Liberals blame GOP Governor for Atlanta storm woes

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Snow began falling in Atlanta around midday Tuesday and, within hours, the metropolitan area was in gridlock with tens of thousands of people stranded on icy roads.


Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal came under fire for the way the state handled the situation.


The governor offered his clearest apology in a news conference Thursday, saying his administration didn’t plan well enough and pledging a full review of the state’s emergency planning.


State Sen. Jason Carter, a Democrat running for governor, said Friday that everyone agrees the state’s response to this week’s snow storm was a failure.


“It’s the second time in three years that it’s happened,” Carter said.


Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed outlined steps he said he plans to take to improve the city’s emergency preparedness after a winter storm brought the metro area to a halt.


Reed said he has ordered a comprehensive review of the city’s response to Tuesday’s snowfall to see what worked and what didn’t.


He also will convene a working group to come up with best practices for emergency preparedness, including a protocol for dismissals during severe weather.


Reed also plans to recruit and hire an emergency management executive for the city to implement the working group’s recommendations and to be responsible for the city’s readiness in any kind of emergency situation.


That person will help coordinate with other regional leaders, he said.


Reed will also request that the city council appropriate funds to expand Atlanta’s pretreating and de-icing capabilities, he said.


The mayor has also reached out to the Weather Channel, which is headquartered in neighboring Cobb County, to participate in his working group and help Atlanta become a model for how to create a “weather-ready city,” he said.


He plans to collaborate more closely with officials at the airport who are constantly gathering detailed weather information.





http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/atlanta-area-slowly-rebounding-from-winter-storm/2014/01/31/de5f8c46-8ad4-11e3-a760-a86415d0944d_story.html
 
Slate claims racism was to blame:


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/01/atlanta_s_snow_fiasco_the_real_problem_in_the_south_isn_t_weather_it_s_history.html?google_editors_picks=true
 
2 inches of snow and my niece had a 3 hr commute, sister in law 6. The obvious answer is to ban motor vehicles as Hotlanta is incapable of movement with this dusting. Not much better here in VA but I am truely dismayed at how pathetic things have become down there.
 
Celticguy said:
The obvious answer is to ban motor vehicles.
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That's pretty much the gist of this article, which attributes the lack of public transport to racism.


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/01/atlanta_s_snow_fiasco_the_real_problem_in_the_sout h_isn_t_weather_it_s_history.html?google_editors_p icks=true


Of course the Mayor of Atlanta can't be blamed...can he?
 
Big Money said:
That's pretty much the gist of this article, which attributes the lack of public transport to racism.


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/01/atlanta_s_snow_fiasco_the_real_problem_in_the_sout h_isn_t_weather_it_s_history.html?google_editors_p icks=true


Of course the Mayor of Atlanta can't be blamed...can he?
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No mass transit in Atlanta ? Is that the Onion you're quoting ? Besides, the MARTA drivers are no better in the snow than the rest of the citizenry and the union would probably exempt them from working in snow.
 
Celticguy said:
No mass transit in Atlanta ? Is that the Onion you're quoting ?
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Nope.


Although I found the article hilarious, the writer was apparently serious.


The sad thing is that I'm sure plenty of liberals read it and nodded their heads sagely.


The headline is pretty bizarre: What Does Racism Have to Do With Gridlock? In Atlanta, everything.


"When then-Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. proposed a rapid rail system to link Atlanta to its surrounding suburbs, I distinctly remember the joke circulating among white people back then, the one that said that MARTA (the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) actually stood for “Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta.” Plain and simple, it was white folks’ fear of black folks that explained the failure of a sales-tax hike to fund rapid rail in three of the then five counties making up the metro Atlanta area."


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_..._in_the_south_isn_t_weather_it_s_history.html
 
Big Money said:
Nope.


Although I found the article hilarious, the writer was apparently serious.


The sad thing is that I'm sure plenty of liberals read it and nodded their heads sagely.


The headline is pretty bizarre: What Does Racism Have to Do With Gridlock? In Atlanta, everything.


"When then-Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. proposed a rapid rail system to link Atlanta to its surrounding suburbs, I distinctly remember the joke circulating among white people back then, the one that said that MARTA (the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) actually stood for “Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta.” Plain and simple, it was white folks’ fear of black folks that explained the failure of a sales-tax hike to fund rapid rail in three of the then five counties making up the metro Atlanta area."


http://www.slate.com/articles/news_..._in_the_south_isn_t_weather_it_s_history.html
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Well it is Slate...
Few in the burbs work downtown so rail isnt much use. But who can resist a racist story in Atlanta ?
 
Big Money said:
I notice the writer attached no blame to any Georgia Democrats.
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Who runs Atlanta ?
Who ran NoLa during the hurricane ?
That being said, most of GA had embarrassing amounts of driving issues. But there is no such thing as statewide mass transit. Its just another faux kerfuffle. Might as well blame Bush for it while they are at it, makes as much sense. Pull all motor vehicles and return to horses, wouldnt that be fun ?
 
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Snow began falling in Atlanta around midday Tuesday and, within hours, the metropolitan area was in gridlock with tens of thousands of people stranded on icy roads.


Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal came under fire for the way the state handled the situation.


The governor offered his clearest apology in a news conference Thursday, saying his administration didn’t plan well enough and pledging a full review of the state’s emergency planning.


State Sen. Jason Carter, a Democrat running for governor, said Friday that everyone agrees the state’s response to this week’s snow storm was a failure.


“It’s the second time in three years that it’s happened,” Carter said.


Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed outlined steps he said he plans to take to improve the city’s emergency preparedness after a winter storm brought the metro area to a halt.


Reed said he has ordered a comprehensive review of the city’s response to Tuesday’s snowfall to see what worked and what didn’t.


He also will convene a working group to come up with best practices for emergency preparedness, including a protocol for dismissals during severe weather.


Reed also plans to recruit and hire an emergency management executive for the city to implement the working group’s recommendations and to be responsible for the city’s readiness in any kind of emergency situation.


That person will help coordinate with other regional leaders, he said.


Reed will also request that the city council appropriate funds to expand Atlanta’s pretreating and de-icing capabilities, he said.


The mayor has also reached out to the Weather Channel, which is headquartered in neighboring Cobb County, to participate in his working group and help Atlanta become a model for how to create a “weather-ready city,” he said.


He plans to collaborate more closely with officials at the airport who are constantly gathering detailed weather information.





http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/atlanta-area-slowly-rebounding-from-winter-storm/2014/01/31/de5f8c46-8ad4-11e3-a760-a86415d0944d_story.html
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You really aren't very smart and you should research topics before posting. I hate to let a "taker" of education like you get it free but here it is.

There is a Democratic mayor and a Republican Governor. Ask yourself what would separate the two in this situation of "mild weather" lol.

Then actually watch the Daily Show before using a clip from it that you know nothing about. The Daily Show simply exposed that Nathan Deal stated in a speech that " We have been confronted by an unexpected storm. There is nobody in this room that could have predicted the degree and the magnitude of the problem that developed"

The Daily Show (with comedy purposes) also noted that The Weather Channel is actually located in Atlanta....

http://theweek.com/article/index/25...ow-wonder-how-a-little-snow-destroyed-atlanta

Note that I feel sad that I was bored enough to click one of your posts and even more sad that I kept it alive by replying. Guess I drank enough beer to humor small brains.
 
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