Reality vs. paranoia
I hate that I'm offering criticism of Augusta because, well, I love so many things about my hometown. But the ability of some elected officials and other leaders in that community to harbor such paranoia and willfully spread misinformation about the issue at hand is beyond bewildering.
Case in point, this excuse of journalism by WRDW's Richard Rogers from earlier this month. Rogers, an anchor with the CBS affiliate in Augusta, did an 'investigative report' where he asked, oh, maybe two doctors that work with MCG what they thought of the move. In a most shocking development, they think it's silly for MCG to even look to Athens-Clarke County.
It's off-base, of course, but off-base arguments from Augusta leaders so eager to refuse an expansion here have become commonplace, particularly when they get echoed by opinion leaders (with few exceptions).
Consider this April editorial from the Augusta Chronicle which makes the almost unbelievable argument that two medical training facilities in the state would be a bad thing for Georgia or this one that argues against expansion because of the size of doctor's offices.
Blake hit the nail on the head here ...
Usually I like (Slyvia) Cooper’s column, but no wonder Barbara Sims and the Garden City Gang hate the idea of a medical campus in Athens so much, with this kind of drivel getting around. No one is trying to steal your precious medical school, Augusta. You can have it, and the Masters, too, as long as you keep your grubby fingers off Weaver D’s, the 40 Watt and Sanford Stadium. Deal?
Seriously, though, even if anyone did want to up and move the whole thing, where would the billions of dollars come from? And where the heck would they put it? The Navy school is barely big enough for the 160-student expansion UGA and MCG are proposing, let alone the 800 students in Augusta.
I will move to Evans and sweep floors at Jim Whitehead’s tire dealership if Cooper’s scenario comes to pass. That’s how ridiculous it is.
Well-said my good man (except I don't like Cooper's column).
Case in point, this excuse of journalism by WRDW's Richard Rogers from earlier this month. Rogers, an anchor with the CBS affiliate in Augusta, did an 'investigative report' where he asked, oh, maybe two doctors that work with MCG what they thought of the move. In a most shocking development, they think it's silly for MCG to even look to Athens-Clarke County.
It's off-base, of course, but off-base arguments from Augusta leaders so eager to refuse an expansion here have become commonplace, particularly when they get echoed by opinion leaders (with few exceptions).
Consider this April editorial from the Augusta Chronicle which makes the almost unbelievable argument that two medical training facilities in the state would be a bad thing for Georgia or this one that argues against expansion because of the size of doctor's offices.
Blake hit the nail on the head here ...
Usually I like (Slyvia) Cooper’s column, but no wonder Barbara Sims and the Garden City Gang hate the idea of a medical campus in Athens so much, with this kind of drivel getting around. No one is trying to steal your precious medical school, Augusta. You can have it, and the Masters, too, as long as you keep your grubby fingers off Weaver D’s, the 40 Watt and Sanford Stadium. Deal?
Seriously, though, even if anyone did want to up and move the whole thing, where would the billions of dollars come from? And where the heck would they put it? The Navy school is barely big enough for the 160-student expansion UGA and MCG are proposing, let alone the 800 students in Augusta.
I will move to Evans and sweep floors at Jim Whitehead’s tire dealership if Cooper’s scenario comes to pass. That’s how ridiculous it is.
Well-said my good man (except I don't like Cooper's column).
posted by Jmac at 11:55 AM
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