Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
You Probably Live in ACAVE if...
You probably belong in ACAVE if you live in Augusta... because anyone who doesn't want to spend our tax dollars on scootching the GreenJackets' stadium over a few miles is a CAVE person. That's according to Mayor Deke Copenhaver in one of his [adjective redacted] guest columns for the Chronicle. Since about three quarters of Augusta folk seem to be against buying Cal Ripken a new stadium, Mayor Deke may have to abandon his charm offensive and just go for winning ugly. He's a determined Ironman and has announced that's he's looking into creative financing of some other kind of tax dollars which won't require a popular vote . I'm sure the creative financing will be painless, like plucking pennies out of a fountain .
Speaking of the Chronicle, one keyboard-punching cave dweller believes he may have stumbled onto the scent of a very vocal member of the upright citizens brigade. If you read the Chronicle online, you'll remember Countyman; he's the guy who talks like Rainman trying to sell a used car.
It's true, cave people read the paper. Partly because they get written about in the paper. (That may seem primitive, but, honestly, what's keeps you coming back to the mirror?) This week, Brad Owens' possible political aspirations are poo pooed by publisher Joe White, I mean the mysterious Insider, in this week's Metro Spirit. Hey, didn't Austin Rhodes used to be the Insider, back before he became a staunch critic of anonymity? Speaking of Austin, his current column is about a ride through Harrisburg with cave ladies, Sylvia Cooper (well, she was a member of the Facebook group until a pervert hacked her account persuading her to leave Facebook entirely) and Lori Davis, president of the Harrisburg association. Cave Lori was also mentioned in today's intriguingly-titled editorial about the pitchforking of City Administrator Fred Russell over his pay raises to department heads while city workers try to cope with layoffs, pay cuts, and loss of benefits and retirements. But he didn't step outside the lines drawn for him in the recent reorganization of government, he says somewhat eerily about himself in third person- "Fred Russell is not going to resign because Fred Russell has done what he was told to do." Will this opportunely-timed development lend weight to the reconstruction obstructionists' complaint that this was a change government that should have required eight votes instead of just the (gang of white) six that it got?
Speaking of the Chronicle, one keyboard-punching cave dweller believes he may have stumbled onto the scent of a very vocal member of the upright citizens brigade. If you read the Chronicle online, you'll remember Countyman; he's the guy who talks like Rainman trying to sell a used car.
It's true, cave people read the paper. Partly because they get written about in the paper. (That may seem primitive, but, honestly, what's keeps you coming back to the mirror?) This week, Brad Owens' possible political aspirations are poo pooed by publisher Joe White, I mean the mysterious Insider, in this week's Metro Spirit. Hey, didn't Austin Rhodes used to be the Insider, back before he became a staunch critic of anonymity? Speaking of Austin, his current column is about a ride through Harrisburg with cave ladies, Sylvia Cooper (well, she was a member of the Facebook group until a pervert hacked her account persuading her to leave Facebook entirely) and Lori Davis, president of the Harrisburg association. Cave Lori was also mentioned in today's intriguingly-titled editorial about the pitchforking of City Administrator Fred Russell over his pay raises to department heads while city workers try to cope with layoffs, pay cuts, and loss of benefits and retirements. But he didn't step outside the lines drawn for him in the recent reorganization of government, he says somewhat eerily about himself in third person- "Fred Russell is not going to resign because Fred Russell has done what he was told to do." Will this opportunely-timed development lend weight to the reconstruction obstructionists' complaint that this was a change government that should have required eight votes instead of just the (gang of white) six that it got?
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Welcome to ACAVE
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This group is one based on comments from Mayor Deke "Ironman" Copenhaver of Augusta, GA who called folks who oppose his new stadium proposal for downtown as "cave" people (Citizens Against Virtually Everything). Jill Peterson and I thought that is was funny that supporting the existing stadium was somehow a "negative" thing.
So the name is 'tongue-in-cheek' and in reality we want this group to be a 'support network' for those of us who want to see progress in Augusta. We want to support changes needed to help improve the entire community.
We are opposed to fraud, waste, abuse, ignorance, hate, crime, blight, and corruption in our local government.
We are opposed to weak and ineffective leadership on issues that require strength and direct action.
We are opposed to rewarding incompetence
We are opposed to doing nothing about the real problems in Augusta while the people are suffering.
We are opposed to the wants of the few taking precedence over the needs of the many.
We want to build an organization that will provide information for those who want to know, and action on issues we feel that we must be heard on.
We want to shine the light on the dark areas of local politics, open a window into the smoky back room, and step on the cockroaches when we find them. And trust me, when the lights come on, the roaches scurry.
Our mottos shall be,
"Need before Wants"
"Truth before Spin"
"Action not Talk"
"Unite and Fight against the C.A.B.A.L."
Corrupt Abusers Bilking All Loot (C.A.B.A.L) see? We can have fun with the mayors little game he started.
I hope this group will become something that will make a difference, with everyone putting aside the petty differences and seeing that we have much more in common that the C.A.B.A.L. wants you to think.
~Brad Owens
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