The Georgia 2nd congressional district race comes down to one simple point for me: Rep. Sanford Bishop is the goose that laid the golden egg. We, the 2nd district voters, have positioned him to serve our state and that posturing took time and effort. Tossing our employee now wouldn’t be smart. An Albany, Georgia, city councilman [...]
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Rep. Sanford Bishop: Golden Egg
Posted in politics, tagged Congress, democrats, Georgia, Obama, politics, republicans, sanford bishop, troops on October 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Libertarian Party Candidate John Monds and Get Out the Vote
Posted in politics, tagged Congress, democrats, Georgia, Isakson, marijuana, republicans, sanford bishop, tea party, voting on October 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Could it be true: are some people too dim to vote. I just noticed a comment on a post about John Monds, candidate for governor in Georgia from the Libertarian Party. The comment said “he short as hell” and I did not know if the writer was referring to my picture with Monds or with Rep. Sanford Bishop. [...]
The Blindside: President Obama and Rep. Sanford Bishop
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, Isakson, Obama, republicans, sanford bishop, tea party on October 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I watched the movie The Blindside on cable on-demand with my mother yesterday and she enjoyed the first football film of her eighty years on earth. Watching a movie was a welcomed departure from the political campaign ads but that movie still had me thinking about election season 2010 which is more like the movie The [...]
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 [...]
Georgia Political Talks/Obama Style
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged albany, Congress, democrats, Georgia, John Monds, moderates, republicans, sanford bishop on September 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Albany, Georgia City Commissioner Jon Howard is my classmate from college and one of the most dedicated public servants you will ever meet. He put together a candidates forum this morning and I found myself talking with Bishop, Everson, Monds and Dukes. That list of names isn’t a law firm but speakers at the forum [...]
Pyrrhic Victory: The Politics of Winners/Losers
Posted in politics, tagged Conservatives, democrats, Obama, sanford bishop, saxby, tea party on September 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Pyrrhic Victory is a victory offset by staggering losses. King Pyrrhus’ of Epirus Army suffered tremendous casualties in the defeating the Romans in 280 BC—winning at all cost. As a student, studying the massive loss of human life during the American Civil War was rough. Some observers have liken the current political battles to [...]
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 [...]
Congressional Courtesy and Georgia Women in Congress
Posted in politics, tagged bobby rush, Georgia, sanford bishop, Sotomayor on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush’s personal history includes being born in Albany, Georgia and time in the Black Panther Party. While working for Albany State University, I bumped into Rush coming out of the old Broad Street Bistro downtown. When I called him congressman, he was surprised to be recognized in south Georgia. Unfortunately, he was [...]
Reading Obama’s moves
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, cbc, Obama, sanford bishop, transition on January 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My daddy play college football at North Carolina A&T during the one platoon, leatherhat days—let him tell it, he was on the field for every play for four years. He taught me that in sports a guy can make head and feet moves all day but watch his waist or his belt buckle—that’s where he [...]
Did Cooper Tires “play” Albany?
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged albany, cooper tires, Georgia, sanford bishop, saxby on December 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The news of Cooper Tire Plant closing in Albany has made for a solemn holiday season in southwest Georgia. I can’t go to the post office without having a gloomy conversation or two about the families involved—cousins, classmates, friends. If you read the past post on this blog, my writing implored south Georgia voters to [...]
Secretary of Agriculture Sanford Bishop?
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged agriculture, Obama, sanford bishop on December 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Secretary of Agriculture Sanford Bishop? Word is that Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop is being vetted for Agriculture Secretary. That move would be great because agriculture is Georgia’s leading industry and Bishop would do a fine job. I was concerned that the Obama’s cabinet did not included people from the South. Would Georgia Governor [...]
Speculation: Sanford Bishop or Saxby Chambliss for Agriculture Secretary
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged African Americans, agriculture, Chambliss, Georgia, Herman Cain, Obama, sanford bishop, saxby, sonny perdue on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This transition period is better than Fantasy Football because President-Elect Obama is sincerely committed to bridging the partisan divide. What happens with Senator Clinton or Governor Richardson as Secretary of State makes me wonder if there will a position available in the cabinet for Richardson above his previous status? Hopefully, a Georgian will be [...]
Saxby and Sanford must Save Cooper Plant
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged Georgia, politics, sanford bishop, saxby on October 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We hear the term strategic voting these days. As it relates to south Georgia, the possible closing of the Copper Tire Plant in Albany compels the African American community to consider keeping Saxby Chambliss for this important fight. Yes, I live in Sylvester, Georgia, and I have many family and friends working at the plant—little [...]
Putting Kountry First
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged Georgia, Jim Marshall, Macon, mccain, Obama, politics, sanford bishop on October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The African American community has a long history of putting all of our eggs in one basket and waking up the day after the election to broken eggs. This blog is the net extension of our desire to provide sage political strategies at pivotal times to maximize our clout and capital. Senator Obama keeps saying [...]
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