Oconee County, GA Politics

- Hello, I will be sounding an official announcement and publicity soon, but I wanted to update you all: The Democratic Headquarters grand opening is set for Thursday, August 21, 5:30 – 8PM, at 1136 Athens Road in Crawford, next to Cook Motors (old B&B Tire). We are ever-grateful to Lori Glinski for donating this space for the duration, and I think it would be fair for the Committee to contribute some money towards utilities expenses. Our special guests will be Tim Riley and Bobby Saxon, and we'll be collecting donations for these two campaigns. Donors make out the checks to the campaigns, not to the Oglethorpe Democrats. So as promised, our volunteer needs: 1. Headquarters opening party We need some folks to bring potluck items – mainly meats, veggies and bread. Maybe a large coffee pot. Hard to say how many people we'll have at one time - maybe plan for 50 over the course of the evening (but that doesn't mean you have to bring 50 portions of your dish)...

Pat Priest is my hero. She does more for many groups and never clamors for credit, glory or honor. I am here to give her mad props. The following is an email from her, including an email from Alex DeGolia of Georgia for Obama.  1. Book Challenge underway  2. Dancing with the Stars (of Oconee!)  3. Obama (and other great candidates!)    1. We've postponed our Book Challenge to allow people more time to pick  up and read Senator McCain's autobiography ("Worth the Fighting For")  and Senator Obama's ("The Audacity of Hope"). We'll discuss McCain's  book in September and Obama's in October. The books are available at  25% discount at Books Galore in Watkinsville, and you receive an  additional $1 off if you buy both autobiographies.    This month's Third Thursday discussion (August 21st), then, will just be  a good chance to talk politics and to plan our upcoming slate of books.  Join us! We'll meet at 6:15 at Fiv...

Minutes Oconee County Democratic Committee meeting August 7, 2008 Oconee County Courthouse, Watkinsville , Georgia   Committee members present :  Jonathan Veit (2-1), Vice-Chair ; Herb West (5-1), Secretary ; Ann Stoneburner (1-3); Dan Matthews (2-2); Sarajane Love (2-3); Rita Bennett (3-2); Vicky Moody (4-1); Myrna Adams West (5-2); Robert Wyatt (6-1); Pat Adams (6-3).   Others:  Pat Priest , Rich Clark , Mr. & Mrs. Felton Hudson ( Greene County )   Rich Clark :  Prior to the beginning of the business meeting, Rich Clark talked about his campaign for Oconee County Board of Education and committee members had a number of questions as well as ideas and suggestions.   Vice-Chair Jonathan Veit called the meeting to order at 7:45 pm , as Chair Becky Vaughn was called out of town at the last minute.   A quorum was declared present.   Minutes :  The minutes from the June 5, 2008 meeting were ap...

AGENDA CITY OF WATKINSVILLE August 13, 2008 CALL TO ORDER QUORUM CHECK WATKINSVILLE BEAUTIFUL YARD AWARD MINUTES APPEARANCES 1. Wanda Dingler – business license – Manor Realty, Inc. – 29A N Main St., Ste 2 2. Jason White – business license – Jason D. White Photography – 120 VFW Drive 3. Cissy Watson (Hometowne Communities) – building permits – garages @ Wisteria Ridge a. Building B garages – 7 parking bays b. Building B1 garages – 7 parking bays c. Building C & pool house (amended) – 5 parking bays d. Building D – 4 parking bays e. Building E – 6 parking bays ADMINISTRATION 1. June Reconciliation Report MAYOR’S REPORT CITIZEN’S COMMENTS OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider/Set 2008 Property Tax Millage Rate ADJOURN

Rich Clark, candidate for the Oconee County Board of Education and the lone local candidate on the November ballot, appeared before the monthly meeting in the Grand Jury Room of the Oconee County courthouse in Watkinsville Thursday evening. He led a lively discussion of the much hyped educational system in Oconee County. Clark will run against developer Tom Breedlove for a position on the Board of Education. Instead of registering new voters with the Obama team Saturday, the members discussed the date of a bike ride less than a month from the proposed date. The Tour de Pottery may or may not be officially approved by the powers that be at OCAF and have a route toward Danielsville or possibly remain right here in Oconee County. Jonathan Veit and Tony Glenn were to have checked with local potters to see if they can have bicyclers pedal to their local markets/houses or Rocket Field or both and have a SAG wagon riding behind to hold all their purchases.

Sounds like another great get-together. Tiffany called me yesterday to tell me they are registering voters at Jittery Joe's 10 am Saturday morning in Watkinsville. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: [oconee] Local get-together to celebrate Obama Sorry for the double posting for many of you! Denise Wilson, an Oconee County Democrat, will be hosting local Democrats at her home August 28th to view and celebrate Obama's acceptance speech. You can RSVP at the link below. The details of when and where are below that, but please do RSVP. (You can also correspond directly to her at < denisefaun@gmail. com >.) Hope to see you! It will be nice to share this historic moment! Pat Priest Another proud member, Oconee County Democratic Party http://political. moveon.org/ event/yeswecanpa rty/49094 1081 Sagefield Drive Watkinsville (Fieldstone Subdivision) 28 Aug, 8:00 PM Let's celebrate Barack Obama'...

Dan Matthews, Jr. ( danjmatt@bellsouth.net ) has forwarded an email to you as a web page. To view click on or copy this link into your browsers address bar http://www.Swiftpage5.com/PCPOWERUSER.Bobby/C080801114700/SpeAsAPage.aspx?Addr=danjmatt@bellsouth.net The original email was a message from Media@BobbySaxon.com. If you do not want forwards of future e-mails from this list, copy to your browser or click on this link to Opt-Out. http://www.Swiftpage5.com/SpeSupIt.aspx?Org=&Group=&Page=PCPOWERUSER.Bobby&Addr=oconeedemo.crats@blogger.com

Please come to this event tonight if you can from Herb West   I apologize for this email duplicating the one I just sent out to our general Oconee Dems listserv.  However, we are trying to improve the attendance this Tuesday {TONIGHT!} at the “meet and greet” event at Robert’s and Ann’s house in Lane Creek Subdivision.  So far, besides, Robert & Ann, other committee members who’ve told Ann they are attending include Becky, Sarajane, Myrna, and me.  Both Dan Matthews and Pat Adams are out of town, but will attend if they get back into town in time.  Bill Yarbrough has a conflict and can’t attend.  That still leaves a number of you who have not responded.  We really need you to attend if at all possible, since Ann says the response has been “lukewarm.”  We need to have a good crowd for Bobby.    So, please plan on attending.  In any case, please respond to this email ASA...

You are invited to join us in supporting Bobby Saxon’s campaign for the 10th District Congressional seat. HOST COMMITTEE Becky Vaughn, Pat Adams, Sarajane Love, Dan Matthews, Neal & Pat Priest, Herb & Myrna Adams West, Robert Wyatt & Ann Stoneburner, and Mark & Marie Saxon Enjoy light refreshments and support a great candidate working towards victory over Paul Broun! Tuesday, August 5th 5:00—7:00 pm 1090 Apalachee Trace Lane Creek Subdivision off Cole Springs Road Bishop, GA All contributions gratefully accepted. If you are unable to attend and would like to contribute, please go to BobbySaxon.com. New Leadership

Would you like to get involved with the political arena? Are you ready to make a change a local level? Ready to start building your resume? The Bobby Saxon campaign is looking for strong, passionate volunteers ready to commit time, energy and passion. We are currently filling positions immediatel y. If you are interested in an official position, and are ready to get to work, please contact us immediately. We are filling officer positions NOW! Please respond back through email, or give me a call at 706-296-3583 Hope to talk to you soon! Tommy Valentine Director of Operations, Saxon for America tommyvalentine@gmail.com www.bobbysaxon.com You are receiving this email because you registered at www.tommyvalentine.com . Click here to unsubscribe .

Give him your time if you can. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Tim Riley's race for State Senate 47 is looking for volunteers who can commit to canvassing on a weekly basis before November.  Volunteer opportunities are available in Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Jackson, Madison, and Oglethorpe counties.  Please contact Louis Elrod at lelrod@uga.edu or (706) 839-8013 for more information, or visit our office at 220 Prince Avenue in Athens.  www.timrileyforsenate.com  

Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.    Early voting has begun!!    You can vote early today through Friday for next Tuesday's primary runoff.  Early voting is at the ACC Board of Elections office downtown (map here:  http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=155+E.+Washington+Street,+Athens+Ga& > sll=33.96059,-83.376296&sspn=0.008027,0.013797&ie=UTF8&ll=33.960447,-83.3763  81&spn=0.008027,0.013797&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1).        Jenny Penney Oliver  Chair Elect  Clarke County Democratic Committee  C

I know it is trendy amongst some less enlightened members of the Georgia Congressional delegation to swear off earmarks , but their pledge goes against the grain of how things are done in DC and it only makes their districts suffer. As long as other people are getting a slice of the pie, we need earmarks here. Our GOP Congressman are not doing their jobs by forsaking local projects. Vote Democratic for candidates such as Bobby Saxon this fall.

Oconee County is way small sometimes, but that does not excuse our lack of participation in elections, be it one race or 12 on the screen. I whole heartedly join Sheriff Scott Berry in endorsing Dr. Cathleen Quillian-Carr for election as Coroner in the run-off election against recently fired Assistant Coroner Ed Carson. Athens Banner-Herald reporter Adam Thompson writes an even-handed story about the race for coroner. Recently while shopping at Publix, it was one of those times up and down the aisles when I saw someone who kept giving me odd looks and I could not place them. We even followed them out into the parking lot with the groceries. Evidently it was Mr. Carson's wife and daughter I was parked next to, at least as far as their huge magnetic sign on their door.

Take Back Georgia, Inc. Saxby Shameless Update Dear Friends,   We are excited to announce that we have secured funding for our first radio advertising buy against Saxby Shameless!   Our first ad, Pain at the Pump , will begin airing across the state of Georgia this Saturday, July 26, and run through next week!  We chose to begin airing on Saturday because that will mark 100 days until Election Day!   Click here to listen to our ad, Pain at the Pump! (60 seconds)   Find both our 60-second and 30-second radio ads  on our homepage at the bottom right!   But, this has always been your  campaign to take back Georgia, so we want your feedback on which ad we should keep on the air: our 60-second spot or our 30-second spot.  Listen to them both, and let us know your thoughts - it's a short 3-question survey that will help us make...

Great chance to buy locally. Keep up the good work and support locally grown products and help Oconee County's economy and agriculture. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Hi Everyone! This week, the market will feature: Cucumbers, Beans, Tomatoes, Basil, Eggplant, Carrots, Collards, Butternut Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Okra and Watermelon (yum!) Also, Banana Nut Bread, Wheat, Multi-grain & Raisin Breads, Bagels, Sticky Buns and Peanut Butter Cookies! And, cut Flower Bouquets for yourself or someone special! It is the height of the summer season for fresh, nutritious and locally-grown (the BEST) foods. Please come on out Saturday morning and join us at the Oconee Farmers Market! Thank you for your patronage. Karl EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me

More reasons and opportunities to get involved locally.    Carl McGrath has sent you an invitation to 'Obama Team  Oconee Meeting to Strategize' -- click here to view the  invitation and submit your response:    http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/44fsw    ---    Thanks for checking us out! I hope you'll come back whenever you can. We're closing in on the last 100 days of this campaign and we need your help in rallying support for Obama!    Carl

More opportunities for helping out this weekend. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me Hello Athens Obama Supporters!   This weekend is a huge weekend for the Barack Obama campaign: Howard Dean will be in Georgia, we will be 100 days away from the election, and here in Athens we will be holding a huge voter registration drive out of our temporary office space at the Democratic Headquarters on Prince Ave (220 Prince Ave.) Please join us Saturday morning at 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, or this Sunday at 4PM. Let's show America what Georgia is all about this weekend with a massive kickoff to our voter registration campaign here in Georgia and here in Athens.   SATURDAY: 10AM, 11AM, and 12PM SUNDAY: 4PM.   Look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!   -- Greg Ligon Georgia Campaign for Change (706) 380-9258

More Oconee County Democratic Committee and Republican, Greens, Libertarians and other Independents should help out Oconee for Obama. Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Here's a summary of our meeting Tues eve July 22 at the Sanctuary in Watkinsville:    Five more people found us! Welcome Dan Matthews, Sarahjane Love, Elyse Lang, and Keruh Andrews (please forgive any misspellings!). Hope you'll keep coming back . . . we really need your help with voter registration.    Who are we? Our group was formed on July 1st by the Athens Regional Field Director of the Obama Campaign. Our organizing fellow is Faye York, who told us she is completing the fellow program this week (bye, Faye!) and that our new liason with the Obama Campaign is Tiffany Kingery, Field Organizer (Welcome, Tiffany!). Our charge is to help get Barack Obama elected by aggressively engaging in voter registration until the Oct 6th deadline at which point our focus will shift to GOTV activities (as in Get ...

Don't call Martin Matheny on his cell, please Media Advisory: July 24, 2008 Contact: Stacie Paxton/ Michael Czin, Democratic National Committee 202-863-8148 Martin Matheny, Democratic Party of Georgia ATLANTA - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean will be campaigning in Georgia this weekend, as part of the "Register for Change" tour. Governor Dean will visit Savannah, Macon, and Atlanta, attending voter registration rallies and Democratic events. Dean's appearance in Georgia underscores the Peach State's status as a battleground state in the 2008 election cycle. The cross country, "Register for Change," bus tour started in President Bush's backyard in Crawford, Texas, and will travel cross country, heading into the Democratic Convention in Denver. Since launching the tour, Governor Dean has visited Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina. SATURDAY, JULY 26 Savannah, G...