Home > Gwinnett.talk > Archives > 2007 > October > 10
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Permalink | Comments (1) | Post your comment | Categories: Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett
Perdue to Insider: Are you blind?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We didn’t actually hear directly from the governor. We’re probably a little bit too far down the food chain for that.
But a spokeswoman for Sonny Perdue took exception with our recent observation that we hadn’t seen him around Gwinnett much lately.
“Believe it or not, every once in a while the governor has meetings and events that we don’t broadcast to you guys in the media, so he can actually get some work done,” Perdue spokeswoman Heather Teilhet wrote in an e-mail to G.I. last week. “Imagine that!”
Teilhet said Perdue has actually been to Gwinnett every month since mid-May. Two of his visits were private meetings with Scientific Atlanta and a real estate investment management firm. Perdue delivered speeches at the state GOP convention in Duluth last May, and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful in Lawrenceville last month.
Sorry, governor, perhaps we could make it up to you by taking you to lunch. How ‘bout Little Gardens in Duluth? Our treat.
Permalink | Comments (3) | Post your comment | Categories: Gwinnett Insider
Everybody is somebody on YouTube
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last week we told you about Mike Beaudreau’s campaign announcement on the Internet.
It turns out that Snellville politicians have found YouTube, too. Or perhaps, YouTube has found them.
Either way, there are several videos of portions of City Council meetings posted on the site. Unless you’re a Snellville political junkie, these clips may mean nothing to you.
But a couple of them have become campaign fodder in this year’s City Council election. On one blog titled “Snellville Shenanigans,” local activist Brenda Lee posted an item critical of Councilwoman Kelly Kautz. It included a link to a YouTube video of a council meeting. In the video, according to Lee, Kautz “childishly challenges” a local businessman and accuses him of threatening her.
We checked out the clip, and it didn’t quite live up to its billing.
In a barely audible recording, Kautz asks the businessman, “Is that a threat?”
The clip doesn’t include his purported threat, but Kautz is smiling as she listens to the man.
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | Categories: Gwinnett Insider
