Wednesday, November 5, 2008
News Atlanta blogs today
Posted by Scott Freeman on Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 5:29 PM
— And so "that one" becomes "the" one. As I type this, Barack Obama has just spoken at Grant Park and Springsteen's "The Rising" is playing in the background. It is a song born out of 9/11 that now feels transformed and complete, just as this election has transformed our country and how we feel about ourselves. Like many of us, Amy at Georgia Women Vote, will always remember where she was when she heard the news.
— At Politits, DCup explains why she feels a sense of renewal and even hope. She talks about her experience standing in line to vote and knowing that she was part of a living history.
— Something we should never forget is how unique and special our democratic system is. Every president willingly gives up power based on the results of a popular election; there's a serious number of countries where that doesn't happen. At Left On Lanier, Gray waxes poetic on our election system with one sobering reminder: For Obama, the campaign was the easy part.
— For starters, there's the Neil Boortz and Rush Limbaugh factor — these are people who get paid big bucks to be professional demagogues. DownRight reports on a Boortz visit to Macon. First, Boortz assured them that he really believes what he says. Hmmm, no defensiveness there. Then he launched into a anti-Obama rant that even made the folks at DownRight cringe: People who voted for our president-elect are so dumb they should have to pass a test in order to vote. How do you bring people together when blowhards like Boortz get paid to keep us apart? And all in the name of entertainment?
— But we can worry about that later. Right now, as DriftGrift notes, is a time for celebration. The last time he heard so many car horns sounding on Peachtree was win the Braves won the World Series.
— How did Obama pull this off? ATLMalcontent takes a probing look at the irony and bad decisions that led Johnny Mac's campaign down the rabbit hole.
— And, finally, the scene last night at Manuel's Tavern was crazed, reports the lovely Sara at Going Through The Motions. There was a traffic jam outside and people packed like sardines inside, cheering wildly every time Obama took a state. She eventually made her way to the Democratic Party's bash at the Hyatt, where the scene reminded her of Dragon*Con. Today, Sara's head hurts and she needs a nap. But she still picked out the perfect mood music for her morning hangover.
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