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Vernon Jones, Dekalb CEO, took a pot shot at Jim Martin supporting John Edwards (Martin beat Vernon Jones in the Primary senate runoff). Of course Vernon Jones voted for George W. Not once but twice. And not in a primary but in the general election against two Democrats. Jones received the most amount of votes in Georgia primary and was forced into a runoff against Martin. Martin ultimately won.
Here is what Jones said
As for Jim Martin, I know the AJC endorsed Martin over me and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.). Although Martin is a nice man, it is a fact that he did not want to vote for a Caucasian woman or an African-American man for president in the primary. Instead, he voted for someone who was not even running for president -- John Edwards, a white male. If it were left up to Martin there would be no President--elect Barack Obama.
I find this as another example of Vernon Jones having absolutely not an ounce of class. Jim Martin supported Obama in the General while Vernon Jones pulled a double Zell Miller/ Joe Lieberman in 2000 and 2004.
Imperial Sugar Co. CEO John Sheptor defended the conduct of Saxby Chambliss on Wednesday, saying the U.S. senator from Georgia has "behaved appropriately with character and integrity at all times."
The comments came after Imperial Sugar executives and workers broke ground on a new packaging warehouse at the Port Wentworth plant, damaged in the Feb. 7 explosions and fire that killed 14 workers and injured scores more.
Chambliss, a Republican in the midst of a re-election campaign against Democrat Jim Martin, is resisting an order to give evidence in a lawsuit by families of victims killed or hurt in the refinery disaster.
Savannah attorney Mark Tate, who issued the subpoena, has said Chambliss tried to talk some of Tate's clients out of suing Imperial Sugar in the months that followed the tragedy.
Chambliss has said he is not only immune from such demands to testify, he is prohibited - a contention that Tate and others have challenged.
Chambliss supporters say the demand for the senator's testimony is politically driven. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has made an issue of Chambliss' treatment of a whistle-blower at a July hearing that examined the causes of the refinery explosion.I
First of all this immunity is crap and does not apply to non-legislative activities.
While this news is not a deal breaker for our chances in Georgia, it means we've got to work harder. We have just had two days of early voting in Georgia and those numbers are not promising as reported by the AJC .
This should not be a damper but rather a wake up call that we need to volunteer in person if we are close by, help with phone calls if you are far away and donate donate donate if you can.
Please help me reach my goal of turning Georgia Peach to Blue.
"I was determined not to be physically fit," he explained during a debate in August 2002. "I had a bum knee. I had an old football knee that unfortunately they wouldn't take me."
Well that hasn't kept him from taking junkets to play golf with lobbyists (or Tiger Woods apparently). And by the way he carries a more than a casual golfers handicap according to the story.
I just got a question from an avid reader as the best way to help (from way out of state) in the Minnesota recount and/or the Georgia Senate runoff. I would first say that I am committed to the Georgia Senate runoff and have not paid as much attention to the Minnesota Senate recount.
I did get an email from Democratic Gain with suggestions of how to help in either of these or the Louisiana runoffs. I would suggest that you send them an email if you can phone bank from out of state. I think they mostly need folks on the ground for the Minnesota Runoff recount.
Donations (if you can afford to) are another good way to help even if it is just a couple of dollars.
Interested in helping Democrat Jim Martin beat Sen. Saxby Chambliss in the Georgia run-off election on December 2nd? There are travel stipends and supporter housing available. Interested people should email volunteer@martinvictory.com.
The Minnesota Democratic Party is looking for volunteers to make sure every Minnesota vote is counted between Democrat Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman. The recount is scheduled to begin on November 19th. Gas stipend and supporter housing is available. Interested folks should email efought@dfl.org for more information and should also list out availability from start to end, full contact information, whether you have a car, and whether you need housing.
And, because Hurricane Gustav messed up the election calendar, there is a special general election in the Louisiana 4th (Shreveport area) between Democrat Paul Carmouche and Republican John Flemming. The election is December 6th and they need some boots on the ground to help turn this red district blue. Interested folks should email the campaign directly at info@carmoucheforcongress.com or call (318) 703-3711.
Yesterday you answered my call and challenge to help Jim Martin in his Senate Race. We raised $1,023 from 43 different donors. We came together. And I'm sure others gave on other pages as a result. I'm now about $1,000 from my initial goal of $3,500 on my Peach to Blue .
John McCain appeared for 2,000 folks in Cobb County yesterday to sing his praises for Saxby Chambliss. I'm not sure he had 2,000 people at one of his own rallies.
Well apparently Zell Miller (I thought I would never have to write about him) came out of retirement and the mountains to urge Georgia faithful to vote for Saxby.
"It's good to be among you again," Miller told the crowd, which cheered its approval. "It is critical that we keep Saxby's voice and vote in Washington."
Miller said Chambliss could be the "last man standing" in front of a "far-left agenda" that Martin wants to help the Obama administration push. He zeroed-in on Obama's pledge to increase taxes on higher-income Americans and give tax breaks to most others.
"To steal from Peter to pay Paul, even if it gets Paul to vote for you, is wrong, wrong, wrong," Miller said.
Remind me why Zell Miller was a Democrat. Or am I dreaming that he ever was?
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