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Legendary Georgia Bulldog announcer Larry Munson dies at age 89
Anyone who loved Georgia Bulldog football, knows the name, Larry Munson. Munson had one of the most distinctive voices in Football not unlike Baseball Chicago Cubs great Harry Caray. "Hunker Down one more time" Larry Munson RIP Larry, We can hear you call the game between the Angels and the Saints in Heaven. Longtime Georgia announcer Larry Munson died Sunday at the age of 89 after complications from pneumonia. Munson was the play-by-play announcer of Bulldogs games from 1966 to 2008 and was memorable for his famous calls during that time, including Lindsay Scott's game-winning touchdown against Florida in 1980 and David Greene's touchdown pass in the final seconds against Tennessee in 2001. Munson was also noted for asking the Georgia defense to "hunker down" in key [...]
Herman Cain: Iowa is critical to the presidential selection process
Retired businessman Herman Cain stressed his Iowa efforts today, in the wake of criticism from Republicans here about other presidential candidates skipping Iowa in their campaigns. “I now understand why and how Iowa is so critical to this whole process,” Cain said. “This is where the vetting process really starts and it’s been good. It’s been great.” Cain, who is on his 19th visit here, promised the audience of more than 140 that this won’t be his last visit here. Cain, 65, of surburban Georgia, is making three Iowa stops today – in Sioux Center, Iowa City and Pella – as part of the presidential lecture series hosted by the Family Leader, an Iowa-based social conservative advocacy group. The president of the Family Leader, Bob Vander Plaats, today [...]
Election 2010 – Georgia Governor – Deal (R) vs. Barnes (D)
Georgia Governor - Deal vs. Barnes Race Analysis From January 12, 1872 through January 12, 2003, Georgia had nothing but Democratic governors. The state didn’t have a Republican base, and Democratic primaries were usually decided on a friends-and-neighbors basis, rather than on the basis of ideological or geographical splits, so the Republican Party had to be built from scratch. And so, the GOP grew in urban Atlanta, spread to suburban Atlanta, and only in 2002 broke through to the rural reaches of the state. That year, Sonny Perdue ousted Roy Barnes, who had been mentioned as a possible presidential contender. Perdue is term-limited in 2010, and both Republicans and Democrats had high-profile fights for the nomination. For the Democrats, former Governor [...]
Georgia 2010 Primary Election Results
Georgia Election Results Unofficial And Incomplete Results of the Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Primary Election Runoff The results displayed are UNOFFICIAL AND INCOMPLETE until certified by both county election superintendents and the Secretary of State, a process that will not be completed until the week of August 16. These unofficial returns, transmitted by counties to the Secretary of State's Data Center on election night, are under continuous review for formatting accuracy and are subject to correction at any time. NOTE: Provisional results not included in races and/or counties with less than 100% of precincts reporting. Statewide Vote Totals Summary - All Offices Federal and Statewide Offices Georgia Senate Georgia House of Representatives District Attorneys Vote [...]
Conservative Libertarian Neal Boortz gets the Radio Hall of Fame
Atlanta’s own Neal Boortz has been named a member of the national Radio Hall of Fame. After being nominated, Boortz actively campaigned for a spot. “I’m not going to sit back and sing ‘Que Sera Sera,’ ” he said. “Obama campaigned!” It obviously worked. He asked folks at Cox corporate, his syndicators and the 300,000 people on the Fair Tax organization email list to vote, vote, vote. His producer Royal Marshall emailed him a note saying that, yes, he is now officially a legend. “At least in my own mind,” Boortz added. The man with Libertarian leanings has been in talk radio for four decades and is now heard on more than 250 radio stations nationwide including WSB-AM. (Source- Neal Boortz enters the Radio Hall of Fame ) Related: Radio Hall of Fame Announces [...]