Yesterday I held my tongue when, in a piece that referenced Flannery freaking O'Connor, Tom Baxter referred to Macon as "South Georgia."
Feel free to look at a state map on that one. There's a reason we call it Middle Georgia.
Then today, I see that Bill Shipp is reporting that Obama is getting some criticism for appearing "with (former Macon Mayor) Ellis in Macon on Sunday." Look at the site's right-hand scroll for that little tidbit of completely un-sourced information. And here is Shipp's full report on the issue, which makes no further mention of the alleged criticism.
Maybe Obama is getting criticism. But I'm the one sitting in Macon and I haven't heard any. Ellis has been working for the Obama campaign, knocking doors in South Carolina and such. But Obama no more appeared with Ellis Sunday at Harvest Cathedral than he appeared with current Mayor Robert Reichert or any of several other local dignitaries that were in the church.
Check out this video of Obama "appearing" with Ellis on Sunday:
Yes, that's Jack, getting snubbed when Obama ignores his out-stretched hand.
Shipp also reports that Ellis is now known as Hakim Mansour Ellis, which is incorrect. No one that I know actually calls him that, unless they're making fun of the fact that he converted to Islam last year.
Ellis said he planned to change his name, but never filed the paperwork. He's still Clarence Jack Ellis.
Look, it's always nice when the big boys of the Georgia press come to Macon, or at least focus on us. (I saw Baxter there on Sunday, but not Shipp.) But try to get its location right. And try to, you know, quote people in your reporting.
By the way, I found both these stories linked through the political insiders.
7 comments:
That was awesome man!
Dang Bro,
Re HME, Mr Shipp must read Randall Savage more than Lucid Idiocy and the Obama-Ellis Criticism is in the comment section, under the articles that you wrote about Obama's Macon visit.
10/27/07
www.13wmaz.com/news/
top_story.aspx?storyid=34907
“The mayor said the conversion also means he'll be going through the legal process of changing his name. His new name will be Hakim Mansour Ellis. The mayor said he kept his last name to maintain family ties.”
Mr Baxter must have an ATL Astrologer? But you were only .05 minutes wrong.
If our great state is 4 degrees .05 minutes tall and Macon is 2 degrees .05 minutes from the head of our state, then Macon is South of the Center of Georgia and 2 degrees 0 minutes from Folkston, which is at the foot of our state.
Therefore, Astronomically speaking, you owe both Mr Baxter and Mr Shipp an apology.
Ringgold, GA (US): 34n55, 85w07, Georgia (Catoosa County)
Folkston, GA (US): 30n50, 82w01, Georgia (Charlton County)
Macon, GA (US): 32n50, 83w38, Georgia (Bibb County)
4.05 N-Ringgold to S-Folkston
2.05 Ringgold to Macon
2.00 Macon to Folkston
Are you the same guy that stood outside of Walmart with a Global Map last year? :-)
If you hang out more at the Museum of Arts and Sciences Planetarium and read the public feedback under the articles you write, you won’t have to spend half your time making statewide apologies.
www.masmacon.com/
macon-museum-astronomy.da
Otherwise, you and your writing are a globally conscious, value added and much appreciated addition to our South Georgia Community and culture.
http://www.billshipponline.com:8028/node/9
Vic - if the only sourcing on this criticism thing are anonymous comments left by racist idiots on The Telegraph's Web site... that's about as meaningful as me quoting the sidewalk.
These are people so brilliant that they think a canned email about a presidential candidate's religious history, that was forwarded to them by their aunt Matilda, is the gospel truth.
You're right about the element of our society that doesn't bother to check Aunt Matilda's emails at www.snopes.com
www.snopes.com/politics/
obama/obama.asp
For folks who 'ain't from around here', anything south of Atlanta is south.
right Ryan and anybody North of Forsyth is a yankee.
and maconites have their own accent, especially in the country club perimeter.
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