- There are two students seeking the mayoral seat in Athens-Clarke County as Glenn Stegall filed a 'Declaration of Intention to Accept Campaign Contributions' with Athens-Clarke County on May 14, 2009 and designated 'mayor' as the name of the office he was seeking. Qualifying to run doesn't begin until June 2010. As my earlier post notes, Stegall is slated to be the speaker at the Oct. 10 breakfast meeting of the Athens Area Democratic Party to provide his perspective on upcoming education reform proposals, however the organizers of the event failed to note that Stegall was running for mayor.
- I've been digging around on this - and I've got some thoughts on it as well - but I'll have to wait until this afternoon to work on them.
- Prayers with Janet Pomeroy's family. She was, quite simply, good people.
- Lee Becker notes a positive that I foresaw coming with Oconee County's governmental restructuring ... the return of the possibility of an economic development partnership with Athens-Clarke County. Oconee County Commissioner John Daniell, who supports the partnership, gets a pat on the back from me for bringing this back up.
- If it's the law, it's the law, but ... something seems terribly out-of-whack when you're shutting down options that fail to impact anyone in a negative manner, and it's beyond me that it could take three-and-a-half months to get this thing worked out. This just sounds an awful lot like the whole Nucci's Space fiasco.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Stegall's in, speaking to Athens Democrats
Glenn Stegall, a student of the University of Georgia, is in for the Athens-Clarke County mayoral race and out as president of UGA's Young Democrats.
Via The Red & Black, Stegall was removed from his seat as president of the Young Democrats in August after he refused to abandon his campaign for mayor.
Earlier this week, Stegall was tabbed, at the request of the University of Georgia political science professor Paul Gurian, as a replacement speaker for the Oct. 10 breakfast meeting of the Athens Area Democratic Party. The email invitation, however, doesn't list Stegall as a candidate for mayor and only refers to his position as former president of the Young Democrats.
Stegall is slated to speak about various educational initiatives being put forward by the Obama administration.
Via The Red & Black, Stegall was removed from his seat as president of the Young Democrats in August after he refused to abandon his campaign for mayor.
Earlier this week, Stegall was tabbed, at the request of the University of Georgia political science professor Paul Gurian, as a replacement speaker for the Oct. 10 breakfast meeting of the Athens Area Democratic Party. The email invitation, however, doesn't list Stegall as a candidate for mayor and only refers to his position as former president of the Young Democrats.
Stegall is slated to speak about various educational initiatives being put forward by the Obama administration.
On the 'Obama radio' stunt
Judging by the emails I've received, folks either think this is a brilliant publicity move by Cox Radio or an incredibly offensive injustice.
It doesn't strike me as either one.
I'm not offended by it in the slightest, but I also think it's just kinda lame and reeks of immature, juvenille humor.
I do have to say, however, that it doesn't strike me as a terribly wise move given the fact that 100.1-FM covers the northern part of Rep. Paul Broun Jr.'s district. With a congressman that likes to grab headlines by regularly accusing the president of wanting to take over the country and installing a Marxist dictatorship, concocting a gimmicky stunt that's built around something like that actually happening seems to be in rather poor taste.
As Talking Points Memo noted, it's worked from a publicity standpoint in that their online streaming broadcast audience has doubled in a day, but I'm not always sure any publicity is good publicity.
It doesn't strike me as either one.
I'm not offended by it in the slightest, but I also think it's just kinda lame and reeks of immature, juvenille humor.
I do have to say, however, that it doesn't strike me as a terribly wise move given the fact that 100.1-FM covers the northern part of Rep. Paul Broun Jr.'s district. With a congressman that likes to grab headlines by regularly accusing the president of wanting to take over the country and installing a Marxist dictatorship, concocting a gimmicky stunt that's built around something like that actually happening seems to be in rather poor taste.
As Talking Points Memo noted, it's worked from a publicity standpoint in that their online streaming broadcast audience has doubled in a day, but I'm not always sure any publicity is good publicity.
Going national
Talking Points Memo picks up on the 'Obama Government Controlled Radio' stunt ...
Bulldog WPUP-FM, a classic rock station, is trying to hook listeners with the gimmick before changing formats Thursday night at 6 p.m.
"Yes, it is a stunt," the station's program director, Kevin Steele, told TPM.
And it's working.
"Our online streaming listeners have doubled in the last 24 hours," he said.
Bulldog WPUP-FM, a classic rock station, is trying to hook listeners with the gimmick before changing formats Thursday night at 6 p.m.
"Yes, it is a stunt," the station's program director, Kevin Steele, told TPM.
And it's working.
"Our online streaming listeners have doubled in the last 24 hours," he said.
Couple of things
- Apparently as part of a Cox Radio-mandated format change, 100.1-FM is broadcasting as 'Obama Government Controlled Radio'. Some folks are suggesting it's a clever marketing ploy, but I just don't really see it. Not that folks can't - or shouldn't - poke fun at the president, but I think deliberately playing into the irrational and misguided fears of a vocal minority is a bad idea.
- The headline for this story ought to be a statement, not a question. It's going to be difficult to separate the similarities between the Athens-Clarke County ordinance and the Atlanta one that was just tossed out. Arguably, a massive headache is heading the community's way, but it's coming.
- Here's my thing ... let's not get soft on this. Again, seeing how I drive through the Epps Bridge Corridor at least four times a day, this has emerged as a persistent and troubling problem. I've got no problem with any organization working to raise funds, but the mysterious church group which has caused this controversy is acting in reckless and irresponsible way. I've been flanked by two folks with donation buckets as they knocked on my windows. I've had a friend who has an office down the road from Butler's Crossing who had someone jump out in front of her car. I've seen folks sit down in turn lanes. Adding a permit process won't remedy this problem, but rather add a layer of bureaucracy to the matter. Solicitation in the highway should be banned for safety reasons, and non-profits ought to identify other ways to raise funds.
- Mary's good people, and she was always most helpful to me when I would volunteer at Our Daily Bread. She'll be missed, but let's wish her a happy retirement.
- The headline for this story ought to be a statement, not a question. It's going to be difficult to separate the similarities between the Athens-Clarke County ordinance and the Atlanta one that was just tossed out. Arguably, a massive headache is heading the community's way, but it's coming.
- Here's my thing ... let's not get soft on this. Again, seeing how I drive through the Epps Bridge Corridor at least four times a day, this has emerged as a persistent and troubling problem. I've got no problem with any organization working to raise funds, but the mysterious church group which has caused this controversy is acting in reckless and irresponsible way. I've been flanked by two folks with donation buckets as they knocked on my windows. I've had a friend who has an office down the road from Butler's Crossing who had someone jump out in front of her car. I've seen folks sit down in turn lanes. Adding a permit process won't remedy this problem, but rather add a layer of bureaucracy to the matter. Solicitation in the highway should be banned for safety reasons, and non-profits ought to identify other ways to raise funds.
- Mary's good people, and she was always most helpful to me when I would volunteer at Our Daily Bread. She'll be missed, but let's wish her a happy retirement.
More info
This message board suggests a format flip for 100.1-FM.
Arguably a stunt ... but it ain't gonna end well.
Arguably a stunt ... but it ain't gonna end well.
This isn't going to end well.
Well, I'm going to go on a limb and suggest someone at 100.1-FM is gonna be fired soon as they've turned into 'Obama Government Controlled Radio' and are playing cheesy R&B and Reggae music interspersed with clips of the president's speeches.
Listen to the livestream here.
Listen to the livestream here.
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