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DEL.ICIO.USKidd, Franklin to cast Ga. votes
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Aaron Gould Sheinin asheinin@ajc.com
Denver — When — or if — Georgia’s delegation announces where its 102 votes go, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and state Democratic Party chairwoman Jane Kidd will do the honors.
Like all of the delegations, Georgia’s has been casting ballots for either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton today. While it’s a fact that Obama will be the nominee, the most recent plan has the convention going to a roll call vote this evening to officially settle the matter.
As this is written, Clinton’s been nominated and seconded from the floor, and Obama is getting his now.
There’s some speculation that Clinton herself will move to close the voting and nominate Obama by acclimation. But if that doesn’t happen, the roll call starts soon. It goes in alphabetical order by state and territory.
When it’s their turn, Kidd and Franklin will give the tally. It’s that classic convention moment, you know, when someone from each state says, “The great state of Georgia, blah, blah blah.”
That’s how Kidd described it earlier today.
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By v racer
August 27, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
Franklin in Denver while Atlanta burns. A failed economic planner is going to help nominate another. It the Democrat way.
By vd racer
August 27, 2008 9:19 PM | Link to this
Bush is cutting brush while cheney shoots a old man he thought was a quail, more like a lame-duck, sending the common man to die for a rich man’s oedipus complex, republicans thanks for ruining the country
By Sam1234
August 27, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this
Obama is a sleeper Muslim.
By Same 4321
August 28, 2008 12:37 AM | Link to this
Jesus was a Jew
By Sam1234
August 28, 2008 2:08 AM | Link to this
I support the state of Israel. Obama is a sleeper muslim and sworn enemy of the Israeli people. Obama cannot be trusted. Yes Jesus was a Jew and that is a good thing. If I weren’t Christian I would be a Jew. Obama is a Muslim sympathizer.
By Copyleft
August 28, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
Keep up the good work, Sam! The more people see how crazed with irrational fear and hate the right wing has become, the more they’ll vote for a smarter, more liberal America.
You’re doing us a great service. Thank you!