Thinking Right

By Dillon

March 30, 2007 8:10 AM | Link to this

Seems you are inconsistent with the Right’s view regarding needless government intervention. Sunday booze sales is an example. It is not about “me, me, me”. It is about the State of GA interfering with a business owner’s right to sell a legal product on a particular day. I always hear the Right’s claim to wanting less government (which I agree with). This is just another case of political hypocrisy.

My small construction business has built about 15 homes. We started out hiring only American born contractors. The quality of the work was not first rate. I am still paying for warranty repairs on those homes, which means no profit for me. We used carpenters, plumbers, painters, etc. with questionable legal status to build the last 6 or 7 houses. The quality of work has been first rate and very few call backs. I am not saying there are no good American contractors. But I am saying my personal experience corresponds with Bill Anderson’s remarks.

Again, the hypocrisy is evident regarding Circuit City. The Right’s view is paying market rates for labor thus the fight against the minimum wage. Circuit City is honest about what they are doing. Why would you not admit that? I have said this before and will say it again: anyone who is narrowly focused on a particular political point of view (right or left) is bound to be either a Looney or a hypocrite.

By Sam Jam

March 30, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this

Wooten, you’re a two-faced moron. How ‘bout no church on Sundays, you jack-a*. Unbelievable, you simple-minded fool.

By Jeff

March 30, 2007 8:16 AM | Link to this

Hey Jim….Methinks you are in a daze! Yes, one can plan ahead to pick up that bottle of wine for Sunday’s dinner party with friends. But I’ll bet even you have had days where it just doesn’t all get done.

I still find it incredibly ironic that while we can’t buy alcohol at Publix on Sunday, we CAN drink as much as we want while watching young women dance naked three feet away!

Seems more than a bit hypocritical to me.

By spaceman109

March 30, 2007 8:17 AM | Link to this

morning all :)

personally, i am not sure how sunday alcohol aales would improve the planet. get yours on saturday or even friday.

as for this yelling back and forth over the u.s. attorneys being fired…this administration has only made things worse by changing their story so many times. first it was the fault of harriet miers; then it was some sort of miscommunication. at first we heard that ag gonzales was not directly involved in that decision making; now we know he was deeply involved. the administration has handled this situation so badly that they come across as the gang which cannot shoot straight.

jim, what is your problem with circuit city laying off knowledgeable people and replacing them with much-lower-paid i-know-nothing types? isn’t that how our glorious economic system works?

looks like circuit city has learned nothing from the home depot fiasco when that company did the same thing and watched their market share drop.

the circuit city situation is people’s exhibit a of management who are penny smart and dollar stupid.

By Will

March 30, 2007 8:18 AM | Link to this

Republican hypocrisy is what got them beat last fall nationally and it is what will get them beat in ‘08.

Sunday alcohol sales is yet another example - less government control? Not as long as the Republicans are in charge.

By Mid-South Philosopher

March 30, 2007 8:21 AM | Link to this

Good morning, Jim,

Gosh, but I do feel safe that packaged beer sales will not threaten us on Sunday. Of course, this lack of legislation does not address the serving of legal drinks at selected restaurants in those counties that have authorized it…wait a minute…counties that authorized it…how did that happen? Doesn’t the General Assembly know what is best for all of us? What is all this foolishness about allowing local citizens to decide community values.

Oh, I get it that only applies to issues of ponography and local control of public schools when Kathy is too afraid to tackle the problem!

For my conservative friends, I, personally do not want any alcohol sales of any sort on Sunday, but, for my liberal friends, the decision should be left to the people of the selected communities, not to the rabble in the legislature.

This is all another example of where Republicans and Democrats are alike. Both pose threats to liberty!

As for pleding the fifth before Congress, too many of the members are too busy drinking the fifth or the quart or even the half-gallon!

All I can say after watching the Congress perform and the Executive branch respond is that we are in a mell of a hess!

Don’t re-elect anyone!

By Buy Danish

March 30, 2007 8:33 AM | Link to this

Jim Wooten,

Sunday liquor sales are about “me, me, me” and have something to do with the irrelevant topic of people breaking rules and parking too many cars in the driveway??? Huh?

Following your nonexistent logic on this topic, I can unequivocably state that your obstinate opposition to letting people vote on this issue is all about you, you, you and the Iraq War.

Sounds pretty stupid, doesn’t it?

Jeez.

By Shar

March 30, 2007 8:35 AM | Link to this

I’m glad that the jury sentenced Lynn Turner as their collective judgement saw fit rather than as vengance demanded. First, because a jury should, and thankfully almost always does, follow the dictates of their conscience, something they should be able to do without being derided as “mushy” or cowardly by people who were not present or responsible (Jim). Second, because that decision will save the state of Georgia hundreds of thousands of dollars in appeal costs and the higher housing costs of death row inmates, and I for one don’t want to spend any more tax dollars on a selfish murderess. Rotting is much cheaper. And finally, I rather like the idea of a woman who killed for shopping money to find herself permanently in orange and denied the hair products she so clearly finds necessary to life. The jury made the right call.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 8:37 AM | Link to this

I’m amazed at the amount of arrogance and holier-than-thou mentality of the ultra-right. It’s not about whether or not I want to buy alcohol on Sunday - it never has been for me, it’s about allowing me the opportunity to decide for myself whether or not I want to or not. If you want to call it ‘me-centered’, then go for it. I have my own words to describe Wooten and those like him who are so insistent of telling me how to live my life; but I’m too much of a gentleman to use them here.

By Dave

March 30, 2007 8:37 AM | Link to this

This issue is about time management. In Atlanta we commute over an hour one way each day or in a 5 day work week an average over 10 hours on the road commuting. 80% of Atlanta supports this issue and we have 5 million in population in Atlanta out of 9 million people. Sunday is a huge day for shopping and gas is headed back to $3 a gallon. Maybe we want to buy that microbrew that we have to drive 15 miles away or just want to do all our shopping on Sunday when we are off. Those in small town GA don’t have to face the problems of Atlanta traffic. The problems is money is the only voice in politics the wishes of 80% of 5 million voters is not important to our out of touch politicians any longer. We need to vote them out of office this crowd thinks we aren’t important that is the issue.

By Georgia Gal

March 30, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this

So turning a blind eye to ILLEGAL immigrants is totally an economic issue? Hmmmm, seems that was also the main argument for slavery for so many years! I know this is going to get me cussed and abused but if we want to see a prime example of uncontrolled immigration, we need look no further than the plight of the American Indian!

By Matt

March 30, 2007 8:39 AM | Link to this

I’m amazed at the amount of arrogance and holier-than-thou mentality of the ultra-right. It’s not about whether or not I want to buy alcohol on Sunday - it never has been for me, it’s about allowing me the opportunity to decide for myself whether or not I want to or not. If you want to call it ‘me-centered’, then go for it. I have my own words to describe Wooten and those like him who are so insistent of telling me how to live my life; but I’m too much of a gentleman to use them here.

By Brett

March 30, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this

I’m amazed at the amount of arrogance and holier-than-thou mentality of the ultra-right. It’s not about whether or not I want to buy alcohol on Sunday - it never has been for me, it’s about allowing me the opportunity to decide for myself whether or not I want to or not.

Matt, I say the same thing about you ultra-lefties every time I get my paycheck stub and look at how much social security was taken away vs. allowing me the opportunity to decide for myself what I want to do with my money. It won’t be long and I’ll be saying the same thing about you ultra-lefties and my medical care as well.

That road goes both ways Matt.

By Road Scholar

March 30, 2007 8:52 AM | Link to this

So when did we elect Perdue and the other legislators to be God, let alone the only authority in our lives. Why can’t the voters in each county vote on Sunday liquor sales or transportaion funding? That way middle Georgia can stay in the 18th Century and the others compete with other states on quality of life issues. Also, where is the transportation funding bills…held hostage again by idiots that can’t see past their own pockets. Since we are remembering the Civil war, why doesn’t Atlanta succeed from this thuggery? These guys wouldn’t know exconomic develoment, air quality, and transportation benefits if it was handed to them!

By Barbara

March 30, 2007 8:56 AM | Link to this

Wow Jim. In short, I would just add “Amen” to the end of this one and call it a day….

I personally don’t care about Sunday alcohol sales. In fact, if it were available on Sunday, I’d probably find myself in the liquor store a time or two on a Sunday. But if the law doesn’t change, my liquor cabinet is always well stocked, so it doesn’t bother me.

With the utmost respect, I must disagree with my buddy Shar regarding Lynn Turner. I sure wish they would have given her the death penalty. Shar, you made some good points about the cost of appeals, and letting her suffer for life thinking about what she did, but the bottom line is that she viciously killed 2 human beings and she should pay the ultimate price for that.

I know that this will get the liberals going this morning, but….. time to bomb Iran. They have really crossed the line. Yes England is a little slow to retaliate, but they are our allies; we should help them out. Iran is just stepping up to take the place of Iraq in terms of violence against other countries.

I know you’re not surprised that NOW is supporting Hitlary….. That organization doesn’t represent all women; just the liberal ones. I have worked in a largely male workforce since I was 30 years old (for the last 11 years), and in my youth was also involved in a lot of largely male organizations (soccer teams being one). I’ve not been mistreated by men, and this man-hate organization is formed simply to push feminazzi agendas. It certainly doesn’t represent me, and it probably doesn’t suit Condi either. I bet she doesn’t give a rat’s a* that NOW endorsed Hitlary.

By Buy Danish

March 30, 2007 9:00 AM | Link to this

Brett,

Come on. That is an asinine argument. Does letting people buy wine on Sundays take money out of your pocketbook involuntarily?

Allowing Sunday sales actually puts money into the tax coffers, but I digress.

Is the high pollen count affecting conservative thinking?

By Brett

March 30, 2007 9:07 AM | Link to this

Me, me, me? What gives Jim? You are starting to sound like a whining liberal democrat meddling into the personal financial affairs of a conservative republican who wants to control more of his own money who is then labeled greedy and selfish (cry me an iceburg). Has the world turned upside down due to global warming?

By Tip

March 30, 2007 9:08 AM | Link to this

OK, my mind is having a hard time focusing this morning. First, I read that Bob Barr is now lobbying for pot, and now Wooten is advocating the “Nanny State”. What next, Al Gore lobbying for the auto industry?

By Boomer

March 30, 2007 9:12 AM | Link to this

Circuit City is just the latest. My wife worked for a TV station in another state that led the market for years and offered its advertising salespeople an attractive commission structure. In waltzes a new GM who changes the structure to guarantee everyone loses a third of their income unless they more than quadruple their sales. Fortunately justice prevailed in this case, at least in part. The station is now last place in everything.

By Brett

March 30, 2007 9:17 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish, I highlighted certain words quoted by Matt to make a point. It’s not about the impact of Budweiser sales on Sunday versus FICA. It’s about who’s idea of what choice is more important. Hypothetically, if I had to choose between the two, I’d rather have an opportunity as Matt put it to invest more of my income than to buy Sam Adams on Sunday. Your mileage may vary.

By getalife

March 30, 2007 9:17 AM | Link to this

Lots of whining in this one Jim.

Sorry harold.

Your comment on PeachCare is disgusting.

Why do you hate poor, sick children?

Circuit City is another shameful action for cheap labor.

By Brett

March 30, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

On ajc.com -

Alec Baldwin to help soldier with tuition.

If that girl’s family had any sense of self respect, they’d tell Mr. Baldwin to go jump off a bridge and take his money with him. I wouldn’t take money from some looney lib who has badmouthed the administration’s efforts in fighting the enemy for the last five years. What nerve.

By Referee

March 30, 2007 9:33 AM | Link to this

Matt and Brett are the same person arguing with him/herself.

Also, notice how Barbara does nothing but brown nose the posters with male screen names? What are you looking for dear?

By KG

March 30, 2007 9:33 AM | Link to this

Like most Republicans, you’re either selfish or just an idiot.

By Alvin

March 30, 2007 9:38 AM | Link to this

Circuit City firing their best employees and leaving just inept know-nothing salespeople?? Sounds like Bob Nardelli must have found a new gig at Circuit City.

By Darrel

March 30, 2007 9:41 AM | Link to this

Personally, Circuit City if off of my list to do business with considering how they treat their employees. However, just because you are or may be a “loyal” employee doesn’t mean that your company gives a “rats a$$” about you. It seems that I remember that it is reasons like this that unions were formed BY EMPLOYEES! But, alas! Southerners are terrorized by unions!

By Sagegirl

March 30, 2007 9:42 AM | Link to this

I don’t drink, but seems to me it’s just plain stupid not to have alchohol sales on sunday. And what’s the problem with allowing the people to vote. That is a democracy, right? Is the legislature worried it could pass?

Let’s face it. Georgia is still living in the dark ages, where politics and religion are joined at the hip, and the politians are more interested in making the bible toters happy than to stand up and do what’s right. Which just proves that there’s too many republicans in the political hen house.

Someone, please bring Georgia into the 21st century!!

By candide

March 30, 2007 9:43 AM | Link to this

Let’s demand Sunday sales of booze. Not because we cannot plan ahead. But because the influence of Christian redneck is excessive. America is the only advanced country in which primitive Christian ideas are apparently taken seriously. Christianity is for kids, fools, and of course knaves.

By candide

March 30, 2007 9:43 AM | Link to this

Let’s demand Sunday sales of booze. Not because we cannot plan ahead. But because the influence of Christian rednecks is excessive. America is the only advanced country in which primitive Christian ideas are apparently taken seriously. Christianity is for kids, fools, and of course knaves.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this

Brett… Your assumption that I’m an ultra-leftie would be wrong. I’m actually very middle-of-the-road and would agree with you 100% as far as taxes. I’m 32 years old and get p/o’d for being forced to pay so much $$ when I know dang well when my times comes it’ll be long gone.

There is room in the middle, the problem is Georgia is run by those at the extreme right.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 9:51 AM | Link to this

Brett… Your assumption that I’m an ultra-leftie would be wrong. I’m actually very middle-of-the-road and would agree with you 100% as far as taxes. I’m 32 years old and get p/o’d for being forced to pay so much $$ when I know dang well that when my times comes it’ll be long gone.

There is room in the middle, the problem is that Georgia is run by those at the extreme right.

By Carlton Wyatt

March 30, 2007 9:51 AM | Link to this

To Jim and all you other bloodthirsty people so eager to start a war with Iran: are you going to join the fight? Are you putting yourself and your children on the front lines? Or are you sitting back in your comfy chair spewing vicious messages without any sort of sacrifice while others do your dirty work?

What’s wrong? Too weak to back up what you shout with action? You people make me sick.

By Barbara

March 30, 2007 9:51 AM | Link to this

Hey Referee, well for starters, how ‘bout I’m looking for you to make a valuable contribution to the discussion instead of simply calling names. Don’t you have anything relevant to add to today’s blog topics? There are many to choose from.

Brett, when I first read that story I thought the same thing (about the soldier and Alec Baldwin). But my mother’s pesky words are ringing in my head right now “if we look hard enough we can find some good in every person”. Ugghhh!!!! Mom, why’d ya have to say that so many times!!!!!! Anyway, I think the soldier and her family deserve a pass on this one. The story didn’t seem to be politically motivated; just Alec (whom I personally think is lower than a snake’s belly!) offering to help out one of our soldiers. It’s probably going to give a young girl a chance to live her dreams, and as long as Alec isn’t planning to ask her for any kind of propaganda in return, I say, let it go.

By Fall Line

March 30, 2007 9:52 AM | Link to this

I agree it’s a bummer to wake up after a wild Staurday night realizing that you drank up all of Sunday’s beer. I guess it calls for a trip to Wal-Mart for a case of mouthwash again.

By Realist

March 30, 2007 9:52 AM | Link to this

If British sailors weren’t in Iranian waters, as Iran claims, and as Global Positioning System coordinates refute, Iran has committed an act of war. Not that Britain can do anything but wait them out. You can’t be weak in a mean world. And Britain is

Great…now Britain is weak…they are our only ally in this mess of a war, and you call them Weak? Shame on you, Jim. You are a waste of flesh. Kill yourself!

By Buy Danish

March 30, 2007 9:54 AM | Link to this

Brett,

Your explanation of your irrelevent analogy makes no more sense than the analogy itself.

You and Wooten are really stretching the boundaries of logic and common sense.

By Aquagirl

March 30, 2007 9:56 AM | Link to this

Yeah, Sunday beer sales are all about me, me, me. And the shopper who only buys groceries on Sunday. Or the retailer who loses thousands of dollars to another retailer due to goverment favoritism. And the residents who are embarrassed by out-of-towners rolling their eyes at our hicksville blue laws. And anyone who thinks any stupid meaningless law erodes respect for real laws. And me, me, me wackos who think it’s okay to impose their particular religious view on others.

And last of all, the self-centered who say “it doesn’t cause a problem for me, so who cares?”

How very me, me, me of you Jim.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

Boycott Circuit City

People at my company just waited 15 months, when it used to be a year, for our annual merit raise that was considerably less then the rate of inflation.

Companies like that do not deserve ANY employees, let alone good ones.

By Matt_two

March 30, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

sorry, I am not the first Matt posting already.

Boycott Circuit City

People at my company just waited 15 months, when it used to be a year, for our annual merit raise that was considerably less then the rate of inflation.

Companies like that do not deserve ANY employees, let alone good ones.

By Brett

March 30, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this

By Referee March 30, 2007 9:33 AM | Link to this

Matt and Brett are the same person arguing with him/herself.

Do you still stand by that statement Ref? I think the pollen count has everyone out of their minds.

By abc

March 30, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this

Not only will I never shop at Circuit City again, I regret the thousands I’ve spent there in home theater and everything else. Never again, for shame, how anti-American can you get?

By Captain Freedom

March 30, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

The Captain rejoices at the dawn of a beautiful Spring day, made all the brighter by the babe-a-licious Barbara. And of course, there is today’s Wooten tour de force (pardon my Frenchiness), a gift that just keeps on giving.

First off, let me jump in solidly with Barbara and Jim in decrying the insufficient severity of the Turner jury. For this woman, like so many others of the Captain’s long life experience who live only to hurt men, death is too good, but she should get it anyway. One look at her Black Widow mein sends the Captain’s little soldier into deep seclusion. I wish I could be the one to send her to her great reward.

As Rodney Dangerfield answered in response to an interviewer:

Q: Do you find it hard getting up in the morning?

Rodney: No, it’s just hard to find.

Thanks, I’ll be here all day.

Next up, the joy of being a conservative — one need not concern oneself with self-awareness or logical consistency. We are allowed — ney, even commanded — to follow our gut on the issues of the day. So, poo-poohing those who complain about government imposed restrictions on our actions are just a bunch of me first crybabies…unless it touches on one of the hot-button issues like the right to fire people who make too much money, the creeping Communislamicism of Social Security, or the rights of blastocyst-Americans to bear firearms.

By Brett

March 30, 2007 10:19 AM | Link to this

I’m sorry Barbara, but I still disagree with you on Baldwin. There is nothing that overgrown child can say or do to cover for his five year tirade against the Bush administration’s determination to destroy the enemy that wants to kill us all. As far as I’m concerned, taking money from him now would be like taking money from Jane Fonda in 1973.

By ctm

March 30, 2007 10:19 AM | Link to this

What? Are Saturday sales of booze still legal. Where is my representative’s phone number?

By HowsThat

March 30, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this

Life without parole is a much more fitting punishment than the death sentence.

Life without parole allows the person to die a little bit everyday.

Unless of course you actually think being in prison is Living. LOL

By Referee

March 30, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

Matt/Brett: Yes, I stand by it.

Babs: Brown noser.

By Filbert (thenut)

March 30, 2007 10:24 AM | Link to this

You missed the boat twice Jimbo. Sinday sales are not exclusively about “me, me, me” nor what the gov’t can or can’t do. It’s about an issue that should be so low in priority when compared to real concerns such as Georgia’s abysmal educational system, healthcare, lying politicians in DC, etc. AND remember, we are only one of three states than ban Sunday sales (can we say we’re still a little backwards down here). As for Lynn Turner, the reason (according to the jury who convicted her) that she was not sentenced to death was because they felt sorry for her children. Jim, believe me, there’s plenty actual and factual illogical nonsense upon which to roast liberals without resorting to inaccuracies.

By Grampus

March 30, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

So, the quality of American craftsmen is lacking to such a degree that the only assumed solution is to import illegal aliens into the country. Rome imported cheap labor while its own citizens lived in jobless poverty, with the exception of those doing the importing of course. America is going to regret selling off our children’s future for a quick buck today. Meanwhile you idiots argue about Sunday sales of booze.

By Brett

March 30, 2007 10:28 AM | Link to this

Buy Danish, perhaps the pollen is clouding your brain up a little bit. Are you telling me that allowing me the opportunity to decide for myself is only relevant to Sunday liquor sales and nothing else in life? Please answer with a simple yes or no since you appear to be greatly concerned about logic and common sense purportedly missing here.

By Captain Freedom

March 30, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

Also, Mr Wooten, if I may…

You are correct sir about the inherent lack of manliness in the British spirit. Once they quit flogging the wogs and caning children in school, their spirit of strength, domination, and senseless cruelty began to wither on the vine. One need only look as far as the sadly inbred Prince Charles for an example of emasculation run riot.

And Tony Blair!??! Please, girlfriend. (Picture the Captain snapping his fingers above his head and shifting his head from side to side like Star Jones). That man lost his stones and has been nothing but a poodle boy for the past many years. Yep, Britain is truly a nation of poofs and nancy boys if they won’t invade Iran.

Britain….it’s the new France. This morning for breakfast, along with my Freedom Toast, I am have a Pus3y Muffin. And when I go bowling this weekend, I plan to put a little Pus3y on the ball.

By Marvin Freeman (yes, that one)

March 30, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

El Capitan, when that sex change goes through, all you have to do is get caught at your pedophilia and you can deliver your verdict upon Turner.

By Captain Freedom

March 30, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

Brett,

Kudos to you sir for a sterling example of True Belief. But I would take your comment a step farther.

Accepting money from Alec Baldwin to pay for an education is not only wrong, but is de facto giving aid and comfort to an enemy of Our Leader and is therefore by it’s very commission an Act of Treason. Treason by a member of the military is punishable by death. Let’s not go off on half-measures here like the Turner jury. Let’s hang this little Islamoatheist as an example to anyone else who tries to rise above their station through the help of others. It will teach a lesson that everyone should learn.

By Dave

March 30, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

Isn’t the converse of “me, me, me” “you, you, you?” You’s had more support in the Legislature than me’s. “You” won. Now in addition to your satisfaction of buckling the me’s to your view of propriety, you chide them for being upset with their loss. You are an ungracious winner.

By jm

March 30, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

Looks like Carry nation would feel right at home with the nanny state republicans.

Regarding Circuit City - minimum wage means we would pay you less if we could (or in this case, can). Same applies to building contractors. By hiring the cheaper less skilled illegal labor, they drove the more expensive skilled american labor out of the market. The result is that my ten year old house has had more problems related to its construction than my parents 30+ year old house ever had.

As for W the incompetent’s boondoggle in Iraq, I find it insulting that almost four years after prancing on the deck of an aircraft carrier in front of that “Mission Accomplished” banner, W has the gall to ask for “patience”.

By Brett

March 30, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Matt at 9:48 - besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia? For some reason, I don’t seem to be too affected, and I don’t even go to church. Not that I condone the radical right taking over legislation or anything, but I don’t lose sleep at night over what goes on in Cobb County. Glad to hear you’re not a radical socialized lib.

By Alec Baldwin

March 30, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

… overgrown child ??? Huhhhm.

By Shar

March 30, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

Why is it that having voters decide on Sunday liquor sales is “me me me” but having voters decide on the MARTA sales tax should be done “without question”? I hope it is not because Mr. Wooten believes he would agree with the decision of the voters in the second case but not the first. The right of voters to decide should not be predicated on the anticipated outcome of their votes.

By Dennis

March 30, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

Jim Wooten writes; “Don’t believe I would admit that: Circuit City will cut costs by laying off salespeople who earn above average for their assignments, including 80 in Atlanta, and replacing them with cheaper hires. This is every working American’s fear. Methinks the company has a public relations disaster on its hands.”

Mr. Wooten, show us a corporation that has moved off shore, or one that has reduced its staff (“cut costs”) and thereby increased profits for the stock holders that ever gave a damn about the people it laid off.

It’s the big business way, and you are a fan of big business, aren’t you?

You don’t have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia?

Brett - Well, I’m gay. ‘Nuff said. I’d love to chat w/ you some more, but you seem to be the person who isn’t willing to listen to anybody who disagrees with you, so there’s no point in even trying.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia?

Brett - Well, I’m gay. ‘Nuff said. I’d love to chat w/ you some more, but you seem to be the person who isn’t willing to listen to anybody who disagrees with you, so there’s no point in even trying.

By Dave

March 30, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

So, I can still buy a rifle and ammo on Sunday. Cool! I can then take those purchases to Publix and take my beer and wine at gun point. I’m sure the constitution will protect me.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia?

Brett - Well, I’m gay. ‘Nuff said. I’d love to chat w/ you some more, but you seem to be the person who isn’t willing to listen to anybody who disagrees with you.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia?

Brett - Well, I’m gay. ‘Nuff said. I’d love to chat w/ you some more, but you seem to be a person who isn’t willing to listen to anybody who disagrees with you.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this

besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia?

Brett - Well, I’m gay. ‘Nuff said.

By DublDawg

March 30, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

Jim:

Your take on the bill that would allow communities to decide for themselves whether alcohol could be sold on Sunday is flawed and poorly thought out, even by lifetime newspaperman standards.

First, Georgia is in a minority of what, 3 states, that still has a blue law? When you find yourself in that kid of minority, you know it’s extremely quirky.

Second, what is wrong with democracy in its purest form and providing communities the right of self-determination? The right preached that when it is a convenient euphamism, and eschews with equal vigor when it suits its purpose. I hope you and the others who are opposed to it have the good sense to knwo that if you do not want to purchase or consume alcohol on Sunday, this bill is not going to force you to do it.

By Captain Freedom

March 30, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

Well, it is a fine day here at the Freedom House. Mrs Freedom heard the Captain fulminating (Dusty: that means acting all upset) about that youg traitor Islamosympathiser who is accepting blood money from the Traitor Baldwin. Her suggestion was to allow the young woman to redeem herself by finding an untainted source of money and using that to pay for her schooling.

Well, the Captain pointed out that any instance of “free” money will only teach this youngster to learn to expect handouts, and that would lead to a wasted college education because she would just go on public assistance and breed like a rabbit to boost her welfare income as so many of her ilk are condemned to do by our nanny state bleeding heart do-gooders.

But, Mrs Freedom insisted that I mention this, Brett, since you are so upset over the issue. Perhaps you could step in and help this armed forces volunteer with her financial needs? I realize you are probably giving until it hurts in your support of the troops, though given your antipathy to taxes you are likely vigorously trimming your returns for the April filing deadline, and thus sacrificing in other ways. In fact, I’m sure you have already enlisted and are likely just waiting for your papers to ship out in the Glorious War on Terror.

But if you have any extra bandwidth, consider offering some practical help so the Baldwins of the world do not have these opportunities to stick it to the Man.

The Captain would like to help, but his payments to Circuit City for the home entertainment center are a bit stiff. But it’s worth every penny that does not go into the pockets of high-acheiving showoff employees. You have not experienced the real frisson (sorry, Frenchy again) of Freedom until you have watched O’Reilly in high definition on a 72” flat plasma screen with surround sound. Just the thought of it teases the Captain’s little soldier out of hiding.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:50 AM | Link to this

besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia?

Brett - I’m gay. Enough said.

By Jim Wooten

March 30, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

The item concerning the John H. Harland Co. contains an error, based on a misreading of Maria’s column. Here’s the reader’s note: “Perhaps Mr. Wooten should take the time to read his own paper before writing his column. He quotes Maria Saporta’s column from Thursday, and does it incorrectly. Miriam Conant cannot be currently using online banking - she passed away in 2003. The quote was from her daughter, Margaret Reiser. Mr. Wooten is often critical of others not paying close attention to what they see, hear and read. Perhaps he should do the same.” Robin Eidle Decatur

By Bridget

March 30, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

Unless and until Circuit City reverses their boneheaded and callous decision, I’ll never shop there again. I’ll also try to pursuade my friends and family to join me in my boycott.

By Captain Freedom

March 30, 2007 10:52 AM | Link to this

Okay Matt, we get it. You’re gay. Stop shouting about it. The Captain gets uncomfortably tingly when you Dorotheites flaunt your floozy this way.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

besides Sunday liquor sales, could you cite a few more examples of how the radical fundie right is affecting your personal life here in Georgia?

Brett - I’m gay. Enough said.

By Captain Freedom

March 30, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

If the Death Cultists of the Democratic Party had not gotten their way in the heartless murder of Terri Schiavo, Miriam Conant might still have a chance to enjoy the pleasures of online banking, shopping, and illegal file sharing. But I guess we have sunk so low as a society that we are willing to just let dead people stay dead.

I blame Bill Clinton and his evil Klingon wife.

By Mark

March 30, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

Jim, must be nice to get paid to write a blog containing your ignorant views. BTW, your proctologist called. They found your head.

By Matt

March 30, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

Sorry…so many postings that it kept timing out; didn’t know it was posting them all!

By Grampus

March 30, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this

Britain, and America by extension, have only themselves to blame for the latest Iranian “incident”. Show a weak face abroad not to mention at home, and someone is going take a poke at it. Once poked you can’t negotiate your way out of it from a position of weakness either. Iran knows they can get away with it not because we lack the capacity to do them harm, but because we lack the will. They wouldn’t be poking if they thought we had the will. This is just the beginning.

By Shar

March 30, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

Captain, it’s worse than letting dead people stay dead. Live people are staying alive (witness Ms. Turner). Sick people are staying sick (PeachCare tossees). Sober people are staying sober (those stalwart Baptists and the Sunday sales law).

And disheartened people are staying disheartened.

By CWest

March 30, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this

No Sunday beer and wine sales? Common sence conservatism? What a joke. Obviously not you Jim. I think Jim’s editorials should be called “Jim Wooten Restates the Republican Party Position on Everything” Jim, do you have an original thought in your head? Yawn!

By Gayboy

March 30, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this

Brett - I too am gay, but I don’t see its relevance to the subject matter at hand. You must NEVER have been employed in retail. I grew up in a family retail business and we fought the repeal of Blue Laws with everything we had. We wanted the day off. Now we are forced to open up whether we like it or not. We actually don’t do ANY more business because we are open on Sunday. People just don’t spend as much on Saturday. Before, people just adjusted their schedules. Most liquor stores are family owned businesses and they want to have a day off. If they repeal the Sunday restrictions, everyone has to work seven days a week. This proposed change in the law is only a support program for supermarkets and other chains that stay open already on Sunday. I am usually opposed to govenment regulation of the economy, but I take exception on this one. Plus, if you cannot go one day a week without buying a bottle of booze, then you have a real problem! It is not like you cannot go to a restaurant or a bar. If you want a drink on Sundays, go to Blake’s or buy it on Saturday!

By harold

March 30, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

“me-centered” universe?

the sunday sales vote, had it been allowed, would have been:

“me dont want to make extra trips to buy what me is buying”

versus

“me dont want you or nobody buying alcohol on sunday because me think sunday is special”

one “me-centered” universe wishes to reduce driving, traffic, consumption of resouces etc

the other “me-centered” universe wishes to impose their “me-centered” universe on everyone!

HOWEVER, the bill was about VOTING, and the “me-centered” universe that wishes to impose their “me-centered” universe on everyone QUASHED DEMOCRACY

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about the 4 cars in the driveway, who the heck let him build the doublewide driveway? why let him build it and THEN say he cant park cars on it? what did they think he was going to do on his double wide driveway? preach for jesus?

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of course british soldiers were in iran waters. did harold not predict something inflammatory would happen in the coming month with iran? well, there you go. it was done by design to provoke interest in war against iran. remember, if they “attack us” then it’s ok to start a war on them.

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did the recent home depot ceo retiree get a job with circuit city or what?

By Aquagirl

March 30, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

Most people aren’t affected by the radical fundies in everyday life. Freakish exceptions (who are just whiners) might include:

Anybody gay, plus anyone who pays taxes for children of gay couples who can’t cover the kids under their health insurance.

Anyone with Alzheimers, MS, or any other disease with potential treatments involving stem cell research. Any of their family members, friends, or those who pay insurance premiums or taxes to support long term care.

Anyone who thinks the government should be concentrating on police/fire/water services, adequate transportation networks, etc., instead of what retailer can sell you booze on Sunday.

That covers an awful lot of people.

By Retailer

March 30, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

Dear customer: I do not invite you, a public school teacher, to lean over my counter to look at my computer screen as I look up availability of an item for you. There is proprietary information on that screen that is none of your damn business.

By Truthsayer

March 30, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

I have to say that this is one of the best “Thinking-right free for all” that Jim Wooten has written in a while. He is right on the mark about everything today. I know that this one must really be driving the libs nuts!

By harold

March 30, 2007 11:17 AM | Link to this

Most people aren’t affected by the radical fundies in everyday life?

there are still plenty of offices where you start a new job and the first question is “so, what church to you go to”

if you answer does not satisfy, as in “i go to x baptist” or “i go to y methodist on peachtree” or even “i attend j synagogue,” you may as well resign immediately as you will have no succcess at that company if you are a nonreligious one in a “christian” office. they are so big on “being nonjudgmental” and “hate the sin not the sinner” because everydamnthing they preach is “be judgmental” and “hate the sinner”

if you get duped into and then remain in an office like that, you are doomed to wacky christian crap beign left on your desk anonymously every few days!

By harold

March 30, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

oh, harold shoulda read the rest of that before regurgitating! sorry aquagirl

getalife, harold aint said nothing ‘bout no peach care.

peaches all look like butts anyway, so wipe them whichever direction suits your fancy. harold dont care

By Truthsayer

March 30, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

So Harold - would you have been in favor of “popular sovereignty” concerning the expansion of slavery before the Civil War? Think carefully before you start promoting unbridled democracy. We live in a Republic governed by laws and principles and we elect REPRESENTATIVES do make the laws and hopefully follow certain time-honored principles. Voting does usually sound like a good idea, but sometimes, certain things just should not be allowed. I’m not saying that there is anything wrong with Sunday liquor sales, I’m just challenging your argument about “voting” on everything.

By time for the truth

March 30, 2007 11:22 AM | Link to this

The biggest snivelling pu$$ies in the world are the cut and run appeasing leftist vermin who wet themselves in their liberal cocaine sniffing American hating midtown Lofts, just lustily dreaming of attacking cops and burning American flags and effigies of American soldiers in their latest nauseating limp wristed bouts of demonstrating as:

stinky pinko lentil gobbling unwashed anti-globalist rabble against global whining

divisive enablers of the 15 million plus mostly mexican type illegals who the hate America crowd demand be allowed to freeload and commit crime forever and a day in the USA

official Pelosibitch and Turdtha supported cut and run from Iraq like yellowbellied headless lice ridden peacenicks on bad Cuban acid endlessly bleating their Bush hate

whilst CNN and aljazeeraBBC smugly cover the shrill sloganising gatherings of smallish clumps of liberal human scum gone bad that undeniably proves euthanasia done right in liberal circles can work wonders for America and the free world!!

Funny how virtually NO lefty appeasing turd has publicly condemned the most hateful of blubbery obese bloated lesbian dogturd O’Dumbell for its deranged paranoid now oft repeated lies that the USA attacked itself on 9/11 to start a war on towel head terror!! And ABC are just letting this treasonous sick puke wash unanswered over the heads of the moronic leftist doltish vapid liberal housewife wimmin who cretinously and unquestioningly lapup such imbecilic drivel!! Deport the criminal fat blubbery diike O’Dumbell NOW!!

Nice to see the craven weasel like leftist scumbag running the Cuban style yankkkee based Columbia University does nothing at all about the fascist greasy illegal sponger loving leftist thugs who violently and thuggishly stop public meetings on campus they dont like after just 90 secs!! Now we see how much leftist wankpigs respect the free speech of others!!

Time to carpet bomb Tehran, stop all Iranian petrol imports by sea and visit in anger the single Iranian oil refinery!!

We see how well the “official” moonie like disgusting, pathetic liberal grovelling policy of craven appeasing and bleat bleat “lets talk to everyone to see why they hate us” bollocks is working in the Iranian Hitler’s criminal hostage taking. If nothing else this is showing the cowards in the rest of the world why we will have to kill the leaders and completely destroy, sooner rather than later, the whole evil towel head terror machine.

And to those sullen ignorant should have been aborted wankers sneering at Britain for its inaction. Remember … this is an effing Labour Govt, which noisily panders to every non white terrorist thug on the planet - run by the corrupt to the core B Liar as he’s known back home … Baroness Thatcher would NEVER have taken this liberal appeasing cowards route.

By Truthsayer

March 30, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

Harold - you prove once again that those who claim to want tolerance are the most intolerant. Todays anti-religious liberals are worse than the Puritans who left England and then imposed their theocracy on Massachusetts. In fact, those Puritan-types who want to regulate what the rest of us think or do are still in charge up there. They just call themselves liberals now.

By harold

March 30, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

“NO lefty appeasing turd has publicly condemned the most hateful of blubbery obese bloated lesbian dogturd O’Dumbell for its deranged paranoid now oft repeated lies”

maybe because no lefty appeasing turd watches that show?

or even knows who tftt are talking about?

By candide

March 30, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. The sale of Baptist Iced Tea should be illegal. It warps the brain and makes otherwise rational people susceptible to evangelical nonsense.

By Spaceman Spiff

March 30, 2007 11:30 AM | Link to this

PeachCare today, CarCare and GeicoCare tomorrow. Why not everyone can afford a car and insurance. Then it’s HomeCare, LawnCare, CollegeCare, VacationCare, Designer ClothesCare, Omaha SteaksCare, DisneyCare, and just about every other thing people used to have to work towards to obtain will now be free for everybody! I love ya democrats!

By Dan

March 30, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

A couple of ironies regarding sunday sales (which I am personally for) 1 people screaming about fundis and cons trying to control them, yet the law has been in place for years while the dems controlled the state and only now with rep control are we even having the discussion. (just shows dems only complain) 2 and this is really most important, life is pretty darn good when one of the most important political issues is whether or not we can buy booze on Sunday. So stop whining and raise a glass to living in the good ole USA

By Dan

March 30, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

A couple of ironies regarding sunday sales (which I am personally for) 1 people screaming about fundis and cons trying to control them, yet the law has been in place for years while the dems controlled the state and only now with rep control are we even having the discussion. (just shows dems only complain) 2 and this is really most important, life is pretty darn good when one of the most important political issues is whether or not we can buy booze on Sunday. So stop whining and raise a glass to living in the good ole USA

By harold

March 30, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

harold is cool with representative democracy until the representatives do not represent. at that point harold is cool with overthrow. listening, republicans? you did not represent us. you will be voted out!

harold is not antireligious at all. harold thinks religion is great for that sort of person. just leave harold out of it. religion is about like gay.

gay is great for that sort of person but leave harold out of it. go get gay married and have a happy life but dont try to make harold gay or christian.

if you want to spend all your time at the gay bath / church, go for it! just don’t put a flier on harold’s desk for it.

By Aquagirl

March 30, 2007 11:44 AM | Link to this

Truthsayer, the conservatives want blue laws to enforce their sabbath of Sunday. Jews can just get over it. Conservatives also pass out voting guides and actively organize churches for political purposes.

Let me guess—- you believe liberals removing a garishly oversized monument of the Ten Commandments from a courthouse is telling other people what to think. But conservatives putting the garishly oversized monument there isn’t. M’kay. You need to go join Sadie Fields in her sinking ship of pinch-faced busybodies.

By Killin' Time

March 30, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

Wooten wrote, “Ho hum. Another spelling bee. Another home-schooled winner. Shoman Kasbekar of Macon.”

Jim,

Shoman is 12 years-old. Why do you choose to publish this young man’s name in the newspaper in such a negative light? Do you dismiss this seventh-grader’s accomplishment because of his foreign sounding name?

According to his father, this boy spent two to three hours per day preparing for the spelling competition, and he deserves nothing less than our praise and support for when he competes in the national spelling tournament.

Another day — another contemptible display of race-baiting by Wooten.

By getalife

March 30, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

harold,

I was talking about this:

“Get a Post-it Note for the refrigerator. Buy booze on Saturday. The disproportionate anger of those who want Sunday sales is an example of the “me-centered” universe. We’re angry about any rule or law that won’t let us park four vehicles in the driveway or that doesn’t let us buy booze when we want. Me, me, me.”

Your beef is with Jim.

By jbmlaw

March 30, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

Good morning all. I will continue to support the prohibition against sale of alcohol on Sundays, but only if potential buyers are subject to the death penalty. I don’t want any laws without teeth in ‘em.

Juries are not competent. I would abolish the jury system entirely. Most of our judges are pretty good, and when they aren’t, we can get rid of them.

PeachCare is a better example of Jim’s “all about me” modern world. Even though the death rate will remain 100%, let’s not save any of our capital to improve the next generation, let’s spend it all, now, on doctors. Strategic planners at work there, obviously.

Thank you, Jim, for the essay on fines. Laws intended merely to impoverish our population are an “Obamanation.” You all saw that funny story about the trademark of