Political district lines on a map don’t reflect the reality of how people live. Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston supports the naval mission in Jacksonville, Florida, because some employees at the base live in southeast Georgia. The same statement can be made about Augusta, Savannah and Columbus. suburbanites often work, eat, shop, heal, pray and play [...]
Posts Tagged ‘blue dogs’
New Congressional Districts: Keep On Keeping On
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Blacks, blue dogs, Conservatives, Georgia, moderates, sanford bishop on July 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Clear (Political) New Year
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Georgia, No Labels, Obama, tea party on December 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Happy New Year bla bla bla. In politics and policy, we need a Clear New Year. As Nixon said, I want things to be “perfectly clear.” 2010 was a straight up mess because the Tea Party was running things on the right with small actual numbers but a big swagger. On the left nationally, liberals were eager [...]
Political Cafeteria Plan: Pick and Choose
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, Obama, palin, tea party on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of this rough election cycle, we realize that the 2012 cycle starts before the freshmen members of congress can be sworn into office; it’s a never-ending process. Some blogger friends are assessing the amount of “free time” spent online and hearing the advice of friends and grumbling family about doing for free [...]
Rep. Jim Marshall slams Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, democrats, Jim Marshall, Obama, Pelosi, republicans on October 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I am moderate Democrat and understand that Blue Dogs are moderate to conservative on some level. However, the latest campaign ad from Rep. Jim Marshall might have crossed the line. The ad slams Speaker Pelosi more than she could possible deserve. The same Mrs. Pelosi who engineer the Democrat takeover of the House and helped [...]
Moderates vs. Tea Party in Georgia
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, blue dogs, Chambliss, Isakson, Michael Steele, Obama, sanford bishop on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As quiet as it is kept, I have some close friends who are Black conservatives. Those people have had some sleepless nights over the direction of the Republican Party. One would think Black conservatives would be hot commodities with President Obama in the White House but that isn’t necessarily the case. The Tea Party Movement [...]
Carter, Reagan, Obama and President Palin
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, Conservatives, Georgia, GOP, Obama, republicans, tea party, vote on October 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I feel like Chicken Little but would perfect a little chicken—smoked with some John Boy and Billy barbeque sauce. It’s hard for a brother to publicly admit a love for yardbird but it is time to tell the truth. After watching a zillion campaign ads a month before the election, I wish those fellows would spend 5% [...]
Vote or We are Toast
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, democrats, Georgia, Michelle Obama, Obama on September 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Grown folks knew what is happening was going to happen when we elected President Obama. They said that the same people who cheered and jumped up and down would be the same people who did vote in the midterm elections. I can see it in the First Lady’s face; a face that looks like mine. She [...]
Michael Steele In Georgia: Shoot the Gift
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, Conservatives, Georgia, Michael Steele, republicans on September 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I caught RNC Chairman Michael Steele at two speaking events on Saturday and I couldn’t help but think what should have been. Steele nodded in agreement when I said that his Blueprint document from his campaign for chair was the forgotten outline for their success. In other words, they could be winning on facts, policy, [...]
Election Night: Worst-Case Scenarios
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, Blacks, blue dogs, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, Jim Marshall, Michelle Obama, republicans, sanford bishop, tea party on September 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was in a discussion this weekend about the worst-case scenarios for election night in November; the situations and outcomes that should have been debated and considered now. Lately, the GOP in Georgia has been taking heat in my community because African American (AA) candidates Dr. Deborah Honeycutt and Melvin Everson couldn’t make it out [...]
10 Questions for 2010: Blue Dogs, GOP candidates, Political Journalism
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, CNN, democrats, Fox News, msnbc, Obama, republicans on September 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
3. Are some Blue Dogs sidestepping the political heat? First, I have an original Blue Dog pin and will never sell it on Ebay. Blue Dogs are a unique breed of moderate to conservative Democrats, but they aren’t Republicans. If you think about it, the Democrat Party looks like America with diverse groups at the [...]
Obama and Cameo: Don’t Be Lonely
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, albany, Black college, Blacks, blue dogs, Cameo, Conservatives, Georgia, healthcare, Martha’s Vineyard, Obama on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama should listen to the jam band Cameo during his Martha’s Vineyard vacation. Of course, he must hit the Black Dog Tavern and cop a t-shirt and cap. An old friend sent me a Black Dog hat and people in south Georgia wonder if the “Black Dog” is an African-American sub-group inside the Blue [...]
Young, Black & Republican: documentary
Posted in African Americans, politics, Republican, tagged African Americans, blue dogs, Conservatives, republicans on August 18, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I am a moderate Democrat but a young conservative brother from Atlanta who works for a South Carolina GOP member of congress sent me the short documentary “Young, Black & Republican.” As a kid reading Black Enterprise magazine and watching Tony Brown’s Journal on PBS, I remember this pro-business, self-determination type African-American Republican. Hell, every [...]
Southern Black Conservatives
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Georgia, GOP, Honeycutt on August 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Are things uncomfortable at home for African Americans in the South who are moderate to conservative? Booker Rising, the premiere conservative Black political blog, has a great quiz in their margin. The quiz would indicate that a surprising number of Black voters down here are actually moderate if not conservative. Then, what’s the problem? The [...]
Obamacrats: Get Smart and Scrappy
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, democrats, moderates, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Sherrod, tea party, youth on July 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I don’t care what anyone says; President Obama is exactly the president “candidate Obama” said he would be. The problem is people don’t know how to listen. He isn’t big on party politics because he didn’t spend that much time in the national arena before ascending to the top. That’s why he is constantly looking [...]
Murphy, Honeycutt, and Scott On Trail In Georgia
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, Conservatives, democrats, healthcare, Obama, republicans on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 13th District congressional race in Georgia is interesting because Dr. Deborah Honeycutt is again facing Democrat Rep. David Scott. Former Honeycutt campaign manager Michael Murphy is also in the race but as a Democrat. When Murphy decided to move from the GOP to the Democrats, I was surprised and disappointed that a comfortable place did not [...]
Political Comfort Level
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, blue dogs, palin, republicans, troops on July 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When you grow up in the diverse South, you should learn to put yourself in the other guy’s shoes, walk in his moccasins or generally imagine life and government from his perspective. No one wanted to be slaves, current senior citizens should be barricaded in their homes from fear of young thugs and American foreign [...]
Democrats Flexing Muscles
Posted in Georgia, tagged blue dogs, Clyburn, Jim Marshall on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some voters are very informed this year and that is a good thing. With the economy, foreign wars and the oil disaster, regular folks and the media are watching the White House and Congress. The GOP has a well-earned reputation for keeping their members in line on key issues but the Democrats are starting to [...]
Cuttlefish and Politics
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, tea party on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know about the cuttlefish? I woke up at 4 this morning and an ABC News report introduced me to the cuttlefish, an amazing sea creature that changes itself to it’s surroundings in a classic defense technique. This fish has no shell and is strangely colorblind. You can make all the political comparisons to Blue Dogs, [...]
Sacrifice: Obama, Hillary and Venus Williams
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Georgia, hillary, Obama, Venus Williams on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Did you see the recent picture of the Obama kids greeting the president? After watching the “America: The Story of Us” marathon on the History Channel this weekend, seeing folks who look like me in the White House is a reminder that we came “from a mighty long way.” However, Memorial Day is a reminder [...]
-
Recent Comments
-
Recent Posts
Pages
-
Blog Stats
- 43,773 hits
Tags
