Comments on: State budget crisis reminiscent of city woes

By: E

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:58:35 +0000

Yea Geogians love to hate the golden goose. The animosity towards the city by suburban Atlantans is odd at best and in my humble opinion based more on race (though race is not recognized as the issue by many since it apparently is subconcious or just not acknowledged).

If Atlanta is so bad why did Cobb have the post office gerrymander a zip code up 75 so that businesses all the way up to Delk Road can use an Atlanta mailing address?

By: S. Dekalb Voter

S. Dekalb Voter — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:39:41 +0000

Isn’t it funny how when Fresh Loaf makes a post about the city’s financial situation the bloggers go crazy? Calling the mayor incompetent, saying the city is a “jobs program” for the unqualified, and the situation is tarnishing the mayor’s legacy. When they make a post about the State’s financial situation there are no posts (except for mine :-)). Is it because the standard for Chicken Head is so low nobody cares? Or is it because we live in the South? As a native Atlantan, I can only assume there is a double standard. Attack local govt and look the other way at the ills of State govt.

However, I’m still waiting on CL to do their journalistic duty and report on the State’s financial situation the same way they did with the City’s – Headline grabbing, attack pieces, and otherwise unproductive stories.

By: S. Deklab Voter

S. Deklab Voter — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:13:18 +0000

What the liberal readers of CL aren’t outraged by the state budget “crisis”? Surely, the same bloggers who called for Shirley’s head will do the same for Sonny.

Hmmm, sometimes I forget Atlanta is the South.