Atlanta blogs today
September 25, 2008 at 11:32 am by Scott Freeman in News— Chicken Fat made my blog surfing worthwhile this morning with his post about the eccentric folk artist who used to live by the railroad tracks in Vinings before the yuppies moved in. Not only did she pick up garbage tossed in her yard, she hung it from her trees. Whether it was an artistic statement or a statement of protest, he never found out. But upon closer inspection, he did discover that she hung them using chewing gum. Hopefully, he adds, it was her own gum.
— Another gem is at Blog For Democracy, where Juliana notes Barney Frank’s great line about Johnny Mac suspending his campaign to solve the economic crisis. A crisis, by the way, that last week he said didn’t exist. My only concern is that one of her readers doesn’t know what rope-a-dope means. Ouch.
— At the Daly Briefing, our friend in Iraq travels to Najaf to visit a camp for Iraqis displaced by the war. And his trip back to Baghdad sounds absolutely amazing.
— Closer to home, Live Apartment Fire examines how two Atlanta television stations covered the same SE Atlanta shooting and kidnapping. It’s instructive on how a mundane story can be transformed into something memorable on one station. Or … not, in the case of the other.
— There’s always something interesting turning up at the Wren’s Nest. Today, Lain — who is the great-great-great grandson of Joel Chandler Harris (imagine that legacy to uphold) — discovers some vintage campaign material from Brer Rabbit’s ambition to be the Olympic mascot for the 1996 Summer Games. Concludes Lain, considering the reputation of the Atlanta Games, the much-maligned Izzy was probably the proper choice.
— And, finally, with all due respect to Barney Frank, the lovely Sara at Going Through The Motions, has the line of the day, courtesy of Chris Rock.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Frank chair the committee that regulates the companies that have given us this mess. I don’t see much point in listening to him on anything.