Oconee County, GA Politics

  ; Subject: Calendar information Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:59:05 +0000 Hello! We had a wonderful discussion of Senator McCain's autobiography last month led by Dr. Sarah Bell. Would you help us get out the word for the next discussion? Thank you! Pat Priest ----------------------- The second part of the McCain v. Obama Book Challenge will take place Thursday, October 16th, at Five Points Deli on Epps Bridge Parkway at 6 PM, with the public invited to discuss Senator Barack Obama's autobiography, "The Audacity of Hope." Last month members of the public talked about Senator John McCain's book, "Worth the Fighting For." The moderator for both conversations is Dr. Sarah Bell, adjunct professor of English at Gainesville State College in Oconee and former chair of the Oconee Republican Party. Come early to order dinner or coffee before the discussion gets underway. The conversations about the books and ideas of both men are ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat Priest 706-353-8310 ppriest@charter.net McCain v. Obama Book Challenge The Oconee Democrats are issuing a challenge for people in the region to learn more about both Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama by reading and discussing both men’s autobiographies. Participants will discuss McCain’s “Worth the Fighting For” in September and Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” in October at moderated sessions in Oconee and Athens-Clarke County. Both books are inspiring bestsellers. William Kristol of The Weekly Standard characterized McCain’s book as “a gripping story, and well told, and one that serves as an accessible and lively introduction to the last quarter century of American politics.” Publishers Weekly said of “The Audacity of Hope”: “Obama writes insightfully, with vivid firsthand observations, about politics and the compromises forced on politicians by fund-raising, interest groups, the media and legislative horse-trading.” The event organizer, ...