Author: Edatlanta

Cong. Ferguson Inadvertently Honors Nazi “Heroes”

In a since-deleted tweet, Congressman Ferguson’s social media team screwed up royally. (And likely lost at least one team member). Those are Nazi soldiers in Congressman @RepDrewFerguson's #DDay tweet. #GA03 https://t.co/fr8aU5M0OL pic.twitter.com/0ocnn97j66 — Shripal Shah (@shripal734) June 6, 2018 What’s also an indictment on the good congressman’s office is that in five-and-a-half hours since the

Morning Reads for June 6, 2018

Yesterday was my sister’s birthday so happy late birthday to her! “Less and Less” by Roger Miller  A reminder: Lake Lanier and other waterways may be unsafe for weeks to come thanks to the rain.  Was Jimmy Carter the Most Underrated President in History?  John Lewis addresses the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony.

UPDATED — Abrams Leads Both Republicans in First General Election Poll

The Stacey Abrams campaign’s first internal poll has Abrams winning over both Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp. (The full memo is below) Her numbers are: 48-43 over Cagle and 49-40 over Kemp. Fred Yang with Hart Research, the Abrams’ campaign pollster, said the poll was conducted statewide with 601 likely voters last week. He said their

Morning Reads for May 30, 2018

No lead is safe when playing the Braves. It’s almost as if we have to tell our opponents: hol’ up…. we dem boys. (Or kois). The future of learning: How Georgia State made its graduation rate jump John Lewis to ABC: “You Did the Right Thing”  Perdue: Georgia Can be Proud of Military Tradition Isakson:

The Democratic Ballot Will Look Like Georgia. The Republican Ballot….Not So Much.

Even with four positions without an anticipated nominee, it’s safe to say the Democratic ticket will be more representative of Georgia than the Republicans. By quite a margin. I’m not making a judgement in any way about this, just providing the information. Every Republican nominee will be white and nine will be men. Democrats will

Morning Reads With a Post-Victory Glow

All my candidates won and all yours lost! “The Loser Wins” by Atmosphere Jimmy: GIVE TRUMP A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE!  I want that to happen simply because no one would know what they think about the prize. Y’all: Can the universe handle season two of Mama June’s show? I don’t think so.  Unhappy birthday Morrissey!

Norcross Site Possible for HQ2

Gwinnett County could make a serious bid for Amazon’s HQ2. Earlier on Monday the county’s Urban Redevelopment Agency announced it plans to buy the OFS campus at I-85 and Jimmy Carter Boulevard (the giant brown campus on the left if you’re heading north on I-85. The previous owner was Bausch & Lomb) for a paltry

Stacey Abrams Just Clinched the Primary With Hillary Clinton’s Endorsement

Hillary Clinton endorsed Stacey Abrams. What was particularly noteworthy about the endorsement, made via robo-call today, is that Secretary Clinton twice made provided pneumonic differentiation between the two Stacies (“Abrams, with an ‘A'”). With Stacey Evans seemingly plateauing at around 20-25 percent and Abrams having either 58% of Democratic voters or only just 43%. Now