Posted on 06/02/2016 2:47:05 AM PDT by detective
Atlanta, Georgia has not been governed by a Republican mayor since 1879. Most significant is the fact that the city has been led exclusively by Democrats since the 1960s and early '70s, the period when the Democratic Party emphatically broke away from centrist liberals and fell predominantly under the sway of its far left wing, a course which it still follows to this day.
One of Atlanta's more important political figures during this Democratic era was its first African American mayor, Maynard Jackson, who held office for three (non-consecutive) four-year terms: 1974-78, 197882, and 199094. In May 1974, the newly elected Jackson stoked racial tensions in Atlanta when he undermined the authority of the incumbent (white) police chief, John Inman, by making him subservient to the newly appointed Public Safety Commissioner, the black activist Reginald Eaves. Eaves was a longtime friend of Jackson's and had no law-enforcement experience whatsoever. Corrupt to his core and possessing an unparalleled sense of shameless entitlement, Eaves openly and defiantly used public money to purchase extra options on his fully loaded city vehicle, stating: If I cant ride in a little bit of comfort, to hell with it. He sparked further controversy when he appointed an ex-convict as his personal secretary and instituted a quota system that gave preference to African Americans for hirings and promotions within the police department. Eventually, in 1978, Mayor Jackson was forced to fire Eaves for the role the latter had played in a scandal where he had helped police officers cheat on promotions exams.
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Vermont is basically a place for old retired white people to live in a rural setting. It’s cottage country for Massholes.
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Bingo. I left Houston in ‘88 for that very reason.
My property taxes kept going up and I never saw that money again. The roads around my house were deteriorating, crime was going up and when I called HPD, I got a recorded message. I came to realize that my tax money was being used for the care and feeding of democrat voters.
How did they miss Burlington VT, both Portlands (ME and OR), Pittsburgh, Providence RI, Boston, and Seattle?
All run by Democrats (or socialists) for decades. And, just across the river, Windsor, ON, same latitude, longitude, days of sunshine, average temps as Detroit, run by socialists and labor unions - CAR MANUFACTURING labor unions at that, with work rules the UAW could only dream of - you know, Windsor, the beautiful City of Roses? THAT Windsor?
Are you really sure that it's Democrats that are the problem?
And New Yorkerholes (Bernie) and Connecticutholes.
You can pretty much date when the destruction of formerly great cities across the country by looking at the date the last Republican mayor left office. In the Old South, you go back to the date the last segregationist mayor left office.
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A preacher in Atlanta who has a very large church (Long) had an investment guy speak before his congregation (a black church). Many invested in his scheme and lost everything. The news did a story on this.. and interviewed some of the victims. They were older black folk, who lost all their savings. The question was asked, “are they still in that church?” and the answer was yes they are still going to that church. No repatriations were made. Not so long ago, Long asked for an expensive airplane he was wanting... and the congregation donated enough for him to buy it. They are ardent church attendees and they vote democratic.
Pompeii.
Democrats get elected than proceed to run the places into the ground - - pulling out as much money for themselves and their friends as they can get. ]
Kind of like how Washington DC is run today..
That’s why Obama is sending section 8 housing to suburbs because cities are to dangerous. The irony is lost.
Large cities attract liberals.
Bars are private companies. The decision to operate on Sunday should be theirs’s and theirs alone. Government should never dictate that.
And then there is Kansas. A big disaster financially. Even white leaders screw up.
Atlanta City Govt is totally run by blacks. They are so corrupt its almost laughable. The white flight from Atlanta to the burbs and beyond is lengthy and ongoing. Several municipalities have incorporated into their own cities and gotten free of Atlanta and its taxes. The current mayor Kasim Reed is a black muslim who has announced Atlanta as a welcoming community and is bringing in muslims through Oslime as fast as he can.
I came to Houston in 2013 for work. Now I live 20 miles outside the city and only go into Houston for work. And I do my best to never stray off the highways and the loop.
And I carry!
Black Democrats in action. I hope no one was surprised by any of this. It’s SOP for them - massive corruption, constant calls for restrictions on gun ownership for the law abiding, blatant hypocrisy, tax increases, etc.
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