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GA GOP State Convention Live Blog
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GAGOP State Convention Open Thread
I’m sitting here on the floor of the convention with my fellow delegates from Walker County. Jessica may be covering the convention via a live blog. If you’re playing at home, feel free to post your complaints observations in this OPEN THREAD.
Road Show
Hey everyone, don’t forget there’s a Road Show in Athens tonight. What better way to kick off the convention than with us? What: ROAD SHOW! When: Tonight Time: 7pm to 9PM Where: Dirty Birds, 312 East Washington Street, Athens GA
News from GA Colleges
Ga Tech is offering an online Master’s Degree program for a cool $6k. The program immediately garnered national attention. Morehouse decided to allow Kevin Johnson to speak during commencement exercises. His privilege was rescinded when criticism from him of Obama surfaced. And speaking of El Presidente, he will deliver the keynote on Saturday. (Side note to any college [...]
You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for ACA
Late yesterday, here at the PP Bunker, we received a flood of press releases with various flavors of righteous indignation on the ongoing fight to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). Said releases appear after the fold, in alphabetical order, just to be fair. From Rep. John Barrow: For Immediate Release: May 16, 2013 [...]
Morning Reads for Friday, May 17, 2013
If you’re not getting your daily dose of Peach Pundit in your in-box, why not? Sign up here. Here: - Pay it forward. Just in time for all you folks heading to Athens where the parking meters will drive you insane. - Doug Richards and the Atlanta Illuminati. - Cobb County Manager staying put. Can [...]
Karen Handel Enters Georgia Senate Race
The speculation is over. Karen Handel is now officially a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Her press release: Karen Handel Announces Campaign For U.S. Senate –“Georgians want a conservative Senator with the courage to take on the status quo, to fight for them and our constitutional ideals, to be accountable to them — and not [...]
Collins vs. Holder
Congressman Doug Collins questioned Attorney General Eric Holder when he appeared before the House Judiciary Committee.
State Rep Tyrone Brooks indicted for glorified stealing
From WSB: A federal grand jury has indicted Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr. on 30 counts including mail, wire and tax fraud charges. Brooks, 67, is accused of soliciting contributions from individual and corporate donors to combat illiteracy, but then used the money to pay for personal expenses for himself and his family. [...]
Mike Collins is… IN for Georgia 10.
As reported earlier Mike Collins, son of former Congressman Mac Collins, hass announced his candidacy for Georgia’s 10th Congressional district. From his announcement: “I will be a strong voice for our conservative values in Congress. ...Show More Summary
Pink Pony Lawsuit Against Brookhaven -Novel Theory?
My legal expertise is limited to re-runs of “Matlock,” so we need some legal beagles to weigh in. The Pink Pony (link probably not entirely safe for work) used to sit in unincorporated DeKalb County- but is now inside the city limits of Brookhaven. The city adopted some laws that were substantially different than DeKalb’s codes [...]
GAGOP Round-up: This Is It!
We’re getting close to the bottom of the 9th inning for those seeking to lead the Georgia Republican Party (the convention technically starts on Friday, but the ballots won’t be cast until Saturday). I know there’s a lot of talk going on about the future of Republicans in our great state, and I do believe [...]
Morning Reads for Thursday, May 16
Hope you’re gearing up for the Road Show in Athens…I’m pleased we’ve chosen alcohol over BBQ. Peaches Big Pimpin’ in the Buckhead burbs. No business license? No problem. Contradiction: Man tries selling CD’s on MARTA without a business license and spends 5 days in jail. Jimmy Carter Dana Loesch says IRS is waging the War [...]
2008 Indiana Election Fraud Convictions Add Fuel to the Fire
Not Georgia, not that it couldn’t have happened here as well. Former longtime St. Joseph County Democratic party Chairman Butch Morgan Jr. was found guilty of felony conspiracy counts to commit petition fraud and forgery, and former county Board of Elections worker Dustin Blythe was found guilty of felony forgery counts and falsely making a [...]
Rep. Hank Johnson weighs in on the AP scandal
Rep. Hank Johnson issued a statement with comments for the Judiciary Hearing on Oversight of the Justice Department this afternoon. He’s calling for revisions to the Espionage Act and the law covering pen registers — the statute allowing government agents to get phone records without a warrant. The public outcry in response to the AP investigation [...]
Adding to the Controversy Storm: Shenanigans in Russia
So in the midst of several scandals (IRS targeting, AP phone records, and Benghazi) there’s another one may not get a whole lot of coverage. Over the last week some interesting things have happened in Russia. A low level American diplomat was arrested by the FSB (think a blend of the KGB and FBI but [...]
Deal Issues Statement On Common Core
Governor Deal issued an Executive Order today aimed at calming fears about the Common Core standards. The order says that no educational standards shall be forced on the State by the Federal government and that no personally identifiable student information shall be shared with the Federal government. The Governor held a press conference to announce [...]
Should This Surprise Us?: EPA Giving Preferential Treatment
So, in light of the Benghazi cover-up, IRS targeting conservative groups, and the DOJ covertly probing the Associated Press, we have the Environmental Protection Agency showing favoritism to liberal and green groups. From Leslie Shedd,...Show More Summary
Bibles Removed, Quickly Replaced From State-Owned Lodges
A mid-week Constitutional debate for everyone has begun with Paul Yates’ reporting at FOX5 Atlanta, that due to a “citizen’s concern,” Bibles were ordered removed from Georgia-owned lodges and guest houses at State parks. The Augusta Chronicle has additional details here. And Jim Galloway reports a that Governor Nathan Deal will seek to get those [...]
From the Daily
Here are a couple of stories from the daily that should pique your interest. In case you haven’t signed up yet, go here. It’s totally worth it. You should definitely do it. You know you want to. Alabama, Florida, Try To Slip Rule Into Bill To Screw Georgia. The AP’s Ray Henry: “Originally, the plan [...]