Memo to the World: Color My Red and Black Blue I am in a big time crabby mood today. Losing to Georgia Tech does that to me. Let me say at the outset that when it comes to my alma mater, the University of Georgia, I am an academic hawk. I strongly support the tremendous progress UGA has made in becoming one of the nation’s outstanding public universities. And I put my … [Read more...] about November 30, 2000: Color My Red and Black Blue
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November 23, 2000: A Day to Count My Blessings
Why set aside a single day to be thankful? If any people on earth should be constantly focused on our blessings, we are the ones. Therefore, by the power vested in me, I declare this Thanksgiving Year. I hope retail merchants don’t take this as an excuse for a year-round Christmas selling season. Who wants to see Chia pets and electric foot massagers in July? But take all … [Read more...] about November 23, 2000: A Day to Count My Blessings
November 16, 2000: That Was History’s Goofiest Election Ever
With one of history’s goofiest elections behind us – I hope – let us sort through the events of the past few weeks and see what sense we can make of it all. EVERYBODY TAKE A DEEP BREATH. This is not the first close presidential election, folks. In 1880, James Garfield defeated Winfield Hancock by .02 percent, or to be more specific, 48.27% to 48.25%. Four years later, … [Read more...] about November 16, 2000: That Was History’s Goofiest Election Ever
November 9, 2000: Flash! We Have a Bulletin! Democracy is Alive and Well
I have never been more proud to be an American citizen than I am today. We proved the pundits – including yours truly – wrong. We are not apathetic. We do care. All over the country, we went out in record numbers to vote for those we want to lead us into the new millennium. I didn’t see a tank, a gun-toting soldier or mobs with sticks and stones impeding anyone’s right to … [Read more...] about November 9, 2000: Flash! We Have a Bulletin! Democracy is Alive and Well
November 2, 2000: If You Don’t Vote, You Can’t Whine
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government is to live under the government of worse men.” Plato - 500 BC (or thereabouts) “Any able-bodied person who doesn’t vote should be keel-hauled, dipped in boiling oil and forced to answer the mail generated by my column on Arab terrorists.” Yarbrough – 2000 AD. Power to the people! Once again, we … [Read more...] about November 2, 2000: If You Don’t Vote, You Can’t Whine