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Hmmmm, being scared of folks who ride trains must be a recent fear?

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Progress and growth is inevitable. This thinking that we should just build a wall around Paulding so we can keep it country is only going to allow the other, more aggressive counties with smarter, more experienced leadership, to land the manufacturers and industries. We'll be left with our service sector of fast food and low end retail, and giant section 8 neighbors interconnected with trailer parks. The airport won't be what killed this county, the delusional thinking that you can go back to the way it was will be. I believe everyone had good intentions, but the unintended consequence

Not disagreeing with your post PM, just thinking of other reasons why it may have an on / off switch. I imagine police, just like us, tend to get personal calls from time to time while on the job. If an officer is say, going through a divorce, would we want their bodycam videos to be subpoenas for "gotcha" moments when the spouse calls to pick a fight? Do we need bodycam footage of their meals? Do we need every word between partners recorded? I don't know the answers to these, but I imagine they are part of the reasons. I like Pubby's ideas.

Unfortunately, this book has been written many, many, many times. It's called, "You Get the Government You Deserve". I'll never, ever vote for anyone that is running on an activist platform, even if it's one on which I agree. This debacle shows that, when any other issue comes up, they either don't have the intellect or the interest to handle anything outside their crusade.

This is inspiring. This is the type of husband we should all aspire to be.

The reason is money. Newer stadiums with large group areas, skyboxes and club seats being in more revenue. If Fenway or Wrigley were in other markets where they did not have the HUGE tv and radio partnership deals they have that bring in dump truck loads of revenue compared to other teams, those stadiums would have been replaced years ago. In other words, those teams don't need new stadiums for revenue, they get it in other places.

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I agree with you Whitey. If be ok with all of them folding and starting over. The only area where I somewhat disagree is who we could possibly attract to lead the airport authority for that wage, or any wage. There's a reason that free agents don't want to play for losing teams with terrible support.

Captain, the funny thing is, I really could not care less about the airport. I'm neither "pro", nor "anti". I respected the anti folks up until they became 10x's worse than the folks they were trying to defeat. I feel like we've replaced one regime with another far worse. The county embarrassments have multiplied under them, then they celebrate the embarrassment (this letter) as some sort of win when they should be hanging their heads in shame. As for the school board, I have read your posts before and tend to agree. We use private schools.

Whitey, you're one of my favorites on here, and I tried to mention several times that "they didn't start the fire". I just don't believe the ends justify the means. The chicken world 4, while probably being decent men, just simply don't give off any air of intelligence or competence. They read off the same copied and pasted talking points that I've read on here hundreds of times. They just seem like the pawns that ran for office on this single issue. The only one that seems to have any intellect is Pownall. His entire political existence is based on him whining and playing the vic

I found it laughable and an absolute insult to the intelligence of every Paulding County citizen that the Stop group claimed victory and spiked the football over the letter that the FAA sent the BOC and PCAA. How they think that they were not referring to the homeschool dads (formerly known as the Chicken World 4) in that letter, as well as the other county leaders just shows their hypocrisy. That letter read like one that a parent gets from a day care stating that all your children are incorrigible and need to go somewhere else. It was an absolute embarrassment, yet they lauded it lik

I understand what you're saying Captain and, again, I respect it. While whether or not we have an airport is not going to make or break us, I can tell you what many of us would like to have, but know we don't have it and will never have it from the CW4. I want to know that my local leaders practically have a 2nd desk at the Economic Development office, constantly asking the director who they are courting and how can they help. I want to hear that they are going on "pitch" meetings to visit businesses and industries that may be considering relocating here and selling our County, and selli

Captain, I respect your conviction here. I'll challenge you with this, however. You are about the 3rd or 4th person that has written here or elsewhere some form of, "as long as they are opposed to be airport, everything else be damned". I've always respected the way you guys grew a grass roots effort into a political power here in Paulding, but this revelation by many of you confirms many of our suspicions, that this is exactly how many of you feel. For many of us, where the airport is not he most important thing on our political check list, you guys are completely alienating us whereas befor

From what I can see, it looks like the only "qualification" necessary to run for office with the support of the CW4 is, "do you attend our homeschool group?". Everyone else is to be hated, slandered and mocked.

Was anyone there that can actually give an account or post the video? I don't see it on PC23.

Glass dogs, can you give some more detail? I keep getting 2nd and 3rd hand info. I'd like to hear from someone that was actually there. I'm even hearing that the anti folks won't be posting the video since it is not flattering. I don't want to accept that as true until I hear it from someone who actually knows. For all the criticism against the CAVE folks, I've always thought of them as transparent. I can't imagine they'd show this type of hypocrisy, as they're smart enough to know that most folks will call them out for it and begin to start distancing themselves.

100% speculation here, as I was not there, but it sounds like the Post 1 Commissioner had a tough time at his town hall last night. The grapevine says that folks other than the usual worshippers asked some tough questions, and were not happy with the answers Again, all rumor mill speculation, as I was not there. I'm sure the video will surface soon so we can all see it and draw our own educated conclusions. I like the guy, but I like the idea of the CW4 being asked tough questions rather than always having their congregation follow them around and stacking the crowds with prepared questi

I tend to agree. I don't really believe that the Chicken World 4 are "on the take", although I would venture to guess that many of their contributors are. Nothing illegal there, just my suspicion. I think these guys are good men who just really like being elected officials. They know who got them there, so they feel like they need to put on a show for their adoring audience every other Tuesday. In fairness, I think all 4 of them would be absolutely fantastic Atlanta City Councilmen, as they always seem to have Atlanta's best interest as priority #1 and will fight tooth and nail to d

Great points Pubby, LPPT, mojo and Glassdogs. I thought the same thing when I saw the video. How the Chicken World 4 is selectively outraged at keeping the promises their worshippers like, but don't care about the promises that they don't. We are hell bent on keeping a verbal promise made by Chairman Shearin, but not ok with keeping a written, legal promise (contract). The hypocrisy of this made me think that maybe a reality show was being filmed to see who could possibly be gullible enough to fall for this, but then the applause reminded me. Crafting your responses around hopeful a

Stonewall, I don't disagree nor am I "all in" on this stupid airport. I do know that this has served as a single issue distraction for years now. While we are standing still and commissioners are playing theater to their worshippers, surrounding counties are experiencing smart growth. We get to celebrate a new Wendy's or Dairy Queen.

Meanwhile, Cobb, Douglas and Bartow Counties keep adding jobs while exporting their poverty to Paulding. If this ship isn't turned soon, we'll simply be Atlanta's section 8 trailer park.

I'm trying to imagine why any reputable business would ever enter into a contract with Paulding County? Let's say I want to build a bridge. I sign the contract with the county, buy the material, hire the labor and rent the equipment. After that, a group decides that the bridge I've been hired to build might lean towards the progress side of thing, then gets a group of anti-bridge commissioners elected to fight the contract that the board before signed. There is no way in the world I would put any stock into doing business with this county.

Good read Pubby.

I'm watching the parade and rally on WGN on my computer now. um, I mean...I'm working...Yeah, I'm working.