Oconee County, GA Politics

Obama food run update: The Varsity in Atlanta

At the end of his speech last night at the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners office in Lexington, 10th district Congressman Dr. Paul Broun asked for questions from the audience, and a red shirted man who had reportedly driven 75 miles to come to meeting asked "Who's gonna shoot Obama?" The chair of the Science, Space and Technology Committee's subcommittee on investigation and oversight chuckled merrily in response along with a large section of the audience. Many people in the audience did not hear the question but did hear the laughter. Members of Congressman Broun's staff were seen videotaping the event. So far this has no tape or recording of the question has surfaced.

Last night's Oconee County Democratic Committee meeting was an overflow session of some serious plans of action to let the world know that some folks here support our President and his plans to make insurance more affordable for all Americans. This pre-emptive activity is planned for the Watkinsville library on Experiment Station Road (just off Main Street) 5:30 pm this Thursday, August 27 to start making signs with slogans. Chairman Jonathan Veit has outlined a plan to respond in kind to the event planned from 10 to 12 am on the Oconee County Veterans Park monument. The gist of the message is that we are not going to take this crap lying down. We are going to turn out and carry signs and try our best to be non-confrontational. The following is the message so you do not have to click through to the link: For those who have not heard, area Republicans, using the title "Citizens For Ethical Government," have organized what they are calling "Oconee Healthcare Reform Pro...

President Obama's health care reform is under attack here in Oconee County with a rally at the Oconee Veterans Park August 29. This is a good start to try and find a way to counter their lies hall over Northeast Georgia as well. Please attend this meeting if you can. I am glad we are starting to get the information out about health care. We need better stunts than Dr. Broun our clown of a Congressman has pulled off recently. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. To: ccdc@clarkedemocrats.com; ccdc-nm@clarkedemocrats.com Subject: Fwd: Wed., August 19--OFA-Athens Health Care Campaign Dear CCDC members and friends,   Please read the email below. Attend if you can. Sincerely, Karen Solheim CCDC Vice Chair for Communications Russell Edwards wrote: Call for Volunteers at Ciné in Downtown Athens Wed, August 19th Local Health Care Campaign to Expand District Wide Broun Town Hall in Clarkesville, GA a "Sad Moment in Our Time" OFA-Athens Volunteers to Counter ...