January 30, 2019 7:13 AM
Morning Reads – Wednesday, January 30, 2019
So, it’s the day after… still snowed in? Yeah, me too… at least that is what I am telling the boss.
Just to check in, how are comments section on the site? They seem a little… calmer?
- A couple of new tactics to bring gambling right here in Georgia.
- Isakson again proves why he is a great statesman.
- Uber: Fully Loaded
- Some statues are controversial in the other Georgia as well.
- Georgia National Fairgrounds hotel in the works.
- Data from 2001 to 2009 says 1 percent higher public transportation use equals a .5 percentage point lower obesity rate. Wonder what recent data says…
- Georgia Tech researchers helping to solve the riddle of how black holes are created.
- Former UGA players vie for a ring this Sunday in Atlanta.
- Southern Regional Technical University awards students and teachers.
- Want to work at US Cyber Command and get a degree… well the US Army and the University of Georgia have a deal for you.
- Yes, it is a real sport.
- So long Miggy, we’ll miss you.
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Bob Corker was a statesman. Jeff Flake was a statesman. They sacrificed their careers to speak honestly and publicly about who and what Donald Trump is. The silence from Isakson for two plus years regarding the antics, lies, bigotry, and incompetence displayed by Trump routinely is the action of a self-serving politician – not a statesman.
So, let me get this right… losing your seat and not being able to do anything is better than working within the system and getting work done for the country and constituents… right, got it.
Leadership is courage. Leadership inspires Americans to be better versions of themselves, even if ever so slightly, so that we can improve the lives of our brothers and sisters on this earth. Statesmen place honor, integrity, and the rule of law ahead of short-term political ambition.
The premise behind your post is this: GOP voters will support Trump regardless of his ills. Republican politicians need GOP voters to win. You can’t be productive unless you win, therefore, you can’t alienate the GOP voters.
That type of premise has been proved wrong throughout history. Imagine the southern Democrats in the 1950s and 1960s – the vast majority of the electorate in the South supported segregation. You couldn’t get elected in Georgia if you supported integration. So under your premise, it was better for Democrats in the South to either (1) oppose integration or (2) be silent about it because if they did not, they would lose. And heaven forbid a politician actually risk losing.
Contrast that with the courage of politicians who combated the popular will of the time, even to their detriment. Those are the leaders who are heralded today as statesmen.
So, reaching across the aisle in a time when political divisiveness is at an all time high is not courageous? Does it not inspire people to look at the other side not with hate, but with the hope to work with one another and find common ground? I’m sorry, but the ability to work with someone that has different views than you is much more noble than throwing yourself on the sword.
I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were a mind reader. Albeit a terrible one. At no point did I say that, or even come close to mentioning that GOP voters will do any such thing. Nor did my comments have anything to do with Trump.
Thanks for the virtue signaling in the 3rd paragraph, I’m glad that you not only did not get my point but were able to pivot to something wholly unrelated.
My last comment on this. History will be the final judge on how Republicans, like Isakson, handled the age of Trump and the augmentation of the Republican Party. What you and I think is irrelevant.
Thumbs up.
Little short Bobby has never been a conservative.
Comments section better.
I would like to add that one of those banned actually did offer relevant and insightful comments, he was just unable to refrain from also responding to trollish behavior. So perhaps a second chance after a time out period?
To twist up Dr. Frank N. Furter- If you removed the cause, (maybe) it removes the symptom!
Andrew could be just as much of a troll as the others. He was just a little more eloquent about it.
Well of course. He’s a professional. 🙂
But isn’t eloquent trolling at least part of what MR comment sections are all about? It’s the crude and dishonest comments that need policing.
I agree with Benevolus. A little pointed trolling isn’t bad form imo but constant sneering and off-topic inanity will run people off. Since the purge some familiar posters have returned.
Sure, but when you can’t help but feed the wild animals it can come back to bite you. If he didn’t have to always have the last word he would be here trolling me now.
Yeah, it was super hard to not want to engage the negativity and repetitively false and random statements. ACP most often started with facts, and often brought great and appreciated info. But engaging the negative and factually-averse on the same (or any) emotional level was a losing game. Tough to ignore or address them, though.
He was given a second chance, and even a third. He was told continuously to ignore the others and let it go. He did not.
I remember him posting something like “I’ll accept the ban hammer if the other two go as well” So maybe think of him like a comments section martyr if it helps.
He’s not a martyr. He was warned and ignored the warnings. It’s like someone walking across the highway after reading all the danger signs but deciding to do it anyways.
I am an infrequent commenter but, if I am understanding this correctly, he was warned to not respond to factually incorrect posts of others by attempting to correct them and, thus, was banned because he didn’t enjoy seeing lies posted?
He was warned not to feed the trolls. I’m not sure how this is hard to understand.
With respect, wouldn’t it have been simpler to remove the temptation a long time ago, ie, ban the trolls, especially since ignoring them never changed their behavior?
Sure… lets ban alcohol, and guns, and sugar too! You people are suppose to be grown-ups and have the will power not to fall for temptations. Act like it and move on.
Oh, I get it. It’s your world and your rules. I, for one, appreciated someone willing to call out lies with facts. If there were more people in the real world willing to do that we would not be dealing with some of the things we are dealing with as a country, at the moment.
For what it is worth, I think you diminish this blog by eliminating posters who attempt to provide facts merely because they don’t have the level of self-control you desire in dealing with those who truly exhibit trollish behavior.
Bye.
I am a bit confused by all this. It appears all of Andrew’s comments are gone. All the facts, all the responses, all the relevant on topic comments. Everything. Yet the childish, completely devoid of reality, rants of N and DTM are still here festering for all the world to see?? Anyone looking into to the archives here will likely dismiss this site as unworthy source for fact based discussions.
Andrew chose to delete those. No one here did that.
Thank you. Well played Andrew.
I actually feel relief when I login here now, because I won’t have to sift through reams of rants and unprovoked negativity. I’ve also noticed previously absent or infrequent posters starting to post, which is nice. Leaving some oxygen in the room opens up the lungs.
It’s simple.
Rule 1, This is not my Board, I’m a guest here.
Rule 2, If you don’t like or abide by the Boards rules refer to rule 1.
Sub part to Rule 2. You can be kicked off for any reason at any time and the powers that be are under no obligation to warn you or give you any consideration what so ever, again refer to rule 1.
I myself screw up quite often but maybe this little episode will help us understand we will disagree but look harder for those things where we do find agreement. I can say for myself that making cute but derogatory comments doesn’t foster that kind of environment… I’ll try harder….and it will be hard to do sometimes.
I did enjoy ACP and the insight and information that he brought to the table. But, in the end he was asked repeatedly not to do something, but he kept doing it.
Many of you are trying to reason that he was just trying to do this, or trying to do that, but what you don’t realize is that NW and DTM were, and still are, using that same reasoning for them to stay.
Rules apply to everyone. If we ask you not to do something, we expect you not to do it. Period. Full stop.
If you ask us to get rid of the trolls, we will. Even if it includes “you”. Remember that.
I didn’t want to join this discussion but here I go. A lot of the responses weren’t to refute the posts with facts. I saw an entire day of discussion about what was in someone’s adult Depends. Or, whose grandchildren bought them a Grandpad. I stopped reading the MRs because of this and stuck to the ancillary posts.
You can disagree or debate without adding to the load in the toilet bowl. I’m a controversial guy whose known to challenge orthodoxy but no matter how eloquent or educated you are you don’t get a pass on manners. I had a hard time resisting some of the most outrageous trolls but I decided that it’s not my role to police your blog. If I got fed up, I had another choice. I could just leave!
Hopefully you will be able to enjoy the Morning Reads again. I’m not quite ready to fly the “Mission Accomplished” banner, but I feel we have turned a corner. What lies ahead will be quite fun to watch.
Looks like today is gardening day. Nice.
I would like a nice boarder of tulips planted please… (sar)
Well, something we might all agree on—the weather forecast for the Atlanta area was something of a dud yesterday—but probably was good for Home Depot and your local grocer…..
Meanwhile in Wisconsin,
Haley Davison is going to move even more manufacturing lines out of the US because of… the tariff war.
And about those 13,000 manufacturing jobs and $4 Billion in state and local tax breaks, and state and county paid for infrastructure – including a brand new exit off of a 3 line interstate in Racine, 8 miles of heavy truck roads, mega sewer and water lines, and an electrical relay station (and a huge back up natural gas powered generator on site included) with enough electrical capacity to run all of Hartsfield Jackson… Well…
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/foxconn-may-not-build-10b-wisconsin-plant-trump-touted-n964411
Lots of economic flashing lights that could be a trigger for a recession….
Hard Brexit
PG&E bankruptcy
Stalling Chinese economy
Tariffs raising prices at time of another government shutdown
Trump: “If I didn’t get elected, {Foxconn] wouldn’t be spending $10 billion,”
VP Pence and Paul Ryan, in addition to Scott Walker, were crowing about it too. Quite a cadre of GOP dealmakers. They all got media attention, and the announcement occurred more than 72 hours ago, so the GOP base will never connect the two announcements.
This place was mentioned last week. It’s not as bad as the Pink House Fire, but it will effect the kitchen from what I heard.
http://www.wtoc.com/2019/01/29/green-truck-pub-temporarily-closed-due-fire/
I guess they won’t need to add any “smoke flavoring” to those excellent burgers.
Warren Harding is considered one of our worst Presidents. Does he deserve this honor? https://chamblee54.wordpress.com/2019/01/30/was-warren-harding-a-bad-president-3/
Take note Georgia. Don’t be like California. I know we are a few years from this, but don’t make it more expensive than the black market. https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-pot-tax-cuts-20190128-story.html
Yes it is a real sport. Soccer, the other football.
Here is a true story for y’all.
I was sitting at my local Mexican restaurant enjoying a Dos Equis and dinner watching Mexican league soccer. They ask me if I wanted to change the channel but I said no and beside the restaurant employees were very interested in the game. I think it was a playoff. They ask me if I watched Soccer and I said not really because I didn’t really understand the game. It wasn’t busy so we discussed the game and how it was the most popular game outside the US. While they were sharing the nuances of the game we were watching we talked about the games we all played as kids. For me it was baseball and I still love it today. They too had baseball but Soccer was much more popular. I ask why that was so and got a logical answer. For baseball, you needed all this equipment. A bat, ball glove, bases, a baseball at a minimum but with soccer all you need is a ball and many times kids even make a ball themselves out of whatever they have. That’s when it hit me. In poorer countries Soccer was the cheapest sport a kid could get into and naturally you’re going to love the sport you played as a kid. I came away from dinner that evening with a refreshing new perspective and a limited education about Soccer. Now I’m no longer so quick to change the channel when soccer is on…
This guy from Georgia? Makes sense to me. https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/01/home-depot-co-founder-on-rise-of-socialism-it-comes-right-out-of-the-universities/
No need to declare a state of emergency. https://www.prlog.org/12751534-trump-can-fund-wall-without-declaring-emergency-crs.html