Atlanta floods leave four dead, including a toddler
CURTIS COMPTON, CCOMPTION@AJC.COM
Roads are closed all over the Metro Atlanta area as torrential rains and flood waters leave four people dead, including a toddler. Another line of storms is expected to move through the area later today.
Photos and Captions from AJC.com:
Tanqueray Clark, 31, right, and Tony Cameron, 53, remove some of Clark’s more expensive belongings from his home. Cameron, who once looked at owning the house with his wife, saw the house submerged in water while he was driving home and says he just couldn’t stop. Clark, who has owned this home for two years, calls the flooding an “act of God.” He did not know Cameron before today. ELISSA EUBANKS, EEUBANKS@AJC.COM
Tanqueray Clark removes some belongings from his Atlanta home. He was being helped by Tony Cameron, a stranger who had once looked at owning Clark’s house. ELISSA EUBANKS, EEUBANKS@AJC.COM
Cars make their way through a flooded downtown connector on Monday afternoon. GEORGIA DOT
A home in the 2400 block of Brooks Drive in Austell is submerged in flood water Monday. Most of metro Atlanta was under a flash flood warning Monday morning after a foot or more of rain flooded homes, businesses and roadways. Emergency personnel in at least two counties were busy rescuing residents from high water before daybreak Monday. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Photos: AJC.com
TRAITOR!
New York Governor David Patterson, who is legally blind, proved to be the better man today when he greeted Barack Obama at Albany International Airport in Colonie, N.Y.
As you already know, Obama has launched a campaign against Gov. Paterson to force him from running for reelection in New York. This cowardly move comes after Gov. Paterson refused Obama’s personal request to step aside. Obama’s narcissism knows no boundaries.
According to HotAir.com, the White House intentionally leaked the message to the media as part of a press campaign to shame Gov. Paterson into quitting the race.
The White House idea of “confidential” must be “leaking to everyone who has a pen and a piece of paper,” because several of “knowledgeable Democrats” also ran to Jake Tapper at ABC News with the same story. By the time you read this, several “knowledgeable Democrats” will have contacted the Podunk News Recycler and the West Sticks Free Times to let them know about this “confidential” missive to Paterson, too. Read more…
Fabolous Buries Bow Wow On Twitter
If you’ve ben on Twitter.com today then you know that rapper Bow Wow is a trending topic. Why? Because fellow rapper Fabolous is holding a funeral for him on the social micro-blogging network.
It seems Faboloso got tired of Bow Wow taking shots at him on Twitter and now he’s firing back. The funeral program contains a blurry image of Bow Wow expertly servicing another male (allegedly, Soulja Boy). I don’t know if if it’s Photoshopped or not. It’s hard to tell.
But doesn’t Bow Wow get tired of being roasted like a weenie so frequently? Maybe he should cancel his Twitter account, get off the Internet and get a career.
Photo: Wireimage/Getty
Khloe and Lamar Odom To Wed This Weekend
I know you don’t care, buuuttt…
According to Faded Youth blog:
It’s been confirmed: Following a month-long romance, Khloe Kardashian and LA Lakers star Lamar Odom will wed this Sunday — likely as cameras for E! Keeping with the Kardashians role.
A pal of the bride-to-be tells Life & Style mag: “It’s at a private residence in L.A. The wedding planner, photographer, groomsmen and bridesmaids have all been chosen.”“It’s chaos at the Kardashian household!” the friend adds.
No word on when the impending divorce will follow.
Obama Says forcing You To Buy Insurance Is Not A Tax Increase
Barack Hussein Obama verbally sparred with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Sunday over the government mandate included in ObamaCare that imposes a fine of $970-$3,800 on individuals who do not buy health insurance.
Pay attention to what Stephanopoulos asks Obama in the opening seconds of the video. It’s clear that Obama has flip flopped (once again) from his campaign promise against mandates forcing taxes on American citizens.
Never mind that it’s unconstitutional to force people to buy anything, but Obama makes himself look disingenuous by even arguing the point that all Americans have to buy car insurance. No, all Americans do not have to buy car insurance. Only the ones who have cars have to buy car insurance.
In the case of ObamaCare, everyone will be forced to buy health insurance whether they want it or not. And if they don’t want health insurance, they will be fined. How is that not a tax increase?
AG Entertainment Presents Common & The Roots @ Velvet Room
In this morning’s picture post from the hennessy event at Velvet Room, I neglected to mention that The Roots and Common performed live and rocked the house!
So here are more pics from the event courtesy of Prince Williams at ATLPics.net!
Obama Asks Black Governor To Step Aside
Barack Hussein Obama is showing his true colors more and more, isn’t he? First he calls another black man a jackass in mixed company — knowing full well that his diss would be broadcast everywhere by the White House pool feed. And now Obama has asked one of only two black governors in the country to step aside and not run for reelection so Obama can place one of his cronies in that position.
Accroding to online reports, a message from Obama to New York Gov. David Paterson leaked just days before Obama was to travel to the NY area. The message urged Gov. Paterson to take one for the team and give up any chance of running for reelection.
This isn’t the first time Obama has meddled in local NY politics. The message to Gov. Paterson is just another in a series of leaks that casts Obama in a bad light — and exposes his true narcissistic character.
One NY Daily News headline this morning read: “Gov. Paterson is a dead man walking.”
But Gov. Paterson remained defiant in the face of heavy opposition. “I am running for office,” Paterson told reporters at a Manhattan parade. “I’m not going to discuss confidential conversations,” he said. (link).
By sticking to his plans to run for reelection, Paterson gives Obama and his administration the virtual middle finger.
The NY Times reported on Sunday that the Obama administration fears Gov. Paterson will lose the governor’s race and cost the Dems an all-important Democratic seat in Congress. But the Democrats stand to lose many seats in 2010 anyway if the national polls are any indication.
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