CBS online headline: "Holder "exasperated" about Ferguson investigation leaks" -- "exasperated"? Wait, that's what we taxpaying citizens "feel"... Pric Holder should be feeling "embarrassed" for his actions at Ferguson... and for his inactions everywhere else.

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Redevelopment Referendum thought of the day: How are lower income home owners and/or renters going to benefit from this referendum? All I can see is that their payments, whether mortgage or rent will go higher.

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Special Response from Revitalizing Columbus Communities wrote:

"Lower income homeowners and renters are benefited hugely as Redevelopment Districts increase the stock of high quality llow income housing in the area (usually requiring 20% of any new residential to be low income or subsidized). If any landlord tries to raise the rent, the tenants have many great options of where to go. Homeowners aren't affected at all because of the property tax freeze."

Good grief.. if a landlord improves his property but can't raise rent, then why is a landlord going to do so? And what crap about homeowners not having their taxes raised... improvement are going to be added on to the assessed value and taxes accordingly raised. The "responder" for "Revitalizing Columbus Communiti" does not identify him/herself, but apparently it's a site plan to lie about reality.

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HuffPost story: "Marilinda Garcia, a Republican U.S. House candidate from New Hampshire, plagiarized portions of a 2012 speech she gave against same-sex marriage, according to an analysis by the left-leaning group Granite State Progress." -- Whoa! How can you plagiarize something you said/wrote? I guess it's a liberal thing depending on how you define "plagiarize".

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Online story: "An emergency room doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday urged residents not to be alarmed by the doctor's Ebola diagnosis, even as they described him riding the subway, taking a cab and bowling. De Blasio said all city officials followed "clear and strong" protocols in their handling and treatment of him." -- Good grief.. are there even any Democrat voters left who actually feel relief about an Democratic politician saying "trust me, we've got your back?"

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A man attacked 4 police officers on the streets of New York with an axe.. critically striking one in the head before others shot him dead. According to the man's FaceBook page, he's a graduate of the Teachers College of Columbia University, and has Farsi scriptures and Muslim symbols on his "home page", and numerous Muslim named "friends". The Huffington Post had nothing on it in its AOL News line-up today. Is it because it's jihadism in NYC or because hew went to Columbia like Obamageddon?

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HuffPost headline: "Ferguson Protester: Things Will 'Never Be The Same' If Darren Wilson Isn't Indicted" -- Oh! so justice is not, or for that matter, never was the object of the protests.

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Went to a happy but sad event yesterday..the ED of our Chamber of Commerce is retiring. He's been a great asset and cheerleader for Columbus' growth. While we will miss his dedication and leadership, we're going to miss his presence more as he moves South. In true Mike Gaymon form, he posted this on FaceBook: "I joked about them coming to "view the body"." This self-deprecating sense of humor is what made his so good at his job. Columbus will miss him.. I will miss him.

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Online story: "In an interview for the November issue of GQ magazine, Matthew McConaughey–True Detective, Lincoln Lawyer,Dallas Buyers Club–said he understands that Americans have the right to own guns, but it’s time to “forget that right” because some people misuse guns." -- Hmmm.. well so long McConaughy.... was going to buy a new Lincoln but that deal's off the table, too. Seems people also misuse Lincolns, and some actors misuse their access to the media.

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So TAD's are an everybody wins, and everybody gets along concept... NOT!:

http://financial-deconstruction.com/2014/08/21/atlanta-public-schoolbeltline-dispute-legal-letters-fly/

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Online headline: "North Korea bans all foreign tourists over Ebola fears" -- Huh? Why would tourists even want to go to North Korea?

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Another high school football season just came to a screaming halt after a sexual based hazing was revealed. That's the second school in recent weeks to shut down because of sexual hazing this season. I'm both surprised and glad that this has happened, but also confused because of mainstream media's support of a homosexual Missouri player who dressed and showered with his teammates.

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Online story: "Officials are investigating paintings and drawings of eerie faces found on rocks across the West in some of the country's most recognizable national parks. * National Park Service spokesman Jeffrey Olson says the probe stemmed from a post on a California-based hiking blog about a woman who traveled across the West, apparently using acrylic paint to leave images on the rocks." -- Rumor has it that Las Vegas odds makers have placed two-to-one odds that the desecrations were funded by a federal arts grant.

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Know Nothing Nunn has been hammering David Perdue about his defense of "outsourcing". Of course Perdue's knowledge of "outsourcing" eminently better qualifies him as a person who knows what needs to be done in changing laws/regulations that have forced American businesses to move work out of this country to be profitable. One thing though and Know Nothing Nunn's attack is her ignorance of the business world. She solicited the CEO of Southwire to chastise Perdue, but she didn't know that the federal government had identified Southwire as an "outsourcing" business as well?

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If any revisions need to be made to funding our universities and colleges in GA, the best place to look is at the "mandatory fees" colleges tack onto tuition bills. Two are excessively repressing on parents and students with loans. The "University Fee" gives colleges the ability to add copious amounts to the tuition that have no designation as to use, and the "Athletic Fees" which make parents and students with loans pay for scholarships of athletes on top of what parents and students with loans are paying for their own education.

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Current and outgoing GA State School Superintendent John Barge who challenged Deal as the Republican candidate for Governor is anticipated to endorse the Democrat candidate for School Superintendent. Guess Barge is changing his spots.. now he should change his name.. Barf looks like a perfect fit.

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There's a question out there asking why the NCAA won't le college athletes have jobs. The answer is easy..unscrupulous coaches and boosters who, in the past, paid huge salaries to athletes for nonexistent or menial jobs. Many used such "jobs" as part of recruiting..even included loaner or demonstrator cars. The NCAA was/is not against athletes working..the NCAA is just against boosters and coaches breaking rules.

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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "In a perfect world we would all sit around and focus on leaving a legacy of art, music, and literature. Unfortunately the bad guys get a vote." -- Hmmm.. liberals complain because people who work don't want to support people who don't work who are dreaming of ways for the working people to pay for their leisure time.

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Extra stupid LIV's L-E "soundoff": "How is it possible that Georgia has never elected a woman to the U.S. Senate? Women make up 51% of our population: We have a strong candidate. Vote!" -- Well if the liberal curriculum of our schools was interested in facts and historical first, this lib would have know that

Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia, was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate. She took the oath of office on November 21, 1922, over 90 years ago!

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L-E story:

Here are the September 2014 unemployment rates for Georgia’s metro areas:
• Athens — 5.7 percent
• Gainesville — 6 percent
• Savannah — 7 percent
• Warner Robins — 7.1 percent
• Atlanta — 7.3 percent
• Augusta — 7.3 percent
• Rome — 7.5 percent
• Valdosta — 7.6 percent
• Macon — 7.8 percent
• Columbus — 8.1 percent
• Hinesville — 8.2 percent
• Albany — 8.3 percent
• Brunswick — 8.3 percent
• Dalton — 9 percent

-- Hmmm... why is Columbus sitting in the same group as Albany.. could it be as simple as both a great portion of Columbus ans all of Albant are represented by Sanford Bishop?

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Tim Hudson is pitching for the Giants tonight.. will probably watch this game if it's still on after the Pacelli-Brookstone game. Go Vikings! Well, go Cougars, too. I pray all will be safe.

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You know.. for the price of a years subscription to the Columbus L-E, you could buy nearly 100 shares of McClatchy stock. You know, buying the shares as singles would probably give you more bird cage bottom coverage.