http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ga-gop/ en-us Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:16:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2402685/posts Republican Glenn Richardson has been dogged by talks of an alleged affair with a lobbyist and has admitted to struggling with depression. He leaves office Jan. 1. BY RICHARD FAUSSET Atlanta - Embroiled in a strange and unsavory drama involving a suicide attempt and allegations of an affair with a lobbyist, Georgia's powerful House Speaker Glenn Richardson, a Republican, said Thursday that he would resign. The announcement by Richardson -- a hard-charging, family-values conservative -- came amid Republicans' mounting calls for his ouster and fears that a lingering sex and ethics scandal could harm the Georgia GOP in next year's... The Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2402685/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:16:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2353438/posts Mosley drops bid to be challenger to U.S. Rep. John Barrow Vidalia doctor was preparing quest to challenge Democrat John Barrow A Republican who said he'd spend $500,000 of his own money in an effort to oust U.S. Rep. John Barrow in 2010 has quit the race. Wayne Mosley, a Vidalia doctor and former Army lieutenant colonel, e-mailed the news to his supporters Thursday. Mosley widely had been considered the strongest of three GOP would-be challengers to Savannah Democrat Barrow. "I think so," said Savannah political consultant David Simons, "especially because of the money." During the past two years, Mosley... Savannah Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2353438/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:46:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2314032/posts In March, I asked Democratic political consultant Beth Schapiro how her party might unseat U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson next year. "It's hard to conceive of that happening," Schapiro said. "I really don't see a scenario under which he can be beaten." Five months later, Schapiro, whose Atlanta-based firm also does campaign polling, hasn't changed her mind. "I still don't see how he gets knocked off," she said last week. Her assessment of the freshman Republican's prospects is widespread in Georgia political circles. And apparently with good reason. A recent Strategic Vision poll suggests Isakson likely is the most popular statewide... The Augusta Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2314032/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:55:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2314031/posts If you are trying to figure out what your congressmen really believe in, don't focus on what they say - look closely at what they do when it comes time to vote. A good example of that involves Georgia's two senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, and their approach to spending about $2 billion of your money. The two senators, especially Chambliss, have worked hard this summer to take nearly $2 billion out of the defense budget and earmark it for the building of more F-22 fighter jets at Marietta's Lockheed Martin plant. ... Here are some criticisms of the... The Columbia County News-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2314031/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:48:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2290702/posts Michael Steele wants Sarah Palin to reorient" the party and grow it. Interesting Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2290702/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:16:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2141906/posts Thank You Sarah Palin!!! God Bless you, your family & the USA You are on Party Point --- GOP/2.0 We'll be seein' you in all the familiar places. . . Like the White House in 2012. Moi Vain Noggin'...ID http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2141906/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 03:24:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2140645/posts There are 168 members who will be voting to decide the next RNC Chairman at the RNC Winter Meeting on January 20, 2009. There are three members from each state who are able to vote, the state Chairman, the state National Committeeman and the state National Committeewoman. To locate the names of who your local state members are, perform the following steps: Go to the National GOP Website - State Parties page: and select the state in which you live, which will bring up all three voting member names for the state selected. You can pick a new state by... Team Sarah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2140645/posts#comment Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:52:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2117648/posts I just received a letter from Dr. Deborah Travis Honeycutt asking for my help. She wants to stand up to liberal activists like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson who have used race as a divisive and hurtful weapon for far too long. She is the Democratic Party's worst nightmare. WHY? Because she is a black Republican woman and running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Honeycutt is married to Dr. Andrew Honeycutt, a Harvard University Doctor of Business Administration and professor of business at Shorter College. She and her husband are members of Word of Faith... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2117648/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:33:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2038683/posts Wait a second. I distinctly recall Obama’s campaign chief telling us in this story, Obama Writes Off Florida and Ohio: Concedes Must Win Some Republican States, that Georgia was in play this year. It would be interesting to see how much money Obama actually spends in GA. Maybe it would be better spent defending Blue states rather than trying to flip Red ones. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2038683/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:08:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2028241/posts One Bright Spot for Black Republicans in 08 Ralph Nader with money? A celebrity with money who thinks like Nader? A Clinton walkout at the Denver convention? None of the above, actually. Instead, it is Dr. Deborah Travis Honeycutt who declares herself the Democratic Party's worst nightmare. She says so in a letter I found in my post office box this morning. How does she back up this claim? Because "I am a black Republican woman and I am running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. " Yes, I was skeptical, too, for I didn't recall Democrats... Think Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2028241/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:53:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1979047/posts U.S. Rep. Paul Broun may be picking up another opponent in the Republican primary this July. State Sen. Nancy Schaefer (R-Turnerville) just told us that she’ll decide “in the next few days” whether to enter the race. This is important because it would force a three-way geographic split in the 10th District congressional contest. Broun hails from Athens. House Majority Whip Barry Fleming, who announced last summer, draws his support from Augusta. Schaefer currently represents northeast Georgia, which provided Broun with much of his surprise margin of victory in last year’s special election to replace the late Charlie Norwood. Schaefer... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1979047/posts#comment Sun, 2 Mar 2008 03:31:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1936922/posts State Sen. Eric Johnson was among the first prominent Georgians to jump on the Fred Thompson for President bandwagon. The Savannah Republican helped persuade dozens of state lawmakers to endorse the former Tennessee senator earlier this year. But he remained relatively quiet after Thompson officially entered the GOP race this summer. Until last week, that is. That was when Thompson slipped to fifth place in one national poll after doing only a little better in other recent ones. Earlier, he'd led in one national poll and stayed near the front of the pack in others. Against that backdrop, Johnson weighed... The Savannah Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1936922/posts#comment Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:36:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1933660/posts I just got this via e-mail from Senate Pro-Tem Eric Johnson: Dear Friends; You know where Rudy stands on the issues even if you disagree. You can’t tell where Mitt stands. Most of the rest of the field are not key players. Only Mike Huckabee has made some moves – primarily because he is good on his feet in the debates. But there is only one true “Reagan conservative” – Fred Thompson. The others are NOT conservatives or say they are now, but their record says otherwise. Please join me in supporting the consistent conservative who can win. Giuliani is... Peach Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1933660/posts#comment Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:33:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1905731/posts RINGGOLD, Ga. -- With endorsements from almost half of Georgia's Republican legislators, presidential candidate Fred Thompson has "phenomenal support" statewide, according to state Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, named two weeks ago to head Mr. Thompson's campaign in Georgia. "We're working nonstop to build on the lead we already have here in Georgia," Sen. Rogers said Monday. "This should be a state that should go for Fred Thompson." Sen. Rogers met here with about 10 other North Georgia supporters of Mr. Thompson at Portofino Pizza and Italian Restaurant for a strategy session. Also there were state Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, and... Chattanooga Times Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1905731/posts#comment Wed, 3 Oct 2007 06:42:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1899074/posts Richmond Hill businessman Steve Croy will be the Georgia finance chairman for Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson. The campaign of the former U.S. senator from Tennessee is due to announce Croy's appointment today. He also will serve on Thompson's national finance committee. Croy, an early supporter of Thompson, said the former senator filled a void in the GOP field with a "true conservative voice." Croy co-chaired a July 6 dinner in Atlanta that raised an estimated $400,000 for Thompson's exploratory committee. He also served as treasurer and finance chair last year for Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle's successful campaign. "I'm excited... The Savannah Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1899074/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:05:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1863376/posts Sometimes your own party’s support isn’t enough — a fact of political life being borne out again in the competitive Republican-versus-Republican special election campaign for the vacant House seat in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Former state Sen. Jim Whitehead is the consensus front-runner to succeed the late seven-term Republican Rep. Charlie Norwood, as early voting begins next week in a runoff campaign that ends July 17. Whitehead’s 43.5 percent of the vote in the 10-candidate, single-ballot June 19 special election primary placed him way ahead of physician Paul Broun — the Republican whose 20.7 percent enabled him to narrowly edge... Congressional Quarterly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1863376/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:40:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1855712/posts Establishment Republicans began lining up behind Jim Whitehead of Columbia County in the 10th District congressional run-off on Friday. GOP organizations in nine of the 21 counties within the district endorsed Whitehead over Paul Broun of Athens, who came in second in the June 19 vote. They were Richmond, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Putnam, Elbert, Stephens, Madison, and Towns. This is more important than it sounds. With some exceptions, the nine counties generally run up the eastern-most side of the district, from Augusta north. On Tuesday, they produced 53 percent of the 54,229 votes counted to date. More significantly, the nine... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1855712/posts#comment Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:52:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1854794/posts Now that the crowd of candidates seeking Georgia's 10th congressional district has been cut down by eight, the two men who appear headed for a runoff are preparing for an all-GOP contest. Front-runner Jim Whitehead's campaign said the emergence of fellow Republican Paul Broun as his opponent in the July 17 runoff won't throw a snag in the plans. Spokesman John Stone said the campaign will focus on maintaining the support that earned Whitehead more than 40 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election. "We know that regardless who we're running against, our campaign is going to be the... The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1854794/posts#comment Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:43:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1838309/posts A retired commander at Robins Air Force Base said Monday he will seek the GOP nomination to oppose Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall for the 8th Congressional District. Retired Maj. Gen. Richard Goddard said people have asked him to run before, but seeing the Democratic-controlled Congress in action this year inspired him to take the leap. "The landscape has changed," Goddard said. "When I see the leadership in charge of Congress, the vision the liberal left has for the country is not the vision I have had for many years and it is not the vision that most men have... The Macon Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1838309/posts#comment Wed, 23 May 2007 11:09:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1785706/posts The jockeying has already started to succeed U.S. Rep. Charles Norwood, who died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. At least one Republican state lawmaker has thrown his hat in the race, and political experts say there's a good chance the northeast Georgia district will likely remain in GOP hands. ''This is a very Republican district,'' said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia in Athens, which is in the congressional district. ''Realistically, I don't see a Democrat having too much of a chance.'' Whatever way the race goes it won't have any impact on control... The Daily Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1785706/posts#comment Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:44:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1729553/posts Two of the GOP’s best chances for pickups in the House of Representatives this year are in Georgia, where two former Congressmen are embattled in races which are poised to go down to the wire. In Georgia’s 12th Congressional District, where Max Burns is challenging incumbent Democrat Representative John Barrow, the most recent poll showed the candidates in a statistical dead heat with a week to go in the campaign. This latest poll, conducted by Insider Advantage, shows Barrow with a three-point edge over Burns at 42% to 39%, a lead well within the 6-point margin of error. The telephone... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1729553/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 01:19:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1666622/posts Two local pollsters on Wednesday said a withering series of TV ads has given Casey Cagle a slight lead for the first time over Ralph Reed in the Republican race for lieutenant governor. In a combination of television spots, direct mail and automated phone calls, Cagle has accused the ex-Christian Coalition leader of defending "sweatshops" in the Northern Marianas Islands that coerced children into prostitution and forced women to have abortions. "Preposterous. This is beyond the pale," complained Jared Thomas, manager of the Reed campaign. A tracking poll of 400 likely GOP voters published Wednesday by Insider Advantage, an independent... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1666622/posts#comment Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:39:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1603145/posts President Bush did not actually invite the Taliban to visit Texas. He merely voiced his approval, in reference to the invitation, his buddies in Unocal set forth to the Taliban. No other clarifications are necessary, for the truth cannot be improved upon. I’ve listened closely to all the responses, and in doing so, I‘ve become confused about what a “Conservative”, actually is. It has always been my impression that conservatives believe in hard work, character, integrity, and above all, self-reliance. Many times I’ve heard tales of conservatives that started from nothing, and using sheer determination and will, maybe some inherent... Rush Limbaugh http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1603145/posts#comment Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:59:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1603144/posts President Bush did not actually invite the Taliban to visit Texas. He merely voiced his approval, in reference to the invitation, his buddies in Unocal set forth to the Taliban. No other clarifications are necessary, for the truth cannot be improved upon. I’ve listened closely to all the responses, and in doing so, I‘ve become confused about what a “Conservative”, actually is. It has always been my impression that conservatives believe in hard work, character, integrity, and above all, self-reliance. Many times I’ve heard tales of conservatives that started from nothing, and using sheer determination and will, maybe some inherent... Rush Limbaugh http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1603144/posts#comment Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:59:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1537970/posts My fellow Republicans, As many of you are aware I have been dismissed from my job at the Houston Home Journal. Danny Evans the publisher of the Journal has cited financial reasons as his official position for my dismissal. Sadly this is not the reality. I writing to inform you of the actual events and ask you for your help. On October 25th 2005 I published one of my bi-weekly columns on the subject of Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall’s voting record. Marshall called the Houston Home Journal to complain about this article and was offered the opportunity to write a... Bill Hagan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1537970/posts#comment Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:30:03 GMT