Mike Collins Debates Jody Hice in Watkinsville
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GOP candidate clarifies First Amendment remarks: Muslims are fine, but not terrorists
GOP candidate clarifies First Amendment remarks: Muslims are fine, but not terrorists
More from the Rev. Jody Hice hate campaign
Congressional candidate’s comments about Muslims, women draw spotlight Posted: 5:08 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Email 9 Facebook 20 Twitter 8 ShareThis 44 By Jeremy Redmon - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Two years ago Jody Hice published a book explaining his Christian worldview and detailing his plan to save America from “cultural erosion.” In “It’s Now or Never: A Call to Reclaim America,” the former Baptist minister says radical Islam poses an existential threat to America and proposes stripping some Muslims of their First Amendment rights to religious freedom. + Jody Hice (standing left) an...
Berry needs to mend wounds at home, stay out of other county's politics
Everyone who reads this blog with regularity realizes I supported Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry in his recent re-election campaign, however his first official duty after winning the Primary made me at least pause to reconsider whether I should have supported Trey Downs or not. I do think Trey will be our next Sheriff in 2016. But this is about playing politics outside the county. That initial action by Berry upon winning another term was endorsing the runner up in the recent primary in former Sheriff Clayton Lowe in his attempt to regain the lead law enforcement officer position in nearby Madison County. Lowe lost to current Sheriff Kip Thomas four years ago and Lowe was second in the Primary 15 days ago. The difference then was 500 votes and the difference tonight was 300. Tonight Thomas retained the Sheriff's office in the run off by a similar percentage as in the primary. I would think most folks in any nearby county would bristle at the suggestion of an out of ...
Karen Handel embraces Oconee County
illegal campaign signs within 150 feet of polling place Former Georgia Secretary of State and Fulton County Chair Karen Handel brought her Republican run off campaign for Governor to a crowd of about 60 people in the upstairs courtroom of the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville Thursday evening. Handel was introduced by Oconee County chair G. Melvin Davis. Davis detailed his working with Handel while she was chair of Fulton County Board of Commissioners in 2003. Handel thanked Davis and recognized various members of the audience as well. The Oconee Reigonal Republican Women hosted the event and local party chair Jay Hanley made some announcements prior to the main event. Among the more surprising attendees at this event were Oconee County Tourism Director Peggy Holcomb, who (formerly?) was a Democratic party devotee, and Western Circuit Judge David Sweat. Some of the more predictable attendees included the Republican nominee for the 113th House seat in Hank Huckabee,...