I know there are a lot of things brewing across the country of late, but I have to take a moment to tackle a few things at home. For those of you who live outside of Georgia please allow me this rant, besides you may find it amusing. In the recent 2010 election here in Georgia, the Democratic Party was officially declared an ineffectual body in Georgia politics. The Republican Party won every State and Federal race from Governor to Dog Catcher which includes:
1 U.S. Senate Seat (both seats are Republican)
A majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (8 Rep. 5 Dem.)
Governor
Lt. Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State School Superintendent
Insurance Commissioner
Agriculture Commissioner
Labor Commissioner
A majority of State Representatives (116 Rep. 63 Dem. 1 Ind.)
A majority of State Senators (36 Rep. 20 Dem.)
You could be a drug addicted homeless person, who lives under an overpass, and never got past the 6th grade, and as long as you were a Republican you would probably win.
Case in point: Our current Governor Nathan Deal was elected despite shady no bid contracts, and numerous ethics violations. He was named one of the most corrupt members in Congress, and was about to undergo an ethics investigation by that body, but resigned his seat in the middle of the night to avoid it. So even if your a crook and Republican, that's OK with electorate of bumpkins that vote here in the Peach State.
This is the Reddest of Red States. In the 2008 Republican Presidential Primary Georgia didn't go for John McCain, but rather evangelical wing nut Mike Huckabee. If Huckabee runs again I bet Georgia will go 2 for 2. In Georgia, every restuarant, pizza place, ice cream parlor, car dealership waiting room has Fox News on every T.V.. It gives serious consideration to people like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reily, Sarah Palin, and Michelle Bachmann. To most people in Georgia these people's opinions are given serious thought and contemplation. As a fervent Progressive Liberal I think it's safe to say that me, and people like me, are in hell here in Georgia.
I will close with this article I just saw on Yahoo News:
Lawmaker condemns question about shooting Obama
WASHINGTON – A Georgia Republican says he was stunned when a constituent at a town hall meeting asked about assassinating President Barack Obama.
Rep. Paul Broun, a conservative who has harshly criticized the president, confirmed Friday that he was hosting an event in Oglethorpe County, Ga., on Tuesday when a man asked, "Who's going to shoot Obama?"
Broun didn't criticize the man for asking the question. Instead, he said he understood the frustration with Obama and reminded his audience that they would have the chance to help elect a new president next year.
After the exchange was reported by local media Friday, Broun issued a statement calling the question "abhorrent" and saying he chose not to dignify it with an answer. Broun also says he alerted the Secret Service.
Hope you get the picture. Ya'll come back now ya hear!
1 U.S. Senate Seat (both seats are Republican)
A majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (8 Rep. 5 Dem.)
Governor
Lt. Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State School Superintendent
Insurance Commissioner
Agriculture Commissioner
Labor Commissioner
A majority of State Representatives (116 Rep. 63 Dem. 1 Ind.)
A majority of State Senators (36 Rep. 20 Dem.)
You could be a drug addicted homeless person, who lives under an overpass, and never got past the 6th grade, and as long as you were a Republican you would probably win.
Case in point: Our current Governor Nathan Deal was elected despite shady no bid contracts, and numerous ethics violations. He was named one of the most corrupt members in Congress, and was about to undergo an ethics investigation by that body, but resigned his seat in the middle of the night to avoid it. So even if your a crook and Republican, that's OK with electorate of bumpkins that vote here in the Peach State.
This is the Reddest of Red States. In the 2008 Republican Presidential Primary Georgia didn't go for John McCain, but rather evangelical wing nut Mike Huckabee. If Huckabee runs again I bet Georgia will go 2 for 2. In Georgia, every restuarant, pizza place, ice cream parlor, car dealership waiting room has Fox News on every T.V.. It gives serious consideration to people like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reily, Sarah Palin, and Michelle Bachmann. To most people in Georgia these people's opinions are given serious thought and contemplation. As a fervent Progressive Liberal I think it's safe to say that me, and people like me, are in hell here in Georgia.
I will close with this article I just saw on Yahoo News:
Lawmaker condemns question about shooting Obama
WASHINGTON – A Georgia Republican says he was stunned when a constituent at a town hall meeting asked about assassinating President Barack Obama.
Rep. Paul Broun, a conservative who has harshly criticized the president, confirmed Friday that he was hosting an event in Oglethorpe County, Ga., on Tuesday when a man asked, "Who's going to shoot Obama?"
Broun didn't criticize the man for asking the question. Instead, he said he understood the frustration with Obama and reminded his audience that they would have the chance to help elect a new president next year.
After the exchange was reported by local media Friday, Broun issued a statement calling the question "abhorrent" and saying he chose not to dignify it with an answer. Broun also says he alerted the Secret Service.
Hope you get the picture. Ya'll come back now ya hear!
