Oconee County, GA Politics

--- On Thu, 9/3/09, Poythress for Governor <David@poythressforgovernor.com> wrote: From: Poythress for Governor <David@poythressforgovernor.com> Subject: Culture of Corruption Continues in Georgia Politics To: danjmatt@bellsouth.net Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 4:13 PM CULTURE OF CORRUPTION CONTINUES IN GEORGIA POLITICS Back in May, I criticized Congressman Nathan Deal for not joining me in standing up to the irresponsible secession threats that his fellow Republican candidates for Governor were supporting.  He never responded and now we know why.  It appears that Congressman Deal and his congressional staff were focused on protecting his no-bid, state contract. A recent investigation by the Atlanta Journal Constitution revealed that Deal's personal business venture, Recovery Services Inc., has benefited from a lucrative agreement with the state where his Gainesville company is one of five locations (and the closest to Atlanta) f...

OK, so we might not have as many people there as there were teabaggers on a flatbed Thursday. We might have some rain. We might have some problems finding the tennis pavilion to the rear left of the new park. But persevere and promise to try to remember to come out Sunday to see General David Poythress and Representative DuBose Porter on the long haul toward the Governor's mansion. Face it, Oconee is as red a county in Georgia, so best we start getting our candidate appearances on now since they will be getting less and less frequent as we head toward 2010. So come have some fun, rain or shine, in the back of the Oconee Veterans Park at 3500 Hog Mountain Road on State Route 53 between the high schools. Together we can reclaim Georgia. State chair Jane Kidd is expected to attend and we have invited Roy Barnes and Thurbert Baker, so we shall see. From: oconeedemocrats@yahoogroups.com <oconeedemocrats@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [oconeedemocrats] Gubernatorial Ice Cream Social, 4/...

The Gubernatorial guest list grew by one for the Oconee County, Georgia Democratic Committee's inaugural Gubernatorial Ice Cream Social at Oconee Veterans Park Tennis Pavilion in the rear left of the park at 3500 Hog Mountain Road (State Route 53). State Representative DuBose Porter (above) of Fitzgerald confirmed his appearance at the event Sunday from 3 to 5 pm in the event across the street from Herman C. Michael Park in what has been referred to as the Eastville area of Oconee County kind of between the public High Schools (North Oconee and Oconee County). Porter joins David Poythress (below) at the event. The Irish music playing band Repent at Leisure featuing Joe Willey and Dan Everett will be performing at the event, and there will be ice cream served. All are welcome regardless of affiliation, geographic residency or any other factors.

I have always thought fondly of Lt. Governor Casey Cagle since he rescued the state of Georgia with the specter of Ralph Reed as second in command. I thought he was the odds-on favorite for Governor post-Sonny Perdue. Now the race is truly wide open. Roy Barnes has yet to announce, and technically I do not think General Poythress has announced either (but I could be wrong on that). It will be interesting to see how this shift shakes the Georgia Gubernatorial race 2010 and this weekend when Poythress and perhaps Attorney General Thurbert Baker and Representative DuBose Porter make an appearance in Oconee County at the Veterans Memorial Park's Tennis Pavilion to the back left in the massive new complex at 3500 Hog Mountain Road from 3-5 pm. Somebody should have extended an invitation to Roy Barnes to come to Oconee County as well.

Veterans' Park is a lovely new facility. I have been playing basketball a lot ~ well, twice ~ at the adjacent Community Center. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:55:07 +0000 Subject: [oconee] Poythress Event - Change of Venue Dear Dems: Due to a scheduling glitch, our ice cream social welcoming gubernatorial candidate David Poythress will be held at the Tennis Pavilion at Veterans Memorial Park rather than at Harris Shoals Park. The event is still taking place on Sunday, April 19th, from 3 - 5 pm, though I have secured the pavilion for 2 - 5 pm so that we have time to set up. Please tell everyone you know about the event and the new venue. It will be a great opportunity to meet General Poythress, and a great opportunity to show off Oconee County's new and beautiful recreational facility. I have heard from several of you who are willing to help. I will be in touch soon with assignments. Also, this wil...

Brigadier General David Poythress, Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, will be speaking to Oconee County voters April 19th at the Tennis Pavilion of the Oconee Veterans Park (3500 Hog Mountain Road) instead of the originally scheduled Harris Shoals Park in Watkinsville.

Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. > To: YDEM-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Hey Young Dems, Join us this week for guest speaker General David Poythress, Democratic candidate for governor! General Poythress is the first Democrat to announce for the 2010 gubernatorial race, and has previously served as Georgia Secretary of State and Labor Commissioner. The meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday, March 25 in room 250 of the Miller Learning Center. There will PIZZA, so be sure to bring your friends! We're also pleased to welcome Jane Bradshaw, Katie Milway, and Daniel Fullerton from the Young Democrats of Georgia this Wednesday. Jane will be speaking briefly about YDG and the state convention coming up on April 17-19 at Unicoi State Park. Cost of attendance is roughly $45 per person (though UGA Young Dems may be able to help subsidize the cost), but we'll need to know before Friday, March 27. We need as many members to go as possible, so e-mail Louis Elrod (lelro...

The Oconee County Democratic Committee will host a meet and greet with Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Poythress on Sunday, April 19th, 3 - 5 pm , at Harris Shoals Park in Watkinsville. There will be ice cream, and we are working on getting a country music or bluegrass band. Anyone who knows a band who would work the event for free, please contact me. We have invited Democratic committees from surrounding counties to attend and help. So far, the response has been strong. Please begin spreading the word now through word of mouth, blogs, letters to the editor, and any other means possible. Of course, we will start contacting the newspapers soon. We will need volunteers to help with promotion, set up and staging, serving ice cream, and all the other things surrounding this event. If you wish to help, please contact me off the list serve. Also, expect this event to be a major agenda item at our April 2nd meeting. Thanks, and I look forward to your support with this major Democrati...

General David Poythress is running for Governor of Georgia in 2010. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. From: ksolheim@hotmail.com To: ccdc@clarkedemocrats.com; ccdc-nm@clarkedemocrats.com Subject: CCDC FW: Brig. General Poythress Visit to Athens Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:40:06 -0500 Dear CCDC members and friends,   Please read the message below. All are invited to attend.   Sincerely, Karen Solheim CCDC Vice Chair for Communications --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: RF2770@aol.com Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:06:47 -0500 Subject: Brig. General Poythress Visit to Athens To: ksolheim@yahoo.com Karen:   General Poythress visit to Athens  today will include a meet and greet coffee beginning at 9:30am. This is being given by Atty. Kenneth Dious at his law offices located at 115 Sycamore Dr.   He will visit Stroud between 10-11am.   Should you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 706-870-0515. ...