77 thoughts on “C’mon Georgia”

  1. the hill about the above:

    Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff responded to Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s (R-Ga.) criticism of her Democratic opponent, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, by saying on Wednesday that she has been “campaigning with a Klansman.”
    […]
    Ossoff was responding on Wednesday to a question by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy when asked if he had “any concern that the allegations of wrongdoing by Rev. Warnock could possibly be a drag on the Democratic ticket” during the Senate runoff races next week. 
    […]
    With his remarks, Ossoff called attention to the photo that Loeffler took earlier this month at a campaign event with Chester Doles, who is a reported former leader of the Ku Klux Klan and was imprisoned for beating a Black man.

  2. with their headline today wapo doesn’t forget the other GOPer candidate either:

    Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to ‘end our reliance on China.’

  3. another headline in wapo  but not about GA. this one by the editorial board:

    Trump is inciting chaos on Jan. 6, both in and outside the Capitol

    JANUARY 6, the day Congress meets in a joint session to accept the results of the presidential election, should be a testament to America’s enduring democracy. Yet it may become a demonstration of its poor health. President Trump, along with craven enablers such as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), is seeking to upend what should be solemn but largely perfunctory proceedings to ratify the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. The result could be a shameless show of support by numerous congressional Republicans for erasing the votes of millions of Americans — and, perhaps, mayhem incited by the president in the streets of D.C.
    “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!,” Mr. Trump tweeted earlier this month in an appeal to his supporters to come to the capital to buttress his campaign to overturn the election results. He followed up Sunday, “See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it. Information to follow!” And again on Wednesday, “JANUARY SIXTH, SEE YOU IN DC!”
    That the president is actively seeking to incite street protests is a matter of more than a little concern to D.C. officials who — based on the behavior of some of Mr. Trump’s supporters at two previous rallies — fear there could be violence.
    […]
    Republican congressional leaders have acknowledged that Mr. Trump’s desperate efforts to stop Mr. Biden from being sworn in to office are bound to fail. Not, though, before more harm is done to the United States’ political system and its standing in the world. We can only hope the damage from the chaos Mr. Trump is inciting doesn’t extend to human lives.

  5. I saw that Ossoff interview live on FOX yesterday. He truly knocked it out of the park. In another part he turned straight to camera and talked directly to viewers, making the case that Purdue and Loeffler are crooks.

  6. One day, as I’ve said before, Ossoff will be POTUS.  He is impressive every time he speaks.   But, as Pogo reminded me, first Georgians need send him to the Senate. 

  7. BiD, i foresee a Georgian golden age coming of promising presidential campaigns on both sides stacey abrams & ossoff on dem primary ticket and lt gov geoff duncan on goper ticket.  all young enough to wait out kamala’s 2 terms.

  8. tRUMP inciting violence.  One more charge against him.  It would be great if only one or two racist, idiots showed up for him, just to prove to him how diminished he is in the world now.

  9. Pence has started debarking the sinking ship. I wonder if he would refuse to pardon tRUMP, were there to be an abdication on January 18th, for that sole purpose?
     

  10. Can charges of sedition be brought against members of Congress who have signed on to tRUMP’s continued attempts to overturn the election/transition of power to a new administration? 

  11. this year-old parody still seems relevant now that GOPer critters on wed. will have to face choosing D’ump or democracy

  12. BiD, i’d like to see those guys face on house floor a public challenge to their own election since they signed the amicus brief that the elections should be overturned.

  13. for a change, kudos to aussie PM Morrison. sure would like to see our anthem changed to “america the beautiful” in similar move.

    the guardian:

    The Australian government will remove a reference to the country being “young and free” in the national anthem, amid concerns the existing wording overlooks the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that stretches back tens of thousands of years.
    The conservative prime minister, Scott Morrison, made the surprise announcement on New Year’s Eve, saying the change would help foster a “spirit of unity” after a year of big challenges.
    […]
    Morrison said while Australia “as a modern nation may be relatively young”, the country’s story was ancient. He cited “the stories of the many First Nations peoples whose stewardship we rightly acknowledge and respect”.
    “In the spirit of unity, it is only right that we ensure our national anthem reflects this truth and shared appreciation,” he said.
    In an apparent pitch to some conservatives who may be wary of change, Morrison emphasised that the planned rewording of the anthem was not radical.
    “Changing ‘young and free’ to ‘one and free’ takes nothing away, but I believe it adds much,” he said.
    “It recognises the distance we have travelled as a nation. It recognises that our national story is drawn from more than 300 national ancestries and language groups and we are the most successful multicultural nation on earth.
    “It reaffirms our resolve as one of the world’s oldest democracies, while honouring the foundations upon which our nation has been built and the aspirations we share for the future.”

  14. Patd

    I regularly write to a wonderful Australian singer and artist on Facebook. The movement of indigenous people is growing and very strong.  He is particularly active in restoring the languages that were almost lost.   Nomad Two Worlds features the performances of artists  trying to join the whole of their society.  Here they are in performance with the Hugh Jackman tour.

     

  16. Josh Hawley demonstrates perfectly that holding degrees from top tier schools does not mean that the person holding the degrees is either smart or possessed of a sound sense of logic or good sense.  The irregularities he claims exist to support his challenge to the election results have already been litigated, in two cases to the Supreme Court. god help us – another Dumbass in training.

  18. Keller police pulled over a young man “for making a wide, right turn” (huh?) in a rich, residential neighborhood.  He didn’t want to roll his window all the way down (afraid of police) and called his dad.  His dad stood across the street and filmed it.  When the officer saw he was being filmed, he called for back-up. The dad, who was standing on the sidewalk, was arrested for “blocking traffic” (there was no traffic, his truck was parked and he was standing on the sidewalk). The father was on his belly and cuffed and pepper-sprayed.

  21. It happened months ago and has been kept under wraps until now.  De-escalation training doesn’t help if there’s nothing to de-escalate and police caused it themselves.  

  28. It’s my only libation for 2020, since there’s no point in drinking alone and it mostly just makes me sleepy…which is why I shouldn’t wait.  Might miss the ball drop.  

  34. I’ll celebrate a new year when I damn well want to…..in the spring.  Don’t give me that old bleary-leery wintry new year song and dance.  It’ll be here when the iris blooms. 

  36. The coworker (anti-mask, tRUMPer) who got COVID said, as he left yesterday, that he was sorry for letting everyone down this year.  Everyone being me, I guess, as I was the only one in the area.  
    The anti-vax coworker thinks that this is a big, population-control thing.  She won’t get flu shots, either.  

  37. Well….  Rick and I are going to celebrate the New Year with our annual watching of a Three Stooges marathon….  it’s shown on a local Boston station.  We usually turn to a national station about 5 minutes to midnight to catch the ball drop.  Then we go to bed.  
    Tomorrow we’ll get up when we damn well feel like it…  go get take out breakfast at Dunkins…  and watch lots of college football games.
     
    So…..   everyone here…  have a Happy New Year!

  38. I think tonight will be a Godfather movie night.  Planet of the Apes is on the sea pod otherwise it would be showing.  However, the only way I will be up at midnight is if some idiot is shooting off fireworks or the dog has to go out to chase the foxes out of the yard.  They like to show up here to try to get my dog to go out and play with them – it is mating season and they get a little crazy.

  41. Well, 2020 can’t go away quickly enough.  Grim statistic – yesterday 3862 deaths were reported – a new record.  As you might expect, the daily average is climbing again – up to 2292, an uptick of almost 90 in the past 3 days.  My first drink tonight will be to those dead as a result of the Trump virus and their friends and families. My second will be to 2021 and a fervent hope that the orange stain of 2020 will be washed away sooner rather than later.

  42. All first footers better be wearing masks.   Sometime, I’d like to experience NYE in Scotland.
    Musicals, here.  Musicals, musicals, musicals.  

    Two weeks from next Wednesday, folks.

  45. Pitiful… Loeffler today re: if she’d support Hawley’s challenge: “Look everything’s on the table right now. I’ve said that, that I will keep fighting for this President. He’s fought for us. He put America first. We’re going to keep fighting for him, but I have to win on January 5.”

  47. Poobah, I think they refer to bullshit comments like that as pablum.  He put America first?  Exactly when and how? 

  48. due to this crummy year, i’m breaking with tradition and having the blackeyed peas & rice topped with onions, collards & cornbread both tonight and tomorrow.  tonight’s is to hurry up the out-going year on a nice note and tomorrow’s is for the good fortune to come in the coming one.

    dessert will be some pralines from NOLA aunt sally’s, a container of which a good friend sent me for christmas.  maybe eggnog with ice cream floating on top to wash it all down. 

  49. nbcnews:

    Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., will start to quarantine after someone on his re-election team tested positive for Covid-19, his campaign said in a statement on Thursday.
    The move will force him to miss crucial time on the campaign trail just days ahead of his Tuesday runoff against Jon Ossoff.
    “This morning, Senator Perdue was notified that he came into close contact with someone on the campaign who tested positive for COVID-19,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
    “Both Senator Perdue and his wife tested negative today, but following his doctor’s recommendations and in accordance with CDC guidelines, they will quarantine. The Senator and his wife have been tested regularly throughout the campaign, and the team will continue to follow CDC guidelines. Further information will be provided when available.”
    Perdue, who is one of the Republicans on the ballot in Georgia’s twin runoffs next week, planned to rally with President Trump ahead of election day.

  50. It was a tough year for musicians – lost some of the greats.  There were a few on the list I wasn’t aware passed away – the 3 that stuck out were McCoy Tyner, Eric Weissberg and Jorge Santana.  

  51. does that mean perdue won’t have to make some rather inconvenient votes this weekend?  and poor baby will have to skip the big rally and revolting parade in d.c. by the proud boys & their cult leader.

  53. patd, if you aren’t opposed, following true deep south tradition don’t forget the pork and the greens.  I generally rely on Emeril’s black eyed pea or hoppin’ john recipe and spice the crap out of the greens (I have to choose between spinach and collards this year.  Prolly go with spinach – it’s fresh – and the collards are frozen so they’ll keep.)  Peppercorn spiced  pork tenderloin and jalapeno cornbread (‘cuz I like it).  And we’ve got a few frozen Junior’s cheesecakes in an assortment of flavors for dessert.    
     
    So sorry to hear about Perdue. 🙄 Idiots continue to hold spreader events and gee, what could happen? 🤔 Kinda fitting in an ironic way considering how he entered the pandemic by making money off stock trades from his confidential briefings on the virus.  

  59. Had a Christmas letter from a Republican relative mentioning a marriage that took place in October.  As we’ve spoken several times, I wondered why no mention before.  Well, the groom is black and they are having to come to grips with it.  

  63. Jamie, thoughts and prayers….~~~?  I don’t pray so… 
     
    Bink, doxx?  Sorry, but I may be thick. 
    bId,  that would’ve been a crisis in our family a generation ago.   Today, only one member of my generation would give a shit, and he’s an admitted racist to say nothing of being a fucking asshole. 

  64. Bink, shrimp lejon?  Great choice. Bacon makes everything better.  Waiting for Mrs P to walk in and choose what’s for dinner tonight. If we had a Five Guys I’d be tempted to make that call. 

  65. But tonight, an alliterative dinner – stuffed salmon and sautĂŠed spinach (w/ garlic, onion & mushrooms). 

  66. Finding out xrep’s name = doxx   Some of the stuff we learned in cyber-security class at work was kind of unnerving, spokeo and such, but it’s the price you pay to be online, I guess.

  67. I’m surprised Perdue didn’t claim COVID exposure to try to save face when avoiding a debate with Ossoff.  Can you imagine?  Ossoff would’ve eaten Perdue’s lunch. 

  68. Pogo

    Thoughts and prayers are what all those Christian Trumpists send for virtually every sad event.  I was being sarcastic.  They weren’t happy thoughts and prayers.

    We are doing Mod Pizza (gourmet you pick everything)  My favorite combo is feta and spinach

     

     

  69. Jamie – Your Spaniko-pizza sounds yummy.  

    I easily found my new cousin-in-law by googling his first name, which was all that was mentioned in the Christmas letter.    A football player for the university  they both attend popped up.  They make a cute couple and are both engineering majors.  I hope they will get a little more support family-wise.  

  70. What a difference 60 years make.  When I was in first year of college we had a racially mixed group that used to party together.  If the black guys needed to pick up white girls to go to a party they would have to hide on the floor of the car in the back because a policeman seeing mixed couples would be an automatic pull over with possible consequences.

  71. “just ordered Five Guys burgers and fries for delivery”
     
    …probably best enjoyed only once a year, so enjoy👍

  72. For me it was 50 years.  My dad’s advice, which sufficed for “the talk” was ‘Don’t bring some little girl home pregnant” and mom’s as, “Don’t bring some black girl home – you won’t be welcome.”  That was the early 70s.  My mom wasn’t woke.  It would never occur to dad that I might have a black girlfriend.  12 years later Mom was at my wedding yukking it up with my 1st wife’s best friend – a 6’3 black guy and our buddy, a black guy from Chicago who i worked with.  Go figure.

  73. Pogo

    In some ways it almost feels worse now.  We thought we were changing the world for the better.  Now it is like the last dregs of the white resisters are fighting back and we have discovered that they are 30% +- of the total US population.

     

  75. Yeah, Jamie, racism is popular again, and perfectly acceptable among almost half the country. It’s a crying shame.

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