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hlthe2b

(102,324 posts)
1. I sooo want to watch that game, but damn... I can't bear to see him turn it into a political
Sun Jan 7, 2018, 01:33 PM
Jan 2018

event.

I find it infuriating. I know it is GA (and AL), but I hope Atlantans will let him know he's not universally welcome.

CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
4. and the people in the 5th district are still pissed
Sun Jan 7, 2018, 01:38 PM
Jan 2018

'Falling apart?' Trump's insults not forgotten in Atlanta

When President Donald Trump swoops into Atlanta for a VIP seat at college football's biggest game, he'll enjoy the Southern hospitality of a city he disparaged a year ago as "falling apart" and "crime infested."

The insults tweeted by Trump a week before his inauguration may seem like ancient history to most Americans who follow the president's voluminous stream of online invective. But Atlanta hasn't forgotten.

Trump plans to be among 72,000 attending the College Football Playoff Championship game Monday evening between Georgia and Alabama. The game is being held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the new $1.5 billion home field of the Atlanta Falcons.

The stadium sits in the heart of downtown Atlanta, a place Trump targeted in a pair of tweets Jan. 14 last year. He was punching back at Democratic Rep. John Lewis. The Atlanta congressman, a civil rights hero, had said he would skip Trump's inauguration after allegations of Russian election meddling caused him to doubt Trump "as a legitimate president."

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/falling-trumps-insults-forgotten-atlanta-52191165

underpants

(182,851 posts)
3. He's going to the championship game in Atlanta?!??!
Sun Jan 7, 2018, 01:37 PM
Jan 2018

Oh good god. It's going to be like you all, excuse me, y'all saw a snowflake fall.
PANIC!!!

7. Does that mean that the first annual fake news awards has been preempted??
Sun Jan 7, 2018, 04:19 PM
Jan 2018

I have spent most of the weekend trying to decide what kind of food to serve

Takket

(21,600 posts)
8. i'm going first class!!!!!!!
Sun Jan 7, 2018, 04:32 PM
Jan 2018

Fake news deserves fake food for my guests!

only the best!

FAKE filet Mignon (beef jerky)
FAKE lobster tails (imitation crab)
and for the vegans FAKE chicken patties (fried tofu)

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