Posted on 03/14/2005 11:13:26 AM PST by mhking
I'm going to be on Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox News Channel tonight, as part of their coverage of the aftermath of the Nichols shooting here in Atlanta.
The angle that tonight's show is going after is the history of corruption and incompetance of the Fulton County Sheriff's Department, first under prior sheriff Jackie Barrett, then under recently elected sheriff Myron Freeman.
The other guest in my segment will be Dick Williams, moderator of WAGA/Fox 5's The Georgia Gang and a writer with the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The segment is set for somewhere between 8 and 10 minutes past the hour; The O'Reilly Factor airs tonight at 8 & 11 ET.
So what is it that keeps Atlanta corrupt? I don't know Atlanta history far back. Was Charlie Brown's administration corrupt? Sam Massell's admin?
I'd like to tiptoe around the racist card, because I am a white Southerner who doesn't want to be accused of being racist, but I've just got to wonder: Did Atlanta get corrupt when the black Atlantans got hold of the city?
I'll be watchin'!
To be fair she is probably overwhelmed. Like I said, kudos to her for keeping her wits - it probably saved her life and others.
To be fair she is probably overwhelmed. Like I said, kudos to her for keeping her wits - it probably saved her life and others.
Courage! And good luck too ...
Excellent. I'll be watching and rooting for you.
Not much talk from the liberals about Nichols. It's nothing but dead silence. They're just waiting for the furor to subside so they can get back to work.
Just got another call from the producer at FNC - it's going to be in the lead-off slot at the top of the hour...
Sorry mhking for deviating from the topic. I'll make sure to tune in tonight.
Way to go Mike- we'll be watching!
Me too - I always record the O'R/H&C block and watch. Through the magic of Tivo, I skip commercials and boring segments - I get to see both shows usually in 40-45 mins!
ping to watch
I don't watch news on tv for more than a few minutes in the morning. That's all I can take. I get my news here, at FR.
Go get 'em, King! Make us Freepin' Proud! (I know you will)
Excellento! God Bless!
Godspeed
Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, "God speed you."
IMHO, Atlanta has been ideal ground for corruption all these years because of the one-dimensiaonal (READ: demoRAT) state legislature since reconstruction. Atlanta has been able to suck off state resources unimpeded and just take what it wanted. The airport is a great example. How in the hell should the freaking city be allowed to use Hartsfield-Jackson-Jones-Smith-Shakur airport as a private cookie jar for it's executive members. Even Shirley Jackson, the current Mayor, who seems much cleaner and more competent than anyone in that office in years has her hands in it. The "Georgia Dome" is another excellent example of Atlanta raiding the state coffers for its sole benefit.
Get south of Macon and anyone will tell you that there are two Georgias -- Atlanta and the rest of Georgia.
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So what is it that keeps Atlanta corrupt? I don't know Atlanta history far back. Was Charlie Brown's administration corrupt? Sam Massell's admin?
I'd like to tiptoe around the racist card, because I am a white Southerner who doesn't want to be accused of being racist, but I've just got to wonder: Did Atlanta get corrupt when the black Atlantans got hold of the city?
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From the Middle English phrase "god speid" or "god spede you", which translates to "God prosper you". It's usually used to wish someone a prosperous journey. Or so my dictionary says.
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