Georgia
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Select works from renowned contemporary artist (and current Atlanta resident) Brian Dettmer will be on display at the Saltworks Gallery until August 1st.......
Blog for Democracy - 7:44 p.m.
Ever wonder who designed that adorable little twitter bird? His name is Simon Oxley, a British expat currently living in Japan. His wonderful illustrations are available for download (for as little as $10) at iStockPhoto.com here. His posters and cards......
Blog for Democracy - 7:44 p.m.
The fate of the Georgia-Florida football game in Jacksonville has taken on a new twist -- with a splash of lime.University of Florida president J. Bernard Machen is urging the city to curb excessive imbibing by shutting down easy access......
Blog for Democracy - 5:19 p.m.
Did you hear Sunday's announcement of major league baseball's All-Snub team?Co-headlining the roster: Jair Jurrjens, with the sixth-lowest earned run average in the National League at 2.73, and Javier Vazquez, eighth at 3.05, along with a second-best 130 strikeouts.Coming......
Blog for Democracy - 5:19 p.m.
Amazing finish at the race yesterday. If you missed it, check out: Kyle Busch blocking Tony Stewart on the last lap one too many times. Stewart’s cojones of steel as he holds his ground and makes Busch pay for it. Busch getting creamed by A) Stewart B) the wall C) Kahne from behind D) Logano from the side. Glad that [...] ...
Left On Lanier - 10:45 a.m.
Nathan Deal took a plurality of the straw poll votes for Governor in Cobb County. Courtesy of Political Insider: Deal, 120 (28%) John Oxendine, 111 (26%) Karen Handel, 99 (23%) Eric Johnson, 43 (10%) Austin Scott, 35 (8%) Posted in Politics Tagged: Nathan Deal ...
Left On Lanier - 10:45 a.m. - 4 clicks 
The previous (Poll Monkey) poll, mysteriously stopped counting votes at 77. So let's try it again, this time using Poll Daddy, and with the addition of Jesse Spikes. Apologies for the do over. If the election for Mayor of Atlanta......
Blog for Democracy - 10:44 a.m. - 4 clicks
Miguel Gallegos, a Hillary Clinton delegate from the 5th Congressional District, is running for Atlanta City Council. Miguel seeks to replace Anne Fauver in this open City Council seat - District 6. According to SOVO, "He joins a race that......
Blog for Democracy - 4:21 a.m. - 6 clicks
"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which......
Blog for Democracy - Sat 7:26 a.m.
PeachPundit has the exclusive on this new project called the 1776 project. I’m not overly opposed to anything the group is doing other than it seems to be a solution looking for a problem; however, someone should remind them that the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 and not 1776. Oh well. Can’t expect conservatives [...] ...
Left On Lanier - Fri 8:24 p.m.
(Updated by Paula to add Palin's resignation speech.) Wow just WOW. Last Updated 3:44 p.m. ET. Sarah Palin has announced that she will resign as governor of Alaska and will not seek a second term. CBS Affiliate KTVA reports......
Blog for Democracy - Fri 1:22 p.m.
Not sure how to begin this post: It could have been named: Romeo seeks 9th District Congressional Seat Evans encourage Iranians to Take up Arms against Government Evans promises to bring back Goldwater Ideals to North Georgia Evans Teabags the Fourth of July Alright here we go. Mike (I Make Romeo and Juliet look like a comedy) Evans was on the Martha [...] ...
Left On Lanier - Fri 10:07 a.m. - 8 clicks
This blog has been kind to former Forsyth County Commissioner David Richard. It’s a good thing to have a fiery leader sometimes, and Richard certainly fit the bill. Richard lost a primary fight (as an incumbent) last year, and has been replaced by Patrick Bell on the County Commission. A news article regarding Bell’s pro-business stance [...] ...
Left On Lanier - Fri 10:07 a.m. - 3 clicks
Don't forget to set your DVRs for the premiere of Drop Dead Diva, not only co-starring Margaret Cho but also partially filmed in Decatur. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry about this. At any rate, it makes......
Blog for Democracy - Fri 8:57 a.m. - 3 clicks
Today’s Assignment: Read the headline for this Fox News article. Read the first three paragraphs of the actual story. Can you find the error that might lead one to believe that the news source is biased? Posted in Media Tagged: Fox Nes, nutcases ...
Left On Lanier - Fri 5:26 a.m.
Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta International Pop Festival:Before there was Woodstock, there was Atlanta Pop. Forty years ago this weekend, an unimaginable multitude descended upon the Peach State for a weekend of peace and music that essentially......
Blog for Democracy - Fri 2:20 a.m.
The death of Karl Malden may not amount to a hill of beans....Wait. wrong classic movie.THE classic movie, with which Malden would forever be associated with throughout his long career was "A Streetcar named Desire," for which he won an......
Blog for Democracy - Thu 4:24 p.m.
Massive downturn in traffic the past month. It’s probably because there is no longer an American Idol recap, which drove huge amounts of out-of-state vistors to the blog. Never fear, we didn’t need those punks anyway. Lake Lanier water levels 23% left on lanier, inappropriate candy (both tied at 15%) adam lambert 13% nathan deal for governor 6% great white attack, Mike [...] ...
Left On Lanier - Thu 11:21 a.m. - 3 clicks
Beth Farokhi is throwing her hat into the ring for the upcoming State School Superintendent election in 2010. Join her on July 6th for her kickoff announcement at the Square in Marietta at 11:00 am. If you care about education......
Blog for Democracy - Thu 10:46 a.m. - 8 clicks
Oh sweetie (said in a condescending tone) what are you doing? Rep. Carolyn Maloney(D-NY) you hired Joe Trippi to be your advisor in your race against US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand?? The Joe Trippi, that hasn't won a race since he......
Blog for Democracy - Thu 8:15 a.m.
Great alt-pop song, plus you can watch a drummer progress from casually bored to HOLY-CRAP-I-GOTTA-POUND-THE-SKINS!!! Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: ting tings ...
Left On Lanier - Wed 11:44 p.m. - 3 clicks
THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED because PollMonkey is apparently broken and stopped the poll at 77 responses. We'll try it again with different poll software. DisplayVote60274();......
Blog for Democracy - Wed 11:06 p.m. - 3 clicks
By Chris Kromm Facing South At least two leaders of the coup launched in Honduras today were apparently trained at a controversial Department of Defense school based at Fort Benning, Georgia infamous for producing graduates linked to torture, death squads and other human rights abuses. ...
DailyKos (Georgia) - Mon 2:10 a.m. - 4 clicks
Some angry queens 13 years before my birth have had such an impact on my life. I didn’t really know what Stonewalll was till early on in college, but I knew the effects before I had ever heard of the term. Without Stonewall, I might not be here today. The huge stigma of being gay might have done me in when in high school, and even if I had made it out of high school I certain...
DailyKos (Georgia) - Mon 2:10 a.m.
On Friday, June 19, President Obama nominated Judge Beverly Baldwin Martin to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, a circuit consisting of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. This is Obama's first nomination to the 11th Circuit and his second to a court directly involving Georgia (the other being Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court), his fifth judicial nomination overall (He now has eight.), and ...
DailyKos (Georgia) - Jun 26 - 3 clicks
