Challenger to Paul Broun, Jr. Releases First Fundraising Numbers

Surprisingly high numbers for Edwards

Woven brightly, 

Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:08:20 -0400
Subject: Challenger to Paul Broun, Jr. Releases First Fundraising Numbers

Greeting Dan,
I wanted to share some exciting news with you. Our campaign reached our first benchmark in this race by raising $102,248.62 during our first fundraising quarter. This impressive amount largely exceeds expectations and proves the campaign's viability, especially since the incumbent's campaign holds more debt than cash on hand. 

I'm so grateful to have such wide-spread and strong support from throughout the District and across the country. This report shows voters are responding to my campaign to send responsible leadership to Congress. Frankly, many in our District are suffering, and our incumbent refuses to help. Together we will send responsible leadership to Congress that supports our community. Together we will win this race!Thanks for supporting this campaign,
Russell

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Paid for by Russell Edwards for Congress

P.O. Box 80706
Athens, GA 30608

Choice between old, new in Oconee races || OnlineAthens.com

Hale v. Gilland for the Oconee County Board of Commissioners will be the most interesting contest on Primary Night - now less than a fortnight away. I predict the outcome will be less than 100 vote difference.
Choice between old, new in Oconee races || OnlineAthens.com

Editorial: Stay respectful at Broun's town hall meeting || OnlineAthens.com

Please demonstrate decorum at all political gatherings, especially those with Congressman

Editorial: Stay respectful at Broun's town hall meeting || OnlineAthens.com

Saturday stroll to discuss native wildlife || OnlineAthens.com

Keep attending the Oconee Democratic committee sponsored walks please

Saturday stroll to discuss native wildlife || OnlineAthens.com

Bishop teen makes fans with each performance || OnlineAthens.com

Coming straight out of Bishop, where I biked last night with my son.....

Bishop teen makes fans with each performance || OnlineAthens.com

NCAA pole vault: What height are we at? A very good question during a marathon competition won by Kansas star | OregonLive.com

NCAA pole vault: What height are we at? A very good question during a marathon competition won by Kansas star | OregonLive.com

Russell Edwards for Congress Mixer this Thursday

Please attend if you can

Woven brightly,

Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

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Subject: Russell Edwards for Congress Mixer this Thursday

Greetings Dan,

Russell Edwards here, and I wanted to invite to a mixer this Thursday.     What: Russell Edwards for Congress Mixer

    When: This Thursday, July 8th, from 6-8pm
    Where: Upstairs at the Downtown Transmetropolitan, 145 East Clayton Street, Athens, GA  View Map
    Why: Come for a fun evening at Transmetropolitan Pizza where we'll join in fellowship and discuss our strategy moving forward. 
This evening also presents a great opportunity for us all to get together and celebrate how far we've come in fighting to create jobs and supporting our schools and also understand how much farther we have to go.

I urge everyone to avoid Paul Broun, Jr.'s grandstanding and instead attend an event to send responsible leadership to Congress.  He hopes for people in our community to go and drive up attendance. He also hopes for people to angrily disagree with him and galvanize his base supporters.

Spread the word, let's get together and deny him these opportunities. The lower his turnout, the more illegitimate he appears.

There will be pizza at my event, not at his.  RSVP via Facebook here: click

Thanks for all your support thus far, and I hope to see everyone out this Thursday!
Russell

 Connect with the campaign via:

Paid for by Russell Edwards for Congress

P.O. Box 80706
Athens, GA 30608

The AG race is only teenage wasteland | Blogs.OnlineAthens.com

Blake gives good insight into Attorney General race and how Ken Hodges has falsely claimed Andy Young endorsement; plus Ralph Hudgens hammers Obamacare
The AG race is only teenage wasteland | Blogs.OnlineAthens.com

Sex offender tracking group now operating in Ga. | savannahnow.com

Sheriff Berry has more tools to help him cope with all the sex offenders in Oconee County
Sex offender tracking group now operating in Ga. | savannahnow.com

Tainted grassroots | savannahnow.com

More reasons not to vote for the Ox for the GOP primary

Tainted grassroots | savannahnow.com

Oconee County schools seeking IE2 consultant || OnlineAthens.com

Oconee County schools seeking IE2 consultant || OnlineAthens.com

Two candidates to be UGA’s AD: McGarity and Williams

Two candidates to be UGA’s AD: McGarity and Williams

This Fourth of July

Friend -- The Fourth of July is especially dear to my family. For us, it is not just our nation's birthday. It is the day Michelle and I became parents 12 years ago. And every year we enjoy watching the fireworks with Malia on her birthday. As we celebrate the profound pride of being American, today is a time to honor the women and men in our armed forces, whose immeasurable bravery and sacrifice have made our country what it is today. That sacrifice is shared with husbands and wives, with sons and daughters, with fathers and mothers, who are asked to wait at home as their loved ones protect our nation. Their heroism, too, has helped pave the path of our freedom. Even before we moved into the White House, Michelle was a champion for those military families. She has witnessed their struggles, and she has made it her personal mission to fight for them. On this Fourth of July, she recorded a personal message, commemorating our nation's birthday and paying tribute to these families. Please take a minute to watch Michelle's video -- and join us as we honor our military families here and abroad: http://my.barackobama.com/July4th From all of us, happy Independence Day. Thank you, and may God bless America. President Barack Obama July 4th, 2010

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Athens Academy's string of strong runs nets area's top prize || OnlineAthens.com

Although admittedly I am quite biased because I send my son to Athens Academy, it is nice to see the school get a little bit of recognition after the school did not get a single person on the Banner-Herald's all area boys basketball team even at honorable mention this past season.

Athens Academy's string of strong runs nets area's top prize || OnlineAthens.com

Report: Evans out as Georgia's AD | ajc.com

I hope the best for him and his family on this holiday and beyond

Report: Evans out as Georgia's AD | ajc.com

Broun sets town hall at Athens Holiday Inn || OnlineAthens.com

Broun sets town hall at Athens Holiday Inn || OnlineAthens.com

Incident report: Evans tried to bargain his way out of DUI arrest | ajc.com

I am a huge Damon Evans supporter, but I cannot see him holding on to his job after the latest revelations in this article. I worked in the Athletic Association in 1994 when he cam from Graduate School at the University of Missouri. I thought he would be a great Athletic Director, and he was, but I do not see how he can hold on to his job now. The PR nightmare is only going to get worse when the videotape comes out next. Decisive action is called for, and swiftly.

Incident report: Evans tried to bargain his way out of DUI arrest | ajc.com

WSB-TV: 20 years ago, a judge called lawyer John Oxendine an ‘abomination’

WSB-TV: 20 years ago, a judge called lawyer John Oxendine an ‘abomination’

TeenPact kids' campaign efforts raise questions | ajc.com

Tim Echols has been pimping his kids for political gain hiding behind the political action committee shield for quite some time.
TeenPact kids' campaign efforts raise questions | ajc.com

FW: Oconee Farmer's Market

Woven brightly,

Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:47:13 -0700
From: oconeefm@yahoo.com
Subject: Oconee Farmer's Market
To: oconeefm@yahoo.com

This week we will have cinnamon rolls, fresh homemade breads, hamburger buns, scones and biscotti as well as granola!! There will be homemade cakes and assorted pastries as well as blueberry pie, peach pie, sweet potato pie, pecan pie, banana-nut bread, snickerdoodle cookies, apple-pecan muffins and whoopie pies. Delicious pound cakes and zucchini bran muffins. We will have fresh locally grown herbs, edible flowers, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, greens, lettuce, peaches, blueberries, garlic, potatoes, radishes, homegrown tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, various sweet and hot peppers, green onions, spinach, squash, yellow onions and boiled or fried peanuts and pork skins. Fresh made jams and jellies. Homemade soaps and fresh lamb! Woolens from locally raised sheep!! Don't forget about our farm fresh eggs and Johnson Dairy Milk!! We will have ornamental plants, transplant-able vegetables, blooming perennials and annuals, hanging baskets, potted flowers and fresh cut flowers. Head of the Meadow Farms will be selling grass fed beef! So come on out and pick up some locally grown, fresh goodness!! Don't forget to tell a friend or neighbor!!   Karl Berg 706-215-7385 www.oconeefarmersmarket.org and http://www.apvoc.com/

On to the Senate

Friend -- Last night, just before 7 p.m. Eastern Time, the House passed Wall Street reform by a vote of 237 to 192. This is a huge victory for our movement -- and all American consumers. Now, there's just one hurdle left before this historic bill can be signed into law. It must be passed by the Senate -- a vote likely to come right after the July 4th congressional recess. Protecting consumers and holding the big banks accountable is a key piece of the change that all of us fought for in 2008. It's up to us to bring it across the finish line -- making sure every champion in the Senate knows that we're standing with them, and that those in opposition know that Americans are demanding reform. Can you take a moment now to write to your senators? http://my.barackobama.com/WSRSenateVote Thanks for making it possible, Mitch Mitch Stewart Director Organizing for America P.S. -- A lot of OFA supporters have been passing around this clip from Rachel Maddow's show about the incredible changes made during the Obama administration. Take a look: http://my.barackobama.com/MaddowClip

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Your morning jolt: Ralph Hudgens says he's returned $106k | Political Insider

Does Ralphie babe deserve your support? I do not think so
Your morning jolt: Ralph Hudgens says he's returned $106k | Political Insider

Damon Evans DUI PSA

UGA AD Damon Evans and his DUI: It’s no laughing matter

UGA AD Damon Evans and his DUI: It’s no laughing matter

UGA athletic director arrested on DUI charge || OnlineAthens.com

I feel sorry for Oconee County resident Damon Evans and wonder who his companion was as well. I saw him jogging very slowly around the track at UGA this morning.
UGA athletic director arrested on DUI charge || OnlineAthens.com

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Republican Candidates Not All Pure Republicans, Voting History Shows

Republicans in Oconee County are in fashion, are trendy, and are the favorite brand of soap of most voters. It is as if the country club of choice if the G.O.P. in Oconee County, and the fact remains that the Republicans remain a 2-to-1 majority locally and it is damn near impossible for a Democrat to be elected locally in this day and age. Purity and adherence to some supposed orthodoxy are not a very good indicator of how genuine a candidate is in my humble opinion. In this day of teabagging, the Republican party's big tent has become smaller and more exclusive to relatively wealthy white people, while the Democratic party has rebounded in the once Republican strongholds of Cobb and Gwinnett counties in Georgia.

The fact that some candidates have voted for Democrats in the recent past should actually bring more votes to some candidates, but some local voters claim a purity test of how much a conservative Republican are they. A gauge of how meaningless party labels are would be the latest profile photo in Facebook of G.O.P. chair Jay Hanley shaking hands with Democratic politician Zell Miller at a recent fundraiser for Hank Huckaby. Now admittedly Miller has burned every bridge with Democratic hierarchy locally, statewide and nationally but remains a favorite of Republicans, but he refuses to change parties like almost every Republican in Oconee County has in the last several decades with the exception of Hanley (he's too young).

Local blogger extraordinaire Lee Becker does his usual thorough job of analyzing voting trends of most local candidates, and while I maintain that primary voting really does not indicate what a person does or does not believe, it does show how some folks say one thing and act another way. I have selected the G.O.P. primary ballot in almost every local election because I want my vote to go toward the local election since the Republican primary has become the defacto general election in Oconee for more than a dozen years. No one who knows me or reads this blog would accuse me of being a DINO (Democrat in Name Only) but it seems there is a whisper campaign about some candidates on the other side being RINOs (Republicans in Name Only).

I would think that a record of political campaign donations that candidates have made in the last dozen years might be a better gauge of where candidates come from, but I salute Becker for remaining a nonpartisan observer of both parties and someone who puts his money where his blog is.
Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Republican Candidates Not All Pure Republicans, Voting History Shows