Category: Politics

Statesboro Herald Reports Registration Irregularity at Georgia Southern

Tucked inside an article about a record voter turnout in Bulloch County (almost 40%!) in Saturday’s Statesboro Herald was a voter registration issue caught by Patricia Lanier Jones, Bulloch County Election Supervisor, and her staff. Apparently, 170 new registrations were filled out with assistance by an unknown organization using two different and incorrect addresses on

Will Forsyth County Elect An African American Man?

The short answer: No. Forsyth County is infamous for its bloody expulsion of its black residents in 1912. If you are interested in this notorious page of Forsyth County’s history, you can purchase Patrick Phillips new book, Blood At The Roots, on Amazon. It’s a disturbing and interesting read. As the legend goes, Forsyth County had

The Sociopath

So, most people either love or hate Donald Trump. The people that have created this video are not exactly happy about his rise in the Republicans ranks, nor are they happy about the alt-right that has risen up around him.

Speaker Saga Ends?

House Speaker David Ralston has been the subject of a complaint to the State Bar filed more than two years ago. It appears that the wheels of justice have finished grinding with both the Speaker’s lawyers and the State Bar asking to settle. From Aaron Gould Sheinin in the AJC: “Ralston’s attorneys filed paperwork Wednesday

Walker County Commissioner Resorts To Personal Attacks Against An Opponent

A candidate must get close to desperation when resorting to levying personal attacks on Facebook against an opponent.  That’s what is occurring here in Walker County with our incumbent sole Commissioner Bebe Heiskell.  I was sent a screenshot where Commissioner Heiskell accused Republican challenger Shannon Whitfield that he was given bad numbers, was deceiving people

National Teachers Unions Drop $3 Million More To Protect Failing Schools

The groups that believe the only solution for schools is “more money” have sent almost $3Million more to Georgia in order to protect the status quo and continue to trap children in failing schools and rob them of future economic opportunity.  The October filing is out, showing the following contributions given to the “Committee To

Morning Reads for Tuesday, November 1

Well. It’s November 1st and I’ve only eaten one three of my daughter’s Reese’s cups. Winning! Here’s how Halloween went down at The White House. More problems for Colonial Pipeline in Alabama. The background on how Georgia responded to Hurricane Matthew. Georgians are all in with early voting. Columbus State earns accolades for affordable online