Click here to stay informed with FREE Email updates!

Georgia Heritage Council - dedicated to actively preserving and restoring our great heritage.
Click here for more info on Campaign 2006Click here for more info on our Heritage Database

Click here to Contribute to the Georgia Heritage Council!

HOME  || About GHC  || Campaign 2006  || Commentary  || Links & Info  || Membership  || Press Releases  || X-Files

Click here for current News & Info

Click here for the history and status of the Litigation against the Augusta Taliban

The Dukes of Heritage VS. The Dorks of Hotlanta--click here for more!

HOT Links

Aw Shucks!
ChristianCitizens.org
Confederate Heritage Month
Dixie Internet.com
Dixie Rising.com
Dustin Inman Society
Elect Mike Crane
Georgia Division SCV
GeorgiaFirst.org
GA Flag Referendum.org
GA General Assembly
LetGeorgiaVote.com
League of the South
Let Us Vote!
RobertLloyd.net
Sons of Confederate Veterans (IHQ)
SCV Army Of Tennessee
Southern Heritage News & Views
Southern Heritage PAC
Southern Messenger
Southern Party of GA
TerryWarren.net
More Links

BOSS SONNY BOY: Hear the Parody song MP3 that's sweeping Georgia!!

SECRET CHAMBER MAN: Hear the Parody song MP3 that's sweeping Georgia!!

Click here for the Panhandlers of Atlanta

Georgia's Three Stooges: Moe Richardson, Larry Johnson, Curley Perdue

News Archives

June 2007 News

May 2007 News

April 2007 News

March 2007 News

February 2007 News

November 2006 News

October 2006 News

September 2006 News

August 2006 News

May 2006 News

April 2006 News

March 2006 News

February 2006 News

A new Smash Hit song sweeping Georgia!  Click here for the lyrics and music!

Help SPREAD THE MESSAGE - click here for info

Southern Heritage Car Tag for all Georgians--click for more info!

79% of Georgia's believe GA should have a Fair Vote
79% of Georgians want a
Fair Vote

Attention All Georgia Heritage Supporters!

The Official State Signs for Georgia - click for more info
Official Georgia State Signs

EMAIL THIS    PRINT THIS

Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis

Georgia Heritage Council
Phone: 770-297-4788    email: chairman@GeorgiaHeritageCouncil.org
Web: www.georgiaheritagecouncil.org

Atlanta's Economic Stupidity Continues, by J. A. Davis

Now we get word that the National Association of Home Builders, one of the largest if not THE largest national expositions and meetings has cancelled their agreement to meet in Atlanta in 2007 and 2008.

This convention traditionally brings over 100,000 visitors and more than one hundred million dollars to Georgia from its lavish displays and generous visitor spending.

In a recent column I wrote of Atlanta losing economic opportunities, "Stupidity and political correctness is no excuse."

How stupid can you get when you have signed contracts for the NAHB for two years and blow it over an alleged stupid suggestion to placate the association with their attendees own money by suggesting hotels increase their rates for this convention only and kick back the increase into a kitty to compensate the association for a perceived loss of exhibit space?

It is true The World Congress Center in Atlanta may be outgrown for this convention in the coming years, but 2007 and 2008 were set before this reported unfortunate departure from ethics took place. This form of stupidity is part and parcel of what I previously addressed.

There seems to be a mentality in the Atlanta business leadership which has put ethics, honesty and forthrightness in a closet along with its culture, history and heritage. That's stupidity. To make room in the closet, out came an annual gathering of homosexuals widely promoted by the convention bureau along with a separate celebration for pimps, also widely promoted.

As one who was there and actively participated in the late fifties and sixties in the growth and prosperity in Atlanta, I have justification to speak out for all those who faithfully worked to bring Atlanta and Georgia to the forefront of America's leading convention cities. During this period Atlanta and Georgia, working together, developed the greatest growth in tourism, new businesses developed, greatly enhanced revenues and sales taxes, huge population increases, major league sports franchises, the Olympics, thousands of new homes and first time property owners, and multiple increases in per capita income for all Georgians----the most in the history of the state.

I noted previously that the 1956 state flag with its St. Andrews Cross flew over Georgia during this greatest era of growth and prosperity. We didn't hear about anyone being offended. We were all too busy counting our mutually derived long overdue and welcome blessings.

Political correctness was never a consideration. We didn't try to alter or disguise our history or heritage. We featured it and they came and loved it. The Atlanta business community along with citizens of all backgrounds worked together for for common cause. Atlanta truly rose from the ashes after a hundred years of trying to regain a foothold from one of America's tragic errors, The Reconstruction Era.

Under the leadership of Bill Hartsfield, a descendant of a Confederate veteran, we took the slogan "A city too busy to hate." Today's leaders disavow this slogan with their own politcally correct slogans.

It was not unusual for me to get a call late at night from Mayor Hartsfield. Sometimes he'd say such and such is having a convention in Washington, or wherever. "Coca-Cola has said we can borrow their plane (a DC-3) and go visit those folks and invite them to Atlanta for some real Southern hospitality. Can you go with me?" Sometimes the mayor discovered a business firm that might be considering the benefits of moving to a Southern locale. Same thing, "I'll pick you up at six in the morning."

That probably explains why Mayor Hartsfield kept a recliner in his office. I remember several occasions where he nodded off during meetings, yet he never missed a beat.

Wouldn't it be nice to see Coca-Cola remember its great heritage? At one time they had great leaders who took them to worldwide business prominence. In those days they were loved and respected by the home folks.

I volunteered to help as did many others. Some of us had interests in tourism and industrial development. I was then assistant to the president of the Biltmore Hotel Corporation. It just happened to be the largest hotel in Atlanta with a convention exhibition hall that rivaled any in the country. It was built with Candler money largely derived from Coca-Cola.

It seems to me that some of the real community spirit and integrity toward showcasing Atlanta and Georgia could and should be revived. All of Georgia could be the beneficiary of right-thinking leadership that could constructively look to the future travel and tourism industry. To do this the selfishness and stupidity of the Atlanta business community has to be replaced by people genuinely interested in the growth and prosperity for all the Georgia people and not a chosen few who consider themselves elite.

A good start would be to go back to our base roots and not only honor our past, but make it the focal point of interest. I can never forget the memories of thousands of visitors asking "How do I get to Tara?" With true tolerance for all and promoting our honorable heritage, I say that Georgia's best days are NOT "Gone with the Wind."

Jeff Davis is a retired radio-TV journalist living in Gainesville, GA. Active in civic and political affairs, he is past president of the Georgia Jaycees, former vice president of the US and the world Jaycees, former campaign chairman of the Georgia Republican party. He voluntarily serves as chairman of the Georgia Heritage Council. He is a collateral descendant of President Jefferson Davis.

Related Links
Home Builders pull convention out of Atlanta

Georgia's Chamber Snake Oil Loses Again

Auto plant skips state (again) - ajc.com

TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND, ADVERSARY AND FRIEND AGAIN, ERNEST VANDIVER


Contact: Telephone 770 297-4788 P-6, 2363 North Cliff Colony Drive Gainesvlle, GA  30501

EMAIL THIS    PRINT THIS

Copyright © 2003-2008, GeorgiaHeritageCouncil.org
Georgia Heritage Council | P-6 2363 North Cliff Colony Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501 | Phone: 770.297.4788
Email:   chairman@GeorgiaHeritageCouncil.org

Latest Commentary

Who Media serves?

Remembering Respect

Christmas Rememberance

Make English official

Dealing with Cowardice

Liberty Lost Part 8

Pledge Part III

Pledge Part II

Pledge Part I

Battle of Atlanta

Libertarians vs. SoCons

Live Earth Noise

Patriots & Gift Horses

Gettysburg July 4th

Independence Day 2007

Battle Hymn Falsehoods

Green Card Fraud

Kennesaw Mtn Women

Oaky Woods festers

Remembering Fathers

Rose of Socialism (pt.3)

Republic's Tombstone

Rose of Socialism (pt.2)

Rose of Socialism (pt.1)

The New Slave Traders

Is 'Scamnesty' dead?

GA Corruption Leader?

A Bibliophile confesses

Random Thoughts...

Bell Tolls for US

Amnesty Lies

Jefferson Davis What-ifs

Taxpayer funded hate

Jefferson Davis' Bday

Memorial Day tribute

GOP revisionism

Tolerance, kindness & ...

Chambliss must go!

Frankly on Work Ethic

Rebutting Boteach's BS

Hate loses in Canada

Hate on Campus

Davis' Memorial Day Funeral Train

History Pendulum

Liberty Lost part 7

Hyatt's Hokum on '56 flag

Liberty Lost part 6

Liberty Lost part 5

How dare they...

Confederate Day prayers

Wisdom v. Democracy

God & Evil

Roswell Mills Tragedy

Hysterical Channel 2

Making Truth a Crime

Sherman's March & you

Important Message

Mt. Zion City Flag

3rd Revolution - Part 2

Memorial Day in Dixie

Anger Management

Captain Sally Tomkins

Great Locomotive Chase

3rd American Revolution

Easter Devotional 2007

Ready for Reparations?

Coke's CSA roots

Constitutional concerns

Arlington Nat'l Cemetery

Tide is Turning?

Perdue right...so far

Doomed to repeat?

April is Confederate History Month

I told you so

Lies spewed at UGA

History month needed?

McNaughton's Nonsense

NAACP distortions

Eric Johnson, architech of heritage destruction

Lincoln Hypocrisy

Apologies, let's be clear

Slavery, Apologies & Duty

Dway dese guys tok

On Slavery Apologies

Madison vs. Govt Secrecy

Liberty Lost (part4)

Speak Southern

Reporting Illegals

Last C.S.A. Order

Absurd Slavery Apologies

Our Govt., the Shepherd

Causes of Uncivil War

Enemies Within

We failed to keep it

Our Enemy the State

Breach of Oath

Black History Month Series

The 2 Parties Stink!

Worst Anti-Jewish Action

Standing Against Lies

Historical Revisionists

Sonny's land scandals

Failed Policy Continues

A Breach of Trust

Sonnygate?

Battleflags worldwide

2nd National Flag
& Young's Hypocrisy


Flags honor military

Veterans and Flags

Riverwalk Much More than a 'Flag Fight'

Riverwalk trial update

More Commentary

Latest News

SCV Press Release - April 20th

SCV Press Release - April 9th

Cleburne Co. AL Flag

SCV Press Release - April 14th

GA Sen. Isakson promotes Amnesty

SCV Press Release - Obama

SCV Press Release - NAACP

Riverwalk Appeal

Perdue Flagged in Perry

SCV Salutes American Veterans at VAMC

Perdue Flagged at Oconee

Riverwalk legal response

Augusta Lawsuit Filed!

Mason-Dixon Poll

GA Flag Referendum Issue 2

Southern Heritage Car Tags for ALL Georgians

GA Flag Referendum

Latest Parody

Transporting Promises

3 Amnesty Amigos

News from May 5, 2021

Cagle Cracks Joke

Apology Express

Bush fails to see

Oaky Woods Protest

Boss Sonny Boy

Sonny's Nightmare

Another Nightmare

Scary Mary thoughts

B.S. Oaky Woods Score

B.S. Moonshine

Whopper Competition

Secret Chamber Man

Gon' Need Taxbreaks

Boss Sonny Did!

Swampy Sign Dump

Taliban Bob Young wins
Bloody Scimitar Award


B.S. & Augusta Taliban

B.S. swampland 4 Sale

Put GA 1st: Punt Perdue

Gordon endorses McBerry

Ralph Reed DejaVu

Gen. Lee OR Maj. Lie

Republican Guard Denials

B.S. & Presidente Fox

GA Supports GOP...

Legislative Output 2006

Beware Lies of March

Reed denies....

Can't Get No Legislation

Good, Bad & Ugly

Flying Whopper One

3 Liars in Town

The YellaDog Fella

B.S. image consultant

Reed's Cash Laundry

New Sheriff in Town

Whopper Olympics

Whopper Olympics history

Comparing Day & Night

Proud Republican?

Funeral Crashers

Sonny's Valentine

Honest Glenn & GOP agenda

Can You Spot the 2?

Gold Dome Gnomes

New "Ethics" System

Perdue Medal of Dishonor

Pimps of HOTOWN

Dixie Fishing Hole

Voting Rights in 2031

B.S. at Walmart

History Quiz

Dixie Aquarium?

B.S. brags on Major Lie

Capitol Talk (part 2)

Capitol Talk (part 1)

B.S. Perdue's Future

CONTROL Agent 86

Gold Dome Nursing Home

Dirty Dubya Outspends

New B.S. slogan

B.S. in backroom 2

B.S. in backroom

B.S. Defuels Gen. Lee

Uncle Mike's Dream

Atlanta Panhandlers

Reed Flip Flops

Ralphie, casino dancer

Perdue Ethics a joke

Sonny's Secrecy Forecast

Sonny Lied: the Official Georgia State Sign

Immigration Amnesty Shuffle

Perdue the Backstabber

Augusta Taliban clears Riverwalk

A Night in the Mansion

Bad News at the Coca-Cola Board Meeting

Atlanta's Village Idiots

More X-files