Poythress: I’m cool with historically black colleges
July 16, 2009 at 3:29 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsA firestorm erupted last year over a proposal by state Sen. Seth Harp, R-Midland, to merge Savannah State University and Albany State University — two historically black colleges and universities — with nearby state schools to save money. The idea (which also would’ve required the Georgia Board of Regents’ approval) didn’t fly.
That hasn’t stopped Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Poythress from resuscitating the debate (or at least trying to) in a new video. Were the proposal resurrected — say maybe during a legislative session when the former general is in the governor’s office — Poythress says he’d kill it.
July 16th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
you’re missing a verb in the lede.
July 16th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Wow, the CL budget cutbacks are really getting serious…
No verbs? That’s just pathetic.
July 16th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Ack! You’re right, Bridget. I accidentally erased “merge” when I entered in the names of the colleges.
James: There’s talk we’re going to be forced to increase the use of portmanteaus. Tough times.
July 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am
There is no need for portmanteaus in country music reviews, so I’m cool.
July 18th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Wow, all the problems facing the Black community and this is the best Poythress could come up with?! Bringing up what appears to be a dead issue? The Georgia Democrats (and Republicans)will need to do much better than this if they wish to garner the Black vote. This might require them to actually go into the neighborhoods – and not ask any committees or national organizations – to find out from the actual people whom they purportedly wish to represent what the most important issues are. This would appear, on the surface, as merely pandering.