Does anybody really care what the The Al-Jazerra Constitution thinks? As a resident of the Atlanta area I can tell you it is widely disrespected.
I think, actually, it's what a regular person said in response to the question rather than an article by the AJC.
Welcome to FR.
Often the headline is misleading, and I suspect you added one (the headline) and two (the newspaper) then three (not reading the article) and got 1,217 instead of 6. Happens a lot so no big deal, but it can cause others to wonder if you are not what you seem when you are new.
There are often a lot of infiltrators to FR just before an election, so be prepared to take some hits if you seem to be more DU than FR. (The difference is usually obvious- irrational Vs reasoned comments.)