Do you remember when you were in middle school and every night you wished you would meet Nick from the Backstreet Boys? Or Britney Spears? Or Kobe Bryant? You planned what you would say if you got that chance, knew exactly what you would wear…it would be just magical!
Well, today our Georgia Senators got a little taste of that magic. So thank you for paying your taxes!!
Today, March 29th, the Georgia Senate honored the Atlanta Falcons during session. Yes, you read correctly…honored. On tax payer time and money, a sports team was honored at the Capital. On the count of three…you can get mad…1…2…3!!
Why on God’s green Earth are we honoring professional athletes in the middle of the business day while the Senate is in session?? What have they done for the state of Georgia?? Some argue their playing abilities and successes bring a great deal of revenue to Georgia. Okay, yes, they do. So now we are honoring people because they do their job?! You score a touchdown, manage a team effectively, coach a winning season and now you all get a giant pat on the back down at the Capital!!! Next week, we’ll be bringing in all waiters that did not spill any drinks in the month of January!
With illegal immigration climbing every day, public school education lagging-with many of our schools closing their doors, Medicare and Medicaid fraud costing us millions every year and a pending national health care act that stands to change all medical practices as we know it, I find it hard to believe that we have any time to honor the Falcons.
And what’s more…why are we honoring professional athletes (who again are simply “living the dream” and doing their jobs)?? What happened to honoring service men and women who lay their lives on the line for us, their fellow soldiers and our freedom? THAT justifies honor.
What a disgrace.
Thoughts??
—————–***UPDATE***——————4/2/2011
More MAGIC!!
On Friday, the Georgia Senate once again honored an athlete. This time, it was Auburn quarterback, Cam Newton. Even as a loyal Auburn fan, I still do not see a place for this in the Senate. Senator John Albers (R-56) stated on his Facebook page during the FIRST blog that they honored the Falcons because “they were a huge source of revenue for the state”. If that is the justification, then what business does Cam Newton have being honored in the Senate? It’s true that he is from College Park, but any subsequent revenue he would have produced would be directed toward Auburn, no? So it appears that even the justification that Senators provided does not always apply. (Note- Senator Albers responses were directed toward the questions of another constituent on his Facebook page, not mine. He chose not to respond to my inquiries on his page, despite his declaration that he was willing to answer questions that ANY ONE may have…it appears that he does not like to be challenged, as I was consequentially deleted from his Facebook page for asking questions.)
The Perspicacious Conservative 
Thank you so very much for sharing this bit of information…strange this isn’t publicized in the mainstream media…..perhaps its kept on the QT because it is a disgrace!!!! Are they going to honor the Thrashers and the Hawks during the next seesion!!
Just one big giant pep rally to get us ready to fork over a billion dollars for a new stadium! Are you going to deny a team that received such an honor from our senate a new venue? I can’t think of a better way to spend tax dollars then replacing a 20 year old stadium except maybe more street cars to nowhere.
The contributions made by the Falcons are for Atlanta proper. What other areas benefit from the Falcons. What have rhey contributes to Macon, Statesboro, or Jasper? It is merely a very calculated publicity stunt to bilk more taxpayer dollars for ridiculously unneeded fluff. Maybe they will build another railway to funnel in all that “revenue”.