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DEL.ICIO.USVernon Jones on ice: He meant he was tightening his belt
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Neither newspapers nor talk radio like to admit it, but the pair are often highly dependent upon each other.
No doubt you saw the AJC story of today that described the mountain of ice that officials at Stone Mountain Park were attempting to build — with more than a million gallons of DeKalb County water during a historic drought.
The article hit the streets Wednesday morning. Neal Boortz, the talk show guru on WSB (750AM), immediately made it part of his wake-up diatribe. Let’s interrupt the flow of this tale right now, to confess that this newspaper and that radio station are both Cox properties.
Anyway, early in the 9 a.m. hour, DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones — who happens to be running for the U.S. Senate — placed a call to Boortz’ program.
“We will find out today if they are getting county water, or they are getting well water, and how they got it, how many gallons of water they’re using a day. We’re going to find out in detail,” Jones said. ”I can tell you on the surface it doesn’t make sense.”
Within the hour, the concept of an ice mountain was a-melting away like sherbet on a hot sidewalk.
Jones displayed good instincts by quickly shutting down a potential embarrassment. But that was slightly offset by the bizarre opening of the Boortz-Jones interview.
The host offered the DeKalb CEO a greeting, and asked him why he was already chuckling.
“I’ve just been keeping my pants on. I’ve just been keeping my pants on,” Jones said.
“Well, that’s — good for you,” a flustered Boortz replied.
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re in for a strange election year in 2008.
Now, the good gentleman from DeKalb County often accuses this institution of being factually challenged. So click here to listen to a significant chunk of the interview.
Comments
By Joel
October 3, 2007 7:52 PM | Link to this
Your writing has improved.
By N.GA BlueDog
October 4, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this
Vernon Jones is exactly what the Democratic party needs, a good chuckle. He doesn’t take himself too seriously, he doesn’t know the Constitution, and he is unknown by State Democratic Party Chair Jane Kidd.
I love him.
By Former Yellow Dog
October 6, 2007 9:05 PM | Link to this
Jones has cured all yellow dog democrats in DeKalb. He’s run it into the ground. Good that he can have some laughs and doesn’t take himself too seriously. Based on his dismal record of incompetence and pending court cases, the people of DeKalb will have to keep laughing for many years after he leaves office. If he manages to get elected to the Senate then all Georgians can share in this big joke. Or maybe we shouldn’t wish such a fate onour fellow citizens. No, I’d say just enjoy this joke of a Jones campaign and be glad he’s going to have to find a job in the private sector.
By TROLL
October 7, 2007 10:01 PM | Link to this
Well, we here in the 8th congressional district have a similar problem. C. Jack the Mayor of Macon has anoounced his intention to unseat Jim Marshall, our Congressman.
This action will gurantee the loss of this seat for the Democrats. C. Jack will siphon off enough votes to allow Marshall to be beaten by a republican.
What a shame.