Oconee County, GA Politics

Miss Kate and I do not agree on much, but yes our do-nothing Congressman Paul Broun does not deserve our support and needs to be told so in Washington, DC. I think my head would explode though should I ride in a bus with her all the day to our Nation's Capital. From: Kate McDaniel < katemail@bellsouth.net > Date: June 28, 2010 8:31:28 PM EDT Subject: Coach Trip to Washington DC from Watkinsville, GA Hello …..Last call for trip to Washington DC, coach leaving from Watkinsville, GA (6 miles south of Athens). Need RSVP soon (by July 1 – next Thursday). We must tell Congress to listen to the people. Need ideas for signs? Call me. You will be given updates via this Newsletter……Kate. Newsletter: "Let's Take It To The Hill" Let's Take It To The Hill! From Watkinsville, GA To Washington, DC Tentative Plans for Bus Trip to Washington, DC   September 12, 2010 Athens Coach, Inc  - seats 50 Cost per seat - $120 (includes gas, hotel expense for driver) Each ride...

I vomited in my own mouth when I heard NewsTalk 1340 WGAU AM's Tim Bryant being manipulated by State Senator and Congressional wannabe Barry Fleming today on his Fleming's many arrows and barbs, but it set the tone for the nasty words rising faster than the gas prices. Fleming did blast Broun about not wanting to save the Ag Research Center in Athens. Nice try Barry. The J. Phil Campbell Jr center is only in Watkinsville, not Athens, and if you think there is a big stink between folks from Augusta and Athens in the Whitehead meltdown last year, wait to you hear some folks from Oconee and Clarke going at it. Broun won't go to bat to try and get some congressional pork to save the agriculture facility. That pretty much decides it that I cannot vote for Broun ever again. If you are going to play on the team, you need to know the rules The gist of Fleming's phlegm this time was that Broun wants to do bong hits with your kids and sell porn pictures of them as well. Of cour...

A Democratic war veteran living in Jackson County announced he will run against Dr. Paul Broun for the 10th district congressional seat in 2008 . This candidate Bobby Saxon was first revealed to me in the days before Marlow and friends got in the race when it looked like it still looked like it was going to be Republicans Ralph Hudgins versus Barry Fleming for the seat by a reliable source.

This article captures the current congressional race rather well from a national perspective. I would strongly urge everyone to vote for Broun if you vote at all as a protest vote to Whitehead's anti-Athens attitude.

I guess the Governor and Secretary of State can ignore state law when setting a special election date. We have been led to believe that the Governor had 10 days after the death of 10th district Congressman Dr. Charlie Norwood to choose an election date that had to come some 30 days after that. Well the last part of the calendar has been swept under the rug so that announced GOP candidates Ralph Hudgers and John Whitehead don't have to resign their seats during this term of the General Assembly in Atlanta. 30 days from today would be March 23, but again, the Republicans have a way of avoiding the law and paying not attention to precedent when they find it convenient. Terry Holley will run and perhaps the extra time will give him more of a chance. According to Tim Bryant right now, Governor has not set the date yet. AJC reporters quoted Hudgens and the Georgia News Network reported it as fact, which has yet to happen, according to Newstalk 1340 WGAU AM. Hudgens wants to serve out hi...