Falcons release training camp practice dates
Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, left, talks with head coach Mike Smith during the morning session on the second day of NFL football minicamp at the team's training complex in Flowery Branch, Ga., Saturday, May 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Abell)
BIRDLAND – It’s 35 days before the Falcons are due to report for training camp.
But go ahead and get your digital and paper calendars out. (Some of us old-schoolers still write stuff down on old paper calendars and planners! Some of you big-timers, can call your executive assistants into your swank offices and have them set your calendars.)
The team released the practice schedule and 20 of the sessions, including the practices with the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars, are open to the public.
In addition to the 18 practices, the team will hold its Falcons Allstate All-Access “Friday Night Lights” scrimmage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 6 at North Gwinnett High school.
Also the public will have access to a Mock Game at Flowery Branch at 12 p.m. on Saturday, August 7.
The Falcons will conduct 31 practices, including 15 two-a-day sessions, at their training facility.
The combined practices with New England and Jacksonville will be the first for the Falcons in six years.
Jacksonville will visit Atlanta for practices on Monday, August 9 and Tuesday, August 10; and New England will head to Flowery Branch for practice on Tuesday, August 17, two days before the teams battle in a preseason meeting at the Georgia Dome.
The last time Atlanta participated in combined practices was when they traveled to Tennessee during training camp in 2004.
Below are the details of the Falcons 2010 training camp practice schedule. Dates and times are subject to change. For additional information regarding changes in practice times or weather delays please call: 770.965.2752 or visit the Falcons mobile website at www.atlantafalcons.mobi.
Date Practice Times (public availability)
New England coach Bill Belichick won't need his hoodie for August practices in Flowery Branch. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Friday, July 30 — Practice 8:30 – 10:10 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:25 p.m. (open to the public).
Saturday, July 31 — Practice 8:30 – 10:10 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:50 p.m. (open to the public).
Sunday, August 1 — Practice 9:35 – 10:30 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:55 p.m. (open to the public).
Monday, August 2 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:25 p.m. (closed to the public).
Tuesday, August 3 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 4:40 p.m. (closed to the public).
Wednesday, August 4 — Practice 1:30 – 3:40 p.m. (open to the public).
Thursday, August 5 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:25 p.m. (closed to the public).
Friday, August 6 — Practice 10:15 – 11:55 a.m. (open to the public)
Falcons Allstate All-Access “Friday Night Lights”
Team Scrimmage at North Gwinnett High School – 7:30 p.m. (open to the public)
Saturday, August 7 — Mock Game at Flowery Branch – 12:00 p.m. (open to the public)
Sunday, August 8 — No Practice.
JACKSONVILLE COMBINED PRACTICES
AT FLOWERY BRANCH
- Wonder how Jack Del Rio would look with my teal bow tie?
Monday, August 9 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 4:40 p.m. (open to the public).
JACKSONVILLE COMBINED PRACTICES
AT FLOWERY BRANCH
Tuesday, August 10 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:50 p.m. (open to the public).
Wednesday, August 11 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (closed to the public); practice 3:45 – 4:40 p.m. (closed to the public).
Thursday, August 12 — Practice 8:50 – 10:55 a.m. (closed to the public); practice 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. (closed to the public).
Friday, August 13 – Preseason Week 1 vs. Kansas City 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 14 –No Practice.
Sunday, August 15 — Practice 9:30 – 11:35 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:25 p.m. (open to the public).
Monday, August 16 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (closed to the public); practice 3:45 – 4:40 p.m. (closed to the public).
NEW ENGLAND COMBINED PRACTICES
AT FLOWERY BRANCH
Tuesday, August 17 — Practice 8:30 – 10:55 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:35 p.m. (open to the public).
Wednesday, August 18 — Practice 10:15 – 11:35 a.m. (closed to public).
Thursday, August 19 — Preseason Week 2 vs. New England 8 p.m.
Friday, August 20 — No Practice.
Saturday, August 21 — 9:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. (closed to the public); 3:45 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. (closed to the public).
Sunday, August 22 — 9:35 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (closed to the public)
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156 comments Add your comment
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
10:10 am
I can’t wait!!!!!!
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
10:11 am
Football is just around the corner and Obama is one day closer to getting out of office. Ah, what a beautiful day!
Terrell
June 23rd, 2010
10:16 am
Yep FalconFan284 and then we can get a real nut job to run the office as effectively as Bush.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
10:43 am
This is a football blog. Obama does want a college playoff system for college football and he has a nice jumpshot.
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Some Sense
June 23rd, 2010
10:55 am
Check it out D Led…he actually shortarms his jumper.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
10:58 am
I’d take any nut job over Obama. Come on, you see the light as we all do two years later. A community organizer can’t run the country. I see alot of nut jobs (including Obama) in his cabinet. However, they’re all the same, reguardless of what badge they wear. I just want to see someone step up and lead this country back to greatness, whether he/she is a democrate or republican.
Oh……….GO FALCONS!!!!
truth
June 23rd, 2010
11:00 am
It’s funny how if you don’t agree with Obama you’re assumed to be a Bush supporter. He’s gone and we still need leadership.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
11:00 am
Some sense — It looked fine during the Marv Albert interview. Will go on youtube to see if the Commander-in-Chief is short-arming his Jumpers!
truth
June 23rd, 2010
11:02 am
sorry DLed…………..it’s just when you see this country in the mess it is in, football seems so minuet(sp?).
GO FALCONS!!!
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D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
11:05 am
truth — Didn’t Bush and his folks get us in this mess? Either him or Clinton? Going to take time and talent to fix it. Bush had time, but arguable no talent. BETTER get back to football.
Mike
June 23rd, 2010
11:08 am
Any chance the Falcons take a look at Bobby McCray, given he played for Coach Smith in Jacksonville?
truth
June 23rd, 2010
11:13 am
As with Obama…..you need to let go of the past and take care of the present. And yes it will take time to fix the problems but adding more debt than all the previous presidents combind won’t do it. I guess playing more golf in two years than the past three presidents combind will give him the talent he needs to fix it. Drop the kool-aid……we need a leader. I’m over the blame game.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
11:16 am
Never said I was a Bush supporter. You are assuming. I vote on principle not political party. I vote on a persons character, not the color of their skin.
blord
June 23rd, 2010
11:48 am
Geeez guys, I was all pumped after i read DOL’s article and was excited to see the comments. Then this turned into a political discussion. I am sure that there are many of us that disagree politically yet we are united by a common love for the birds. Can we please just keep it at that? Sports is where I go to forget about the junk going on in the world. Politics are important but football is an escape and it would be great if we could just keep it that way. With respect – lets just get excited about being able to see Brady, Moss, Jones Drew, Ryan, Turner, and Spoon.
robertussen
June 23rd, 2010
11:49 am
if you vote for a president youre dumb. there is two party puppet system set up. mccain would have been no better. they are all the same. we havent had a real pres. sense kennedy who spoke out against secret groups. the only way to fix things is with a revolution like the french did. but you arent gonna do that youre just gonna sit on your butt in front of the computer and complain. so keep it to football dude.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
12:01 pm
DLED—Since you asked, the entire thing started durring the Clinton Administration when they demanded Banks to lend money to people with questionable credit. In 2004, Bush called for hearings into the housing committee to see if the practice should end. However, Ben Bernakey told then President Bush that there was nothing wrong with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. He repeated those sentiments in 2007 and 2008, shortly before the housing collapse. Nancy Pelosi, Chris Dodd and Harry Reid all agreed with him. Obama also agreed with Bernakey and sat on the housing committee. Since, that is where the economy began to falter then it is accurate to point at Obama’s lack of credible leadership when he is blaming Bush for this mess.
I’ll also point out that Obama has had 67 days to address the Gulf Oil Spill, has turned down 13 nations that offered help(including Denmark that had ships capable of containing the spill less then 1,300 miles from the Gulf), has established no plan to deal with the spill, points his finger at BP and Bush and is now receiving from within his own Party. I haven’t even talked about him taking over the banking industry, GM, Chysler or healthcare. Let alone the fact that Americans are having major set backs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or that the national debt has tripled within his first two years in office. He’s created a permanent bailout for his supporters on Wall Street, that our children and grand children will have to pay for, in the future. He’s also passed the single largest tax increase in History and let the Bush tax cuts fall away. Unless I’m missing something, asking who’s ass to kick is not very Presidential.
Obama’s had the time but, as the Japanese Prime Minister once put it, “Obama is taking the American people on a path to Hell.” With talent like that we can ill afford much more of his time!
Now, back to football. I am really looking forward to the practices with the Pats and Jags. They should give us a good indication of where the Falcons have improved and where they need to improve.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
12:01 pm
robertussen……want some cheese with that whine? Why is McCan’t even brought up? And I agree they are all the same…….politicians. Like wrestlers, after the fight they go out to eat and laugh at those who cheer or jeer them.
Anywho, looking forward to a great season from the bords and I will leave politics out of it from now on.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
12:03 pm
Blord—Well said. I hope that I can restrain from talking about football for a little bit. I’m sorry I even started it.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
12:04 pm
My bad, it was Barney Frank that was the head of the Housing Committee that Obama sat on for two years.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
12:06 pm
FalconFan284…….you have hit the head on the nail. We need a leader not a blamer.
GO FALCONS!!!!
truth
June 23rd, 2010
12:07 pm
Ok…..I’ll stop, promise. Don’t want to hurt feelings or start a fight.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
12:10 pm
It’s OK to have a little political discussion. Everybody seems to agree that we’ve got problems and they need fixing.
waynester
June 23rd, 2010
12:22 pm
Man-O-Man it’s hot out here today–guess that’s why all the political talk. Both major political parties are equally responsible for the mess we’ve been in for over a century and yet we continue to let them play keep-away with our government. Unimaginably wealthy and powerful individuals have always been able to manipulate us and our “representatives” with ease. The founders of our Republic warned us that these things would happen without constant vigilance and guess what…. Literally, generations of Americans have grown up believing that this is the way things ought to be, virtually insuring the contiuation of our sorry condition. Every time signifigant opposition to the status quo arises, a manufactured “crisis”will distract us enough to sap the energy building toward real change. It’s been working for hundreds of years. I had hoped that the relatively free exchange of ideas via the internet would be the vehicle for America to break free from our collective programming and actually overcome the obstacles placed in the way of true Liberty (and perhaps it will) but I remain pessimistic.
I am, however, optimistic about our Falcons’ upcoming season…bread and circuses for all!
JB FALCON
June 23rd, 2010
12:31 pm
If ya’ll want to talk politics, why don’t you go to a political blog? Personally, I talk football, as said previously, to keep my mind off of the political mess we are in.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
12:38 pm
We don’t need to keep off mind off the political mess. I have two children who will suffer from political decisions that are being made. We, plain and simple, need true American leadership, whoever that may be and from whatever party they may be from.
ATLDAWG
June 23rd, 2010
12:42 pm
Thanks waynester enough said!!! GO FALCONS!!
dub366
June 23rd, 2010
12:49 pm
truth you need to get a life
Blue Fender
June 23rd, 2010
12:53 pm
Can’t we all just get along?
truth
June 23rd, 2010
12:59 pm
dub366…………trying to but the current administration want let go of it.
GO FALCONS!!
truth
June 23rd, 2010
1:02 pm
dub366….it’s apparent you want nor will be affected by whats going on or you too would realize how your life is also slowly being taken away.
I don’t want what others have worked hard for, I want what I’ve worked hard for.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
1:12 pm
Some dude named “Blangadanger” just tweeted this to AJCFALCONS: “This just in: Obama names Landon Donovan new commander of US armed forces stationed in Afghanistan.”
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
1:19 pm
Falconsfan284 — Thanks. Some folks want to blame Lil’ Bush and the misguided Nancy Reagan years. (They are certain she was running the country!!!) and now blame all of those messed-up Republican years on Obama. Just saying . . . BACK to football.
WHO’S going to the Patriot practices. (Speaking of tea parties and all!) Will Belichick get to set up as many cameras as he wants?
truth – That “real” American leadership talk could easily be misconstrued.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
1:25 pm
DLed………are you still drinking the kool-aid? This country is on a fast downward spiril and our “leaders” don’t know what to do……well they play a good golf game and have a good lay-up. Oh…I forgot, that’s all they need. I’ve been complaining about leadership in the White house since George Sr. was in office……just wait’n for a leader like Kennedy or Reagan.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
1:26 pm
DLed…..you are correct about the “real” comment but it’s not intended that way. We haven’t had “real” leadership in the White house in a long time.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
1:32 pm
That’s another problem…..why all of a sudden when you talk politics anything said is looked at for racial divisions. IDK?????? Do we not all bleed the same color blood? Do we all not have problems that need sound leadership, local or federal goverment? When will we all get tired of both parties playing the blame game? GO FALCONS!!!!!! However, we can still blame ref’s.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
1:33 pm
BREAKING: Obama relieves the zany Gen. McChrystal of Afghan command, will install Gen. Petraeus in his place, AP reports — tweet from FOX
BACK TO FOOTBALL — Wonder how much Tom Brady will practice when the Pats come to town.
F4L
June 23rd, 2010
1:34 pm
Guys….we all know the answer…
Landon Donovan for President!!!
F4L
June 23rd, 2010
1:35 pm
We accumulates more debt from 2000-2006 than from 1776 to 2000…of course it’s going to take a while to fix the mess.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 23rd, 2010
1:37 pm
truth — When it comes to politics aren’t you supposed to Draft the Best Player available? Just like in the NFL. Clearly, Obama could take Bush on the court.
F4L – Let’s wait for Landon to bring home some gold, first!!!
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
1:42 pm
Dled—-And people were convinced Hillary was running the country while Billy Bob was running after girls. And the only ones blamming the “messed up” Republican years on Obama, is Obama!!!! Facts are facts, the economy collapsed based on the housing industry, causing the banks that lended money to fall into trouble and Obama sat on the housing committee. Now, he has done nothing but put the country into hock and jeopardize our future standing due to his incredible lack of leadership.
Leadership, like Matt Ryan displays on the field every Sunday. Standing poised in the pocket while defenders are zipping by his head and still winning the game!!!!
ocee
June 23rd, 2010
1:46 pm
Truth, Obama is not so bad. Things may not be much better but that are not worse. We are better than when Mr. “What Recession” Bush left office. I’m ready for some Football.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
1:46 pm
DLED—You don’t elect a President because they have a nice jump shot. You’re supposed to elect the individual that you believe will do the best job for America and protect our interests. Clearly, you are an Obama supporter. Which is great. We all make mistakes but knowing when you do and turning a blind eye to them marks the difference between a leader and a guy with a nice jump shot. Just think, have you ever heard Obama take the blame for something or has he just said Bush did it? You’ve heard him take plenty of credit without saying Bush did it though.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
1:48 pm
284……they don’t want facts, they want to blame. Isn’t Petraeus the same general Obama and his donkey friends call General betrayus a few years ago? They can’t even stand by their own convictions. Typical politics….whatever suits the mood.
DLed…..what has Obama done in two years that we should praise? All I know is the unemployment in my area is over 12% and has been for 2 years.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
1:50 pm
Againwe haven’t had true leadership in awhile.
eplayerj
June 23rd, 2010
1:53 pm
I am ready for Falcon Football, but I will bleed blue on 9/2. Go Georgia State.
high hopes
June 23rd, 2010
1:55 pm
when people like the truth do have a pot to piss in then they will see things differently. Until then just keep pointing fingers.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
1:56 pm
Truth—–Yes Obama did refer to Gen Petreaus in some very derogatory ways, in the past, then he praised him until Petraeus disagreed with him. It’s the same old political BS that has been going on since the Grant administration.
Sick & TIred Of Being Sick & TIred
June 23rd, 2010
2:03 pm
I’m definitely looking forward to the upcoming Falcons’ football season. I’m one who thinks that 4 pre-season games are a rip-off for the fans. GO FALCONS!!!!
I started to stay away from all the political stuff being thrown around on this blog, but in the vein of being “Sick & Tired”…..to those who don’t like the way the country is being run or the current politicians who are running it, then YOU RUN FOR POLITICAL OFFICE!!! It is so easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize…HELL…even a moron can do that because it is easier to point fingers than to effectively put in the time and effort to make things better. I still see people pumping gas at BP stations and going to Walmart to make substantial purchases weekly putting many of the local neighborhood stores out of business. I mean really…..GET REAL!!!! It is a lot more complex than those like “Truth” want you to believe. It took years to get where we are as a country.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
2:03 pm
High hopes……I believe you were trying to say when I DON’T have a pot to piss in, and in fact I do have a pot to piss in I just don’t think I have to share it with you, I worked to hard for it. I don’t know about anyone else but I have seen alot of people lose their “pots” the last two years and our leaders just want to blame instead of fix……….and blame while their teeing off for the next shot!! WAKE UP!!
truth
June 23rd, 2010
2:06 pm
DUH!!! Sick and Tired!! I have said on several occasions that this county hasn’t had leadership in awhile. Problem is, you can’t see the problems that have come to surface since Obama took office.
JB FALCON
June 23rd, 2010
2:25 pm
I’m with “sick & tired” on this one, even though it has nothing to do with football. Seems like the finger pointers are the ones who will want to trade Ryan after our first loss…IF we have one!
If I go to my boss to present a problem in one hand, I’d better have a solution in the other. Otherwise, live with it.
Idiots!!!
June 23rd, 2010
2:34 pm
Thought this was a football blog… idiots! Don’t taint my football with politics.
Terrell
June 23rd, 2010
2:43 pm
FalconsFan284
So it’s a mistake to be an Obama supporter? I’m sorry D-Led don’t mean to carry this but it seems the truth of “America” begins to rear its ugly head when something “different” happens. We are now in an Uncle Ben’s Minute rice society. We think everything can get done with no problem. This isn’t like turning on a light switch and even that is more complicated than you may think.
Truth
So you’re implying that this country has had problems? Since when? I’m pretty sure we can get dirt on every president that has resided over the United States so I’m guessing we never had real “American” leadership. The problem is that many complain about things that aren’t happening, but because Fox News said it is happening and the Tea Baggers say it’s happening then it must be true.
Terrell
June 23rd, 2010
2:44 pm
But back to the topic at hand. I wish I could attend some of the mini camps but being in Michigan doesn’t make the commute easy.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
3:03 pm
Terrell you are making my point. See…..you make the critisizim of Barak Obama a race issue. What do we call those who disagreed with other presidents? Come on hater……what do we as a black society call them?
James Adams
June 23rd, 2010
3:09 pm
I wonder if Tom Brady will still be doing his best Justin Beiber immitation when they come the The Branch?
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
3:55 pm
FalconsFan284 @ 12:01 – politifact rebutted the cannard that we’re refusing help from other countries:
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2010/jun/16/george-lemieux/white-house-refused-international-oil-spill-aid-fl/
And Clinton signed the legislation (Dick Army’s bill to repeal Glass-Stegall) but the republicans had the votes to override him if he vetoed it. It was all about deregulation of industries, which conservatives love. Me, I like things well regulated.
Back to football; Dled – where do we stack up with pass rush? Who impresses you?
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
3:56 pm
obama said no to 13 countries that could have helped with the spill. obama said no to Kevin Costner and his centrifuge machines when he offered them 2 weeks after the spill. obama sent the Coast Gaurd to stop Louisianas 19 oil skimming barges saying that they needed to be checked for OSHA compliance first. obama had other oil cleaning craft stopped for not having enough life vest on-board. obama would not send our oil clean-up ships to the gulf coast saying we may need them where they are now. It’s painfully obvious he wants this oil spill to continue so he may further his own SOCIALIST agenda. he doesn’t care that 120,000 people lost their jobs with his moronic 6 mos. moratoreum , that was thankfully stopped by a New Orleans Federal judge. he anti-American and if you don’t realize that then your are sorrowfully un-informed
truth
June 23rd, 2010
4:13 pm
We didn’t get change……we got the same, only it’s gonna cost more.
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
4:30 pm
falcon4ever @ 3:56 – not according to politifact. Maybe that’s what you’re hearing from whereever you get your news. Politifact is impartial.
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
4:39 pm
I don’t want impartial , I want the truth and thats what i get from wherever I get my news. My news is correct 98.3% of the time. If politifact can claim that , then I will give them a test listen! Thanks for the info.
JB FALCON
June 23rd, 2010
4:48 pm
Dled, you ought to monitor your blogs more and keep them on point. FOOTBALL!!!
Terrell
June 23rd, 2010
4:53 pm
truth,
I did not make it a race issue. You implied that I did but I never said it was because he’s black he’s not getting any respect. I think because the media blows up his business it makes it easier to be more critical of him. I heard more about Obama in less than a year than I have about the other presidents in their 1st term alone. I never said it was a race issue, someone earlier implied in their comment that we need a real American leader so I just took that exact phrase an used it. You continue to imply things are costing more. I have yet to see an increase in my taxes or in a lot of other things minus inflation costs that exist anyways. Now, we got people like falcon4ever throwing around the Socialist agenda stuff.
I don’t agree with everything that is going on, but the one thing I have done is support my President no matter what. I did support Bush. I think many were harder on him than he deserved. I get mad at the comedians that make jokes saying that Clinton was our 1st Black president. Race isn’t an issue to me, but I do feel like Obama is placed under a larger microscope because the media make a fuss about it and society wants to see what will happen and everytime something doesn’t go as planned people want to jump ship and all the negativity begins to come out.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
4:55 pm
@ from the kool-aid stands………you should re-check and not spin. You are as your leader. Blind to the truth. How can you justify your president taking the biggest disaster in America’s history and turn it into a political cap and trade agenda. He reacted to a Rollingstons story (by the way have you read it, not enough there to fire a guy) with-in 24 hours………….he reacts to a natural disaster…..in how many days, weeks, months? Leader…..not likely.
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
4:57 pm
falcon4ever – I’m telling you that you’re not getting the truth. You listen to slanted news. They tell you what they want you to hear. Where do you even come up with “98.3″?
Politifact (which the AJC uses, btw) is non-partisan and calls out left and right wing when they slant things.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
5:00 pm
Terrell, don’t spin on it now……..my brotha. Please look who your leader was associated with years before getting into office. I don’t want America to fail, I do want Obama’s policies to fail. If he wants to get rid of the socialist tag he should change his views and associates.
Terrell
June 23rd, 2010
5:05 pm
And what do you suggest he should do “truth” since it’s obvious you view on politics are accurate. What spin are you talking about? I hope you aren’t tryin to be funny when you say “brotha” because the only I use that is when I’m in church agressing one of the men.
Terrell
June 23rd, 2010
5:05 pm
agressing=addressing
Obama has no clue
June 23rd, 2010
5:07 pm
Terrell quit kissing Obama’s rear end ,the man has no clue what to do for this country.Obama needs to quit pointing fingers and do what a leader or president should do and figure a way to solve all of these problems we as a nation have.GO FALCONS Matt Ryan will take the Falcons to Super Bowl !!
Falcondawg
June 23rd, 2010
5:09 pm
IDK but this blog is actually kinda interesting no matter what side your on or funny to say the least!!
truth
June 23rd, 2010
5:11 pm
common sense leadership…….that’s the kind I want. That’s what Ithought we were to get with Obama. Now that I wasted my vote and know more of truth in who he is I will stand against him. I don’t care if the leader is a donkey or elephant (as stated numerous tme) I just want leadership and not a man spinning and blaming everyone but himself. He set in place things that were to correct our problems and it’s failed, time to admit it and move on.
Falcondawg
June 23rd, 2010
5:13 pm
BUT come on we all know that NONE of us really know what really goes on behind closed doors so you might as well be debating whose better the Lions or the Bucs!!!
Terrell
June 23rd, 2010
5:14 pm
Am I “Obama has no clue” I just find it hiliarious that people are ready to call for his head and we haven’t given anything a chance yet. We have given our Falcons 3 years and we expect Super Bowl but if they don’t we still support them but an issue larger than football and we expect it all in one decision? What have we figured out? I work in a gov’t office and trust a lot of these issues existed well before I was born so it’s going to take time. You got to get people to buy into what you’re doing. I’m pretty sure if Coach Smith wanted to run the ball all day and his OC didn’t it would cause a rift and when bad things happen the HC gets all the blame, but as we see when you get people a legitimate chance to do something things can happen. Two years ago we are 11-5 and in the playoffs last year 9-7 but no playoffs but we remain hopeful and know it wasn’t a dropoff but a part of the growing process. If this happens in the game of football I’m pretty sure it happens elsewhere.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
5:20 pm
We can’t afford two more years for Obama to”get a clue.”
Falcondawg you are 100% correct, I guess I’m just looking for a fight, and no one will win that kind of fight. I will agree to disagree.
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
5:21 pm
@ From the stands -The AJC is a left wing leaning media provider. Thats not an insult to the AJC, rather the fact! You’ve just sold me on not listening to them with that info@ Terrel- If it’s not socialism, then what would you like me to call it. When the gov. controls things and then tells corporations what they can and cannot do while telling the citizen where they can and cannot get healthcare while spending TRILLIONS of dollars we don’t have, but dollars that your children and grand children will be liable for. Call it “change ” if thats your thing but I call it the strangulation of American individuality and the death of the free enterprise system. I think Karl Marx put it a bit better that I did!
dekalb fan
June 23rd, 2010
5:22 pm
Obviously no president is going to satisfy everyone, I personally feel that Obama is doing a great job given the quagmire he inherited. He can’t fix in short period of time the mess Bush made in 8 years. To Obama has no clue, your wrote that Matt Ryan will take the Falcons to the Super Bowl. Is he renting a plane or bus, surely you don’t think he can lead them ther to actually. I agree he will take the Falcons to the Super Bowl, but it will be to watch the game.
dekalb fan
June 23rd, 2010
5:25 pm
Typo in previous post correction: Is he renting a plane or bus, surely you don’t think he can lead them there to actually play. I agree he will take the Falcons to the Super Bowl, but it will be to watch the game.
jerry
June 23rd, 2010
5:27 pm
Falconfan 284: I don’t know about anyone else on this blog but I couldn’t care less about your political persuasions.
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
5:28 pm
@dekalb fan- I think you meant to say he inherited from Clinton
truth
June 23rd, 2010
5:29 pm
You are right Terrell, i’m just upset inside because I didn’t stand up and scream about all the injustice that was going on from Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Lil Bush. I just want people to think that America began in 2008 instaad of 1776. The real truth is, these prove entities and lobbyists have too much power and influence on the politicans and in our communities. Until we actuall stand up as a people and stop fighting each other on stupid meaningless issues such as (race, sexual orientation, religion, etc..) we will never be able to stick it to the real criminals like BP, Haliburton, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, AT&T, Microsoft etc… THE “TRUTH” IS dont stand here and complain, get up and do something because these polticians have never truly fought for the people since the beginning of this countries history. The only people who fought for the people were the PEOPLE!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FALCONS!
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
5:32 pm
@ truth- When we do stand up , we are called right wing radicals instead of Americans
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
5:33 pm
falcon4ever – Apparently you want to listen only to the right wing media and that’s too bad, ’cause they have a huge slant of their own. But maybe that’s all you can handle. Me, I read and listen to all kinds of stuff, but there are impartial sources politifact and annenberg are 2 of the best which filters out a lot of the garbage.
And I don’t think you really understand where this debt originated. It started with the founding of this country. We’ve had federal debt for over 230 years. However, 30 years ago Reagan quintupled the debt to a trillion dollars. Back then, a trillion dollars was a lot of money. And that’s where most of our debt problems started.
Lastly, Karl Marx wasn’t a socialist, he was a communist. There is a difference, and if you like to throw labels around (and you really seem like you love doing that) you should understand the difference. And if you did, you’d understand that we’re still operating in a democracy.
FEATHEREDFRIEND
June 23rd, 2010
5:35 pm
Who cares about anything ‘cept 14-2…14-2… Flyin’ High Again!!!! Ya gotta BEEEEEEEEEELEEEEEVEEEE!!!!!!!! C’mon now . Who’s with me?
truth
June 23rd, 2010
5:36 pm
@falconever, its not about what you are called. Its about whats right. And the rich getting ricer and the poor getting poorer isnt right. Call me whatever you want, but I’m for making sure that every man and woman is counted notjust those men and women who have a pocket full of money. And that is the true root of all evil and why this country is in the oily mess “pun intended” it is.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
5:39 pm
Terrell—-Perhaps I’m missing something. What exactly are the great things the Imposter in Chief has done for this country? Please, try not to blame Bush as everyone that has, has sounded foolish.
TO ALL OBAMA SUPPORTERS—–What has Obama done that has you so enamored?
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
5:40 pm
truth @ 5:29 – you just said the 1st thing I’ve read that actually made sense. Not the part about ‘American began in 2008′; that’s still silly talk. The part about the corporations and lobbysts that have way too much influence over our government.
I read a lot (currently biographies) and I find when I read about Teddy Roosevelt he had the railroads complaining that regulating them would kill the industry. I’m currently reading about Joseph Pulitzer and his complaints about the lobbysts in Washington (did you know he was a congressman?).
Truth – the truth is the names change, but we’ve been fighting these same battles since the country began.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
5:41 pm
FalconsFan284- what have you done??? That is what you should be answering. Stop waiting on someone else to fix your problems and be pro-active. Not reactive.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
5:43 pm
BTW—–Cleanup for the Exxon Valdez was started within 6 days of the spill and completed within 60 days, under the leadership of George W. Bush. The Gulf Oil Spill is on it’s 67th day and we haven’t made any attempt to clean it up.
Bush-1, Obama-0
Falcons-Arthur Blank for President!!!!
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
5:45 pm
Do you understand this country was founded as a Republic? Reagan built up that defecit to beat the Russians without having to go to war with them while reducing taxes to stimulate businees to pay for it. Tax reductions always stimulate business and if you don’t think so check your history or wait ’till next year when the tax cuts end. Political and Religious debates lead to nowhere but at least for a while longer we still have the freedom to openly discuss them. One last note . If you’ll investigate , you will find that we started sliding into this quickly once the Dems gained a majority in the House and Senate in Bushs’ last two years. Coincidence?
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
5:46 pm
Truth—My firm and I have been contributing money to support the people of the Gulf, we’ve hired some of their displaced workers and we have spoken with and sent letters to our national leaders to get things rolling. I have also been elected to Mayor of my town, which doesn’t help the country but it does help the people of my community. Sorry if your assumption makes you look foolish.
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
5:47 pm
@ 284–We’ve attempted but been stymied by the Federal Government
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
5:49 pm
And congratulations
truth
June 23rd, 2010
5:50 pm
@ from the stands, I didnt know that about Pulitzer. Good to know. But you are right. dregulation and lobbiyist basically run the country now. Yeah the people vote for the politicans but the politicians represent the private corporations. The founders created the “Senate” because they felt the “people” were to stupid to elect and govern themselves. Only through sheer fighting was the “House” given for representation purposes and we all know what little power they have. We need to take a lead and tell these corporations who have monoplies on everything from food to entertainment that “free enterprise” is what this country was founded on and its what made this country great! If we don’t foreign companies and domestic companies will continue to destroy this country and drain all the wealth too.
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
5:51 pm
FalconsFan284 – The cleanup of prudome bay (excuse the spelling) took decades. The original judgement to those affected was $2.5 billion, but the corporation fought it in the courts; people died while waiting for a decision, and in the end it got reduced to $500 million.
And you wonder why Obama wanted to put the money in escrow?
BTW; the Valdez spilled and that was it. 1 tanker dumped; all on the surface. We don’t have the technology to shut this spill off because we haven’t adequately regulated the industry. They should have been required to have the proven technology to shut down any well at the depth they drill at. The valdez was just 1 bay; this may cover 4 states or more.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
5:52 pm
4ever—It’s not easy but hopefully something, anything, will be done soon. I mean, aside from extorting $20 Billion from a foreign company and refusing to take ownership of the situation!
froggy
June 23rd, 2010
5:57 pm
Dled, sorry, you need to implement a zero tolerance policy on all this political crud or this blog will get highjacked. Go to the gym and I have to hear guys pontificating to the soundtrack of Fox News. Go to a kids swim meet and the same thing. Puleeze, people, let’s focus on who’s playing strong safety, or whether we our interior line will shape up, or is Michael Turner ready to get back in gear — the fun and important stuff!
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
5:59 pm
falcon4ever @ 5:45 – do you know what a Republic is? It’s simply a form of representative government. What does that have to do with anything?
In fact “Tax reductions always stimulate business” and you can look back at Bushs tax cuts in 2001 to prove that fallacy. You can also look at Clinton raising taxes in 1994 and see how the economy took off.
And actually, yes; Democrats taking control of the house just as the “great recession” started is a coincidence. Economic circumstances need time to matriculate and percolate. Usually 6-9 months; maybe longer.
truth @ 5:50 – anymore (and that’s another discussion) it doesn’t matter if you’re from the left or the right; politicians don’t listen to us; they listen to the lobbysts who give them enormous amounts of money. And if you grab a torch, I’ll grab my pitchfork and let’s storm the bastille together.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:02 pm
@FalconsFan284, if that is true then great but excuse me if I am skeptical because your current commentary dosent at all match what you “claim” you have been doing for you community. Your anger is displaced. You need to be angry not just at Washington but the corporate companies that ruin everything in this country. You are a sports guy! Look at how these “BCS Conferences” hide behind the lie of claiming academics is the reason behind making these super Conferences! Yeah sure! Please wake up people
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
6:03 pm
from the stands—-And if we had contained the spill, as we should have done, before the oil got to our shores then the spill wouldn’t be as bad. If we had allowed BP to execute their first 14 plans, instead of having the President block the efforts, then we probably would have already completely been finished with this spill. Yes, the Exxon Valdez and this Gulf Oil Spill are different in a few ways. First the Gulf Oil Spill is much bigger, more costly, been going on longer and has been talked about but ignored by the person in the White House(who’s taken three vacations to Chicago, a trip overseas, taken in a ball game and had a photoshoot while playing basketball).
Bush, while the Exxon crisis was occurring, cancelled two trips to Europe, met with experts and had a plan in place within 6 days.
One displayed actual leadership and Obama has done…..Yeah I don’t know either.
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
6:05 pm
@froggy- What does that tell you if all these people are listening to and talking about Fox? I also agree about the football stuff but this country is in serious trouble and sliding deeper. @ 284 Why couldn’t BP just tell our Gov. no. Does our Fed have some jurisdiction over a foriegn country and one of their companys? I’d be hard pressed to open an escrow with our country considering the debt we are in and our track rcord thus far
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:06 pm
@from the stands – I’m with you on storming! HAHAH. But what we need is to contnue educating each other. You would think people could see that these companies who advertise to us everyday and we patronize everyday are the real enemies. But thats just common sense. And we dont live in an era of common sense anymore.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:08 pm
Whoever is hiding behind my blog name, STOP BEING A LIBERAL COWARD AND COME OUT LIKE A REAL MAN! I guess you are as your leader……can’t stand up foryour own actions. I know you want came out and admit who you really are……..LIBERALS NEVER DO.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:10 pm
Anyone aainst the big scary oil companies……….start walking.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:10 pm
Look guys, FalconsFan284 is right! He was that same guy who criticized Bush when he kept reading to those children when 911 happened and he also took the camera footage of Bush relaxing at Crawford range a week into Hurricane Katrina. Bravo FalconsFan284 !!!!
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:10 pm
Please excuse the type o’s
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:11 pm
Coward……liberal fool.
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
6:11 pm
All of our beliefs are different and our freedom to discuss them is one of the things that make this country great but when that freedom starts to get whittled at like it did today then I get wound up. I guess I’m done now so the soap box is open for another.. LOL
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:13 pm
@fake truth- Its pretty clear that what I speak is the real “truth” because all you see is libral and conservative…blue and red. I see right and wrong and I have a lot of colors to choose from in my crayon box.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
6:17 pm
truth—-LOL!!!!! You were kidding right? I don’t have to give money, or support the people in office, to actually do something for my fellow citizens. It’s not like I went around asking if they were Republican or Democrat. I didn’t give a rat’s butt who they voted for and still don’t. They are Americans and they needed help.
from the stands—Another laughable statement by you sir. First of all, the Bush tax cuts did spur the economy from 2001-2008. That is a statement of fact sir. Simply look at the stock market or any other leading economic indicator and you’ll see that I’m right again. The Clinton tax hike of 1994 was dismissed by a Republican majority, lead by Newt Gingrich, in 1996 that passed their Contract with America and put forth a balanced budget. I’m not sure where you’re going with the BCS thing but it’s not comparable to America.
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
6:17 pm
truth – Amen, brother.
FalconsFan284 – There’s just so little of what you said that’s factually correct; I’m just amazed. First, BP started off lying about how much oil was leaking (and we took their word for it) grossly underestimating the damage. Second, BP worked their way up from doing the cheapest fixes to the most expensive fixes to contain the spill. In fact it’s darn near impossible to clean this up when it’s leaking faster than we can clean.
And I’m sure you expect the President to swim a mile down in the ocean and use his heat vision to seal the leak (isn’t that what Reagan would have done?) but most of us rely on things like ’scientists’ and ‘experts’ (crazy; I know) to figure out what to do.
Did you know this happened 30 years ago in Mexico? They did all the same things we’ve tried (top kill, junk shot, etc). The well leaked for 10 months until they drilled the relief well to stop it. That was in 159 feet of water. All I want to know is why we haven’t required the industry to develop better technology. They’re certainly not going to spend the money to develop it on their own.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:24 pm
FalconsFan284- You are right about one thing, the stock market companies sure did get paid by Bush’s tax cuts! But the American people didnt! Anyway, you seem like you have a good head on your shoulders but you are just misguided. No President is perfect but right now the same problems that have been rearing there head for over 10 years still exist. The blame game has been going on for a just as long if not longer and that hasn’t seemes to be a solution. So we all need new ideas, new ideas that include EVERYONE!!!!! Because at the end of the day, we all ave to live here together and our success depends on each other.
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
6:24 pm
4ever—-Bp still needs to get government sanction to perform anything on what is considered American soil.
truth—-Whichever one was talking about Bush. FEMA trailers were moving into the LA area within a week of Katrina and Bush showed very little leadership in taking that long to act. However, he apologized and took the blame head on. That is leadership! Has Obama done anything but say it’s someone else’s fault and go shoot hoops? Just listen to Obama speak and it will become clear to anyone not in his pocket that he is no leader!!!!!!
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
6:26 pm
FalconsFan284 – I’m not sure which economy you were watching, but it certainly wasn’t ours. When Bush was running for re-election in 2004, the question was; would he be the 1st president in history to have not had 1 net job created while in office. The stock market was basically flat for the 1st 4 years. Almost all of the movement in the market took place in 2006 & the 1st half of 2007, which was simply the bubble before it burst.
What does “The Clinton tax hike of 1994 was dismissed by a Republican majority” mean? The fact is that Clinton did raise taxes, which increased revenue, which allowed us to balance the budget. Budgets start with the President and work their way down, not the other way around. You can’t blame President Obama for a deficit budget but credit Gingrich and congress for a balanced budget. Pick one side or the other.
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:33 pm
@from the stands – You are definitely right about your oil spill history. They say they still find oily residue beneath the sands in that part of Mexico. If anyone thinks this is going to be cleaned up overnight tehn you are crazy. THis will have ever lasting effects for decades. And all because these oil complanies cut costs and make profits. The most wealthy companies using the cheapest tactics. THis is nothing new people. But no one says anything until something like this happens. And why isnt anyone mad about the SUpreme COurt allowing off shore drilling to be continued after the Obama Admin fought to have a halt of all drilling until safety regulations were look at again? All I remember is Palin folks saying “Drill Baby Drill” and now those same people want to blame Obama? HAHAHAHAHA the nerve….
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
6:35 pm
from the stands—I love that you say I am factually wrong and then give nothing to support your statement. Not that there is any, since I told the truth. Here are some more facts for you, since you need them and Keither Olbermann isn’t telling you any, Obama’s administration has rejected the first 14 proposals made by BP to clean up and cap this well. So, if you want to say someone’s at fault for doing the same things Mexico tried 30 years ago then perhaps you could say Obama. Since he is the one that is allowing them to try only things that have failed in the past. Good try on attempting to place blame on someone other then the president.
Why don’t we do some of the things the Ukranians(sorry if I misspelled it) tried when they had an oil spill in the mid 1980’s? They had their well capped and contained within 60 days. I guess we have to ignore what they did because they were a bunch of Communists that didn’t give a rat’s butt about the environment and only looked at getting one of their chief exports back on track as soon as possible! It’s either that or Gorbachev took a leadership role and got the job done.
dolphin
June 23rd, 2010
6:38 pm
@ truth Who do you have in mind???
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
6:39 pm
stands—Raised taxes that increased revenue? Ok you are joking now! Clinton faught to avoid having to balance the budget. The Republicans forced it on him because they had clear majorities in the House and Senate! Quit getting your info from MSNBC!
falcon4ever
June 23rd, 2010
6:43 pm
@ 284- Bush offered help while Katrina was still out in the Gulf. Gov. Blanco refused saying that it was under control. After the levees broke it was almost impossible to get in there for a few days except by air. I applaud Bush and condemn Gov. Blanco and Mayor Nagin. What was Bush suppose to do , force his way in? I’m sympathetic becausre I had and still have family down there
truth
June 23rd, 2010
6:45 pm
FalconsFan284- Im not sure if you know this but there was an oil spill outside of Europe that American was responsible for. THis happened about 15-20 years ago. The British government was so angry that they practically forced the US to hire scientisits from the Middle East who were experienced in dealing with spills to aid clean it up…
Point is… BP isn’t going to allow the US Govt to tell it what to do. BP is as they say “to big to fail”. The US has had to go around BP to get things done there way and the US still doesnt have complete control. Why?/ Because Oil companies where given the poewer to regulate themselves. When did this happen? Its happened over decades but a large part of the legislation happened during Lil Bush’s watch. Hmmmmmmmm And you talk about the President going off on his offical engagements, wasn’t the Head Exec of BP just in an Yacht race? I think the President of the US has more iglobal ssues to deal with than the Exec of BP. His first priority should be trying to cap his “own” well and not some wealthy boat race.
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
6:46 pm
FalconsFan284 – Actually I think you need to go read about 2004. Bush only had jobs created under his 1st term in the last qtr. The fact is that Clinton raised taxes and they weren’t lowered by Gingrich. I gave you factual statements everywhere; if you choose to ignore them; well, you just can’t fix stupid.
The Ukranians (I’m not sure how to spell it either) didn’t have the same problem; their well was above ground. This is a mile below the ocean. You understand that a gallon of water weighs about 5 1/2 lbs? Well multiply that by, I dunno, a mile of ocean (vertically) and it means that there are huge engineering problems to overcome.
You should try and get some outside information from someone other than Glenn Beck.
Row3
June 23rd, 2010
6:47 pm
D-Led, Thanks for the schedules, I can start planning when I can attend camp. I’ll check in later when people start talking football again.
from the stands
June 23rd, 2010
6:49 pm
FalconsFan284 – If Republicans are so good at balancing budgets, what happened from 2001-2006, with a Republican majority in the house & senate, and a Republican president? Or do you only choose to look at the things that you get from Glenn Beck?
FalconsFan284
June 23rd, 2010
7:00 pm
stands—-You keep saying you are giving facts but just because you say it doesn’t make it true! Since when is the Black Sea considered above ground? And when Bush consistenly held unemployment below 4% did his administration not have job growth? The fact is that he cut 1.3% off of the unemployment numbers of the Clinton era. What are the unemployment numbers under Obama? Explain the loss in government revenue since he got into office! Maybe then you wouldn’t sound like something that can’t be fixed. Well, maybe but not likely!
Jeff
June 23rd, 2010
7:59 pm
That intro is cringe-inducing. :-X
THIS A FOOTBALL BLOG
June 23rd, 2010
8:28 pm
I PUT IT LIKE THIS YEAH NEED TO TAKE THAT OBAMA BLOG TO ANOTHER WEBSITE CAUSE THIS IS ABOUT THE FALCONS WINNING THE SUPER BOWL THIS YEAR PLUS IF YALL DONT LIKE THE WAY HE RUNS THE COUNTRY THEN U MIGHT AS WELL PACK YOUR THINGS AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY BUT IM READY FOR THE SEASON TO START ASAP
Not red or blue but true
June 23rd, 2010
9:11 pm
284………they can’t handle the real truth so they have to take my name and smear it in the mud like they do with everything. Do I miss G.W. Bush? Compared to what we got 100% yes. They know the truth, that’s what makes them so mad……….they know deep down we are right. They know theor messiah is really a faults prophet. STONE HIM!!! Just kidding, don’t want no bodily harm brought to him.
Sick & TIred Of Being Sick & TIred
June 23rd, 2010
9:23 pm
WTF is a “faults prophet”…..now that is really a good one
A. Dylan Thomas
June 23rd, 2010
9:52 pm
All of the problems of america could be fixed with 3 simple ideas made into law.
1. mandatory 10 cent wing nights at all restaurants each on different days of the week
2. topless Thursdays
3.every one gets a bus pass(unless oprah is president then we get cars)
Not red or blue but true
June 23rd, 2010
10:08 pm
Dylan……you got my vote. See common sense leadership.
florida falcon
June 23rd, 2010
10:20 pm
Hey D-Led, you might want to change the title of THIS BLOG! (LOL) or your name to D.Orlando Limbaugh! Look what you started!
florida falcon
June 23rd, 2010
10:27 pm
On a serious note, I live here in Pensacola. And it broke my heart to see the oil on our (used to be) beautiful beaches. Not to mention the ongoing slaughter of the creatures in the gulf due to this disaster. I ask, why in hell are there no boat skimming the ocean. It’s as if no one gives a damn. I’m not kidding, all the boats are near the rig, meanwhile the rest of the spill is just travelling down the coast. I blame the dirtbag oil companies for cutting costs every chance they get. But whether obama likes it or not. We in the gulf feel as if the government could do more. Why in hell don’t we accept the other nations that have offered help? I don’t get it, meanwhile our beaches are tainted for who knows how long! It’s sickening what has happened!
General Patton
June 23rd, 2010
10:37 pm
I will always respect the office of the President of the USA, but I am afraid you can look at the office of the Presidency and see we lack leadership and knowledge to do the job. That is what is lacking in this country and we will continue to suffer until we get leaders back in leadership positions. Our leaders of today have their own personal agenda and could care less about the pride, the well being of everyone and making the right common sense choices. It starts at youth league games (daddyball) and goes all the way to Washington. No morals, no conscience to do the right thing and no pride. The Falcons have a leader and I hope the players will listen to him and follow him.
Icon
June 23rd, 2010
10:44 pm
Fox News is not news. Continuing to blindly parrot their talking points just makes you look like well. . .a view of Fox News.
Go Falcons!
TEAMPLAYER
June 23rd, 2010
11:30 pm
Calling all you politicians….a conference line is available @ 800-284-1078…and D.O.L. you get on it too since keep you pouring gasoline on this fire…talk football
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Terrell
June 24th, 2010
12:52 am
FalconsFan284
You’re right the country started as a republic but if you know your US history the party that was called republic is the same party that is now know as the Democratic party. What has any president done in less than a year? Nothing, so lets wait and see before we begin to pass judgement.
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Pope
June 24th, 2010
8:49 am
Since you claim to be smarter than President Obama and everyone in his cabinet, why don’t get off your behind and run for POTUS in 2012. Then you will have chance to set everything right.
This is football blog, Moron.
Pope
June 24th, 2010
8:54 am
Aamzing there are so many know it all idiots in this state. No wonder we are going backwards in everything of importance.
Anyone thinking Fox News is real news is a moron. Their stupidity is superceded only by their ignorance.
THIS IS FOOTBALL BLOG.
jb
June 24th, 2010
9:17 am
When are all you obama supporters going to quit blaming Bush for our problems? Obama has done nothing but put us in a deeper hole. And he may beat Bush on the basketball court but Bush will kick his skinny ass any day of the week.
J-Mo
June 24th, 2010
10:05 am
Football, politics, basketball, basketball fundamentals and Obama. I see how they all relate to one another. You guys are even more dumb than I thought! Obama is so bad, Bush was so good! You all are idiots! This is a football post, not political! With that said, looking forward to a great FOOTBALL season, go Lions!!!
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
June 24th, 2010
10:17 am
@ truth will you just SHUTUP and talk football,all your bickeren rather you like obama in office or not will NOT change anything.Since you all up on politics why don’t you run for president since your complaining.This is a football blog and you have bloggers allways trying to change the subject with hatred,so what the president is black and took over a trillion dollar mess GET OVER IT.
Jack G.
June 24th, 2010
11:20 am
The politics discussed on this blog is just a reflection of whats important right now. It “aint” football.
FalconsFan284
June 24th, 2010
11:34 am
Terrell—Spoken like someone that doesn’t understand his History very well. While it is true that the Republicans of the 1800’s did change to become what would be known as Democrats there has also been another fundamental shift that has brought them back to their traditional roles. It all started with FDR’s radical socialist approach to governing, which took a recession to a depression. His policies were so bad that we are still feeling the effects today! Then came LBJ and one of the most disasterous presidencies in American History. His “Great Society” moved the Demorats further from the principles of the founding fathers. Then you have Jimmy Carter who, aside from Obama, may have been the least qualified person to ever lead a nation. Don’t think I forgot about Nixon taking America off the gold standard and allowing for the explosion of personal debt either. I haven’t! Nixon deserves as much of the blame as anyone else! Before you blow a gasket, yes I know Nixon came before Carter. Then came George W. Bush and his big government, debt spending self! Sure, the economy roared for seven consecutive years and he showed courage and conviction when he faced the world following 9/11. Bush also showed great character when the media was calling him stupid; considering his IQ is almost 30 entire points higher then Obama’s and the media calls Obama a genius makes me laugh. So, yes both Nixon and Bush took America on the wrong path, while great Presidents like Reagen always looked to keep government small, cut taxes for everyone and have shown strength to all peoples. Which brings us to Obama, the most under qualified, inept President in American History. Let’s run down his list of “accomplishments.”
Obama’s first act was to pass a failed $1.3 Trillion stimulous; once you factor in interest. He also voted for Bush’s failed $787 Billion stimulous. He is quoted as saying “America’s best days are behind her.” Went on a world apology tour. Insulted both Isreal and Poland. Bowed down to Iran, Russia and Saudi Arabia, showing his true weakness and lack of character. Tripled the national debt with his first budget. Has socialized medicine, GM, Chrysler and the national Banking system. Is responsible for the single largest tax increase in American History. Pointed a finger at the previous administration for his own failures. And, in 66 days still has not done one thing about the Gulf Oil Spill but talk! He has proven himself to be the furthest away from what the founders of our country wanted.
When the Constitution was written, it was designed to eliminate a strong central government that could rule by fiat over the people and force laws that hindered the freedoms of the people. They were even kind enough to give us a list of the rights they valued. Freedom of speech, which Obama has hindered by attacking those that have opposed him. Remember his attack ads on Joe the Plumber? What about Sarah Palin; no I’m not a supporter. I could go on but it’s not worth it. There’s the fifth amendment, the right to keep and bare arms, which Obama has supported measures which infringe upon that right. Remember his support of the DC gun ban? His current support of the same type of measures in California and New York? In fact, you can look at almost all of the first 10 amendments and see Obama’s opposition to all or part of all of them. But that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that has heard the interview he gave on MSNBC where he said, “The problem with the Constitution is that it doesn’t provide for the transfer of wealth.” Again, the founding fathers never guaranteed people equality of outcome. They prmoised the equality of opportunity. One political party still holds to that principle, while the other deems it neccessary to belittle entire groups by saying that those groups are incapable of achieving without their help. Obama believes he is the smartest person in the room and therefore thinks he has to give everyone else things to show it. Unfortunately, for him, he appears to be an incompetent, blow hard that understands little about his position or how to manage it!
Terrell
June 24th, 2010
1:53 pm
FalconsFan284,
Like I’ve said I don’t agree with everything that our current regime has done, but just like the others I have respected them through their terms. I never had nothing negative to say about our leaders until people begin to attack and fault our current leader. The problem with American history is that while our founding fathers promised the equality of opportunity that wasn’t given to all. This constitution you speak of was ratified when in 1789 and when was slavery abolished in 1865. Our found father’s views while they did what they thought were best were still tainted. I’m sure you remember the Jim Crowe Laws, and if the constitution was about providing equal opportunity then there would’ve been no need for the Brown vs. Board of education ruling in 1954 (165 years after the Constitution was ratified).Affirmative action was created because the idea of equal opportunity wasn’t being observed.
I know my history, my friend, the question is do you really know yours?
Mr. Miller
June 24th, 2010
1:53 pm
FalconsFan284 as much crap as The Bush Administration put us in, you still want Bush to be in office? Are you serious? Dude, you really need to go kill yourself for that remark and the only nut that I can see on this blog is you sir! Yes you because Obama is doind all he can do right now!
Oh yeah, Lets Go Falcons
falcon4ever
June 24th, 2010
2:28 pm
Mr. Miller , consider me a nut also. I always will pick for the lesser of two evils. True- Bush let republicans down but he didn’t trample on the consitution.
FalconsFan284
June 24th, 2010
5:11 pm
Terrell—-Obviously much better than you know yours! If you knew anything then you would know that Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Payne and others wanted to eliminate slavery while they were drafting the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Those gentlemen would be the founding fathers. As a matter of fact Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson would be the two men mostly responsible for writing those documents. It’s funny that you would say something critical about someone else when you made a glaring mistake in your History.
You said slavery was abolished in 1865 however that is not the case. In point of fact slavery was only abolished in the states that were considered part of the Confederacy in 1865. States, like Virginia which still had slavery on the books until 2001, and were part of the Union Army were still allowed to have slaves. Granted, most of those states hadn’t practiced slavery and therefore the practice died away but it’s still a grotesque error on your part.
Affirmative action was created as a way for Democrats to tell minorities that they were “helping” them. Point of fact, several minorities had been able to succeed long before affirmative action. Case in point, the Jews. Jews were used as slaves in Europe and Africa and served as indentured servants in the new world. Yet, without the government helping them, they created businesses that depended on fellow Jews in order to succeed. Funny enough, it worked and worked well!
Here’s a good rule of thumb, if some government official is telling you they are doing something for your own good they are probably only looking out for themselves. Did you ever wonder why abortion clinics, social service divisions and homeless shelters are typically closer to minority centers within a community? All one would have to do is listen to Nancy Pelosi speak for five minutes to know what she thinks. She is on record as saying that abortion clinics should be put closer to areas with “those people” when pressed about the issue in a healthcare debate. All you need to do is remove your blinders and see who is really responsible in thjis country and why Obama is complicate with it. He’s done rather well while not having to work for anything. His education was given to him, his presidency was given to him(thanks to a biased media that did not ask him one single hard question) and now you are giving him a free pass of the Oil Spill and his many, many failings while in office.
Falconidiot
June 24th, 2010
5:17 pm
This is proof of the most boring off season in Falcon history. Ain’t that a wonderful change.
FalconsFan284
June 24th, 2010
5:18 pm
Mr. Miller——You want me to kill myself? Thanks for proving you have an open mind! Someone is saying something bad about Obama so you suggest suicide? Are you insane? Then you follow it up with, Obama’s doing all he can do right now.” Now, if that were true, then he would be the most pathetic political figure in all of human History!!!!
Obama is doing nothing! Never did I say that I wanted Bush still in ofice either. Has your class not gotten to reading comprehension yet? Obama has taken three vacation in the last 66 days, shot down 13 countries willing to help clean up the spill, nationalized medicine, banks, auto manufacturers and the media! But he has not produced one plan or even started formulating a plan for dealing with the crisis in the Gulf. Wake up!!!!!
You should be ashamed for letting your ignorance to show so plainly. Better for you to keep your mouth shut and let people think you’re an idiot then write something, as you have done, and prove it!
FBFAN
June 24th, 2010
5:33 pm
I can’t wait until the nut job is out of office. It will be like the Falcons winning the Superbowl.
Charlotte Falcon
June 24th, 2010
7:39 pm
WOW, usually I would say you guys have no life beyond football, but it is obvious you need to limit your life to football.
falcon4ever
June 24th, 2010
8:27 pm
Oh crap- 2 more years ?
melvin armstrong`
June 28th, 2010
11:54 am
footmall yes yes yyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss