Congressman Barrow responds to Max Burns Ad claiming that he supports Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants. I think it's a great ad. What do you think?
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Former Texas Governor Ann Richards Dies
Washington Post is Reporting the former Texas Governor Ann Richards passed away today after a battle with esophogeal cancer. They have a great article that I encourage everyone to read.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Who Gives a flip if Cathy Cox will be at the State Convention
Ok.
It's really stupid to sit around and discuss whether or not Cathy Cox knew or didn't know the date of the State Convention. Honestly people, she is not the nominee so does it really matter if she will be in attendance. How many votes will be gained from Cathy Cox making an appearance to a room full of the core activists of the party. Let her take her vacation with her family
GEESH People!!!
It's really stupid to sit around and discuss whether or not Cathy Cox knew or didn't know the date of the State Convention. Honestly people, she is not the nominee so does it really matter if she will be in attendance. How many votes will be gained from Cathy Cox making an appearance to a room full of the core activists of the party. Let her take her vacation with her family
GEESH People!!!
Thursday, September 07, 2006
I'm disgusted
If you haven't seen Mark Taylor's new ad, you can click here and see it for yourself. Maybe I'm too liberal (although I don't really consider myself a liberal) but this commercial makes me want to vomit. Is ending parole really a great part of a campaign platform. I just think that we can come up with a more comprehensive approach to solving crime than locking people up for years without any type of rehabilitation.
Are we still Democrats people?
Are we still Democrats people?
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Alabama Lawmaker tells Christian Coaltion to "Go Straight to Hell"
And today my friends.. I am proud to say I am from Alabama.
The Birmingham News is reporting that State Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery). Told the Christian Coalition to go straight to Hell.
Below is an excerpt from the article.
MONTGOMERY - The Christian Coalition of Alabama claims allegiance with heaven, but a Montgomery lawmaker on Monday told the group's leader to go some place warm and fiery.
Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, responding to the group's annual political questionnaire, asked the Coalition President John Giles to first answer questions about casino-interest money the group received and other matters.
"Until you answer these three questions, Go straight to hell," Holmes wrote
Click here for the entire article.
The Birmingham News is reporting that State Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery). Told the Christian Coalition to go straight to Hell.
Below is an excerpt from the article.
MONTGOMERY - The Christian Coalition of Alabama claims allegiance with heaven, but a Montgomery lawmaker on Monday told the group's leader to go some place warm and fiery.
Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, responding to the group's annual political questionnaire, asked the Coalition President John Giles to first answer questions about casino-interest money the group received and other matters.
"Until you answer these three questions, Go straight to hell," Holmes wrote
Click here for the entire article.
Monday, August 14, 2006
John Edwards Calls for immediate Iraq withdrawal.
Ok I know this post is late but I couln't go by without posting this. The Associated Press is reporting that Sen. John Edwards was in New Hampshire last week and called for an Immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. The former senator from North Carolina told reporters America should "make it clear (to Iraqis) we are leaving, and the best way is to start leaving. We should take 40,000 combat troops out now."
I believe that the best thing we can do is to start gradually withdrawing to A. Ensure more cooperation for coalition forces and B. Ensure that the Iraqi Government begins to take more control of the situation.
Black America Must Confront AIDS
This is a must read Washington Post Op-ED by Julian Bond.
By Julian Bond
Monday, August 14, 2006; Page A13
It's been 25 years since we first learned of a disease that was killing a handful of white, gay men in a few of our nation's largest cities -- a disease that later became known as AIDS. But lulled by media images that portrayed AIDS mainly as a white, gay disease, we looked the other way: Those people weren't our people. AIDS was not our problem. It had not entered our house.
We had our own problems to deal with, so we let those people deal with their problem. But that was a quarter-century ago, and a lot has changed. Now, in 2006, almost 40 million people worldwide have HIV, and 25 million are dead. And most of those who have died and are dying are black. That's not just because of the devastation the pandemic has wreaked upon Africa.
The face of AIDS in the United States is primarily black as well. The majority of new HIV infections here are black, the majority of people who die from AIDS here are black and the people most at risk of contracting this virus in the United States are black. AIDS is now in our house. It's now our problem, and we must come up with solutions.
This week, a historic contingent of black leaders will attend the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto to put AIDS in our community at the top of the national agenda. All of black America must do the same. Every African American must stand with us, take ownership of AIDS and fight this epidemic with every resource we have.
I realize that what we are proposing may seem an overwhelming task. But we know it can be done. When AIDS hit the gay community, its members couldn't afford to wait for the government to save them; instead they worked to save themselves -- in part by using tactics and strategies out of our civil rights playbook. AIDS is a major civil rights issue of our time.
We cannot wait for the government to come and rescue us either -- that help may never come. Part of our response must be to eliminate the rabid homophobia that lives in our schools, our homes and especially our churches. Our inability to talk about sex, and more specifically homosexuality, is the single greatest barrier to the prevention of HIV transmission in our community. Intolerance has driven our gay friends and neighbors into the shadows. Men leading double lives -- on the "down low" -- put our women at extreme risk.
We must also overcome our resistance to safer sex practices that can help prevent the spread of AIDS, and we must ensure that our young people know exactly what AIDS is and how to protect themselves against it.
For black America, the time to deliver is now. We're calling on leaders to lead. The AIDS story in the United States is partly one of a failure to lead. Prominent blacks -- from traditional ministers and civil rights leaders to hip-hop artists and Hollywood celebrities -- must immediately join this national call to action to end the AIDS epidemic in black America.
We're calling on black America to engage in a coordinated campaign with concrete, measurable goals and objectives and real deadlines. Each of us must identify strategies and activities that match our unique niches and capabilities.
We must build a new sense of urgency in black America, so that no one accepts the idea that the presence of HIV and AIDS is inevitable.
We're calling on black America to get informed about the science and facts about AIDS. Knowledge is a powerful weapon in this war.
We're calling on black Americans to get screened and find out their HIV status. I have -- it took 20 minutes and was bloodless and painless. Knowing your HIV status and the status of your partner can save your life.
We're calling for a massive effort to address the disproportionate impact this epidemic is having on black youth, women, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men.
We must also pressure our government and elected officials -- at local, state and national levels -- to be far more responsible partners than they have been. We must lift the federal ban on funding for needle exchange programs, which have been proven to slow the spread of AIDS. We must also work with elected officials to promote comprehensive, age-appropriate, culturally competent AIDS prevention efforts that give young people the tools they need to protect themselves.
We must heed Martin Luther King Jr.'s warning, originally meant for others but right for us now: "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
The writer is a professor at American University and the University of Virginia and chairman of the board of the NAACP.
By Julian Bond
Monday, August 14, 2006; Page A13
It's been 25 years since we first learned of a disease that was killing a handful of white, gay men in a few of our nation's largest cities -- a disease that later became known as AIDS. But lulled by media images that portrayed AIDS mainly as a white, gay disease, we looked the other way: Those people weren't our people. AIDS was not our problem. It had not entered our house.
We had our own problems to deal with, so we let those people deal with their problem. But that was a quarter-century ago, and a lot has changed. Now, in 2006, almost 40 million people worldwide have HIV, and 25 million are dead. And most of those who have died and are dying are black. That's not just because of the devastation the pandemic has wreaked upon Africa.
The face of AIDS in the United States is primarily black as well. The majority of new HIV infections here are black, the majority of people who die from AIDS here are black and the people most at risk of contracting this virus in the United States are black. AIDS is now in our house. It's now our problem, and we must come up with solutions.
This week, a historic contingent of black leaders will attend the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto to put AIDS in our community at the top of the national agenda. All of black America must do the same. Every African American must stand with us, take ownership of AIDS and fight this epidemic with every resource we have.
I realize that what we are proposing may seem an overwhelming task. But we know it can be done. When AIDS hit the gay community, its members couldn't afford to wait for the government to save them; instead they worked to save themselves -- in part by using tactics and strategies out of our civil rights playbook. AIDS is a major civil rights issue of our time.
We cannot wait for the government to come and rescue us either -- that help may never come. Part of our response must be to eliminate the rabid homophobia that lives in our schools, our homes and especially our churches. Our inability to talk about sex, and more specifically homosexuality, is the single greatest barrier to the prevention of HIV transmission in our community. Intolerance has driven our gay friends and neighbors into the shadows. Men leading double lives -- on the "down low" -- put our women at extreme risk.
We must also overcome our resistance to safer sex practices that can help prevent the spread of AIDS, and we must ensure that our young people know exactly what AIDS is and how to protect themselves against it.
For black America, the time to deliver is now. We're calling on leaders to lead. The AIDS story in the United States is partly one of a failure to lead. Prominent blacks -- from traditional ministers and civil rights leaders to hip-hop artists and Hollywood celebrities -- must immediately join this national call to action to end the AIDS epidemic in black America.
We're calling on black America to engage in a coordinated campaign with concrete, measurable goals and objectives and real deadlines. Each of us must identify strategies and activities that match our unique niches and capabilities.
We must build a new sense of urgency in black America, so that no one accepts the idea that the presence of HIV and AIDS is inevitable.
We're calling on black America to get informed about the science and facts about AIDS. Knowledge is a powerful weapon in this war.
We're calling on black Americans to get screened and find out their HIV status. I have -- it took 20 minutes and was bloodless and painless. Knowing your HIV status and the status of your partner can save your life.
We're calling for a massive effort to address the disproportionate impact this epidemic is having on black youth, women, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men.
We must also pressure our government and elected officials -- at local, state and national levels -- to be far more responsible partners than they have been. We must lift the federal ban on funding for needle exchange programs, which have been proven to slow the spread of AIDS. We must also work with elected officials to promote comprehensive, age-appropriate, culturally competent AIDS prevention efforts that give young people the tools they need to protect themselves.
We must heed Martin Luther King Jr.'s warning, originally meant for others but right for us now: "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
The writer is a professor at American University and the University of Virginia and chairman of the board of the NAACP.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
The Primary is over.. My questions for the Georgia Democratic Candidates
Everyone is using today to talk about Run-off Results. Instead, I am choosing to use today to ask our nominees a series of questions to prepare for November.
1. Who is the Field Director for the campaign.
2. If you don't have a field staff or director, do you plan on hiring one?
3. Will the actual campaign be developing and executing their own comprehensive field plan independent of the state party and outside organizations?
4. Will you try to run to the right on issues to avoid the debate on serious matters and principles of our party?
5. How many volunteers and interns do you have now and do you plan on recruiting any more any time soon.
6. Do you have any plans for Voter Education Registration and Mobilization on college campuses?
7. What are your plans for targeting and GOTV in the African American Communities.
8. Does your campaign hae a staff that is diverse in race, age, gender, and sexual orientation?
9. Do you plan on making any unified apperances in the near future with the entire slate of statewide Democratic nominees.
10. How seriously do you take the blogosphere and how actively do you plan to participate in it?
I think these are serious questions that each campaign needs to be asking in staff meetings right now.
1. Who is the Field Director for the campaign.
2. If you don't have a field staff or director, do you plan on hiring one?
3. Will the actual campaign be developing and executing their own comprehensive field plan independent of the state party and outside organizations?
4. Will you try to run to the right on issues to avoid the debate on serious matters and principles of our party?
5. How many volunteers and interns do you have now and do you plan on recruiting any more any time soon.
6. Do you have any plans for Voter Education Registration and Mobilization on college campuses?
7. What are your plans for targeting and GOTV in the African American Communities.
8. Does your campaign hae a staff that is diverse in race, age, gender, and sexual orientation?
9. Do you plan on making any unified apperances in the near future with the entire slate of statewide Democratic nominees.
10. How seriously do you take the blogosphere and how actively do you plan to participate in it?
I think these are serious questions that each campaign needs to be asking in staff meetings right now.
Monday, August 07, 2006
What would Jesus do?- He wouldn't pass anti-panhandling laws to punish the poor
John Sugg writes an impressive article in Creative loafing on Poverty and Homelessness in Atlanta. I think Everyone should read it. Tell me what you think.
As I was dashing to downtown's Commerce Club a few weeks ago to meet with people of power, I met a young woman with her own powerful, if sad, message.
"You got some fancy nice shoes," the woman said, pointing at my pretty standard penny loafers, admittedly shined to brilliance. She had a speech impediment, and I'd guess she was retarded. A stoop forced her to spend a lot of her life looking at other people's shoes. I asked her name, and she said something like "Tish," but it was hard to understand.
It was clear that Tish was a street person, and, while waiting for the "Walk" light, I anticipated the pitch for a handout. It didn't come. I bemusedly asked, "Are you going to ask for money?" She shyly replied, "Just lose it if you gave me some."
Click here for the rest of the Article.
As I was dashing to downtown's Commerce Club a few weeks ago to meet with people of power, I met a young woman with her own powerful, if sad, message.
"You got some fancy nice shoes," the woman said, pointing at my pretty standard penny loafers, admittedly shined to brilliance. She had a speech impediment, and I'd guess she was retarded. A stoop forced her to spend a lot of her life looking at other people's shoes. I asked her name, and she said something like "Tish," but it was hard to understand.
It was clear that Tish was a street person, and, while waiting for the "Walk" light, I anticipated the pitch for a handout. It didn't come. I bemusedly asked, "Are you going to ask for money?" She shyly replied, "Just lose it if you gave me some."
Click here for the rest of the Article.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Mckinney was right about Congress.org
Everyone has been saying that Congresswoman Mckinney lied about her rating on Congress.org but the truth is, she didn't. If you read the Press Release by her campaign or listen to the debate, she talks about legislative effectiveness within the Georgia Democratic Delegation. She was the only one to have a bill passed this session out of the Democratic Delegation from Georgia giving her the highest ranking on legislative effectiveness. But you don't have to take my word for it, You can See for Yourself
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Hank Johnson- A racist and bigot?
Since we're talking about Middle East policy I will say that the abundant number of contributors to Ms. Mckinney's campaign have Palestinian and Arabic surnames now I could accuse her of being under the control of terrorists
This is what Hank Johnson said in a debate on Thursday night. Am I the only person who thinks that this is the most racist and bigoted statement I have heard from a candidate. Can we really count on him to represent Georgia well in DC? No matter what your take is on Middle East Policy, it is outrageous and despicable to imply that every person of Arabic or Palestinian Descent is a terrorist. I would expect this from a Republican but definitely not a Democrat. Here is a link to the video as well as the clip itself.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Hillary Clinton is my kind of Democrat
New York Times is reporting on a Congressional trip to Estonia, Senator Clinton challenged Senator John Mccain and others to a vodka drinking contest.
MY KIND OF DEMOCRAT!!!!
Friday, July 21, 2006
Monday, July 03, 2006
Kevin Edwards, District 56 Candidate; Another "Young Gun?"
Newsmaker's Journal
The Atlanta Voice
Monday, July 3, 2006
Kevin Edwards,
District 56 Candidate
Another “Young Gun”?
By Maynard Eaton
In the past this column has passionately touted the political potential of “young guns” like State Senator Kasim Reed, Atlanta Councilman Ivory Young, Rep. Ron Sailor, Jr., and Rep. “Able” Mabel Thomas among others. They have all since matured into quality, effective elected leaders who are making the sort of difference we can be proud of.
Now, I’m convinced that 34-year-old, developer and businessman Kevin Edwards is positioned and prepared to emerge as a quintessential public servant as well. He’s got the requisite skills, savvy and smarts – now the dynamic Mechanicsville resident has to win. “I have nothing to gain financially by being in politics,” says the owner of Edwards Financial Group. “I’m making good money, but I just have compassion and a deep desire to help people. Like the late, great [state legislator Rev.] Hosea Williams—I will be un-bought and un-bossed.”
Edwards lost his first bid for elective office last November to Atlanta City Council veteran Cleta Winslow, whose victory was cemented by Mayor Shirley Franklin’s formidable political machine. Arguably the best candidate did not win.
“I keep running for office because I know I can get in there and make a difference; get the proper services we need, get the proper funding we need for our schools, get the proper services for our elderly and make sure people are being treated fairly,” says the former senior budget analyst for the City of Atlanta. “My grandmother lives in the Pittsburgh community, and I am tired of seeing drug deals going down on her corner. I’m tired of seeing the people next door not having food to eat. I’m just tired of my people living the way they live. Some of the areas I’m trying to represent are worse then a Third World country. I want to make sure my people get their just due, and that is just not happening.”
Edwards, who builds single family homes, promises to be a vigorous “voice for change” in a district that is now about 60 percent African American, and cuts through the heart of Atlanta. It starts south of University Avenue and Capitol View and Capitol View Manor. It comes up Metropolitan Parkway – including Adair Park, parts of Pittsburgh and Mechanicsville. It then includes the Atlanta University Center area and downtown. It also includes a portion of Vine City, my neighborhood of Home Park, Atlantic Station, Georgia Tech and Georgia State. It ends up on the northern end with Ansley Park and Sherwood Forest.
Although the demographics are seemingly there for a young black man to win the District 56 race, Edwards admits it is going to be “a hard fought battle” because he faces an entrenched and likeable opponent in Rep. Kathy Ashe who has held the seat since 1991 although the makeup of the House district has changed considerably because the federal court recently redrew the state’s political map.
“I’m not a stranger in any part of the district,” says Ashe, a former Republican. “It’s changed every time there has been a change in maps and in our reapportionment system that happens frequently. I actually see those changes as great opportunities to make new friends and learn about new issues. I really care about the folks I represent.”
But Edwards argues that Ashe cannot possibly fathom or grasp the depth of despair that grips much of her new constituency.
“Her community is much different then the majority of the district,” Edwards asserts. “The majority of the district is impoverished, uneducated and beset by a lot of unique problems that only a person who has lived in the community or knows about those kind of low income communities can help solve. The current representation does not match the people that comprise the district.
“It’s not the person I am running against,” he says respectively of Ashe. “It’s about having someone like me who knows the problems and what is going on in the community. It is knowing how to touch people of similar descent. Where she lives only represents 30 percent of the district. We really need representation that represents us.”
Kathy Ashe has served her district pretty well for 15 years, but the district’s demographics have now changed dramatically. It now may also be the time for a dramatic change in leadership and new, more perceptive representation for t
The Atlanta Voice
Monday, July 3, 2006
Kevin Edwards,
District 56 Candidate
Another “Young Gun”?
By Maynard Eaton
In the past this column has passionately touted the political potential of “young guns” like State Senator Kasim Reed, Atlanta Councilman Ivory Young, Rep. Ron Sailor, Jr., and Rep. “Able” Mabel Thomas among others. They have all since matured into quality, effective elected leaders who are making the sort of difference we can be proud of.
Now, I’m convinced that 34-year-old, developer and businessman Kevin Edwards is positioned and prepared to emerge as a quintessential public servant as well. He’s got the requisite skills, savvy and smarts – now the dynamic Mechanicsville resident has to win. “I have nothing to gain financially by being in politics,” says the owner of Edwards Financial Group. “I’m making good money, but I just have compassion and a deep desire to help people. Like the late, great [state legislator Rev.] Hosea Williams—I will be un-bought and un-bossed.”
Edwards lost his first bid for elective office last November to Atlanta City Council veteran Cleta Winslow, whose victory was cemented by Mayor Shirley Franklin’s formidable political machine. Arguably the best candidate did not win.
“I keep running for office because I know I can get in there and make a difference; get the proper services we need, get the proper funding we need for our schools, get the proper services for our elderly and make sure people are being treated fairly,” says the former senior budget analyst for the City of Atlanta. “My grandmother lives in the Pittsburgh community, and I am tired of seeing drug deals going down on her corner. I’m tired of seeing the people next door not having food to eat. I’m just tired of my people living the way they live. Some of the areas I’m trying to represent are worse then a Third World country. I want to make sure my people get their just due, and that is just not happening.”
Edwards, who builds single family homes, promises to be a vigorous “voice for change” in a district that is now about 60 percent African American, and cuts through the heart of Atlanta. It starts south of University Avenue and Capitol View and Capitol View Manor. It comes up Metropolitan Parkway – including Adair Park, parts of Pittsburgh and Mechanicsville. It then includes the Atlanta University Center area and downtown. It also includes a portion of Vine City, my neighborhood of Home Park, Atlantic Station, Georgia Tech and Georgia State. It ends up on the northern end with Ansley Park and Sherwood Forest.
Although the demographics are seemingly there for a young black man to win the District 56 race, Edwards admits it is going to be “a hard fought battle” because he faces an entrenched and likeable opponent in Rep. Kathy Ashe who has held the seat since 1991 although the makeup of the House district has changed considerably because the federal court recently redrew the state’s political map.
“I’m not a stranger in any part of the district,” says Ashe, a former Republican. “It’s changed every time there has been a change in maps and in our reapportionment system that happens frequently. I actually see those changes as great opportunities to make new friends and learn about new issues. I really care about the folks I represent.”
But Edwards argues that Ashe cannot possibly fathom or grasp the depth of despair that grips much of her new constituency.
“Her community is much different then the majority of the district,” Edwards asserts. “The majority of the district is impoverished, uneducated and beset by a lot of unique problems that only a person who has lived in the community or knows about those kind of low income communities can help solve. The current representation does not match the people that comprise the district.
“It’s not the person I am running against,” he says respectively of Ashe. “It’s about having someone like me who knows the problems and what is going on in the community. It is knowing how to touch people of similar descent. Where she lives only represents 30 percent of the district. We really need representation that represents us.”
Kathy Ashe has served her district pretty well for 15 years, but the district’s demographics have now changed dramatically. It now may also be the time for a dramatic change in leadership and new, more perceptive representation for t
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Time to crossover and vote the GOP
Time to crossover and vote the GOP
Cathy Cox is only the latest Democrat to tell us she loves us and then take the HOV lane to Bainbridge on gay marriage.
By CHRISTIE AYOTTE
Southern Voice
Friday, June 16, 2006
MY DAD WOULD cackle with glee if he knew what I have been doing for the past few weeks.
His daughter, the die-hard liberal lesbian, has spent her free time trying to convince her buddies to vote Republican in the next election? No, really, this is the best Father’s Day gift ever for a 20-year Army veteran and devout Republican.
And yet, while a mass crossover would constitute an undeserved gift to Republican State Sen. Casey Cagle in his bid to become Georgia’s next lieutenant governor, I have come to believe it is the smartest thing gay voters could possibly do in the July 18 primary.
I am really talking about the governor’s race, of course, though I am not going to rehash the whole thing. Short version: Democratic hopeful Cathy Cox, the current secretary of state, initially told gay Georgians she supported civil unions; now she thinks a special session to “resolve” the gay marriage “issue” is a fantastic idea.
Cox is only the latest Democrat willing to come into our homes, tell us how much they love us, cluck over how unfortunate it is that we have no rights, take our campaign contributions — and then take the HOV lane to Bainbridge when our unpopularity starts to feel contagious.
So with the July primaries coming up, gay voters can (a) vote for the Democrats anyway in the hope they will change; (b) write-in someone; (c) stay home; or (d) vote Republican. (Note: primaries exist to narrow the candidates for the two major parties only, so you can’t vote third party this summer.)
Believe it or not, the correct answer is “(d)” — vote Republican. Here’s why the other options don’t work, in reverse order:
(c): Staying home is not the political statement you think it is.
Approximately four dorks like me will look at the voter returns and see that turnout was surprisingly low in certain districts, but I promise we don’t think, “Wow, these voters were making a dramatic political statement!”
We think, “What a bunch of apathetic losers in that district!” Then the next candidates who buy the voter file do not mail you any literature because they think you do not vote. Option (c) hurts us.
(b): Your write-in votes do not count.
If you are unclear about this, check out the current lawsuit over the Atlanta City Council’s District 6 seat. Lesbian incumbent Anne Fauver won the fall race over gay challenger Steve Brodie by five votes because the Fulton Board of Elections decided to throw away the nine write-in ballots that were cast in the race.
Had the votes been counted toward the total, neither candidate would have had more than 50 percent, there would have been a run-off, and then who knows who would be representing District 6.
And guess what? No one knows or cares whom those nine people voted for, either, except perhaps the elections staffers. So option (b) feels good, but it does not get us anywhere.
(a): Rewarding bad behavior is foolish.
The Democratic Party in Georgia has behaved very badly. So our response to that is to reward them with our votes? Dr. Phil and your therapist would say that option (a) is not in your best interest.
THAT BRINGS US TO the Republicans, and potentially the most dangerous race on the ballot this election cycle: the battle between Cagle and Ralph Reed in the GOP primary for lieutenant governor.
Reed, the former Christian Coalition head, is under investigation for ties to Jack Abramoff, and he has been implicated in a huge casino lobbying scandal, yet he still manages to run about even with Cagle in the polls.
The man is a political genius, and that’s why we need to keep him out of office. A Ralph Reed victory would have a dangerous impact here and on the national level, and it is the fastest route to making Georgia Democrats take a hard right in November.
Only one group gets a free pass when it comes to crossover voting: Those who live in the Georgia House districts where gay candidates Allen Thornell and Karla Drenner are on the ballot. They need your votes, so don’t switch to the GOP primary this time around.
The rest of us should use our votes to keep Reed out of the State Capitol this July 18. At least then we will get something for our votes. That’s more than we can say about voting Democrat.
Cathy Cox is only the latest Democrat to tell us she loves us and then take the HOV lane to Bainbridge on gay marriage.
By CHRISTIE AYOTTE
Southern Voice
Friday, June 16, 2006
MY DAD WOULD cackle with glee if he knew what I have been doing for the past few weeks.
His daughter, the die-hard liberal lesbian, has spent her free time trying to convince her buddies to vote Republican in the next election? No, really, this is the best Father’s Day gift ever for a 20-year Army veteran and devout Republican.
And yet, while a mass crossover would constitute an undeserved gift to Republican State Sen. Casey Cagle in his bid to become Georgia’s next lieutenant governor, I have come to believe it is the smartest thing gay voters could possibly do in the July 18 primary.
I am really talking about the governor’s race, of course, though I am not going to rehash the whole thing. Short version: Democratic hopeful Cathy Cox, the current secretary of state, initially told gay Georgians she supported civil unions; now she thinks a special session to “resolve” the gay marriage “issue” is a fantastic idea.
Cox is only the latest Democrat willing to come into our homes, tell us how much they love us, cluck over how unfortunate it is that we have no rights, take our campaign contributions — and then take the HOV lane to Bainbridge when our unpopularity starts to feel contagious.
So with the July primaries coming up, gay voters can (a) vote for the Democrats anyway in the hope they will change; (b) write-in someone; (c) stay home; or (d) vote Republican. (Note: primaries exist to narrow the candidates for the two major parties only, so you can’t vote third party this summer.)
Believe it or not, the correct answer is “(d)” — vote Republican. Here’s why the other options don’t work, in reverse order:
(c): Staying home is not the political statement you think it is.
Approximately four dorks like me will look at the voter returns and see that turnout was surprisingly low in certain districts, but I promise we don’t think, “Wow, these voters were making a dramatic political statement!”
We think, “What a bunch of apathetic losers in that district!” Then the next candidates who buy the voter file do not mail you any literature because they think you do not vote. Option (c) hurts us.
(b): Your write-in votes do not count.
If you are unclear about this, check out the current lawsuit over the Atlanta City Council’s District 6 seat. Lesbian incumbent Anne Fauver won the fall race over gay challenger Steve Brodie by five votes because the Fulton Board of Elections decided to throw away the nine write-in ballots that were cast in the race.
Had the votes been counted toward the total, neither candidate would have had more than 50 percent, there would have been a run-off, and then who knows who would be representing District 6.
And guess what? No one knows or cares whom those nine people voted for, either, except perhaps the elections staffers. So option (b) feels good, but it does not get us anywhere.
(a): Rewarding bad behavior is foolish.
The Democratic Party in Georgia has behaved very badly. So our response to that is to reward them with our votes? Dr. Phil and your therapist would say that option (a) is not in your best interest.
THAT BRINGS US TO the Republicans, and potentially the most dangerous race on the ballot this election cycle: the battle between Cagle and Ralph Reed in the GOP primary for lieutenant governor.
Reed, the former Christian Coalition head, is under investigation for ties to Jack Abramoff, and he has been implicated in a huge casino lobbying scandal, yet he still manages to run about even with Cagle in the polls.
The man is a political genius, and that’s why we need to keep him out of office. A Ralph Reed victory would have a dangerous impact here and on the national level, and it is the fastest route to making Georgia Democrats take a hard right in November.
Only one group gets a free pass when it comes to crossover voting: Those who live in the Georgia House districts where gay candidates Allen Thornell and Karla Drenner are on the ballot. They need your votes, so don’t switch to the GOP primary this time around.
The rest of us should use our votes to keep Reed out of the State Capitol this July 18. At least then we will get something for our votes. That’s more than we can say about voting Democrat.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Kevin Edwards for State Representative District #56
Kevin Edwards is a candidate for Georgia State Representative #56. He lives in the Mechanicsville neighborhood.
He is running because he believes we deserve a representative who understands and has a connection to our community- a representative who cares about our community. He wants to go to the Capitol to ensure that our neighborhoods are not left behind any longer. You can count on him to always fight for you.
Over the next several weeks, he will be calling and knocking on doors in our neighborhoods. Until he gets to your home, feel free to call him at home to discuss any issues or concerns you may have. His home number is 404-396-0083.
In the Democratic Primary on July 18, He needs your vote because he is the only REAL Democrat in the race!
OUR Priorities....
*Access to quality, affordable, health care and prescription drugs.
*Increase in the minimum wage
*Increased funding for public schools in the inner city.
*Job training programs
*Lower natural gas prices
*Safer streets
*Cleaner environment
About Kevin Edwards....
*President, The Edwards Financial Group
*Member, NAACP
*Board Member, Youth Task Force
*Member, Urban League
*Former Budget Analys, City of Atlanta
Committee to Elect Kevin Edwards
502 Pryor Street
Unit 305
Atlanta, GA 30312
He is running because he believes we deserve a representative who understands and has a connection to our community- a representative who cares about our community. He wants to go to the Capitol to ensure that our neighborhoods are not left behind any longer. You can count on him to always fight for you.
Over the next several weeks, he will be calling and knocking on doors in our neighborhoods. Until he gets to your home, feel free to call him at home to discuss any issues or concerns you may have. His home number is 404-396-0083.
In the Democratic Primary on July 18, He needs your vote because he is the only REAL Democrat in the race!
OUR Priorities....
*Access to quality, affordable, health care and prescription drugs.
*Increase in the minimum wage
*Increased funding for public schools in the inner city.
*Job training programs
*Lower natural gas prices
*Safer streets
*Cleaner environment
About Kevin Edwards....
*President, The Edwards Financial Group
*Member, NAACP
*Board Member, Youth Task Force
*Member, Urban League
*Former Budget Analys, City of Atlanta
Committee to Elect Kevin Edwards
502 Pryor Street
Unit 305
Atlanta, GA 30312
Monday, May 22, 2006
My support of the DPG
First let me give a disclaimer. I don't have a stable source of internet so I don't post everyday. I post as often as possible and that's why you will see multiple posts in one day and none for more days.
Ok..
Alot of people have been real critical of the State Party and I often wonder if they look at the bigger picture.
1. 4 years ago the State Party was an entirely different apparatus. After the 2002 elections, they had to stop and completely rebuild.
2. With Democrats losing Nationally and still having trouble regaining its footing, How well do you really expect a conservative state like Georgia to do right now.
3. Decades of Republican Think Tanks planning for a nation wide takeover can not be fought against and won overnight. Democrats need Policy Think Tanks of their own planning policy and strategies to prepare for a stronger comeback
4. Georgia has over 150 counties. Maybe we should stop looking at the Atlanta Metro Area and look at the advancements taking place statewide.
I know everyone won't agree with me but oh well.
Ok..
Alot of people have been real critical of the State Party and I often wonder if they look at the bigger picture.
1. 4 years ago the State Party was an entirely different apparatus. After the 2002 elections, they had to stop and completely rebuild.
2. With Democrats losing Nationally and still having trouble regaining its footing, How well do you really expect a conservative state like Georgia to do right now.
3. Decades of Republican Think Tanks planning for a nation wide takeover can not be fought against and won overnight. Democrats need Policy Think Tanks of their own planning policy and strategies to prepare for a stronger comeback
4. Georgia has over 150 counties. Maybe we should stop looking at the Atlanta Metro Area and look at the advancements taking place statewide.
I know everyone won't agree with me but oh well.
Dnc and Ray Nagin
Drudge Report is reporting that they have sources that say that the DNC intervened in the New Orleans Mayoral Race in Support of Mitch Landrieu. The DNC is denying the reports and saying that that don't get involved in primaries.
ok here's my take on the issue .. it may not be politically correct but I don't really care.
Hell, someone should have intervened. Although I'm a huge critic of the Bush Administration, the Katrina disaster was not just his fault. Ray Nagin knew for years that if a hurricane of that magnitude would cause that type of destruction for the city. Did He have an adequate plan? I think not. While many were in the superdome suffering, He was in a nice hotel suite living the good life.
Then he has the AUDACITY, to praise President Bush in his victory speech at a time when Democrats are trying to capitalize on his errors and his administration. People supported him because they wanted another black mayor of New Orleans. Race doesn't mean anything when you aren't concerned about the poor, children, elderly and working class.
I'm sick of these Top-hat wearin tap dancing mayors creating a smoke screne to make it seem like they are black and in support of policies that help lack people. I've said it before and I'll say it again... With Democrats like these, who needs republicans.
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