Couple of things
- As of late, I've been commending commissioners I typically disagree with (see Tom Chasteen) and chastising ones I usually agree with (see David Lynn). So, as we continue this bizzarre pattern, let me now pat States McCarter on the back for changing his mind over the moratorium against fraternities and sororities. McCarter, who originally voted for a moratorium, called for the Athens-Clarke County Commission to reconsider the vote, though his move failed after a 5-5 tie with Mayor Heidi Davison breaking the tie.
Those who stuck to their guns on the moratorium, again, I commissioners I agree with on the issues more often than not ... but I just don't see their argument this time around.
- Is there anything more awesome than this? A member of the Board of Regents getting into an old-fashioned street brawl with the son of the former mayor of Athens-Clarke County? In a posh neighborhood like Crystal Hills no less?
Don Leeburn (he of dating Suzanne Yoculan fame), who is 68-years-old, sent Mason Bentley to the hospital with a broken nose and a punctured and collapsed lung.
Note to self - Do not screw with Don Leeburn.
At one point, Bentley threatened to go get his AK-47 from his house. Now, what in the world is the son of the former mayor doing collecting antique Soviet weaponry? No matter. Seriously ... doesn't this sound like an episode of Desperate Housewives? Especially with Yoculan watching from the street.
With this going on, probably not the kind of exposure the Bentley family wanted today.
- Hillary and I were talking about the uproar over the NASCAR Hall of Fame going to Charlotte rather than Atlanta and our complete and utter confusion over it. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for instance, was offering some borderline biased reporting over the decision and made some comments against Charlotte which could be taken as a tad negative. Plus they stuck Jeff Schultz in the Business section of all places and apparently told him to take shots at North Carolina.
People ... auto racing got its start in North Carolina, it belongs there. I just don't get this entitlement Atlanta feels when it comes to having everything. Just because you've got The World of Coke doesn't mean you have right to every possible tourist attraction.
Plus, why the hatin' on Charlotte? I love that city. It's easier to navigate than Atlanta, actually gets a nice snow storm or two during the winter, is clean and is home to the James K. Polk Memorial Site.
- The Sports Guy talks about bad TV, and it's funny.
Those who stuck to their guns on the moratorium, again, I commissioners I agree with on the issues more often than not ... but I just don't see their argument this time around.
- Is there anything more awesome than this? A member of the Board of Regents getting into an old-fashioned street brawl with the son of the former mayor of Athens-Clarke County? In a posh neighborhood like Crystal Hills no less?
Don Leeburn (he of dating Suzanne Yoculan fame), who is 68-years-old, sent Mason Bentley to the hospital with a broken nose and a punctured and collapsed lung.
Note to self - Do not screw with Don Leeburn.
At one point, Bentley threatened to go get his AK-47 from his house. Now, what in the world is the son of the former mayor doing collecting antique Soviet weaponry? No matter. Seriously ... doesn't this sound like an episode of Desperate Housewives? Especially with Yoculan watching from the street.
With this going on, probably not the kind of exposure the Bentley family wanted today.
- Hillary and I were talking about the uproar over the NASCAR Hall of Fame going to Charlotte rather than Atlanta and our complete and utter confusion over it. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for instance, was offering some borderline biased reporting over the decision and made some comments against Charlotte which could be taken as a tad negative. Plus they stuck Jeff Schultz in the Business section of all places and apparently told him to take shots at North Carolina.
People ... auto racing got its start in North Carolina, it belongs there. I just don't get this entitlement Atlanta feels when it comes to having everything. Just because you've got The World of Coke doesn't mean you have right to every possible tourist attraction.
Plus, why the hatin' on Charlotte? I love that city. It's easier to navigate than Atlanta, actually gets a nice snow storm or two during the winter, is clean and is home to the James K. Polk Memorial Site.
- The Sports Guy talks about bad TV, and it's funny.
posted by Jmac at 6:42 AM
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Actually:
The first auto race in the United States, over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place in Chicago, Illinois on November 2, 1895, Frank Duryea winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the Vanderbilt Cup.
From Wikipedia.
And NASCAR, to be more precise, started in Daytona after Mr. France set up shop there. So, NC isn't in there at all.
Are we a big fan of Dale Junior or something? :)
OK ... let me amend my statement to stress that the majority of auto racing's history, particularly NASCAR's, has roots in North Carolina.
Or, if nothing else, have considerably more ties to North Carolina than Georgia.
Was Leeburn drunk as well? I think I read that in one of the papers this morning.
I'm not a big fan of any of the Regents and I think Leeburn is one of the worst - he is an alcohol salesman without a college degree defining the way our university system should be run, and he gets into street brawls.
If this had been in any other neighborhood there would have been arrests and intoxication tests.
The vitriol comes from prominent Charlotte supporters casting the "I wouldn't walk around at night in Atlanta" first stone. Atlantans feel the urge to compensate for the reputation of the city by playing the "nuh-uh, you guys are teh sux0rs" game. It's all really silly, foolish, and above all else, redneck as hell.
why would you pat States on the back for this? he said it himself, in so many words, he didn't do it for what you would call "the right reasons" - it was a political stunt and that's all it was. It didn't work.
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