Why are so many freepers moving to Atlanta?

[pstokely]

Mike Mallory said they were

[sofa king]

1. Because that's where it's easiest to steal elections.

Remember "Buckhead," the Free Republic shill who participated in the conspiracy to take Dan Rather down?

He also served on the county election board in his suburb of Atlanta.

[annabanana]

2. Georgia might get redder?

?

[sofa king]

11. I'm thinking maybe they're seeing the writing on the wall.

Rembember that Libertarian scheme where they were all going to move to one state and try to leverage that into taking over the state government? Well, hateful rednecks already have several of those places, and I think Georgia might qualify as one of them.

After seeing what evil they have wrought upon the nation as a whole, some of those folks might realize that the backlash has the potential to be cataclysmic (cataclysmic in the sense of gay people being allowed to hold hands in public and similar outrages). So maybe the knuckle-draggers are going back to the mothership, so to speak. Maybe conservative assholes are never satisfied with the level of elitism, oppression and hatred they have created, and must always seek to exclude others, even their own.

Georgia also seems to be the place where electronic voting theft got its start, with the surprise defeat of Senator Max Cleland in 2002. Just this month, Cynthia McKinney was defeated in a primary runoff by a total unknown, and some people have their suspicions about that election.

(An apology to you DU Georgians: I've spent a fair amount of time there and it's quite nice, including the most beautiful city I've ever seen, Savannah. I'm sorry that the conservatives have their death-grip on your state and I hope you break it soon. This whole thing is written with tounge firmly in cheek, so please know that I still love you.)

[Glorfindel]

12. I'm originally from Georgia, and I used to be so proud of it

Now I never mention the fact. The state that produced Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King (Jr. and Sr.), Dean Rusk, Andrew Young, William B. Hartsfield, Maynard Jackson, and other towering figures, has lost its soul and its mind. Such a shame. :cry:

[marions ghost]

14. I hear ya honey

:cry: :grouphug:

And now since Georgia is 100% Diebold territory, watch it get even worse.

[malmapus]

31. Sen. Sam Nunn, Sen. Max Cleeland

I remember being honored to meet Sen. Nunn while I was in the Army (being from Georgia myself it was more so an honor).

I agree, I use to be so proud of Georgia (8th generation born and raised there). But now I can't even think to live there again, put myself on a sort of voluntary exile just because I can't stand it anymore.

[Virginia Dare]

13. I think it was South Carolina?

there was some fundie nutjob who was trying to convince his followers to move to South Carolina, and many of them did (maybe about 50-100?). Last I knew he was still living in California, though. :rofl:

[yardwork]

26. "Buckhead" was one of a large nest of them in Atlanta

Atlanta is one of the hubs of the bush crime family.

They are law firms who specialize in pr campaigns and stealing elections.

[gademocrat7]

3. We are a red state. But we have solid areas of blue.

The city of Atlanta proper is more blue than red.. There are lots of rethugs in out lying suburbs such as Cobb County.

[RebelOne]

5. I live in Cherokee County and it is a solid red area. n/t

[onehandle]

4. Simple. Our economy has been booming for nearly thirty years.

People from other states have been flowing here like water.

Mostly people who care about money above anything else.

Greed grows freeperist tendencies.


This is also why my wife and I will not stay here. The boring, SUV driving population has become unbearable.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

7. There is a Google map on the web...

That shows how Congressional earmarks are appropriated by state. The southern states get huge amounts of federal money lavashed upon them by these earmarks.

People go where the money is.

[pstokely]

19. where have they been coming from?

Poor conservative areas

[Southsideirish]

21. No unions + tax structure friendly to business. Low pay, lots of crappy

jobs.

[pstokely]

22. Is housing affordable?

[yardwork]

27. Yes, because huge areas of scrubland were developed

The suburbs around Georgia exploded due to extremely lax environmental and zoning laws, so people could afford to buy good-sized houses in new neighborhoods.

[charlie]

6. Makes no sense

Why would a racist want to move to a mostly black city, where he'd be perpetually aggrieved?

Actually, that's probably it. Perpetually aggrieved and spewing blame like a fire hose seems to be the preferred state of most Republicans.

[Iris]

8. Well,

in Atlanta, you can still move to areas where you will only see people who look just like you. Might take a lot of money, but they're willing to fork it over, I guess.

[onehandle]

24. 1) Atlanta is considered to include the outer suburbs.

Which are majority white and Republican.

2) African-Americans are being forced out of the actual city due to rising real estate costs. Ironically, out to the suburbs which is royally pissing off the freepers.

[marions ghost]

9. sad what they have done to Atlanta

:cry:

[Junkdrawer]

10. The Lost City of Atlanta...(from Futurama last night)...n/t

[Crankie Avalon]

15. Dunno, but I just read "Bait and Switch" by Barbara Ehrenreich...

...and a lot of the "undercover" job hunt she details occurs in Atlanta. She mentions that Atlanta doesn't seem like a truly urban city because you can walk the streets for blocks and not see another person. So, if that's true (I'm not familar with Atlanta, myself), maybe freepers would like it because that's just the kind of "city" they would like--one where people don't have to interact with each other outside of their home or office.

[flordehinojos]

16. they might be our florida bushiites who want to escape the hurricanes

...

[enid602]

17. Fresno

Maybe because the bloom if off the housing market in Fresno?

[AnnInLa]

18. Dem activists there have to sneak around

Attended a large, private party at a friend of my daughter/hubby. In talking to one of the women, she pointed out the few Democrats at the party, but whispered so no one would hear her. She said that she and the other Dem activists had to be careful that their other friends did not find out that they were Dems, or they would be ostracized. She said that, in the work-place, the Dems had to hold their tongues and not express their true feelings, or they would be let go on some pretense. Said that ATL/burbs is just one big freep fuck. They are there for the money, the McMansions, the neighborhoods that keep out undesirables.

I thought LA was bad, but GA is fast becoming the largest freeper state.

[RebelOne]

28. I work in Marietta just next-door to Atlanta and believe me,

I do not hold my tongue when it comes to my political leaning. In fact, I have two bumper stickers in my cubicle that read: "Impeach Bush" and "November 2, 2004. We all lost." The majority of employees are Republicans, but I have a few liberal allies here.

[AnnInLa]

32. Daughter and hubby live in Marietta too

At her office, all the workers routinely exchange emails that are clearly repuke-political, and talk repuke politics around the office. But, she got in trouble for receiving an anti-bush-admin email from me. She also was told that her Kerry sticker was unwelcome in the parking lot. She complies because she wants to keep her job.

[MrCoffee]

20. I thought Atlanta's economy was booming.

And that a whole lot of people were moving there.

[auburngrad82]

23. Atlanta has one of the largest gay communities in the US

Maybe the freepers have finally come to grips with their sexuality...



Liberal bumper stickers

[onehandle]

25. A clarification. They are moving to the outer suburbs.

See my other posts in this thread.

[paparush]

29. 'Cause Atlanta's hotter than hell...they'll feel right at home..

[noonwitch]

30. I don't know why, but the food is damn good in Atlanta

My brother used to live there, and I ate at some of the best restaurants. The Sundowner Inn in Decatur had the best tex/mex food I've ever had. Rocky's had some good italian food and the Avondale Pizza parlor was excellent, too. We went to some BBQ place in a poor neighborhood, but I forgot the name of it.

We also went to the Farmer's Market for lunch one day, and there was a great selection of food there, both produce to shop for and food to eat there.

[pstokely]

33. I think this answers my question

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0715/p01s02-uspo.html