The Gainesville Times didn't answer my email or my open letter. Yet. They've been very busy ignoring the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama.
Hard work that.
Also, some North Georgia horse farms have been fielding inquires from the purchasing department at the Times.
Seems the Times needs to buy the front end of a horse. They already have the back end.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Open Letter to the Gainesville Times
This message was electronically transmitted to the Gainesville Times at 9:45 this morning.
Why was the blog post at http://community.gainesvilletimes.com/blogs/detail/1585/
pulled down?
Why isn't the Times covering the racism of the Republican party in Cherokee County?
When a Congressman comments that the ghettos are full of illegitimate old women in front of an all white crowd of Republicans, that news. It's huge freaken news that the local party didn't apologize and condemn the language. It's huge news that my Congressman didn't apologize for days. Then, he issues a now apology saying that his opponents need to put the video cameras down.
I'm a blogger and political activist as you know. Your response or non-response will be in the public domains.
Michael W. Parker
No response expected. The truth doesn't get play in Gainesville.
Why was the blog post at http://community.gainesvilletimes.com/blogs/detail/1585/
pulled down?
Why isn't the Times covering the racism of the Republican party in Cherokee County?
When a Congressman comments that the ghettos are full of illegitimate old women in front of an all white crowd of Republicans, that news. It's huge freaken news that the local party didn't apologize and condemn the language. It's huge news that my Congressman didn't apologize for days. Then, he issues a now apology saying that his opponents need to put the video cameras down.
I'm a blogger and political activist as you know. Your response or non-response will be in the public domains.
Michael W. Parker
No response expected. The truth doesn't get play in Gainesville.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Deal too real with his Ghetto Grandmothers
More on the Ghetto Grandmothers from Access North Georgia:
GAINESVILLE – Ninth District Congressman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal has apologized for comments he made during a speech at Saturday’s GOP breakfast gathering in Cherokee County, in which he used the term “ghetto grandmothers.”
During his speech, the Hall County native discussed documentation of being a U.S. citizen while applying for a birth certificate. Deal was quoted as saying:
“We got all the complaints from the ghetto grandmothers that didn’t have birth certificates and all of that. We. . .wrote some very liberal language as to how you can verify that.”
Deal has since released a statement about his remarks, saying, “I regret my choice of words and in no way meant to offend anyone.”
So what the HELL did you intend, besides getting votes out of white people?
It takes much more than good intentions, Congressman Deal. Ghetto Grandmothers isn’t in my daily language. It’s not a part of my culture. Until you used the term in public, I had never heard of such a thing. Wanna take credit for inventing the term or admit where and which whom you normally use such a term?
Transparency in government should be on your REAL agenda. Right after honesty and personal accountability.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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