese, one large strawberry milkshake, from a local restaurant.â€

â€” An excerpt from a May 5 Georgia Department of Corrections press release about Lynd.

â€œConklin has requested as his last meal filet mignon wrapped with bacon; de-veined shrimp sautÃ©ed in garlic butter with lemon; baked potato with butter, sour cream, chives and real bacon bits; corn on the cob; asparagus with hollandaise sauce; French bread with butter; goat cheese; cantaloupe; apple pie; vanilla bean ice cream and iced tea.â€

â€” An excerpt from a July 8, 2005 state press release announcing the execution of Robert Dale Conklin.

â€œWe do everything within reason to accommodate a prisonerâ€™s request, but itâ€™s a case-by-case basis.…
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Word: "Shocking"

Andisheh Nouraee — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:00:37 -0400

According to an April 29 WSB-TV Action News story, â€œhundreds of young Atlanta womenâ€ are soliciting donations to pay for breast implants on the web site myfreeimplants.com.

â€œJust about everyone we showed it to called it shocking.â€

-WSB-TV anchor Jovita Moore, introducing the story. Categorized as a â€œHealthâ€ story on the stationâ€™s web site, it includes dozens of photos of young women showing off their breasts.

â€œIf you want to look at my boobs, put money in my account.â€

-Meg Kelso, a 49-year-old registered nurse in metro Atlanta interviewed about her myfreeimplants.com account.

â€œThe ladies never get to touch the money.…
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Word: â€˜Dropping their chicken wingsâ€™

Andisheh Nouraee — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:00:13 -0400

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and Georgia Restaurant Association Executive Director Ron Wolf are among those urging Gov. Sonny Perdue to veto legislation that will allow Georgians with concealed weapons permits to carry guns in restaurants serving alcohol.

â€œHow do you enforce that? Weâ€™re not going to frisk them for a gun.â€

-Wolf, speaking to the Gainesville Times on April 8, on the lawâ€™s stipulation forbidding customers with concealed weapons from consuming alcohol.…
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Word: â€œWandering freeâ€

Andisheh Nouraee — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:00:59 -0400

On April 8, a wounded zebra was found eating grass along I-75 in Butts County. Nine days later, a pig was found wandering the median on I-75 in Cobb County.

"The Department of Natural Resources called us Tuesday morning and said they had a zebra fall out of the back of a truck, and from there he was struck by a car and he was standing there on the side of the highway eating grass,"

-Charlie Hedgecloth, of the Locust Grove animal rescue group Noahâ€™s Ark, as quoted by WTVM-TV in Columbus on April 11.

â€œhmm... you think someone would have noticed that their zebra was missing...â€

-Digg.com user bluetide17, commenting on the story on April 10.…
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Word: â€˜King Jesusâ€™

Thomas Wheatley — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:00:29 -0400

During the legislative session, Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, blogged for The American View, a conservative Christian web site whose organizers aim to create â€œChristian America, and a Christian world, a Christian galaxy and a Christian universe.â€

But since there is no area of life outside of the Lordship of King Jesus, all votes cast are religious in nature and must be based on what the Bible says is the proper function of the civil government.

â€” Franklin, on Jan 31, explaining how he decides his legislative votes.

By a vote of 154-1 the House approved HB 1088, a bill to provide state central planning of â€œagricultural tourism.â€ The last time I checked, I could not find any Biblical role of the civil government in the function of tourism, agricultural or otherwise.

â€” Franklin, on Feb. 18.…
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Word: 'Genious'

Andisheh Nouraee — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:00:52 -0400

A report published April 1 by Editorial Projects In Education Research Center says Atlanta high school graduation rate is just 46 percent. Beverly Hall, superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, faults the report for using old data.…
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Word: 'Barack Hussein Obama'

Thomas Wheatley — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:36:34 -0500

U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., recently appeared on national television and showed off how he knows practically nothing about civility or Barack Obama.

"But Obama's gonna go around meeting everybody so the world will be a better place.…
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Word: 'Assclown!'

Andisheh Nouraee — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:00:57 -0500

Barring major reforms, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will revoke Clayton County Public Schoolsâ€™ accreditation in September. Claytonâ€™s students will lose scholarship eligibility and will be unable to transfer their credits.…
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Word: 'That great leap'

Andisheh Nouraee — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:16:47 -0500

Last fall, when Sen. Hillary Clinton had a huge lead in national and state polls, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., endorsed her candidacy. Now heâ€™s not so sure.

â€œI have looked at all the candidates, and I believe that Hillary Clinton is the best prepared to lead this country at a time when we are in desperate need of strong leadership.â€

-- Lewis, endorsing Clinton for president Oct. 12, 2007

â€œSomething is happening in America, and people are prepared and ready to make that great leap.â€

-- Lewis, as quoted in the New York Times Feb. 15, explaining his decision to vote for Obama at the 2008 Democratic Party Convention.…
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Word: Obama nabs Georgia

Thomas Wheatley — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:04:30 -0500

(Photo by Joeff Davis)

CL liveblogged the Super Tuesday primaries at Manuelâ€™s Tavern and queried the bold-faced names in attendance. To view the nightâ€™s commentary, click here.

"I think it'd be pretty amazing to see McCain running against Obama.…
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Word:â€˜Liberal smokescreenâ€™

Andisheh Nouraee — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:00:21 -0500

(photo by Joeff Davis)

Last week former President Jimmy Carter spoke at â€œCelebration of a New Baptist Covenant,â€ a conference at the Georgia World Congress Center of Baptists who are upset with the right-wing politics of the Southern Baptist Convention.

â€œWe Americans need to realize there is no special correlation between freedom and liberty and our own faith. Because the three largest democracies on earth are India, Hindu, the United States of America, Christians, and Indonesia, Islamic.â€

â€” Carter, Jan 30.…
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Word: 'An insult to both common sense and Mother Nature'

Thomas Wheatley — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:00:46 -0500

Editorial boards of Georgia newspapers outside metro Atlanta have harshly criticized the recently passed statewide water plan.

"Georgia lawmakers have wasted an opportunity to craft an elegant statewide water plan that would have required fewer fixes in the future."

â€” Savannah Morning News, Jan. 22.

"In this instance [Gov. Sonny Perdue, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and state House Speaker Glenn Richardson], were peddling the statewide water plan, which is going up for legislative endorsement on a very, very fast track despite almost every written opinion about declaring it to be an insult to both common sense and Mother Nature."

â€” Rome News-Tribune, Jan. 18

"What actually has been sliced, however, is the influence of the 143 counties outside the 16-county metro Atlanta region when it comes to how water will be allocated within Georgia."

â€” Albany Herald, Jan. 20

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Word: â€˜Campaign to discredit meâ€™

Andisheh Nouraee — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:00:57 -0500

Atlanta City Councilwoman Felicia Moore introduced legislation calling for council oversight of the cityâ€™s involvement in the Atlanta Housing Authorityâ€™s plans to demolish public housing.

â€œ[This] ordinance is to make sure in the future itâ€™s clear by code thereâ€™s an understanding the Council is the governing authority of the City . . . â€

â€” Moore, as quoted in Atlanta Progressive News Jan. 7

â€œWe respectfully submit that, because of the legally mandated autonomous operation of the AHA, these items of legislation are beyond the Cityâ€™s authority and purview.â€

â€” Attorney Sharon Gay, of McKenna Long & Aldridge, in a Jan. 14 letter to Atlanta City Council

â€œThis is a blatant, purposeful media campaign to discredit me because they donâ€™t like this legislation.â€

â€” Moore, as quoted in the AJC, in response to a comment by AHA spokesman Rick White alleging that Moore worries demolishing public housing in her council district would move her supporters out of her district

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Word: 'What I like about Obama'

Thomas Wheatley — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:40:01 -0500

Atlanta's African-American leaders are impressed by Sen. Barack Obama's ability to energize and inspire presidential primary voters.

"What I like about Barack Obama is that he's energizing a population that is not typically energized. And that he is providing inspiration."

â€” Mayor Shirley Franklin, endorsing Obama on V-103's (WVEE-FM) "Frank and Wanda in the Morning" on Jan. 9.…
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Word: 'She has checked out'

Andisheh Nouraee — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:00:30 -0500

Bloggers and community bulletin-board contributors are increasingly voicing frustration with Mayor Shirley Franklinâ€™s leadership.

"And to think that our mayor has the time to write a letter on behalf of Michael Vick, but can't be bothered to address the problems with Chief Pennington and his department."

â€” PETERK30310, commenting on the Yahoo! group Capitol View Homeownerâ€™s Forum Dec. 22.…
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Word: Booze, bass, blasphemy, blowhards

Thomas Wheatley — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:52:42 -0500

As we look forward to more awkward utterances in the coming year, we reflect on some of the more memorable moments of the most eloquent orator of them all, Gov. Sonny Perdue.

â€œThink of it this way â€¦ It really helps you plan ahead for the rest of your life â€” buying on Saturday, rather than Sunday. Time management.â€

â€” Perdue, referring to Sunday alcohol sales, on Q100â€™s â€œThe Bert Show,â€ on Jan. 17, 2007

"My goal is to turn Georgia into a fisherman's paradise."

â€” The governor during his State of the State address on Jan. 10, 2007

"I'm here today to appeal to you and to all Georgians and all people who believe in the power of prayer to ask God to shower our state, our region, our nation with the blessings of water.â€

â€” Perdueâ€™s call to prayer for rain on the Capitol steps on Nov. 13

Sources: the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Union Recorder, CNN.com

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Word: Friends of Duluth

Thomas Wheatley — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:30:08 -0500

Duluth, Ga., created a MySpace account this month to entice young people to comment on the suburbâ€™s plan for development through 2030. As of press time, Duluth has 10 friends.…
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Word/Found: Fresh Loaf, Creative Loafing Atlanta

Word: ‘No offense to drunken sailors’

Word: Debate-o, debaht-o

Word: Good times, bad times

Word: Caraying on

Word: 'Word processing error'

Word: 'White, southern, corporate dude'

Word: Travelin' Light

Word: 'That same day'

Word: 'SautÃ©ed in garlic butter'

Word: "Shocking"

Word: â€˜Dropping their chicken wingsâ€™

Word: â€œWandering freeâ€

Word: â€˜King Jesusâ€™

Word: 'Genious'

Word: 'Barack Hussein Obama'

Word: 'Assclown!'

Word: 'That great leap'

Word: Obama nabs Georgia

Word:â€˜Liberal smokescreenâ€™

Word: 'An insult to both common sense and Mother Nature'

Word: â€˜Campaign to discredit meâ€™

Word: 'What I like about Obama'

Word: 'She has checked out'

Word: Booze, bass, blasphemy, blowhards

Word: Friends of Duluth

Word: â€œWandering freeâ€