Oconee County, GA Politics

We need to learn how to kick John Douglas and Paul Broun's ass in November, and Rashad Richey is the man to do it. From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com Date: February 6, 2013 3:36:26 PM EST To: undisclosed recipients: ; Subject: Training for New (and gently used) Couny Chairs Reply-To: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com Hi District 10 Democratic Leaders! If you just went to your first Democratic Party meeting and was elected Chair or have been a chair for a while and need your progressive brain refreshed, look no farther. Later this month, join us in Greene County as the Political Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia imparts his vast knowledge of the ins and outs of county party administration. WHO : By Rashad Richey for County Democratic Party Chairs and leaders WHAT : Training on administrative duties  WHEN : Thursday, February 28, 6:30PM on the dot WHERE : The Delwebb Community, 1001 Muscogee Way Greensboro GA, 30642 (exit 1...

I was polled Friday afternoon and there was no identifier, but my support would go toward Michael Thurmond with General David Poythress second and Jane Kidd third. Fourth would have to be a wild card like Rich or Andy Rusk, Stephanie Stuckey Benfield or someone with charisma and deep pockets. Democratic candidates would be very smart to get together and not have a primary and let the Republicans rip and shred themselves apart in a primary to give the Democratic candidate  a real shot in November 2014. I would also support Jason Carter From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:15 PM Subject: 2014 US Senate Election Hi District 10 Democratic Leaders! You can see the email below that our DPG Vice Chair of Candidate Recruitment that the call is out for a Democratic candidate to enter the race for the US Senate! GA Republican Senator Saxby Chabliss announced today he will not seek re-election 2014. Who in your rolode...

From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com To: Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 10:10 AM Subject: Obama Signs available in Athens! Hi Everyone! Seems like Democrats are coming out of the woodwork for Obama signs these days. Yay! And the Athens Democratic Committee is answering the call. Calll their headquarters and reserve a batch. If you cannot pick them up, they can consider delivery if you help with the gas cost of the deliverer. $3.50 each. Phone: 706 546-7075  Website "Don't tell me what you believe in. Tell me what you have done, and I will tell you what you believe in."   (Mother of Congressman John Boccieri, D-OH) Morgan County, GA, History and Genealogy Books by Bonnie P. (Patsy) Harris

Here is a real opportunity to campaign in a swing state this weekend with minimal costs and maximum efforts (and results): From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com Date: October 16, 2012 7:21:06 PM EDT To: undisclosed recipients: ; Subject: Want to Canvass for Obama in North Carolina this weekend? Reply-To: Patsy Harris < patsydudney@yahoo.com > Hi Everyone! We have another chance to raise a ruckus in Charlotte! I just got a call from J.J. Edwards of the Obama Campaign. He is organizing a group of Georgia Dems to travel this weekend to Charlotte. It is an over-nighter, with rooms provided. We pay for our main food and help with gas. Looks like we will be gathering in Athens at the Clarke Co. Headquarters at 7AM this Saturday, travel the 200 miles in one of our cars, and arrive at Charlotte where we will be given our instructions. We will canvass the rest of the daylight hours in certain areas, and then drive home the next morning - gone about 3...

Steve Oppenheimer in Athens at CCDC HQ opening From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com Date: September 18, 2012 6:54:46 PM EDT To: undisclosed recipients: ; Subject: Please pass this event info along to your fine 10th District Democrats! Reply-To: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com The Putnam County Democrats invite everyone to join them for breakfast with the Democratic Candidates! Saturday Sept. 29, 8AM Sheila's Big Chick 104 Oconee St., Eatonton, GA (Right off the square in downtown Eatonton.) MEET: Steve Oppenheimer - Public Service Commission Darrell Black - State Senate District 25 Quentin T. Howell - State House District 145 Janie Reid - Putnam County Commission Fred Ward - Putnam County Commission Contact: Putnam County Chair Fred Ward - 706 816-6010 "Don't tell me what you believe in. Tell me what you have done, and I will tell you what you believe in."   (Mother of Congressman John ...

Begin forwarded message: From: Patsy Harris < patsydudney@yahoo.com > Date: September 17, 2012 2:01:22 PM EDT To: undisclosed recipients: ; Subject: You might want to attend this Baldwin County event! Reply-To: Patsy Harris < patsydudney@yahoo.com > Hi D10 Democratic Leaders, Please check below about the Baldwin County event at which the speaker will the the Obama For America state director, Meredith Lilly! Patsy 521 West Montgomery Street -Suites 18 & 20 Milledgeville Georgia, 31061   (478) 238-DEMS (office) www.TeamDemocrat.org For Immediate Release                                             September 14, 2012 Meredith Lilly, Georgia State Director for the Obama for Am...

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com To: Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 11:11 PM Subject: Democratic candidate training Sept 27 in Madison, GA Hi again, everyone! Let's give our local Democratic candidates a boost with some free campaign training! Rashad Richey, political director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, will be in Madison (Morgan County) the evening of Thursday, September 27 for a two-hour crash course of the most important aspects of winning a campaign. This is five weeks before the General Election, and so there is lots of time to use what is learned. Here are the details:  WHERE: The Morgan County Library, 1131 East Ave., Madison, GA 30650.  WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 6-8PM WHO: All Democratic candidates invited  HOW: Bring a laptop if you can. Please pass along this info to your candidates and ask them to let w know if they can coem. Thanks ever, Patsy ...

Subject: Let's gather together in Eatonton to watch the President! To those of us left at home in Georgia during the Democratic National Convention... The fine Democrats of Putnam County have invited us to join them this Thursday evening to watch the President's acceptance speech. What could be better than gathering with our fellow Dems to cheer our man on! Details: WHEN: This Thursday, Sept. 6, from 7:30 till the speech is over WHERE: T he Putnam Dems' favorite spot to meet -  Sheila's Big Chick,  104 Oconee St., Eatonton, just east of downtown. FOOD?: Oh Yes! Sheila will have some great yummies to purchase. DIRECTIONS: with Google Maps, Google Earth, or MapQuest, copy and paste the following coordinates and it nails the building: 33.325347, -83.385470 from the southeast corner of the downtown square, at Jefferson St and Sumter St, go east on Sumter for one block. Cross the RR tracks and immediately turn right on Oconee St. Sh...

We have just over one month to register as many Democrats as possible so they can vote for our local and state candidates and President Obama. How about we use this Democratic Convention week to inspire ourselves and our fellow Democrats to register to vote! Labor Day afternoon is a great time to go door to door in the county, not to mention, look for neighborhood BBQs. You might even be offered a bite! Onward and upward! Patsy

On Apr 26, 2012, at 7:26 PM, Patsy Harris wrote: Hi Everyone! I have three tickets available at $100 each for the JJ Dinner. They are at tables at which will be seated folks from both the old and the new 9th and 10th districts. Such a deal! And I do need to sell them! Patsy "Don't tell me what you believe in. Tell me what you have done, and I will tell you what you believe in."   (Mother of Congressman John Boccieri, D-OH) Morgan County, GA, History and Genealogy Books by Bonnie P. (Patsy) Harris

From: Patsy Harris Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 8:22 PM Subject: Target: House District 117 (Clarke, Barrow, Oconee, and Jackson Counties) Folks, w e have until the end of May to find a fine Democrat to run against and win the new House District 117. Already, one Republican has announced for the primary. D117 will include four counties named above.  Just to give you a few stats I just pulled from Votebuilder: 30,144 registered voters 2,144 Strong Dems 1,780 Strong Repubs 17,733 - Clarke 59% 2,433 - Barrow 8% 3,279 - Jackson 11% 6,695  - Oconee 22% Can each of you assign a small committee to find the candidate possibilities in your own county? Look at currently and formerly elected officials, retired teachers, business people, well-known community activists. Make a list of your top five in priority order. Then each, one at a time, with a prepared list of reasons they are needed by the district. When they say no, then wait...

Would you like to be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention? You have but two days to get the initial application in and still need to be elected at the 10th district convention in Madison at Morgan County High School. From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com Date: March 19, 2012 4:56:38 PM EDT Reply-To: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com Hello District 10 Democratic Leaders! Only 8 Democrats in our 10th District have turned in applications to run for Convention Delegate! Come on! This is too good of an opportunity to miss, with the Convention being so very close, and with President Obama giving his acceptance speech in front of all. Please pass this along to all your Democrats .  The deadline for applications is this Thursday , March 22.  Here is the DPG website's info page. The last two pages of the download package are the application: http://www.georgiademocrat.org/delegate-information-station/ Call me if you have any ques...

Rashad Richey was one of the best people helping me on my campaigns From: ahstoneburner   Rashad Richey (rrichey@georgiademocrat.org) to train Democrats......he talks the talk... ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Patsy Harris patsydudney@yahoo.com Cc: Rashad Richey rrichey@georgiademocrat.org Sent: Wed, March 14, 2012 1:32:56 PM Subject: Want to win in 2012? Ask the DPG's Rashad Richey (rrichey@georgiademocrat.org) to train your Democrats. Here are the kudos from Tuesday night's training in Columbia County: Rashad came down today and gave an outstanding training session on voter registration, voter suppression, vote builder and other issues that we found valuable to help us get ready for the campaign... He reflected great credit upon himself and the Democratic Party of Georgia. (Floyd Everett, Chairman) Patsy "Don't tell me what you believe in. Tell me what you have done, and I will tell you what you...

OCONEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 16, 2012 OCONEE COUNTY ANNEX Members Present:   Violet Dawe (1-1), Ann Stoneburner (1-3), Jonathan Veit (2-1), Dan Matthews (2-2), Sarajane Love (2-3), Peggy Thrasher Law (4-2), Robert Wyatt (6-1), and Pat Adams (6-3) Members Excused: Rita Bennett (3-2), Vicky Moody (4-1), Liz Goodroe (4-3), and Diana Jeffreys (6-2). Members Absent:   Tony Glenn (1-2) and Linda Elkins (3-1). Call to order :   Ann Stoneburner, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Welcome and Introduction of Visitors and Guests : Carolyn Crawford and Nancy DeRemo Approval of Minutes :    Ann Stoneburner noted that the minutes had been circulated earlier in the month by Liz Goodroe, Secretary, who had received no corrections or additions.   Action :   Ann called for a motion to approve the minutes of January 19, 2011.   The motion was made and carried. Treasurer’s report :   Violet Dawe, Tr...

Subject: Register voters NOW for the many November elections. There are three big reasons for Democrats to methodically register voters before October 11, 2011. 1. Nearly every GA county is having municipal elections November 8. 2. District 10's Banks, Franklin , Habersham , Hart, Rabun, Stephens and Towns Counties will be electing a new GA State Senator on the same day. 3. Habersham is ALSO having an election for GA State Rep. on the same day! Folks, go door to door with your registration forms, have the new voters fill them out, and then turn them in to the Elections Office yourself. This would be a great time to register new Hispanic voters. Attached is a federal voter registration form in Spanish/English. Also attached is the English form that I have highlighted in yellow for voter registration and in green, the extra places to fill in for change of name or address. Patsy Harris  706 342-1011   "Don't tell me what you believe in. Tell me what yo...

Subject: [oconeedemocrats] Piccolo's on Oct. 24   Hello everyone, It is official.  Patsy Harris, our 10th Congressional District chair, can join us as our honoree at 6:30 pm on Monday evening, October 24th, at Piccolo's in the Bell Shopping Center at Butler's Crossroads.  This event serves as a way to recognize Patsy for the enormous amount of time, energy, and money that she gave to the Dan Matthews' campaign.  All of us involved admired her optimism, dedication, and perseverance to the goals of the Democratic party, including fairness and social justice. Please save the date by marking your calendars now for this event.  You are encouraged to bring family members and friends.  We can choose from either the lunch or dinner menu that night, so, whether you are dieting or still eating hearty, there will be ample choice.  If you plan to arrive before or after 6:30 that evening, please mention that you are with the Oc...

Broun Jr. – Thinking (?) on his feet  Ever feel like you had fallen into the scrambled depths of a running washing machine? That’s how I felt after Congressman Paul Broun Jr.’s rambling response to one Republican-sounding woman at his Town Hall meeting last week in Eatonton. I recorded her statement and his five-minute-plus, talking-pointed,  flight-of-ideas. How could a Democrat or English teacher ever feel comfortable at a Broun Town Hall? The woman was concerned “…that Social Security that has been paid into for years by people who are retired now is in the same category as SSI… I’d like to know about the bill for Medi caid , which is a welfare program.” Broun Jr.’s response: “OK…well the, um, in the Ryan budget…let me see if I can get this right…because the only thing that was dealt with in the House-passed budget… The Senate hasn’t passed a budget in over 800 days. They haven’t even tried. In the last Congress Nancy Pelosi didn’t even try to pass a budget. The Ryan budg...