Lisa Borders and Kasim Reed about to sit down for a talk
We’re told that ousted Atlanta mayoral candidate Lisa Borders is about to sit down with former state senator Kasim Reed, who finished in second place Tuesday behind Councilwoman Mary Norwood.
You can presume they’re talking about an endorsement. Borders has scheduled a photo op for 4:30 p.m. at 100 Terminus in Buckhead, with hints that she’ll also have a few words to say.
Reed was on V103 this morning, buttering up Borders during a discussion about improving the city’s economy:
“My colleague Lisa Borders had a wonderful idea of focusing on micro-lending, which I thought was an excellent idea that she actually developed….
“She talked about making small loans – certainly to women-owned businesses, and small businesses, to really get them [on] their feet. They don’t need $100,000 to start a business. They may need $10,000 and $15,000 or $20,000 to start that small business.
“That’s an initiative that she actually developed, that I would like to continue to champion. Because during the campaign I thought it was an excellent idea.”
Allow me to remind you of this paragraph from a Monday post:
One unspoken consequence of the state Democratic party’s entry into the Atlanta mayoral race: It may have cost front-runner Mary Norwood any chance she had of striking an alliance with candidates left out of a run-off – if there is one.
Based on their statements in Sunday’s AJC/WSB debate, in which they accused Norwood of misleading voters on her party identification, it seems unlikely that Kasim Reed, Lisa Borders or Jesse Spikes would endorse Norwood.
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AH
November 5th, 2009
2:44 pm
Maybe she is just breaking the news to him in person that she will be endorsing Kyle Kessler in the runoff.
Jed
November 5th, 2009
2:50 pm
Actually, I think they’re going to discuss that memo written by the two Clark Atlanta professors.
So Reed has the backing of P.Diddy and Ludacris. I’m thinking his team should just invite Kayne to speak at a fundraising event. Maybe he’ll say, “Mary Norwood hates black people,” and lock in the election.
well
November 5th, 2009
2:51 pm
You know all them would unite behind the black candidate to keep Atlanta balck. What’s shocking?
Howell T.
November 5th, 2009
2:52 pm
It does not matter how many endorsements Kasim Reed gets if Atlanta residents repeat what they did on November 3,(not bothering to vote) Norwood will win anyway.
John Doe
November 5th, 2009
2:53 pm
Sad but true…Amazing, the candidate endorsed by Ludacris and TI will be mayor of Atlanta. I will say though this election proves it’s a matter of time before the Jackson political corrupt machine will end. Atlanta’s demographics are shifting (white flight ended)
Tim
November 5th, 2009
2:57 pm
Well,
It sounds like you are a Mary Norwood supporter so that you can make the city white..
Goodness
November 5th, 2009
2:58 pm
oh brother no what.
intown
November 5th, 2009
2:58 pm
It’s good for the only two qualified candidates to meet dontcha think?
Chris
November 5th, 2009
2:59 pm
Isn’t it funny how no black celeb or political person is backing up Norwood? The thugs out there say they don’t vote based just on skin color. YEA RIGHT. The thugs in this city should be smart and vote for Norwood so she can clean up the mess that all of the black mayors made. Black leadership obviously does not work!
DT
November 5th, 2009
2:59 pm
Only had 78k or so vote in general election, just a question of how many show up in runoff (half that, two-thirds, pick a #). Don’t know how important an endorsement is, how likely is it that Ms. Borders’ voters will vote again?
peaches
November 5th, 2009
3:00 pm
To Well……Kasim Reed is doing what any candidate would do……Hilary Clinton and President Obama did the same thing…they came together for the good of the people……stop hating and see this for what it is…….Now if you think you can do a better job…..Run for office….This is not a Black or White issue…this is an issue of who is better qualified to help my “City” get back to where it is a healthy vibrant city generating jobs and eliminating crime…..
peaches
November 5th, 2009
3:03 pm
To Chris…..you have issues you need to address…..stop hating and get a life……maybe you are the one committing all the hate crimes in Atlanta…..you are racist….if you don’t like Blacks you need to move to Alaska dude because we are not going anywhere…I was born and raised here and I am staying
derick
November 5th, 2009
3:03 pm
well,
What’s shocking is that Norwood got 46% of the vote in the primary!!!
She clearly was the least competent, least intelligent and least prepared of any of the remaining 4 candidates.
The only reason she got so many votes is because she is white.
The Abominable Snowman could have run and whites would have voted for him over the 3 much more qualified black candidates.
urple
November 5th, 2009
3:07 pm
for real derick i agree and to chris u racist. if luda ran we would vote for him. holla!!!
Steve Collins
November 5th, 2009
3:08 pm
If bozo the clown was black he would get any endorsement.
It is so funny.
urple
November 5th, 2009
3:08 pm
i Wish pdiddy would run for mayor he has created an empire. he is a jenous
L Borders is a smart lady
November 5th, 2009
3:09 pm
I like Lisa Borders. If she backs Norwood, I would be surprised. She has presided over do-nothing-in-8-years-at-city-hall Norwood and knows first hand what would happen if she got control over the city.
It isn’t a black vs white thing. It is who has the strength and leadership to fix the problems.
She knows Norwood personally and I doubt she will do anything for Norwood.
Lisa Borders supporter…turned Kasim Reed supporter.
SO?
November 5th, 2009
3:09 pm
Derick… you are a race baiting fool. Did you see the number of black voters who pulled the lever for Norwood? What do you have to say to them? Mary Norwood has worked all over this city to bring us together. But racists like you think blacks should vote for blacks and whites should vote for whites. You are what is wrong with this city and this country. Shame on you.
Jessica
November 5th, 2009
3:11 pm
To Chris: Peacher is right. African Americans are not going anywhere. If you don’t like it, then may i suggest IOWA which is 95% white. Although the good people in IOWA don’t deserve to have to live around you. Also, I know where you can find some moving boxes. Start packing because “we” aren’t leaving. Don’t let the door knob hit you….
Chris
November 5th, 2009
3:12 pm
“Peaches” what a typical thug name. Do you know why we don’t like black people? Because you people cause nothing but crime. 99% of news stories that talk about murder, drugs, robberies are all caused by blacks. Shouldn’t you be out doing something like that?
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
3:13 pm
WOW!!! Did any of you people read the breakdown of traditional black and white precients that was given yesterday in this same section, Political Insider?
In majority black precients, Mary Norwood was able to get support of 15 – 25% of those that voted on Tuesday.
In majority white precients, Kasim Reed was able to get support of 3 – 7% of those that voted on Tuesday.
And before you say that the rest of the white voters were split between the rest of the black canidates, Mary Norwood was getting over 90% of the vote in those precients.
Now I am not going to say that a white voter in Atlanta will not support a black canidate over a white one but the numbers are the numbers.
Go back to yesterdays breakdown of numbers and read for yourself and then come back with your overt and concealed rascism comments.
I Voted
November 5th, 2009
3:13 pm
…. all these people criticizing blacks as thugs and such are making it that much easier for me to switch my vote from Norwood to Reed. Keep it up geniuses.
Chris
November 5th, 2009
3:13 pm
Jessica, you may want to check your facts. In the last 5-10 years, Atlanta’s white population has gone up while the black population has gone down. I guess from them killing each other off?
Brian
November 5th, 2009
3:14 pm
I am just glad Borders is out of the picture. I would almost say an endorsement from her might hurt Reed, just like Mayor Franklin’s endorsement didnt help him. I like Reed, maybe more than Norwood, but I have a hard time voting for him with the company he keeps.
Chris
November 5th, 2009
3:16 pm
“Urple” typical thug. Nice spelling.
PoliticOracle
November 5th, 2009
3:16 pm
It’s saddening how often commenters try to turn this election into an issue on race. Mary Norwood had the entire playing field to herself, as far as the northside white vote goes. If she was as great a candidate as y’all want to make everyone believe she would’ve closed the deal on Tuesday. There were three main black candidates that split the vote and Mary garnered 75% of the white vote (which by the way reflects racial bias) and she still was forced into a run-off.
Your stupid, psuedo-victim comments are only angering black voters because many don’t believe Ms. Norwood is a great candidate and many believe her to be a republican. For the record, Ludacris has never been convicted of any crime, is a great father and has a stellar philanthropic record. TI is currently paying his debt to society for his wrongs and has not endorsed Kasim Reed.
How about mentioning the fact that Pat Gardner, Kathy Ashe, Nan Orrock and Karla Drenner are all supporting Kasim Reed. And guess what? Wait for it…they’re all WHITE, FEMALE STATE LEGISLATORS.
This is election is not centered on race. As a matter of fact, why don’t all you loons go write on the birther comment page. Nathan Deal is writing a letter to President Obama for him to release his birth certificate. MARY NORWOOD IS A SHAME AND THESE COMMENTERS SHOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW SHE’D GOVERN AS MAYOR.
Vote Democrat! Vote Kasim Reed!
Graceful
November 5th, 2009
3:17 pm
Mary Norwood is a republican!
Chris
November 5th, 2009
3:19 pm
PoliticOracle you are an absolute moron. White people lead better. That is a fact. Look at Atlanta’s black mayors, Atlanta PD, Atlanta schools, Grady, Obama, etc. All morons who don’t know what they are doing. I can’t wait for Norwood to win just to piss you thugs off. She will clean up Atlanta and make it good again. “Vote Republican.”
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
3:19 pm
By the way Chris, 99% of the new stories that I hear about concerning mass murders, home grown terrorist or meth addiction are referring to white people but I am smart enough not to let that cloud my mind to think that this represents the total population of the white race.
Maybe you should open your mind more and your mouth less. A wise man once said that it is smart man that keeps his mouth closed and have those think of him as a fool instead of one that opens his mouth a remove all doubt.
Chris
November 5th, 2009
3:22 pm
E-Roll how often do we hear about “mass murders” nationwide? MAYBE once a year? How often do we hear about murders in Atlanta? DAILY. Which is worse moron? What’s worse? Meth-addiction or daily murders? What a fool you are. “E-Roll” ha ha ha. Go kill someone or whatever you people do.
Ross
November 5th, 2009
3:22 pm
People act like being a republican is being declared a member of the nazi party. Partisan politics make me vomit.
L Borders is a smart lady
November 5th, 2009
3:23 pm
Anyone who refers to Black people as “thugs” who are “killing each other off” is obviously hiding behind an alias for a reason.
Fear, prejudice, and hatred have no place in society. If you are so scared of Black leadership, then you should probably leave the US. You are Un-American and go against what so many people fought and died for.
Blacks, women, LBGTs are all people who have overcome many obsticles. Fearful and ‘ignorant’ people have failed. Sorry buddy, it doesn’t work here.
White people and black people are smart enough to not fall for discrimination scare tactics.
Charles
November 5th, 2009
3:24 pm
Just wanted to point out that I AM WHITE, born and raised here as well, and I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE EITHER! So since I’m not going anywhere, and you’re not going anywhere, don’t you think its time to start working together?
Jackalope
November 5th, 2009
3:25 pm
Mary Norwood got a larger % of the black vote than Lisa did.
Think about that.
That means the majority of the support Lisa got was white. Who do YOU think those white people who supported Lisa (a pro-business candidate) are going to be more likely to go back and vote for? Do you REALLY think those people are going to become “I voted for Kasim “Rapper Approved” Reed?
HAHAHA.
John Doe
November 5th, 2009
3:25 pm
The sad truth is both races play the race card in Atlanta politics…Don’t pit one race against the other, both are guilty.
John Doe
November 5th, 2009
3:27 pm
Charles hit the nail on the head, neither race owns Atlanta, it’s very much a 50-50 make up…Let’s start getting along for once!
Joan
November 5th, 2009
3:27 pm
Just a word to the wise–the top 10 poorest cities in the United States have one thing in common. They have not elected a Republican mayor for anywhere from 25 to 50 years. I guess Democrats know how to give it away and people love that, but Republicans know how to make it, and expect something from others–and that is not what people want in this country. Of course, the goose will die someday and then we will all starve together. So fight it out on race, but you should be fighting it out on economics.
ed
November 5th, 2009
3:27 pm
My vote will never go to any candidate endorsed by a black celeb. What do they know about city governance. Like all other Atlanta blacks their only interest is in a hand-out.
Diddy
November 5th, 2009
3:29 pm
This is Diddy. Please stop using my name in vain!….
Norvee Michelle
November 5th, 2009
3:29 pm
@Chris Actually Dominque Wilkins, former Atlanta Hawks player, endorsed Mary Norwood this past week. So she does have some powerful black people behind her.
TheEnd.
November 5th, 2009
3:29 pm
I don’t like the way Kasim spent his campaign funds.
G. Roberson
November 5th, 2009
3:30 pm
What else could you expect from such a racial city! The blacks do not care who is the best qualified candidate. They will support their own color before electing a well qualified person! Shirley Franklin has done nothing she promised the city and they get what the deserve if they do not vote for the most qualified person! Glad I don’t live in Fulton County.!!!!!!!
Chris
November 5th, 2009
3:31 pm
As I just said, it’s always blacks:
UGA ALERT
UNIVERSITY POLICE AND ACCPD ARE CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR AN ARMED AND DANGEROUS SUSPECT AT THE REAR OF THE UGA GOLF COURSE AND WHITEHALL RD AREA, RIVERBEND RD. SUSPECT IS A BLACK MAN WEARING A CAMOUFLAGE JACKET AND BLUE JEANS. EVERYONE PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS AREA. IF YOU HAVE CONTACT WITH ANYONE MEETING THIS DESCRIPTION PLEASE CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.
William
November 5th, 2009
3:32 pm
It does not matter who endorses who, people still are not going to get off their lazy butts and go out to the polls. Everyone will have sooooooo much to say about whoever wins this election, however 99% of the folks doing all the talking and blogging are the main folks that didn’t vote on Nov 3 and the same lazy butts that won’t vote on Dec 1. I am a white male that voted for Lisa Borders, so now I will more than likely vote for whomever she states that she will vote for. Lets please stop pulling the race card, talking about the thugs endorsed Kasim, majority of whites voted for Mary and quite a few blacks as well. I personally don’t care who wins, just take office and get something accomplished. Good luck to Mary and Kasim
GET OUT TO VOTE OR SHUT UP ON THE TOPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Norvee Michelle
November 5th, 2009
3:36 pm
@Ed Your vote is 100% your choice, and how you come to that important decision again is up to you. But to make sweeping generalizations against one specific group of people is wrong. I am African American and live right here in Atlanta. I am educated. I own my home, my automobile and am very established in my career. And if you like, I can point you to many more African Americans who are just like me. So I’m not sure how you come to the conclusion that all other Atlanta blacks expect a handout.
Ditto what William said
November 5th, 2009
3:36 pm
Finally someone witch some sense.
also L borders supporter said it best:
White people and black people are smart enough to not fall for discrimination scare tactics
Reed Supporter
November 5th, 2009
3:37 pm
Chris — Dude you are obviously a disgruntled racist who loves to shoot off at the mouth. It’s funny now how so many white people use the term “thug” now to define black people, when all along they really want to use the word n**ger. It’s ignorant a-holes like yourself that keep the stigma of the the old south alive! Get over yourself man. In case you haven’t heard it’s almost 2010 not 1960!
True Skool
November 5th, 2009
3:38 pm
I am not opposed to the reversal of white flight in the city of ATL. Maybe that will also mean that more corporations will move operations inside the perimeter. Maybe the ATLANTA journal constitution will not relocate to Dunwoody…
Maybe we will all get along and really be the city too busy to hate…
There I go with the wishful utopian thinking again…
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
3:39 pm
Chris,actually you hear about school shootings and mass murders at least once a month it seems like and by mass murder, I mean multiple murders at the same time. I know that this concept probably went over your head but that is OK.
What people like me do is probably the same thing that people like you do. Right now I am sneaking online at my job debating an issue with you while I am at work instead of taking care of some other things that I could be doing. Degrees of badness has nothing to do with if something is bad or not.
Ed – as an Atlanta resident that works 6 days a week and supported the additional taxes on my home to end the furloughs, I can assure you that the vast majority of us black Atlantains are not looking for handouts. I also guestion you statement that you would never vote for a candidate that was endorsed by a black celeb, could you vote for that candidate if the were endorsed by Jeff Foxworthy or Chipper Jones?
Wild Eyed Crazy Larry
November 5th, 2009
3:40 pm
The reason Norwood received the most votes is not because she’s white, it’s because she’ll be less corrupt.
This election mirrors the presidential election. You have a person with little experience gathering people of all races to” fight the man” because the public’s tired of having no representation in government. They work for us, not us for them.
I don’t care who’s in office as long as they’re the “change” Obama cited so often in his run to the office. That’s why Mary’s getting my vote.
Tim James
November 5th, 2009
3:40 pm
Maybe they will announce they hate all White people. That’s what this whole election has been about anyway. At least whites finally get a glimpse at how far blacks will go to discriminate and intimidate. I think the notion that whites are bias is overshadowed by the in-your-face hatred blacks show towards whites in all their affairs.
Skeet
November 5th, 2009
3:41 pm
@Chris-Its mighty funny how you point fingers at another race when all the white race (in America) have done in the last 500 years is kill individuals, families, cultures, heritages and minds. Removed a entire society (Africans) from it’s home, rape and beat their woman, exploit their men, kill their babies and enslave them for generations. Drove indigenous people (American Indians) from their lands, lie (when the concept didn’t even exist to them) cheat and steel from them and all but extenquished their rich culture from the earth, ALL IN THE NAME OF GOD AND PROSPERITY.
With all that said I still don’t have hate in my heart the way you do. I will FOREVER be at peace and happy. I am only sad for you and everyone in your company.
Chris
November 5th, 2009
3:43 pm
E-Roll please post the last twelve school shootings which according to you, have happened in the last twelve months.
John Doe
November 5th, 2009
3:46 pm
True Skool, right on…I am white and totally agree…If so many whites hadn’t fled in mass exodus in the 70s, there would be less anger between the two races today
jconservative
November 5th, 2009
3:47 pm
Why didn’t they talk last summer & decide on one candidate. One of them would today be the Mayor-Elect if they had done so.
Skeet
November 5th, 2009
3:47 pm
@Tim James, while whites are just getting a glimpse into “how far blacks will go”, blacks have gotten an eye full all of their lives. What would you do if that was your history. Oh yeah and it hasn’t been that long ago, my granddaddy can tell you his life story. You wanna hear it? Didn’t think so.
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
3:49 pm
Thank you both Norvee and William, some people on here do not understand the concept that we can disagree without being disagreeable.
G. Roberson – I can not understand how you came to your conclusion unless you have access to all of the votes of all voters in Atlanta and their race to reach your broad statement. I am a black male here in Atlanta who voted for Amir Farokhi and Adam Brackman on Tuesday because I liked what they both had to say and neither of these gentlemen are black. You should vote for who best represents your interests not the vessal that they come in.
derick
November 5th, 2009
3:51 pm
So?,
I only had so much space with the 1st comment. I will now finish.
Mary Norwood has done a good job reaching out to all communities in the city. That is why she got approximately 20% of the black vote. However, why did she get 85% of the white vote?…not because she is the best candidate, but because she is white.
Mary is a decent public servant at the level of a city counsel person. She is not mayoral. She is not smart enough. She does not have sufficient vision. She has poor verbal skills. She does not instill any sense of confidence in her.
She “pales” in comparison to any 1 of the final 4 candidates.
Her inadequacy is shockingly apparent. Yet race makes it impossible for some to accept it.
It is scary that the least qualified candidate came in 1st.
Shame on you for not being realistic about Mary of the glaring factor of race in this election.
Kris
November 5th, 2009
3:51 pm
Figures gansta rappers are for Kasim, and who care what their ignorant asses think anyway. Lisa Borders will support Kasim only because he is Black….that is very sad!!!!
Elizabeth
November 5th, 2009
3:53 pm
As a black woman who voted for Norwood, I hope mops up in the run-off. No more Jackson political machine…
GO MARY!!!!!
Skeeters
November 5th, 2009
3:53 pm
Damn Skeet! So true.
But you forgot about the enslavement of Jews and the Germanic Tribes by the Romans. The enslavement of the Arabian world to each other. The enslavement of the Chinese and Koreans. And most recently the enslavement of Africans by the Europeans and other African tribes.
We’re all slaves to someone. It just depends on who’s running the show. One day you’re children may have some nice white stock to sell. Would it then be fair?
leep
November 5th, 2009
3:55 pm
I am absolutely amazed and shocked at this thread of discussion!! I can’t believe all of you that are referring to white or black being a reason for voting or not voting for any candidate. It doesn’t matter what race you are, if you make an assertion that someone – anyone – is a better person or candidate because of their color, you are indeed a racist!!! This election, and any election, should never have anything to do with race, it should be about who is the best candidate and who is the best qualified for the job. I can only hope that by December 1st, everyone makes their own choice of candidate to lead this city and that choice will have absolutely NOTHING to do with what race they are.
Steve Collins
November 5th, 2009
3:55 pm
‘It is who has the strength and leadership to fix the problems’…this is of the curren regime??? come on…they broke the city, Grady, Public Schools, Sewers, etc…Just like Detroit. If Norword doesn’t win this election is a matter of time because let’s face it…with the current financial straints…hardly any minority will be able to live in Atlanta…so this might be your last 4 years….Just the facts playas…w/ bad creditz….
Why?
November 5th, 2009
3:56 pm
Why are you guys even bothereing to repsond to Chris? Its pretty obvious his main goal is to get under your skin. It’s working. Ignorance like his should be ignored. Then he’ll get tired and just stop posting because he’s not generating the attention that making him cream all over himself.
willie
November 5th, 2009
3:58 pm
Skeet
November 5th, 2009
3:47 pm
Tears rolling down my cheeks because blacks were the only people treated badly. What if I told you I was a native American? Should I feel so badly for you. What if I told you I was an Irishman? Should I scream out your pain. What if I was a Jew? Oh I know, I am a christ
killer and that does not count.
Did anyone ever tell you it was the democrats who wanted to keep you great great great great great great grand-dad a slave and it was the republicans who freed them? Huh! Did anybody ever tell you this? Not the liberals I am sure.
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
3:59 pm
Here you go Chris, this is from abcnew.go.com –
In the 1980s, however, there were 10 such incidents of mass murder. The 1990s had 17; and, since the new millennium began, there have been 25 such mass murders.
Six of them occurred last year. And 2009 has already topped that with eight such killings.
This are just mass murders, I haven’t looked up all school shootings but I just saw a list of about 30 cases for this year alone. I say all of that to reinforce my point that I do not let that cloud my mind to think that this is the typical behavior of white people so once again maybe you should open your mind more and your mouth less.
Jessica
November 5th, 2009
4:00 pm
I know what your problem is Chris. You hate yourself. God bless you.
Ron
November 5th, 2009
4:00 pm
This run-off is already turning into a racial thing which we all expected. I find it funny that anyone reading any of these comments (probably most of them submitted by Norwood/Reed staff) would make your vote by reading most of this crap. Anyway, I’m voting for Reed regardless of who endorses him.
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
4:04 pm
Why? – The only reasons that I engage Chris is because it is fun, I am bored right now and I like to shoot down ideas that have no merit. He and I can go all day long but I know I will not change his mind but I would love to think that I am having an impact on someone that may have been leaning in his direction.
John Doe
November 5th, 2009
4:04 pm
Agreed why, as a white person Chris doesn’t represent me…As stated above, both sides (in this case races) have played the race card. Truly what happened to the City too busy to hate???
Sadly, because of race, Atlanta as a city never boomed as it should’ve…A population of 500,000 is not hardly a big city compared to the top ten…
willie
November 5th, 2009
4:08 pm
I am getting a group together with our ACORN shirts and go to the cemetary to get voters.
SO?
November 5th, 2009
4:08 pm
Derick… are you seriously suggesting that Mr. Reed has superior communication skills compared to Ms. Norwood? PLEASE. He will be nothing more than another four years of the do-nothing Franklin administration and if you are OK with that then that is your issue. As for me, I will VOTE FOR CHANGE in this election… not the same old crap we have been spoon fed by the likes of the useless, self-promoting, nepotistic Ms. Franklin.
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
4:14 pm
Willie – I am going to put on my Secretary of State shirt and suppress the poor voter turnout by requiring certain ID’s to vote although there has not been as case of voter fraud ever proven in the modern state of Georgia.
Jessica
November 5th, 2009
4:15 pm
Since whites and African Americans both love Atlanta and are not going anywhere, I suggest we all do what Charles suggested – get along! Politicians will never fix what’s wrong with this city. Everyday, ordinary citizens working together for a common cause (to make Atlanta better) can do a lot more than our elected officials. And that’s a FACT! So, if you want to see Atlanta get back to the prosperous city it once was then your responsibility is to #1 VOTE, #2 Stop whining and complaining, #3 Do something to make a change like helping to clean up parks, volunteering a schools, write letters to your elected officials and hold them responsible, report crime when you see it, and clean up your yard, and most of all, respect yourself and your neighbors.
Jackalope
November 5th, 2009
4:15 pm
Reed:
- Shirley Franklin 2001 Campaign Manager
- Shirley Franklin 2005 Campaign Manager
- Recruited Police Chief Bill Pennington
He plans on being a “change of leadership and direction” how??????
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
4:15 pm
that should have read “a case of voter fraud” sorry, typo police.
vin
November 5th, 2009
4:19 pm
YOU want higher TAXES???? VOTE REED!! HE WANTS RECREATION CENTERS??? THA’TS ALL HE’S GOT???? HE’S GOT HIGHER TAXES…GET READY
DOUG
November 5th, 2009
4:20 pm
YOU want higher TAXES???? VOTE REED!! HE WANTS RECREATION CENTERS??? THA’TS ALL HE’S GOT???? HE’S GOT HIGHER TAXES…GET READY
bonbon
November 5th, 2009
4:22 pm
hey heard reed on the radio!!!!!!!!!!! is he playing it up for the black folks or what???? i’m black and even i could see through his song and dance…he tried to even speak black….whatever that means..you should have heard him…give the man tap shoes!!!!
vote norwood….we are
willie
November 5th, 2009
4:22 pm
E-Roll
November 5th, 2009
4:14 pm
I am going to wear my Attorney General jack booted uniform along with billy clubs and stand at voting booths. I may intimidate one or two hundred voters.
derick
November 5th, 2009
4:23 pm
So?,
It sounds like you have a reason for voting for Mary Norwood other than the fact that she is white.
I respect your opinion regarding that.
I stand by what I contend are the obvious and glaring deficits in her as a mayoral candidate and the scary way that white people try to ignore them.
And, yes, Mr. Reed, is a tremendously more accomplished communicator than Mary, especially when called upon to think on his feet.
I am conservative and a Republican…but more importantly, I am honest about what is going on.
Mike Hunt
November 5th, 2009
4:24 pm
The only thing I want is an Xbox 360 that is much quieter.
JET
November 5th, 2009
4:26 pm
William: You have made the only single intelligent contribution to this blog.
Crazy Larry – I am with you. Obama did not have the experience, according to some, yet we voted him in because he has the lesser baggage and we needed a change.
I do not know Mary Norwood but I have been living in Atlanta the last 5 years and at one time I thought she was the Mayor. Her name was the only name people called and could have counted on for answers. I am a Democratic who voted Republican for Gov because I thought that Gov. Perdue was and still is doing a good job. I did not vote along party line, I looked at the individual and what had had achieved. The same goes for Norwood, I voted for her and will vote for her again. She is the change Atlanta needs.
Lee
November 5th, 2009
4:30 pm
I too think it is going to be an uphill climb for Norwood but at the same time, its not impossible. I am afraid a mayor Reed would simply bring more of the same we’ve been putting up with in city hall for quite a few years now. I had an African-American friend tell me today he is finished with voting for blacks at any level mostly because of promises they make and then tend to forget as soon as they are inaugurated. While I don’t feel quite that strongly about it, I’m sure some would say that for other racial groups as well. You might be very surprised to hear that a lot of African-Americans are tired of the politics as usual. Unfortunately, I think Reed will bring more of the same. Norwood has a plan and has a goal to make needed changes in city hall. I think we all should give her a chance come run-off day.
willie
November 5th, 2009
4:32 pm
JET
November 5th, 2009
4:26 pm
I want you to vote for who will do the best job! But I am sure that person will not win. NOT in ATLANTA!!!
Skeet
November 5th, 2009
4:35 pm
@Willie, my comment was specifically a response to what was said by Chris-black people not liking/trusting white people. I in no way look for any pity. I assume that’s the reason why all of the groups you’ve mentioned have had tention throughout history. Whats the difference here.
By the way, I don’t wait to be told anything-The Republican Party of 1865 is NOT the Reuplican Party of today. Maybe you should get someone to tell you how the republican party switched out in the 1960s.
jm
November 5th, 2009
4:39 pm
1 sentence: Mary Norwood is a complete and utter idiot.
PoliticOracle
November 5th, 2009
4:40 pm
@Chris
You’re a clown! I guess whtie leadership doesn’t work either, because the State of Georgia has high unemployment, low test scores, furloughed state workers and increased taxes.
Also,here is a little info on America’s new drug problem.
http://www.house.gov/larsen/meth/racialshift.shtml
AJC Management
November 5th, 2009
4:41 pm
Super Soul Leaders, Unite. The white cannot be allowed to win. ATL is backasswards and is well on the way to being the “Detroit” of the south. You folks deserve the leadership you elect.
feller
November 5th, 2009
4:45 pm
As a white guy who voted for Lisa Borders, I can tell you that race didn’t play a part in my vote on Nov. 3rd. Borders has intelligence and a direct honesty that Reed and Norwood don’t seem to possess. Unfortunately, she also seemed to possess an ineffective mayoral campaign… so now we’re stuck between a self-proclaimed outsider (Reed) with insider connections, and a self-styled reformer (Norwood) who seems way out of her depth.
So, race won’t play a part for my vote in a runoff, either. At this point, I’ll vote for whoever I think will build the best, most effective governing office. To have any clue of that, I’ll watch very closely over the next few weeks who the candidates pick up in endorsements—including that of Lisa Borders.
CHRIS WHITE POWER
November 5th, 2009
4:46 pm
YOU GO BOY! THOSE BOOGERS NEED A GOOD CLEANEN. NEVER MET ONE THAT DIDN’T STICK OR HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD.. IMAGINE THAT! BLACK ON BLOACK CRIME IS HIGHER IN ATLANTA THAN ANY OTHER CRIME, BLACK FOLK WHY IS THAT? PEACHES, SISTER YOUR A LOOSER, GO GET AN JOB AND QUIT LIVING OFF THE OBAMA PLAN. HEY BLACK FOLK, WHEN YOU GO VISIT FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN ANY CITY OR COUNTY OR STATE OF FEDERAL PRISON AND COUNT AND YOU THINK WHY IS IT WHITE PEOPLE ARE THE MINORITY…
Johnny Cakes
November 5th, 2009
4:49 pm
http://www.notkasim.blogspot.com/
firstborn40
November 5th, 2009
4:49 pm
how funny @ well and @ john doe…
well…so you are saying all republicans (majority white) voted for norwood because they didn’t want another black mayor; and you are hating why????
john doe…stay anonymous…it’s obvious that you don’t want anyone to know who you are…i don’t blame you….since when does your occupation take away your vote? rappers have the same rights as you…they have a vote that they can cast for any candidate they want.
who do you think was the republican candidate in this race….right…the uncandidate…mary norwood!
firstborn40
November 5th, 2009
4:54 pm
@chris white power…the number of whites in jail has nothing to do with race, it has to do with money…and the ability to afford a lawyer in a system that isn’t already against them just because of the color of their skin…only in america can you do what you do…the country built on lies, cheating and deceit…and you get mad when someone is trying to correct what white politicians have corroded…
no i’m not prejudice, i’m just tired of you being prejudice…
I Voted
November 5th, 2009
4:55 pm
I thought the real thugs were on Wall Street.
feller
November 5th, 2009
4:57 pm
I wish I had the two minutes back that I spent reading the notkasim blog. That steaming pile of political posturing is exactly the reason voter turnout is so low these days, and partisan point/counterpoint television rules cable TV.
Proudly
November 5th, 2009
5:00 pm
Some “thugs” just committed a mass murder at Fort Hood. They’re probably from Bankhead Atlanta!!
Yeah right!!
David
November 5th, 2009
5:02 pm
Some of you people scare me to dealth. When are you going to wake up. Our country and cities are in terrible shape and all you can talk about is what color they are and to what party they belong. I am afraid we will not wake up in time and vote for a person with a plan that we can support. Washington and Atlanta are full of polititions that don’t have a clue and don’t really care what is best for the majority of us.
pleasenotmary
November 5th, 2009
5:05 pm
some of you love to holler about black people playing the race card but some of you are mad bc you are not in control. it’s ok for the majority of cities to be white controlled but it’s a different story when blacks are in control. and if atlanta was that damn bad then why does our population continue to grow exponentially? black mayors have made atlanta the attractive city it is today. every city has issues, especially in this economy. you can keep making your “ghetto” and “thug” references but one, whites have prospered off black music. and two, atlanta has some of the brightest, smartest and most progressive blacks in the country who are economically and politically astute. you are simply threatened and your horns are showing.
Mr. Thomas Anthony "The Taxman Cometh" Jones, SR (Waf-SS)
November 5th, 2009
5:08 pm
As an African-American who was born in the West End section of Atlanta, Georgia I ask that all African-Americans who live in the City of Atlanta vote on December 1st, 2009 in the City of Atlanta Mayoral Run-off Election. My grandpaprents and parents taught us to vote. On my grandparents’ living room wall is a large painting of President Abraham Lincoln (the sixteenth president of these United States of Americka) issuing the Emanicipation Proclamation. We have Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner with that picture an important part of our family gathering. I can remember watching my first Football Game, the Cotton Bowl Game between the University of Nebrasha Cornhuskers and the University of Arkansas Razorbacks in front of that painting. It is the most importantthing in our family. It is even more important than our homes themselves. There is nothing more important to an African-American than freedom. It is worth killing for and worth dying for!!!!!
For African-Americans who did not vote on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 in your jurisdictions you need to be exterminated. Live free or Die!!!!!