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re: Will America’s "Black Mecca" [Atlanta] Elect a White Mayor?
Posted on 10/5/17 at 1:59 pm to PJinAtl
Posted on 10/5/17 at 1:59 pm to PJinAtl
I would be surprised if Kwanza Hall made the runoff against Mary Norwood. His fundraising numbers have been low the entire election. Only good thing for him is that there is no clear number 2 in the race based on the polling. I'm guessing Ceasar Mitchell is in the runoff against Mary. Bottoms is the Mayor's choice (and rumor has it they had an affair), but I think Bottoms is going to have problems due to the Turner Field deal. I actually see more Kathy Woolard signs than I would have expected, but Mary easily has the most in our hood (ansley park).
Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:00 pm to Pettifogger
quote:She’s about the best one can hope for in a southern majority-minority city. Most of the pragmatic, business-friendly black political leaders seem to have gone the way of the dodo. Though Atlanta’s have still been better than most other cities’.
Certainly the first Democrat I've put up a sign for
Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:09 pm to Wally Sparks
Peter Aman or Mary Norwood winning it all
Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:22 pm to Navytiger74
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Most of the pragmatic, business-friendly black political leaders seem to have gone the way of the dodo. Though Atlanta’s have still been better than most other cities’.
Personally, I thought Reed was fairly reasonable as mayor.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:23 pm to GeorgeReymond
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Peter Aman or Mary Norwood winning it all
The butthurt from certain segments of the city if those two were the ones that made the runoff would be so fun to watch.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:45 pm to Wally Sparks
Jesus, I mean given the fact that you're more likely to be assaulted/robbed/murdered by a black in the heart of Atlanta, no fricking wonder they're targeted.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 3:09 pm to Wally Sparks
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Personally, I thought Reed was fairly reasonable as mayor.
Reed was good at a couple of things. He wasn't openly hostile to the business community, and he did a fair job keeping racial frustrations in check. He stood up to the far left elements of the black community a few times, and I applaud that.
But, he was openly hostile to police officers, while facilitating raises for far more worthless segments of Atlanta government. He oversaw continued inexplicable incompetence at Watershed and other Atlanta agencies. He abandoned mostly white neighborhoods during several years of isolated crime increases (every summer in Buckhead, basically). He fights with members of City Council and stonewalls their projects, only to eventually try and take credit for the projects when they move through despite his longstanding objections.
He's probably the most petty politician I've ever met IRL. And, of course, this doesn't account for the folks who think he is very likely on the take.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 3:31 pm to Pettifogger
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He fights with members of City Council and stonewalls their projects, only to eventually try and take credit for the projects when they move through despite his longstanding objections.
Hello Felicia Moore and the Bolton-Marietta Publix.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 3:32 pm to Wally Sparks
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Hello Felicia Moore and the Bolton-Marietta Publix.
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