tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post113168177291437251..comments2023-10-11T05:17:09.763-04:00Comments on Athens Politics: Courtesy of the Oconee County DemocratsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131976862399421712005-11-14T09:01:00.000-05:002005-11-14T09:01:00.000-05:00Re local Democratic Party organizations (or lack t...Re local Democratic Party organizations (or lack thereof):<BR/>http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/2005/11/all-politics-are-local.html<BR/><BR/>Seems A-CC isn't the only place where we need to get our local organization in order.<BR/>DarrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131733792904985972005-11-11T13:29:00.000-05:002005-11-11T13:29:00.000-05:00So, did the Democrats cause the growth? Or are th...So, did the Democrats cause the growth? Or are they just taking credit for it? And is that growth why we now have a Rebublican government in Georgia?<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what, if anything, politics has to do with it. I'd be interested to see the numbers reflecting the decline in poverty rates in Cobb, Gwinnett, Fulton and Dekalb counties, too.Fishplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659287724786153421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131721775886063902005-11-11T10:09:00.000-05:002005-11-11T10:09:00.000-05:00There were a lot of people moving to Atlanta and t...There were a lot of people moving to Atlanta and the suburbs (like Gwinnett County), which are responsible for a lot of that growth.Cufflink Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800684128912206226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131720655872025792005-11-11T09:50:00.000-05:002005-11-11T09:50:00.000-05:00So, I got to poking around on the I-net, learning ...So, I got to poking around on the I-net, learning about Democrats, and ran across this:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.georgiaparty.com/home/deliver.asp#economy" REL="nofollow"><BR/><BR/>"Under Democratic leadership, Georgia was described as one of 'the great boom areas of America over the last dozen years.' Georgia’s median household income surged from 1991 until 2002, increasing by over 17% and surpassing the national average." </A><BR/><BR/>So, I'm wonderng how this jibes with the [increase/lack of decrease] in the poverty level in Athens, arguably one of Georgia's most Democratic places?Fishplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659287724786153421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131719634168910142005-11-11T09:33:00.000-05:002005-11-11T09:33:00.000-05:00With regards to comments about the relative goodne...With regards to comments about the relative goodness of the OC Dems versus teh suckiness of the ACC Dems, I wonder if people in Athens can go to OC Dems meetings instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131719406829809752005-11-11T09:30:00.000-05:002005-11-11T09:30:00.000-05:00Sorry about that. It had been a super-long day an...Sorry about that. It had been a super-long day and I just cut and pasted without checking the font. Will fix.Cufflink Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800684128912206226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131717564254252842005-11-11T08:59:00.000-05:002005-11-11T08:59:00.000-05:00What's with the two-point font? I've gotta get my ...What's with the two-point font? I've gotta get my eyes rechecked now, damn itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131709486881090152005-11-11T06:44:00.000-05:002005-11-11T06:44:00.000-05:00And by contrast, the Clarke Committee is finally h...And by contrast, the Clarke Committee is finally having it's one fundraiser of the year this morning... they've been too busy infighting and protecting their clique from unruly hard workers, lol to actually DO anything ALL year! Oh wait, they had one training that the DPG brought to town, all they had to do was show up for that... and they are putting together a newsletter, they swear!<BR/>Dan is doing a great job with this group, they are busy and above all, welcoming! Unlike the little faculty meeting that passes for a Democratic Committee here in Athens. These folks are only interested in keeping themselves in office, as evidenced by their refusal to open up the election process to the actual committee.<BR/>This crew nominates themselves en masse, and then presents the entire ticket (including the NEXT chair) for an up or down vote.<BR/>Corrupt, and insulting. Why don't Democrats in Clarke County want a real Democratic Committee? Why don't they ever take a position on anything? Why are the same three women who have been running the Committee for the past 20 years allowed to continue to run the show? And why aren't they doing anything, anything at all for the working poor, military families, uninsured and uneducated, or anyone other than themselves?<BR/>We need a Democratic Committee that includes more than rich white people. (Yes we have two black members, and one hispanic lady, lol sounds like tokenism to me!)<BR/>Democrats here are missing the boat completely, more interested in their turf than in cooperating with adjacent parties. If they would reach out and share resources, we might elect Rep. Jane Kidd. But we'd also have to come down off our high horses and commune with real people. Not damn likely, unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1131682649595937682005-11-10T23:17:00.000-05:002005-11-10T23:17:00.000-05:00It's going to be a busy season for all 3 of the Oc...It's going to be a busy season for all 3 of the Oconee county Dems.<BR/><BR/>And here's a question that I meant to ask a few nights earlier. Has anyone ever seen Becky Vaughn at the same place as Jane Kidd? I'm just wondering if this is some vast left-wing cloning conspiracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com