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32. There are many many northern transplants down there

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 09:13 AM

Dec 2022

I have other cousins from my mother's maternal side who were born and raised in the Philly 'burbs and moved down to "Hotlanta" because of the lower cost of living, inexpensive housing, milder climate, and bubbling community. Meanwhile my mother refused to go below the Mason-Dixon line although we did take her down there for one cousin's wedding about 20-some years ago. And since she was a big Ted Turner fan for years, she got to tour the CNN studio building, plus we visited Ebenezer Baptist Church and the MLK Center.

I also had a former co-worker who had moved down there years ago with her son for the same reasons and recently moved back up here to Philly a few years ago after her grands were done high school.

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I just heard that this is the first time since FDR that [View all] malaise Dec 2022 OP

Lawrence O'Donnell mentioned it last night during the election returns coverage BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #1

Thanks malaise Dec 2022 #2

I shoulda been in bed BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #12

I have one sister and her hubby in Georgia malaise Dec 2022 #13

I know they are relieved BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #14

Please tell your cousin in Duluth, TNNurse Dec 2022 #28

I most certainly will! BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #29

Long ago if someone lived in Duluth, TNNurse Dec 2022 #30

There are many many northern transplants down there BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #32

I also went to college in Atlanta. Wonderful area but the red areas surrounding it are frightening. MLAA Dec 2022 #36

My paternal great-grand parents graduated from Atlanta U BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #37

Wow! Both great grands graduating from college in the 1880s is amazing. What an accomplishment MLAA Dec 2022 #39

Yeah back then BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #40

Do you know what they graduated in and how they then earned a living? MLAA Dec 2022 #43

They were teachers and my great-grandfather became a principal BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #45

My paternal grandparents were share croppers in North Florida. After many years they finally MLAA Dec 2022 #46

Excellent story BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #47

How disappointing to get out of the south by being accepted into Penn Med School only MLAA Dec 2022 #48

Well they were not from the south BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #49

So did I! True Blue American Dec 2022 #19

I knew Warnock was not going to lose this malaise Dec 2022 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Dec 2022 #21

You win! True Blue American Dec 2022 #22

Joe is pushing the right buttons! /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #3

Yep malaise Dec 2022 #4

but is it really Joe Skittles Dec 2022 #6

It's Joe! True Blue American Dec 2022 #23

It's partly both. GoCubsGo Dec 2022 #33

Told you Biden True Blue American Dec 2022 #5

Did I hear it right? True Blue American Dec 2022 #7

Yep malaise Dec 2022 #8

I thought so! Thanks! True Blue American Dec 2022 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Dec 2022 #9

Yeah! And it was a truly great moment! calimary Dec 2022 #15

:) True Blue American Dec 2022 #18

not only that, Dems flipped a red senate seat - PA onetexan Dec 2022 #10

Yep malaise Dec 2022 #11

Tim Ryan could have won Ohio. True Blue American Dec 2022 #25

it's tough i know, but i hope Ryan w try again. He's a great candidate. Fetterman had much better onetexan Dec 2022 #31

Please understand that Tim Ryan made a calculated choice on how he was going to run. Ninga Dec 2022 #38

Not really. True Blue American Dec 2022 #41

The Time article I posted gives perspective to how Ryan ran. Voters were not enthusiastic, the Ninga Dec 2022 #44

That is exactly what I told the Ohio DNC! True Blue American Dec 2022 #50

They (MSNBC) said that Johnson blew it somehow. BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #17

I wonder when they will acknowledge (the press) how successful President Biden Peacetrain Dec 2022 #24

Never! True Blue American Dec 2022 #26

THIS n/t malaise Dec 2022 #27

Sigh. We need an FDR. orthoclad Dec 2022 #34

I consider Biden better than FDR. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #42

No, I remember FDR! True Blue American Dec 2022 #51

Let's keep doing that! RainCaster Dec 2022 #35

Lawrence overlooked on other President. summer_in_TX Dec 2022 #52