Thursday, July 23, 2009
News Senator: Move UGA-UF game to help win 'water wars'
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Good to know our elected officials are thinking big when it comes to dealing with a recent ruling that says metro Atlanta's use of Lake Lanier as a water fountain is illegal.
SOCIAL CIRCLE - State Sen. John Douglas is poised to take the water wars between Georgia, Florida and Alabama to a new front - the football field.Douglas said this ruling comes just as the contract between the University of Georgia and the University of Florida to play the annual football game in Jacksonville, Fla. - which has been called the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party - is set for renewal.
"But if the state of Florida wants to play hardball, then as far as I'm concerned, the vendors in Jacksonville can frankly pay the price," the Social Circle Republican said.
Douglas said he traditionally "doesn't have a dog in the fight," but with the recent ruling in the tri-state water wars, he's ready to work with UGA's Athletic Association to bring the Georgia-Florida game to Georgia at least every other year.
"Now is the time for us to use economic leverage," he said when contacted by the Citizen on Wednesday. "This is one of the few economic tools we have at our disposal, and I don't think we should ask the people of Georgia to spend their money in Florida and then have them use that money against us in a courtroom."
Never mind that the annual Georgia-Florida game is a boon for South Georgia, particularly in the areas of St. Simons, Sea Island and Savannah. Hotels, condo and restaurants along the Golden Isles are packed to capacity during the event. We're sure business leaders there won't mind at all.
(Courtesy Senate Press Office)
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Just when I think I've heard the dumbest idea ever, someone comes along and trumps it. This might even be dumber than declaring war on Tennessee. Meanwhile, what are we going to do to Alabama for revenge? Get all NASCAR fans to pledge not to go to Talladega this year?
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Apparently, some people just can't wait to get started earning their next Golden Sleaze Award. It's buffoons like Douglas who are fighting to maintain Georgia's reputation as a mental backwater.
I wanna see Sonny Perdue on top of a newkular bomb screaming a rebel yell while it descends on Tallahassee, a la Dr. Strangelove. That is entertainment I can believe in.
Actually, Sen Douglas has a great idea! Why should we want to spend money in a state that only wants to destroy our way of life and our economy? The fact of the matter is that Atlanta consumes much less water from the chattahoochee than either Alabama or Florida. Do you know how much water that Dothan nuclear power plant uses? Look it up. Get educated. Get some chutzpah, for goodness sakes.
Vince, no disrespect, but I'm afraid you may need to look up the definition of "chutzpah."
"supreme self-confidence" also a "jewish hip hop supergroup" http://www.chutzpahthegroup.com/
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