Archive for the 'Georgia' Category

Rep. Phil Gingrey, MD, shows off his bedside manner!!

Friday, September 18th, 2009

09-17-09 09:02 PM   |   Updated: 09-18-09 12:42 AM
Media Matters catches Republican Congressman Phil Gingrey (Georgia) in a pretty insensitive moment during a speech on the floor of the House. At one point during his long speech railing against health care reform, Gingrey found the idea amusing that 14,000 Americans losing their health insurance every day […]

Who said there are not a few bright spots in the financial crisis?

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

 Senator Inhofe wouldn’t have this problem.
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Breaking Up Is Harder to Do After Housing Fall
By JOHN LELAND
Published: December 29, 2008
When Marci Needle and her husband began to contemplate divorce in June, they thought they had enough money to go their separate ways. They owned a million-dollar home near Atlanta and another in Jacksonville, Fla., as well […]

I guess the republicans call it the Kitchen Konstitution.

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Chambliss Refusing to Speak in Imperial Sugar Case

WSAV Savannah, Hilton Head

Friday, Nov 14, 2008 - 09:59 PM Updated: 10:43 PM

By Alice Massimi

News Three was the first to tell you Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss had been subpoenaed by Savannah Attorney Mark Tate in the case against Imperial Sugar.
Tate, who represents families of the deceased, subpoenaed Chambliss because […]

I wonder what the Emory board is going to do?

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Could there also be a relationship between big oil, coal and gas
and a few of the nay-saying scientists of Global Warming?

N’ahhh!!

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Emory acknowledges past issues with professor, launches investigation
By CRAIG SCHNEIDER, ALISON YOUNG
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Emory University officials said Saturday that a prominent psychiatric researcher has been accused several times in […]

Pentagon: Russia Maintains ‘Large Presence’ Of Troops In Georgia; Georgia Aquarium Adds Nine-Foot Manta Ray To Exhibit–Yahoo headlines

Monday, August 25th, 2008

One would have thought they had other,
more pressing problems
than re-stocking their aquarium.
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Image: (Main) shanghaidaily.com;(Sign) weblo.com; (water) georgia aquarium via countryinns.com; (men moving ray) balancestrap.com; (manta ray) via dailymail.co.uk;

“In the 21st Century, Nations don’t invade other nations”–John Metternich McCain shares his views on contemporary history.

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

The man who would be president continues to astound listeners
with his hare-brained statements.
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Image: (The Kiss) thewashingtonnote.com via journals.democraticunderground.com; (poster) classicfilm.about.com via z.about.com

Georgia and Russia on brink of full-scale war–Euro News headline, 08/08 20:44 CET

Friday, August 8th, 2008

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Images: (Putin) img.dailymail,co,uk; (Sherman) Photo credit: Bettmann/Corbis via wired.com; (zil) toyota-pro-motors.ru; via airliners.com; (moon equipped) sh-boomm.com.au; (blue logo) cartype.com; (hu`rst) firstgencamaro.com; (wine) avenuevine.com; (modern sign) mta.com.mt; (Atlanta) thegarageblog.com via blognetnews.com; (eagle) axisbird.com;

Please find the story here.

Representative Jack Kingston (R-Ga) questions the patriotism of Obama because the Illinois senator doesn’t wear a flag lapel pin.

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Apparently, Jack wears his to bed…only!
I went “on the Google” and found not one pin on a lapel of Jack Sprat.
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Think Progress
February 28, 2007
On MSNBC’s Live With Dan Abrams last night, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) said it was okay to “question” Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) patriotism because he doesn’t regularly wear an American flag […]

Stalin’s Shadow Looms Large Over Georgian City–headline, Yahoo

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

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“OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN’!”
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UNCLE JOE–THE GEORGIA PEACH–WAITS FOR JOHN THE BAPTIST.
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HUCK STALIN GUIDING THE SHIP O’ STATE 
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Images: (Stalin pix) via stel.ru; (Steamboat) & (Cathedral) imagesofanthropology.com; (Steamboat-long view) savannahvisit.com;

My Pal Jack sent this story and the following comment…

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

“DAVE: AT LAST…A GENUINE REPUBLICAN APPROACH TO LABOR RELATIONS.”
Boss allegedly killed workers who wanted raises
Car dealer was having financial problems, allegedly killed 2 in pay dispute
Updated: 5:46 a.m. ET July 31, 2007
EAST POINT, Ga. - The owner of a car dealership has been accused of killing two employees because they kept asking for pay raises.
Rolandas […]