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Jan. 28, 2012: GREAT Rally
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Herman Cain endorses Martha
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Feb. 22,
2012
 Georgia
House passes
charter
school bill
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/georgia-house-passes-charter-1358779.html
The charter
schools
battle moved
to the state
Senate on
Wednesday
after the
House passed
legislation
that would
allow the
state to
create the
schools."It
was a good
day, a good
day for
Georgia,"
said Speaker
Pro Tem Jan
Jones,
R-Milton,
who wrote
the
legislation
that still
faces
challenges
in the
Senate.
Two weeks
ago, the
measure fell
10 votes
short of a
two-thirds
majority in
the House
required for
constitutional
amendments,
as opponents
said that
state-approved
charter
schools
would strip
funding from
already-underfunded
traditional
public
schools.
Wednesday,
the
legislation,
House
Resolution
1162,
cleared that
bar by three
votes -- 123
in favor, 48
opposed --
after a
90-minute
floor
debate.
. . .
Even as the
Senate
geared up
for the
debate,
charter
school
backers in
the House
celebrated
Wednesday's
vote. Tony
Roberts,
president
and chief
executive
officer of
the Georgia
Charter
Schools
Association,
gave Jones a
hug and a
kiss after
the vote.
… The
Georgia
Federation
of Teachers
lobbied
against the
legislation,
and the
federation's
president,
Verdaillia
Turner, said
Wednesday's
vote was
"sad" and
"shortsighted."
(Naturally
these union
type
organizations
are against
it.)
I am
rejoicing
and hope it
passes the
GA Senate.
Bettye
Chambers
Retired
Teacher
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February 20, 2012 -
E-News |
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this photo
by the AJC |
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Feb. 19,
2012 |
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Tonight I
reluctantly
pushed
myself to
drive up to
First
Redeemer
Church in
Cumming for
the Rick
Santorum
event. WOW,
what a crowd
and what an
inspiring
event. We
were there an
hour early
and had
problems
finding a
parking
space.
Santorum did
a fantastic
job and held
3,000+
people spell
bound for
over an
hour. There
were 1,000
people in
another
building
watching on
TV.
What a
surprise to
see Sen.
David Shafer
on the stage
with
Santorum.
David
introduced a
ton of
elected
officials
who were
there
showing
their
support and
interest.
Senator
Renee
Unterman
along with
other
members of
the state
house and
senate were
there, also,
as well as
several
leaders of
the GFRW. PSC
Chairman Tim
Echols
was MC for the
event and
serves as
Georgia
campaign
chairman for
Santorum.
Kathie
Hildebrand,
GA state
director for
Santorum,
spoke and
introduced
some of her
team
members.
Just in:
Electted
officials
present --
Tim Echols,
chairman of
the Public
Service
Commission,
who acted as
MC; Chuck
Eaton,
member of
the PSC;
Ralph
Hudgens,
state
insurance
commissioner;
state Sens.
David
Shafer,
R-Duluth,
state
chairman for
the Santorum
campaign and
a native of
the
candidate’s
hometown of
Butler, Pa.,
Renee
Unterman,
R-Buford,
and William
Ligon,
R-Brunswick;
state Reps.
Buzz
Brockway,
R-Lawrenceville,
Terry
Rogers,
R-Clarksville,
Sam Teasley,
R-Marietta,
Ed Setzler,
R-Kennesaw,
Mike
Dudgeon, R-Suwanee;
former state
Senator Jeff
Chapman of
Brunswick,
the new head
of Peach Tea
Patriots;
former state
lawmaker
Mitch Kaye;
and Niki
Broun, the
wife of U.S.
Rep. Paul
Broun,
R-Athens. |
Sen.
Santorum did
not even use
the podium
or notes and
never
faltered
once for 60+
minutes.
What a
gift !! So
glad
that I
attended
since he
lifted our
spirits and
made us
believe that
we can still
save our
country from
extreme
liberalism
and
socialism
which seems
to be
rapidly
engulfing
our country
since the
current
president
was sworn
into office.
Not once did
I hear Rick
Santorum
criticize
any
Republican
candidate.
He kept his
criticism to
Obama and
his liberal
team
Below are a
few candid
shots taken
at the
event.
- Bettye
Chambers of
Buford |
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9. Standing room only of Republican eager to hear in person their true conservative candidate 10. Supporters of all ages with signs and flags 11. One of many teenagers proudly displaying their signs 12. Sen. Santorum receives many standing ovations from this enthusiastic audience which hangs on his every word. -- no notes, no teleprompter!
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Read more in AJC by Galloway: http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/02/20/your-late-jolt-rick-santorums-wife-targeted-by-smear-sheet/ I, too, had that smear flyer on my car folded in with a Ron Paul flyer – surprise! Here they go again trying to bring down a good guy just like they did Herman Cain! - Bettye
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2012 GA
Legislative
Update
click on the
following
for updates
for that
week
Week 2 - Week 3 - Week 4 - Week 5 -
Week 6
by Rep. Buzz Brockway of Gwinnett County
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Feb. 18,
2012 |
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GOP
Mass
Meeting
Time
in
Georgia
-
Saturday,
February
18,
2012
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Thousands
of
Georgia
Republicans
met
in
their
many
counties
on
Saturday
to
begin
the
steps
to
serving
in
the
GA
GOP
and
the
convention
process.
It
starts
with
the
mass
county
meetings
on
February
18
and
proceeds
to
County
Conventions
on
March
20,
the
District
Conventions
on
April
14
and
the
State
GOP
Convention
on
May
18 -
19
in
Columbus.
Delegates
to
the
GOP
National
Convention
in
Tampa,
Florida,
will
be
elected
at
the
District
conventions
and
at
the
State
Convention.
Click
here
to
read
more
and
print
out
a
flyer
which
outlines
this
process.
 The
Hall
County
GOP
had
a
full
house
of
eager
attendees
at
the
Elks
Lodge
on
Riverside
Drive
where
112
delegates
were
elected
to
attend
the
next
step
--
the
Hall
GOP
County
Convention
on
March
20.
It
was
GREAT
to
see
so
many
Tea
Party
people
at
this
meeting.
See
a
few
candid
shots
below.
. .
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on
photos
below
to
enlarge |
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GOP
Presidential
Campaigning
in
Georgia
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left:
Newt
and
Callista
campaign
in
GA
on
Feb.
18,
2012
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to
enlarge |
▪
Gingrich
stumps
in
Forsyth,
won't
take
Ga.
'for
granted'
Presidential
hopeful
campaigns
with
Herman
Cain
at
South
Forsyth
High
event.
By
Jennifer
Sami
Times
regional
staff
Read
more
in
Gainesville
Times
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▪
Georgia
Turns
Into
Shaky
Ground
for
Gingrich
-
Feb.
18
TRIP
GABRIEL
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With
76
delegates
at
stake
in
Georgia,
the
Peach
State
represents
the
biggest
prize
out
of
the
10
states
that
will
vote
on
March
6.
Gingrich
is
banking
on
his
deep
ties
in
Georgia.
Gingrich
was
born
in
Pennsylvania
and
did
not
move
to
Columbus,
Georgia
until
he
was
high
school
age.
He
graduated
high
school
in
Columbus
and
from
Emory
University
in
Atlanta
before
teaching
history
at
West
Georgia
College
and
Kennesaw
College.
He
represented
Georgia
in
Congress
for
20
years.
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▪ New
Santorum ad
features
Romney
lookalike as
gun-wielding
‘Rombo’ firing mud at opponent - FUNNY! -
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to view
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Santorum
leading in
Romney's
native
Michigan
by
Susan
Ferrechio
Chief
Congressional
Correspondent
- Washington
Examiner
|
Former
Senator
and GOP
Presidential
Candidate
Rick
Santorum
will
visit
Georgia
this
Sunday.
He’ll be
speaking
at First
Redeemer
Church
in
Cumming.
First
Redeemer
Church
2100
Peachtree
Parkway
Cumming,
GA 30041
The
meeting
begins
at 6:30
pm and
doors
open at
5:30.
Santorum
may make
other
appearances
in
Georgia
on
Sunday
and as I
get
information
on those
I’ll
pass on
the
details.
Rick
Santorum
Campaign
Address:
P.O. Box
37,
Verona,
PA 15147
Campaign
Phone
Number:
(603)-518-5199
Georgia
Contact
Person:
Kathy
Hildebrand
Georgia
Campaign
Phone
Number:
404-402-7365
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Limbaugh,
Palin,
Huckabee
Praise
Santorum
in
Ad
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Feb. 18,
2012 |
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"Shock and
Awe":
Why the
Church vote
is awakening
to rock the
GOP primary
race.In
case nobody
noticed,
YOU made a
shocking
difference
in the GOP
primary
race,
since you
helped us
fax free
voter guides
to 13,000+
pastors in
mid-January.
To be fair,
I have not
endorsed any
candidates
for office.
But our
non-partisan
voter guides
are shocking
America by
waking
hundreds of
thousands of
church
voters.
Here's
proof:
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to read
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CNN pulls
plug on
March 1
Atlanta
presidential
debate
By
Aaron Gould
Sheinin,
The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
- Feb. 16,
2012 |
Georgia
Republican
Party
chairwoman
Sue Everhart
said she was
“deeply
disappointed.”
The
candidates’
decision,
Everhart
said, to
“forego an
opportunity
to address
our state’s
Republican
primary
voters, as
well as
voters
across the
nation, in a
debate just
before Super
Tuesday is
truly
disheartening.”
Read entire
article |
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U.S.
Military
Cuts Have
Consequences
J. Randolph Evans
Column No. 1108 (2/17/12) |
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 Rasmussen:
Election
2012:
Republican
Primary
Feb. 15,
3012:
National GOP
Santorum
39%, Romney
27%,
Gingrich
15%, Paul
10%
The
latest
Rasmussen
Reports
national
telephone
survey
of
Likely
Republican
Primary
Voters
finds
Santorum
with 39%
support
to the
former
Massachusetts
governor’s
27%.
Former
House
Speaker
Newt
Gingrich
follows
from a
distance
with 15%
of the
vote,
and
Texas
Congressman
Ron Paul
runs
last
with
10%.
Three
percent
(3%)
like
some
other
candidate
in the
race,
and six
percent
(6%) are
undecided.
(To see
survey
question
wording,
click
here.)
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February 14,
2012
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to view and
listen |
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Romney Wins
CPAC Straw
Poll on
Saturday
Romney 38 %,
Santorum
31%,
Gingrich
15%. Paul
12%
U.S. Sen.
Marco Rubio
- first
choice for
the
Republican
vice
presidential
nominee,
followed by
Virginia
Gov. Bob
McDonnell,
New Jersey
Gov. Chris
Christie and
U.S. Rep.
Paul Ryan of
Wisconsin.
Others
getting
votes
included
U.S. Rep.
Allen West
of
Florida and
Sen. Rand
Paul of
Kentucky. |
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February 9 -
11,
Washington
D.C.
Speakers -
Schedule
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click above
to view
Palin CPAC
keynote
speech -
Feb. 11,
2012
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If Sarah Palin had been on the ballot for the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, there is little doubt she would have won.The former Alaska governor received far-and-away the most spirited and enthusiastic reception at this convention of about 10,000 conservative activists. She drew the audience to its feet more than a dozen times during her keynote address on Saturday. (More standing ovations than any of the presidential candidates.)
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Marco Rubio,
a CPAC
darling,
hammers
Obama
Christian Science Monitor - February 9, 2012
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RubioVideo |
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CPAC:
Congressman
Tom
Graves Says Get Involved
Townhall.com -
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▪
Video:
Callista
Gingrich:
‘We didn’t
know how
kind so many
Americans
would be’.
Callista
introduces
Newt at CPAC
Click here
to view
video on AJC.
The last post on Callista Gingrich attracted a number of commenters who don’t know how to stay away from foul language. So commenting will be closed on this item.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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 Newt
Gingrich
calls on
Callista to
burnish his
tarnished
image and
introduce
him to CPAC
By
Jon Swaine,
Washington
Newt
Gingrich's
wife
Callista
introduced
him as a
keen golfer
and reader
to a
conservative
conference
on Friday,
as his
campaign
made a
last-ditch
effort to
soften his
image by
bringing her
to the fore.
Read article
in the
Telegraph
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2012
Election
Central -
News,
videos,
debates and
polls
▪
GOP
candidates
descend on
2012 CPAC
conference
Watch
live! -
Election
Central
2012
By Nate
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Action
Alert!
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 Feb.
11, 2012
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Late news
from the GA
Gold Dome
Gov. Deal pulls another Deal . . .The Fight is On!
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Labor
Department
may face
makeover
By
James Salzer
and
Laura
Diamond
The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
click here
if above
link does
not work
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Gov. Nathan
Deal and
state Labor
Commissioner
Mark Butler
are fighting
a
multimillion-dollar
tug of war,
and many
disabled
Georgians
believe they
are stuck in
the middle
of it. . . .
Deal’s
budget
proposal
does an
extraordinary
amount of
shifting,
cutting the
Labor
Department’s
overall
state-federal
spending
from $553
million in
fiscal 2011
to $136.8
million next
year. Among
the
specifics:
● Federal
workforce
training
money would
go to an
obscure
agency run
by a
political
ally of
Deal’s.
The budget
for the
Governor’s
Office of
Workforce
Development,
run by
Tricia
Pridemore,
would go
from $5.1
million this
year to
$73.4
million.
Deal had
backed
Pridemore to
chair the
state
Republican
party, but
she didn’t
get the job.
. . .
. . . Some say Deal was backing a different candidate for the job Butler won -- an assertion that Deal's office said is not true. Shortly after Deal won the election, he hired Melvin Everson, a Gwinnett County lawmaker whom Butler defeated in the labor commissioner primary, to head the workforce development office.Everson has since been transferred to another job in the Deal administration, and his workforce development position was given to Pridemore after she lost her bid to become GOP chairwoman last year. Robinson, the governor's spokesman, said Deal did not support anyone in the labor commissioner's race.. . . ;- )
Be SURE to
read entire
article
-
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CANCELLED ON
FEB. 16,
2012
CNN
Super
Tuesday
Debate -
March 1,
2012
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Ohio/Georgia
GOP debate
planned for
Super
Tuesday on
March 1
in
Atlanta
-
Springfield
News-Sun
By Lynn Hulsey and Aaron Gould Sheinin Staff WritersThe Ohio and Georgia Republican parties are teaming up for a unique presidential debate on March 1 that will allow Ohio participants here to question the candidates live on stage in Georgia days before the Super Tuesday primary elections. The debate, announced on Thursday by Kevin DeWine, chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, will air on CNN at 8 p.m. from somewhere in metro Atlanta, with participants in both states asking questions during the live debate. . . With 76 and 66 delegates respectively, Georgia and Ohio are the two largest delegations holding primaries on March 6. Although Ohio is the more populous state Maloney said Georgia has more Republican delegates in part because of a formula based on population, congressional districts, and who won the state in the 2008 presidential election. President Barack Obama won Ohio and Sen. John McCain won Georgia
Georgia GOP Chairman Sue Everhart said she is “thrilled” to co-host the debate.“With a combined 142 delegates up for grabs on March 6th, Georgia and Ohio are truly the power brokers in this year’s Republican presidential contest,” Everhart said.The debate will feature all Republicans vying to unseat President Barack Obama. The Republican candidates are Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.
It will air on CNN, CNN en Espanol, and CNN International and stream live on CNN.com.
Read more.
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Georgia
primary may
not be
a
Gingrich
slam dunk
Associated
Press
By SHANNON
McCAFFREY
Feb 9,
ATLANTA (AP)
-- The
Georgia
presidential
primary may
not be a
slam dunk
for
Republican
hopeful Newt
Gingrich, a
congressman
from the
state for
two decades.
Rival Mitt
Romney is
signaling
that the
biggest
prize on
Super
Tuesday
could be up
for grabs.
Romney's
swing into
Georgia on
Wednesday
had Gingrich
on the
defensive.
After the
former
Massachusetts
governor
announced
his visit,
the Gingrich
campaign
rushed out a
news release
trumpeting
word that
Gingrich
would be in
Georgia for
two days
next week.
A win in
Georgia is
key to
Gingrich's
Southern
strategy,
which calls
for him to
rebound from
five
straight
losses with
a strong run
in Dixie.
His lone
victory in
the GOP race
came in
South
Carolina.
"I think if
he wants to
continue he
has got to
win
Georgia,"
former Gov.
Sonny Perdue
told The
Associated
Press. "And
I think he
must win
fairly
decisively."
Perdue,
Georgia's
first GOP
governor
since
Reconstruction,
had been a
national
co-chairman
for Gingrich
but dropped
his support
for the
former House
speaker last
spring when
top campaign
aides and
consultants
walked out.
Ten states
will vote on
Super
Tuesday,
March 6.
With 76
delegates,
Georgia is
the largest
catch.
Read more
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 Full
Missouri,
Minnesota
and Colorado
results –
Santorum
sweeps
-
2012
Election
Central Feb.
8, 2012
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video to
view
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complete
article
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GA Gold Dome News - Feb. 9, 2012 |
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GA House to
reconsider
vote on
charter
schools
By The
Associated
Press -
AccessNorthGA.com
ATLANTA -
State
lawmakers
will allow
another vote
on a change
to Georgia's
constitution
that would
allow the
General
Assembly to
create more
charter
schools.
The 114-49
vote
Thursday
allows
Republican
Rep. Jan
Jones to
hold another
vote on the
amendment
itself. That
vote has not
been
scheduled.
Jones fell
short
Wednesday of
the
two-thirds
majority
needed to
change the
state
constitution.
The state
Senate and
Georgia
voters would
also need to
approve the
amendment
before it
could take
effect.
The
amendment
responds to
a state
Supreme
Court ruling
that found a
commission
that created
a dozen
charter
schools was
unconstitutional
because it
created
schools and
allocated
money
without the
consent of
local school
boards.
Opponents
have said
creating
more charter
schools will
deprive
public
schools of
already
scarce state
funding.
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Members propose making wealthiest families ineligible, scaling back requirements for the lottery-funded state scholarships
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2012 GA Legislative Update Week Four
by Rep. Buzz Brockway of Gwinnett County
This week was another full week for the Georgia Legislature. I've been working hard of several pieces of legislation. On Friday I introduced HB899 at the request of Secretary of State Brian Kemp. This bill is what's known as a Departmental "clean-up" bill. The Elections Division of the Secretary of State's office, working with local elections officials around Georgia, identified minor discrepancies that have been discovered as local and special elections took place last year. I espect this bill to get a hearing in the Elections sub-committee of the Governmental Affairs sometime this week. I also co-sponsored HB872, which seeks to deal with the growing problem of metal theft. Read more. . .
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VRG Editor's note: YEAH, Karen! Please come home to Georgia. We need you! |
 Karen Handel and the upside of unemployment in a down economy
5:45 pm February 8, 2012, by jgalloway AJC
In this economy, most people need a job in order to thrive. But not Karen Handel. The former Republican candidate for governor may have revived her political career by quitting hers. . . Dan Becker of the GA Right to Life himself said he was impressed by Handel’s decision to quit. “We commend Karen Handel for being instrumental in exposing the link between Planned Parenthood and Susan G. Komen,” he said. . .
As I was typing these final paragraphs, the phone rang. The Christian Broadcasting Network — Pat Robertson’s outfit — was on the line. They’d read Handel’s comments on ajc.com, and wanted to put a camera in front of her.
The pro-life movement may have just found a new hero. The irony doesn’t escape Handel — or anyone else.
To read more on the topic, check out the AJC’s Atlanta Forward section.
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News - On
the Road to
the White
House 2012
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Gingrich,
Michigan GOP
chair defend
Chrysler
Super Bow ad
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Clint
Eastwood
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Bowl ad
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Where does
Newt
Gingrich go
after big
losses
Tuesday,
Feb. 7?
Christian Science Monitor - Newt Gingrich got trounced Tuesday.
His plan has
been built
on surviving
until Super
Tuesday,
where
geography
favors him
more. But
it's hard to
see how Mr.
Gingrich
will be able
to rebound.
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Feb. 7 -
Colorado,
Minnesota,
Missouri |
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Huge Night
for Rick
Santorum! |
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Results from
Colorado,
Minnesota,
Missouri
--
continuing
- AJC |
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Santorum
gets second
wind with
victories in
Minnesota
and Missouri
By Michael O'Brien, msnbc.com
 Rick
Santorum
scored
victories in
Minnesota
and Missouri
nominating
contests
Tuesday
night,
winning him
no actual
delegates,
but allowing
the former
Pennsylvania
senator to
stymie Mitt
Romney's bid
to keep
alive a
streak of
victories in
the
Republican
presidential
primary.
NBC News
declared
Santorum the
projected
winner of
the Missouri
primary and
the
Minnesota
caucus. NBC
will not be
allocating
any
delegates
from
Missouri to
Santorum in
its
projected
count
because the
state will
host
separate
caucuses in
March to
select its
delegates. |
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Santorum
takes early
lead in
Minnesota
caucuses -
Declared Winner in Minnesota - Fox News
Rick
Santorum is
leading in
early
returns out
of the
Minnesota
Republican
presidential
caucuses as
well as the
non-binding
Missouri
primary, as
he seeks a
second wind
in the 2012
nominating
contest. The
state of
play in the
three states
holding
primary
contests
Tuesday
marks a
departure
from recent
elections.
Santorum,
not Newt
Gingrich,
was posing
the biggest
challenge to
frontrunner
Mitt Romney.
Colorado,
the other
state up for
grabs
Tuesday, is
still
holding its
caucuses and
results have
not started
to come in.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/07/santorum-romney-gingrich-paul-colorado-minnesota-missouri-republican/#ixzz1lkvALaxV
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On Reagan's
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Americans
for
Prosperity
Two
different
visions for
America.
President
Reagan
launched his
effort to
return
America to
greatness
with simple
but profound
words during
his first
inaugural
speech, "In
the present
times
Government
is not the
solution to
our
problems.
Government
is the
problem."
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President
Ronald
Wilson Reagan's
101st
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Our ad
compares two
contrasting
visions of
America: the
Gipper's
belief in
economic
freedom and
optimism,
and
President
Obama's big
government
philosophy
and class
warfare
rhetoric.
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President
Reagan
launched his
effort to
return
America to
greatness
with simple
but profound
words during
his first
inaugural
speech on
January 20,
1981: "In
this present
crisis,
government
is not the
solution to
our
problems;
government
is the
problem."
From there
he put words
into action
passing
historic tax
cuts and
cutting back
on onerous
government
regulations.
As a result
of President
Reagan's
free market
policies,
our nation
enjoyed the
second
longest
peacetime
economic
expansion in
history with
21 million
new American
jobs,
exploding
personal
incomes,
broad-based
prosperity
and renewed
optimism for
our nation.
Consider
President
Obama's very
different
approach:
higher
taxes,
reckless
government
spending,
and
job-killing
regulations
and red tape
-- all in
pursuit of a
liberal
ideology.
The results
are exactly
what you'd
expect:
anemic
economic
growth,
massive new
debt, high
unemployment,
and a
reduced
workforce.
Happy
Birthday,
President
Reagan. We
miss your
optimism,
your love of
America, and
your belief
in the power
of freedom.
If you miss
the Gipper's
free market
policies,
take action
now and let
President
Obama know
that we will
not stand
for his
Administration's
pessimism,
big
government
policies,
and class
warfare
rhetoric
anymore!
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Nevada
Presidential
Caucus |
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Final Nevada
Caucus vote
count
Independent
Examiner
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February 6,
2012. Las
Vegas. After
two days and
an announced
recount, the
Nevada
Republican
Party has
finally
released the
vote totals
from this
Saturday’s
Nevada
Caucus.
According to
state party
officials,
former
Massachusetts
Governor
Mitt Romney
won with a
commanding
50 percent
of the
overall
vote. After
two days of
near chaos
since the
caucus’
close, the
Romney
victory may
be
overshadowed
by a number
of other
facts.
Here
are the
final vote
totals from
the 2012 GOP
Nevada
Caucus:
Mitt Romney
(16,486) –
50.0 percent
Newt
Gingrich
(6,956) –
21.1
Ron Paul
(6,175) –
18.7
Rick
Santorum
(3,277) –
9.9 |
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6,
2012 |
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current
delegate
tracking
is
set
out
in
the
chart
below
as
of
February
6,
2012
by
the
RNC
--
forwarded
to
us
by
Linda
Herren,
GA
National
Committeewoman
to
the
RNC
Please
find
below
an
updated
delegate
chart
following
Saturday’s
first
in
the
west
Nevada
Caucus.
Again,
the
information
has
been
provided
to
the
RNC
by
each
state
which
has
held
a
presidential
primary
or
caucus
to
date.
Please
keep
in
mind
that
these
numbers
do
not
reflect
any
potential
delegate
disputes
and this
information
may
change
based
on
the
results
that
come
in
after
the
initial
vote
that
may
affect
the
delegate
count.
The
next
binding
events
will
occur
on
February
28
when
Arizona
and
Michigan
hold
their
primaries. |
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Delegates |
Gingrich |
Paul |
Romney |
Santorum |
Unbound |
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Iowa
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28 |
0
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0
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0
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0
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28
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NH
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12 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
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SC
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25 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Fla.
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50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
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Nev.
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28 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
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143 |
29
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8
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73
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3
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30
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Feb. 1, 2012 |
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GA Election
Dates 2012
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Factbox: Key
dates in
2012
presidential
race
WASHINGTON (Reuters -Feb. 1, 2012 - Republican presidential hopefuls face off in Nevada on Saturday, the next nominating contest in the race to challenge President Barack Obama in November. Take a look at key dates in the race. Some are subject to change.
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TAMPA,
Fla.
--
Florida's
primary
might
not
be
over
just
yet.
The
Newt
Gingrich
campaign
is
gearing
up
to
challenge
the
results
of
the
Florida
Republican
presidential
primary
based
on
the
Republican
National
Committee's
own
rules
which
state
that
no
contest
can
be
winner-take-all
prior
to
April
1,
2012.
( See
RNC
memo.)
It
was
assumed
that
Mitt
Romney,
who
won
Tuesday's
contest,
would
gain
all
50
of
the
state's
delegates.
But
the
Gingrich
campaign
plans
to
challenge
Florida's
allocation
and
demand
the
delegates
be
divvied
up
proportionally.
(See
Gingrich
memo.)
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entire
article
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Rick Santorum and Ron Paul trailed badly, with 13.4 percent and 7 percent, respectively. Now, with Florida's 50 delegates under his belt and a friendly calendar ahead -- Nevada, Colorado and Minnesota will all hold caucuses in the coming week, and polls show all three states leaning in his direction -- Romney is firmly back in the front-runner's seat.
It takes 1,144 delegates to win the Republican nomination, and only a small fraction of that total has been awarded so far. In that sense, there is plenty of time for one of Romney's opponents to upset him. But in practice, Romney has several advantages that will be very difficult for anyone else to overcome: an "electable" image, strong organization and almost limitless money. Read more
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Votes |
Vote % |
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Romney , Mitt |
771,842 |
46% |
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Gingrich , Newt |
531,294 |
32% |
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WASHINGTON — Fresh off campaigning for Newt Gingrich in Florida, former candidate Herman Cain says he also would be comfortable supporting Mitt Romney if he's the one who wins the Republican presidential nomination.
Cain told NBC's "Today" show that he endorsed Gingrich and campaigned with him Monday because he found Gingrich's tax plan similar to his own proposal, dubbed his "9-9-9" plan. Cain said he would be "very comfortable" with Romney, too, but that both candidates carry negatives that would be attacked by President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
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 ACTION ALERT -- GA Mass Transit/Transportation Tax Update from Atlanta Tea Party Patriots - Jan. 31, 2012
"When People fear their government, there is tyranny. When government fears their people, there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson
ACTION ITEMS: Call key elected officers and ask them to honor their pledge to oppose any and all tax increases and join us in working to defeat the Mass Transit/Transportation Tax. (For more information, see "INFORMATION" below)
Click here to read much more and get contact information
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▪ Martha Zoller for Congress Website ▪
▪ GA Election Dates 2012 ▪ |
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▪ Citizens United Victory Fund endorses Martha Zoller for Congress - Jan. 30, 2012
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David Bossie, President of Citizens United, with Martha Zoller
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 Citizens United Political Victory Fund Endorses Martha Zoller for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District
Posted by David N. Bossie - Jan. 30, 2012
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement endorsing Martha Zoller for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District. CUPVF has also contributed $5,000 for Zoller’s primary election.“I have known Martha Zoller for nearly ten years and she has been a shining example for the conservative movement,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United. “Congress needs more people like Martha Zoller who have rock solid conservative credentials. Martha will bring a fresh perspective to Congress because she is not a career politician, and will help lead the fight to end Obamacare.”
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Former GOP presidential candidate joins rally for fellow radio host, House candidate By Ashley Fielding afielding@gainesvilletimes.com
Martha Zoller, conservative radio host and candidate for Georgia's new 9th U.S. House District seat, became the first in the race to pull out the star power Saturday when she appeared with former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain at the Gainesville Civic Center.
With qualifying for the new congressional seat in Georgia several months away, Cain endorsed Zoller, a friend in radio, because the two "align exactly in terms of our beliefs," he said.
"I hate that Martha's going to go off the radio, but I'm loving the fact that she's going to run for Congress, so we will have a voice in Washington who gets it," Cain said.
Zoller, too, said she supports Cain's "9-9-9" plan for tax reform, because she said it was a path to a plan known as the FairTax, which she supports. Read more |
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at a standing room only crowd at the Civic Center Jan. 28, 2012
By Katie Highsmith Staff
GAINESVILLE - Former Republican Presidential candidate and Atlanta businessman Herman Cain was in Gainesville Saturday, where he headlined a rally for 9th District Congressional candidate Martha Zoller.
"Washington D.C. has disconnected from what we stand for, and we have got to take it back from the outside, and sending people like Martha to Washington is one of the ways we do that," said Cain. Read more
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Herman Cain
Headlines
Rally and
endorses
Martha for
Congress
Right:
Martha
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her family
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December 31,
2011
Elections
2012 - Iowa
Caucus on
January 3,
2012
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Perry's
Dramatic
Fade Shapes
GOP
Nomination
Race
BOONE, Iowa
-- Texas
Gov. Rick
Perry can
still fill a
room with
his Texas
swagger and
frontier
good looks.
But Perry
may have
exerted his
greatest
influence on
the 2012 GOP
race through
a vacuum he
has created
-- a dynamic
that is
powerfully
shaping the
Iowa
caucuses now
hurtling
toward
Tuesday’s
vote.
Read more
in
NationalJournal.com |
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GOP Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich holds a press conference Tuesday after speaking to a crowd of supporters at the Dubuque Country Club in Dubuque, Iowa. He tells a concerned voter it's been dropped, but that's news to the author.
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Four
Republicans
to Join
Perry’s VA
Challenge
By Tim
Higgins -
Dec 31, 2011
5:25 PM ET -
Bloomberg.com
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The Year in
Review:
Romney ends
2011 where
he began,
atop
the leader board -
in photo
Christie,
Ann Romney
and Mitt
Romney
Governor Christie endorses Romney and joins him in Iowa |
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Bachmann
calls
'Occupy'
protesters
'Obama's
advance team'
By NBC’s
Jamie
Novogrod -
URBANDALE,
Iowa –
During
remarks to
supporters
inside her
campaign
headquarters
Saturday,
Michele
Bachmann
linked
President
Barack Obama
to a large
protest that
had been
unfolding
outside the
building
only minutes
before.
"You may
have seen
all over Des
Moines the
Barack Obama
re-election
advance team
is already
out there in
the various
parking lots
of all of
the
campaigns,"
Bachmann
told about
70
volunteers.
"This tells
you that he
is nervous,"
she
continued.
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Romney would
veto
immigration
"dream" act
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Reuters Dec.
31. 2011
By
Jane Sutton
(Reuters) -
Republican
presidential
contender
Mitt Romney
said on
Saturday he
would veto a
proposal
granting
U.S.
citizenship
to
undocumented
immigrants
who were
brought to
the country
as children,
a pledge
that won
hearty
applause
from Iowa
conservatives
he hopes to
win over.
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Romney leads
Paul in Iowa
poll,
Santorum
surges |
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MARTHA KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN WITH
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This weekend, our longtime friend Martha Zoller officially kicked off her campaign for congress in her own hometown of Gainesville, GA. We welcome her decision to run for office, something people have been asking her to do for years and, because we know she supports the troops, we pledge our support to her candidacy.
Martha's kickoff event was well attended by veterans, military families, tea partiers and radio listeners, as she is a household name in the community.
"Every morning for the past 15 years, folks have turned on their radio and heard Martha's conservative message. People already know what she stands for." said her campaign manager Ryan Mahoney at the rally in downtown Gainesville.
At MAF we look for candidates who support the troops, that's our most important issue, and we know that Martha is a huge supporter of our military and their missions to keep America safe and free. She's so committed that she's traveled to Iraq TWICE to help the troops and Gold Star families that she cares for so much! |
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Martha
speaks to an
energized
audience on
the square
in
Gainesville |
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Campaign Treasurer
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Martha speaks
to the crowd and lays
our her plans |
Women supporters
from Union County |
Chris Yardley of
Flowery Branch |
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Connie and
Bobby Banks
of Flowery Branch |
Qiana Keith and
her children |
Crowd listens to
Martha's conservative message |
Right: Debbie Dooley,
a Leader of Tea Party
Patriots of GA |
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Women of Union Co.
for Martha |
Martha with Bettye
Chambers of Buford |
Kellie Weeks of
Gainesville wears
her "Martha" sticker |
Martha thanks everyone
for attending
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 Presidential
Preference
Primary
for
Georgia
set
for
Tuesday,
March
6,
2012 |
Secretary of State Brian Kemp has announced that Georgia’s 2012 presidential preference primary will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Secretary Kemp was given the authority to set the presidential primary date via a modification to Georgia’s statutory code during the 2011 legislative session. Substantial rules changes by the RNC leading up to the 2012 Republican National Convention resulted in states that are “winner-take-all” states like Georgia not having the ability to hold their primaries without losing ½ of their potential delegates if the primary was held before April 1, 2012.
Behind the scenes, much planning and labor was completed by the Georgia Republican Party to facilitate this decision. Secretary Kemp worked closely with party leaders prior to his formal announcement. The GAGOP Rules Committee and State Committee convened to approve a rule change that allowed the Secretary Kemp the flexibility necessary to ensure that Georgia voters would remain a strong voice in the 2012 primary process as we select our next President.
Prior to the rules change, Georgia was a winner-take-all system and would have lost ½ of its delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa if the primary was held before April 1, 2012. The proposed change to the GAGOP allows Georgia’s delegates to be allotted on a proportional basis if the Georgia primary was held before April 1, 2012.
The GAGOP commends Secretary of State Brian Kemp for his efforts and diligence in the selection of March 6, 2012 as the presidential preference primary date in Georgia.
Kevin J. Harris
Georgia Republican Party
Executive Director
404-257-5559 ext. 212 office
706-455-9200 cell
404-257-0779 fax
kevin@gagop.org
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