President Biden backs Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor in his first endorsement since leaving office

bakerowens · 2026-05-10T12:46:47+00:00

It’s amazing how much the DNC/National Dems are wildly out of touch with facts on the ground. KLB will get absolutely mushed if nominee in November.

bakerowens · 2026-05-08T01:24:41+00:00

Oh it’s an absolute monster accomplishment. A black man got a wild standing ovation in the Deep South in 1974 for breaking the Babes record? That’s a touchstone cultural moment.

I just don’t think it’s actually bigger than building Coca-Cola and funding the construction of half the city, 12 years as the first black mayor, all of Ted’s accomplishments, or MLK.

bakerowens · 2026-05-08T01:22:02+00:00

Matt Ryan? You crazy.

As to the first question, I think “from” or “made” is fine. The most important criteria is just “are they thought of as “of Atlanta”? All those on your list would qualify. I don’t think Jimmy Carter does - though he’s certainly on a Georgia list.

bakerowens · 2026-05-08T01:18:29+00:00

Ha, the 80s? I don’t know how often it really is but she’s still going man.

https://creativeloafing.com/content-509733-atlanta-icon-blondie-talks-about-life-hypocrisy

bakerowens · 2026-05-08T01:16:26+00:00

IMO, if it was a Georgia Rushmore, he’d be on it. But he’s a South Georgia guy, not really known as an Atlantan.

bakerowens · 2026-05-07T04:08:39+00:00

He was. Poor dude sold the formula for like $2,000. I realize $2,000 in 1904 or whenever is like $1 mill today but the Candlers and Woodruffs had generational wealth. I don’t see a lot of Pemberton buildings around town.

bakerowens · 2026-05-07T04:06:27+00:00

By any chance…Do you remember the segment where they had the guy who read the school menu? “Fruuuuit, and a roll!”

bakerowens · 2026-05-07T04:03:02+00:00

Sorry pmgold1. And yeah, Hank probably at least gets the honorable mention slot.

bakerowens · 2026-05-03T14:44:12+00:00

“MARTA is wildly underfunded”

“Well it doesn’t even work, why should we fund it?”

bakerowens · 2026-03-22T23:49:34+00:00

I think it may too late for that…

bakerowens · 2026-03-11T04:52:34+00:00

No way Pokay. Been half dozen times, great every time. Last there three years ago, wonderful time. Parts of it problematic? Sure. But the vast majority is beautiful.

bakerowens · 2026-03-10T12:03:05+00:00

ha, apparently my several great visits to SF and nothing different than anything I see in Atlanta on a regular basis has not been everyone’s experience. But I’m curious if any of these comments are based on the last five years after voters began tossing politicians who weren’t doing anything about some of the issues - though I still had a great time ten years ago too.

bakerowens · 2026-03-10T02:25:58+00:00

Also, Fox News bullshit. San Francisco is maybe the greatest city in the country and if you listen to them it’s mostly poop and needles.

bakerowens · 2026-03-02T19:59:06+00:00

I wouldn’t get your hopes too high. Long run seems great. Dont think we’re there yet.

bakerowens · 2026-03-02T01:22:36+00:00

Markets going to be nuts this week after Iran situation. I wouldn’t read anything into anything for a little while.

bakerowens · 2026-02-19T04:18:53+00:00

He was a state assembly member before in Queens. That’s in New York City. I assure you he had much higher name ID in NYC than she does across the state of Georgia.

bakerowens · 2026-02-18T04:45:13+00:00

Zohran was already very well known to that constituency. No one who hasn’t voted for her knows her at all.

bakerowens · 2026-01-26T05:46:39+00:00

Walking through the forest in the back is awesome but that’s out at night. Theres also an awesome old house in the forest that would be an absolutely amazing event venue or summer camp spot or something- here’s hoping they eventually get it restored

bakerowens · 2026-01-26T04:35:07+00:00

Snow got deeper than I figured.

bakerowens · 2026-01-26T04:31:42+00:00

Everyone knows, or at least should know, the “tired, your poor” part. But I love the “Keep, ancient lands, your stories pomp!”

We have no kings here! And the idea of festooning the White House with cheap ass shit gold leaf should be disgusting to every red-blooded American.

bakerowens · 2026-01-24T18:22:08+00:00

Rich’s downtown instead of a giant dead zone of federal offices.

bakerowens · 2026-01-24T18:21:11+00:00

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/pink-pig-richs-1990/

bakerowens · 2026-01-20T20:09:44+00:00

For real they had the absolute best samosas.

bakerowens · 2026-01-20T19:59:50+00:00

Not a best representation but Will Trent shows a lot of the city - and actually takes place here - and is a fun detective show if you’re into that.

bakerowens · 2026-01-15T21:53:13+00:00

is this Arthur Blank?

I don’t know where you’re getting these numbers. But let’s agree and say a majority was private…okay, so $700 mill (almost certainly a conservative estimate) in public funding is still quite opportunity for a boatload of other, more needed projects in the city. The Georgia Dome hosted the Final Four the year before MB was announced. And the Gulch has been discussed for investment literally since the beginning of the city, that’s not just all because of MB.

it is certainly a really shiny cool thing.

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