http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:01:15 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/sheriffs-debate-livelier-online-than-on-campaign-trail/feed/ 0 Since information about the Fulton County Sheriff’s race is hard to come by, we thought we’d draw your attention to a spirited discussion brewing on the comment section of our recent article about the race. Two of the actual candidates, J.D. Farmer and Patrick Labat, weigh into the online conversation, with Farmer sparring with commentors. And [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:13:30 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/14/obama-popular-candidate-emblem/feed/ 2 Senate hopeful Vernon Jones isn’t the only local candidate trying to give voters the impression that he’s got a connection with Presidential nominee-to-be Barrack Obama. In DeKalb, County Commission candidate Sharon Barnes-Sutton of Stone Mountain features a photo of herself and Obama – taken, it appears, at one of his campaign stops – under the slogan, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:19 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/10/voter-guide-dekalb-ceo/feed/ 4 We’ve called the DeKalb CEO possibly the most powerful local elected official in Georgia, by virtue of the position’s administrative clout and its influence over the County Commission. A fall referendum may rein in that power a bit, but the job is still a big deal in metro Atlanta – most important, actually, than similar [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:38:19 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/sucking-up-in-augusta/feed/ 0 The Augusta Chronicle has published an endorsement of 10th District Congressional candidate Barry Fleming that, in its breathless admiration and over-the-top prose, is nothing short of an editorial blowjob: Fleming, a former assistant district attorney, has led an exemplary personal and professional life. Besides his unassailable credentials, Fleming flashes the eloquence of a prosecutor and the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/great-theory-on-dunwoody-lawsuit/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/great-theory-on-dunwoody-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:15:57 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/great-theory-on-dunwoody-lawsuit/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/08/great-theory-on-dunwoody-lawsuit/feed/ 1 The DeKalb Commission is dealing this morning with a resolution to use legal action to block the proposed city of Dunwoody. I pointed out in a blog yesterday that, because of recent legal precedents, such an effort would be doomed to failure. But that depends on what you’re trying to achieve. Reader John Heneghan has [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:40 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/07/fulton-sheriff-candidates-can-be-seen-%e2%80%93-if-you-look-hard-enough/feed/ 0 If you still don’t know which of the nine(!) Democratic candidates for Fulton sheriff to vote for, you’re not alone. Few county residents could ID any of the challengers to incumbent Myron Freeman out of a police line-up. Your opportunities for getting acquainted with any of these guys are limited, but it can be done if [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:55:30 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/fleming-is-sour-squinty-in-debate-with-broun/feed/ 0 The conventional wisdom is that 10th District Congressional candidate Barry Fleming of Harlem has truckloads more campaign funding than GOP incumbent Paul Broun of Athens, he has the support of all the heavy-hitting Republicans in the state House and his views on, well, most issues are more in line with conservative primary voters. But judging simply [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:56:30 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/03/house-candidate-is-so-so-deaf/feed/ 0 Two years ago, when Otis Marks II of Lithonia was running for a DeKalb Commission seat, we described him as “a flaky motivational speaker and self-described ‘father of Psychoneurokinesthetics,’” pointing out that, “no, we don’t know what that is, either.” Actually, we have to admit we were being a little disingenuous. Marks’ own website, www.otisspeak.org, [...] 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/2008/07/02/david-scott-and-the-b-word/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/david-scott-and-the-b-word/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:58:53 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/david-scott-and-the-b-word/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/02/david-scott-and-the-b-word/feed/ 0 Last night’s Atlanta Press Club debate between U.S. Rep David Scott and former state Sen. Donzella James was fairly typical in that it unspooled like a boxing match in which the fighters spend most of their time in the clutch. That’s not to say there’s no value in the APC debates. But, speaking as one who’s [...]