http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/martin-touts-another-endorsement-he-doesnt-have/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/martin-touts-another-endorsement-he-doesnt-have/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:15:14 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/martin-touts-another-endorsement-he-doesnt-have/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/28/martin-touts-another-endorsement-he-doesnt-have/feed/ 0 The Macon Telegraph’s Travis Fain, blogging at Lucid Idiocy and following up on what was first reported here at Georgia Premium, follows up and says that U.S. Senate candidate Jim Martin’s campaign may have pulled the trigger a little too soon on another endorsement. First there was the Josh Lanier gaffe, now it involves state [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:51:58 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/09/voter-guide-us-senate/feed/ 1 As the July 15 primaries approach, we at CL wanted to give our readers a recap of some of the most important races. Let’s call it our Ad-hoc, Incremental, Online Voter Guide! Let’s start with the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. They’re fighting for the honor to take on first-term Republican (and Bush hand-maiden) Saxby Chambliss. Polls [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:41:23 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/senate-race-produces-videos-galore/feed/ 0 In Georgia politics, it’s generally accepted that an effective media buy for a statewide race costs upwards of $250,000 a week. That’s a lot of wampum. What do you do if you can’t afford to get your ads on TV? You put them on your website, of course. That’s just what the Democratic candidates for U.S. [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/03/georgia-senate-race-debate-%e2%80%94-the-democrats/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/03/georgia-senate-race-debate-%e2%80%94-the-democrats/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:11:16 +0000 Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/03/georgia-senate-race-debate-%e2%80%94-the-democrats/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/03/georgia-senate-race-debate-%e2%80%94-the-democrats/feed/ 11 Photo by Brian Z. Danin Dale Cardwell, Rand Knight and Josh Lanier showed up last night for a debate at Emory Law School among Democrats fighting for the chance to take on Republican Saxby Chambliss. The two guys who’ve actually won elected office before and who have got to be considered the favorites for the Democratic nomination, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/02/dalewatch-%e2%80%9908-update-342-pm/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/02/dalewatch-%e2%80%9908-update-342-pm/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:42:43 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/02/dalewatch-%e2%80%9908-update-342-pm/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/01/02/dalewatch-%e2%80%9908-update-342-pm/feed/ 1 EXCLUSIVE: In response to Dale Cardwell’s grab for media attention atop the Corey Tower downtown, fellow Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Josh Lanier tells CL he plans to row a small boat to the middle of Lake Lanier tomorrow.”I will not leave until Georgians hear my message of change, or until Lake Lanier is empty, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:01 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/14/wonky-weekend-reading/feed/ 0 Why did we call GriftDrift Best Blogger in our 2007 Best of Atlanta issue? Because he does stuff like drive to Cumming, Ga., for a public discussion forum featuring four Georgia Democratic candidates for Senate — a journey so daunting, apparently, the race’s leading candidate, DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones, didn’t even bother to attend. GriftDrift’s summary [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/atlanta-blogs-today-please-hammer-dont-hurt-em/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/atlanta-blogs-today-please-hammer-dont-hurt-em/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:46:54 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/atlanta-blogs-today-please-hammer-dont-hurt-em/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/11/19/atlanta-blogs-today-please-hammer-dont-hurt-em/feed/ 1 So a catchy, although lame, operation name plus a call ahead to the AJC, isn’t a media response to the “embarrassment” (to quote one DeKalb commissioner) revolving around rolling back serving hours in the county? Sure it isn’t. And M.C. Hammer isn’t a washed up has-been. — Decatur Metro calls bullshit on the media spin accompanying [...]