I am sick and tired of national folks taking political jabs at my south Georgia congressional delegation. The fellows need to jab back. My rural south agenda focuses on agriculture, education/jobs, military/veterans and transportation. If they take care of those areas, other stuff is secondary because all politics is local. My Georgia is the area [...]
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South Georgia Congressional Delegation: Basketball’s JAB Step
Posted in politics, tagged agriculture, austin scott, basketball, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, Isakson, Jack Kingston, sanford bishop, saxby on January 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Barack Al Gore Obama
Posted in politics, tagged Clinton, democrats, GOP, Gore, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich on January 8, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I see it coming from a mile away and know I am going to be ticked off by the Democrats. It happened before with Al Gore. Since Bill Clinton’s White House did some much for regular people and left a budget surplus, Al Gore should have been a shoe-in. But, some folks are too lazy [...]
2012 Political Season: Magic Wand and Understanding
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, hip hop, Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, Obama, republicans, sanford bishop, tea party on December 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
If I could wave a magic wand on New Year’s Eve, the notations I would place in southern voters’ minds as we enter the election year would involve understanding. Kandi from the Real Housewives of Atlanta was in a hip hop group with T.I.’s lady Tiny back in the day and they had a hit called [...]
Open Letter: Regarding Southern Democrats and All Presidential Campaigns
Posted in politics, tagged democrats, GOP, Herman Cain, Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, Obama, republicans, Rick Perry on November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If the GOP presidential primary process continues deep into the winter, all candidates will benefit in some way (including President Obama.) We should pause to think about Tim Pawlenty and Mitch Daniels—good guys that most voters never got to know as presidential candidates because they exited too early. Those exits should be a lesson for [...]
Obama vs. Cain, the Black Women with White Men List and Other Insults
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Bill Clinton, Black college, Black women, Blacks, Congress, Fox News, Georgia, GOP, Herman Cain, hip hop, Michelle Obama, Obama, youth on November 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
People get and give insults in the South all day every day. If you have thin skin, you should move. These insults come to mind. The Michael Basiden Show’s list “8 Reasons Black Women Should Date White Men: First, Black Women should date whoever makes them happy and treats them well. But, the list from Basiden’s [...]
Georgia Congressional Redistricting: Split Tift and Worth Counties
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, moderates, Obama, redistricting, sanford bishop, tift, tifton on July 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Congressional redistricting should embrace split counties in some situations as the logical reflection of the divisions between people. We know the cigar-chomping leaders will make the decisions behind closed doors and spin their maps as “the best interest of all Americans.” But, a case can be made for putting like-minded people in the same districts [...]
Jon Huntsman: Obama’s Cousin (Not really)
Posted in politics, tagged democrats, GOP, hillary, Huntsman, Obama, republicans, White House on June 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Jon Huntsman’s candidacy helps the political arena because he serves as foil to the other GOPers in the race for the White House. If I remember correctly from junior high lit class, foil is a character who contrasts with another character to highlight features of that character’s personality…i.e. Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes…Morris Day to Prince….Dirk [...]
Obama, McNaughton’s The Forgotten Man and the Georgia Congressional Delegation
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, bin laden, Congress, democrats, GOP, Jon Stewart, O'Reilly, sanford bishop, saxby on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There is a controversial painting of all American presidents that includes President Obama standing on the U.S. Constitution. The guy was president of the Harvard Law Review and a University of Chicago constitutional law professor but he doesn’t respect the Constitution. Really? I saw the painting hanging in the district office of U.S. Rep. [...]
President Obama and New GOP Leaders: Nice
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, democrats, GOP, moderates, Obama, republicans, Scarborough on March 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Joe Scarborough’s Politico column “GOP gets dose of ‘Wisconsin nice’” will never be read by the average southern conservatives. But, the more positive vibe coming from RNC chairman Reince Preibus, Rep. Paul Ryan and Gov. Scott Walker could be the blueprint for making their policies palatable to moderates and centrists. Yes, Governor Walker is in the [...]
Party Politics: The Enemy of Good
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, democrats, GOP, moderates, palin, sanford bishop on December 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In December of last year, President Obama quoted a variation of Voltaire’s “Don’t let prefect be the enemy of good” to Democratic Senators. The late Senator Ted Kennedy was famous for saying it is better to get half a loaf than no loaf at all. We need compromise, understanding and dialog in a large diverse [...]
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% [...]
Southern Politics: Check Please
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, GOP, Obama on August 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The field for the general election is in place and our community needs to check and double-check every aspect of our situation relative to political realities. The candidates’ records, actions and potential must be checked along with their staffing histories and efforts regarding whole community representation. When we watch the news reports, we always look [...]
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 [...]
Political Crossroads
Posted in African Americans, Conservative, politics, tagged Blacks, Congress, GOP on May 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This blog was started with one central theme: our community can’t put all of its egg in one basket. This morning the Sade classic “When Am I Going To Make A Living” came to mind because I am also “hungry but I won’t give in.” We are at a crossroad in American politics and Black [...]
Southern Politics: The Audacity of Scope
Posted in Conservative, Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, Congress, democrats, GOP, Obama, republicans on May 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The dictionary defines scope as the range of one’s perceptions, thoughts or actions. A second definition is “the area covered by a given activity or subject.” President Obama outlined his vision for a better America in his book the Audacity of Hope. However, the hard part is implementing ideas into policy in a partisan nation [...]
Michael Steele: African Americans Have No Reason To Vote for Republicans
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, GOP, Michael Steele, Pelosi, RNC on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Let me get this right: Michael Steele said that there is no reason for Blacks to vote for Republicans. Chairman of the RNC Michael Steele, the brother with the nice ties–nice neckties and evidentially nice cultural ties to my community for telling speaking his mind to us. That’s the Michael Steele who we moderates supported as [...]
Pivot: NCAA Basketball, Gettysburg, and Congressional Politics
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged basketball, Congress, democrats, GOP, healthcare, NCAA on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I watched NCAA basketball, Ken Burns’ Civil War and the healthcare reform debate on T.V. yesterday. Options and strategy came to mind involving all three. At Gettysburg, General Robert Lee called for Pickett’s Charge when everyone could see that a second plan of action or inaction was needed. An officer in the field must assess [...]
Questions: Georgia Politics 2010
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, blue dogs, Congress, GOP, Michael Steele, newt, Obama, Tiger Woods on February 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »
In my community, we say, “If you don’t know, you better raise your hand and ask someone.” With that sage wisdom (is that a redundant term) in mind, I ask these questions about Georgia politics. 1. Is the GOP counting on young voters and Black voters not returning to the polls this year? 2. Why [...]
Southern Politics: Energy and Vision
Posted in African Americans, Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, energy, GOP, Michael Steele, palin, Thomas Friedman on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“A vision without resources is a hallucination” is a good quote from Thomas L. Friedman’s book Hot, Flat and Crowded. The quote could easily apply to the efforts of a small group to Black moderates in the South who seek to improve political and public policy relations through diversity and dialog with the conservatives. It’s [...]
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