Thursday, March 20, 2008

Yes we can!

http://www.ajc.com/uga/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/03/19/ncaasuperfans_0320.html

I had to share this story which features my old home boy, Roy Bell. Roy and I attended the old Athens High School, graduating in 1970, the year before it became Clarke Central. The story of the Dawgs run in the SEC tournament is truly inspiring and shows that it is possible to succeed by doing it the right way. From worst to first, not just in the tourney but in gaining respect for emphasizing academics for athletes when we had been a national laughingstock. I spoke to Melanie Felton when Roy and Debbie Bell were in Baton Rouge and we all went to the UGA-LSU game; and, I have it straight from Michelle that she is solidly for Barack Obama! THe cynics laughed when Barack Obama said that he was going to run a different kind of campaign and he showed them what is possible if courageous and dedicated people all pull together. We've had our dark days lately but now the sun is coming out again. Can we do it?

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