Senator McCain took the microphone from that older lady and said, “No madam, no madam, he is a decent family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that’s what this campaign is all about.” At that point, I knew that we should be gracious to him during the rest of this campaign because he could be a GOP voice of civility in the Senate to the Obama White House. (Here come the emails.)
The contributors to this blog started discussing who would be the same GOP voice in the House. That’s when I wrote about ‘Republican Rhetoric Dialers Needed” and urged our community to consider supporting GOP candidates who would vote their party line but stand up in their conference meetings and insist that opposition stayed on policy without resorting to dirty behavior and clearly incendiary untruths. In the short time since that posting, we have seen that talk radio muck could push zealots to try some real ugliness.
Could Georgia congressional Deborah Honeycutt be that GOP voice.
First, her opponent David Scott is a Blue Dog Democrat and a welcomed African American moderate—member of the House Agriculture Committee who worked on the bipartisan Farm Bill and a member of the Financial Services Committee who must monitor those Bailout billions.
Should we be concerned that the congress doesn’t have one GOP African American? Senator Obama keeps saying “and some Republicans” but he has endorsed Scott.
Former GOP congressman Joe Scarborough on MSNBC said that the large number of small donors who have given to the Obama campaign must be making the K-Street lobbyists sick—if the people give the money directly, the lobbyists are pushed out of the loop and away from the leaders’ ears.
Do the tons of money Honeycutt raised make her Obama, Jr, or Baby Barrack? For those who question how she did it, that’s easy to see: she is a African American pro-life physician. A Black doctor saying that abortion is wrong from the medical and moral standpoint. Those who agree with her must dream about propelling her onto the national stage in an effort to end the taking of innocent lives. (Here come more emails)
There’s the question: would Deborah Honeycutt in congress actually help the Obama White House if she could reduced the vitriol?
She is an Alpha Kappa Alpha who was medical director at Spelman College—the sister is starting to seem Obama-like.
Personally, I can’t call it because my first deference is to Scott for his Farm Bill work.
Project Logic Ga 
Well, Honeycutt said Obama supports black genocide and she said that Democrats pimp blacks, so I don’t think she will work with Obama. She also started a fight with the Georgia Republicans:
http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/26/georgia-gop-official-snubs-black-republican-congressional-candidate/
Our delegation is lacking seniority. Why put in a freshman in the minority party? If Lynn Westmoreland runs for governor, will she run in that district? She actually lives in Westmoreland’s district – Fayetteville.
Georgia: good to hear from you. The genocide statement is clearly about abortion and there are plenty “good church folks” in our community who feel the same way. Like I wrote, pro-life is her expected issue for a doctor and I am actually starting to rethink my opinion based on advanced medical technology—the ability to see how developed the baby is earlier.
As a Dem, I stand with the Clintons and believe that abortions should be safe, legal and very rare—but I will add that they must be very, very, very early and not a form of birth control.
I was watching Hardball on MSNBC last month and a college guy in the crowd told Chris that he was for Obama and that health care for all would improve family planning and birth control, significantly reducing unwanted pregnancy and the need for abortion..smart guy.
I don’t believe that Honeycutt would or should make many votes different from the other Republicans in the Georgia delegation—same for Rick Goddard if he got pass Jim Marshall.
I am not saying she should “work with Obama;” my contention is that decent Republicans could debate the issues but dial that hate speech down because it is un-American and could lead to something tragic. The talk radio guys on both extremes of the political spectrum love to say stuff that fires-up their listeners and keeps them tuning into the show (also T.V.) But, the sick minded individuals (Timothy McVeigh, Eric Michael Rudolph, Ayers) will take that mess to far. Put in like this: after the 2000 election, Dems had every reason to question the outcome and were upset but we respected the process and W was president. Period. If Senator Obama wins, some sick cats will be pumped up by the rhetoric and try another tragic event. Dam, dial it down.
You know brother Scott would be all right because he would return to the private sector and be wildly successful or Obama will make him an ambassador.
Regarding seniority, Obama and Palin are killing that concept. If you are good, you blow pass others anyway. Harold Ford Jr. and Obama had that mojo working and left their delegations and the CBC in the dust. “It must have been cold there in my shadow.”
The seniority argument is the reason many Blacks here in south Georgia voted for Saxby—so you are right to some degree. Why would rural people get rid of the highest-ranking member in congress of a party on ag.
But, Honeycutt would walking in the congress as a rarity like Obama and J.C. Watts. I was a congressional staffer when J.C. was there and we like the guy—good people. My point is that African American energy should be spent supporting better Republicans or conservatives because I am getting too exhausted and old from constantly fight.
The GOP clearly must be re-branded and I hope that the decent division prevails and forces the crazies to grownup or go start the Crazy People Party—we have a few Dems who can join them.
Wait a minute, I did not know this article was about Rufus Montgomery. Let me tell it, let me tell it. First, I have never met Rufus but I know he has impressive credentials—I give the brother that. He worked at Albany State University for a while and mutual friends with the Albany Chamber said he was acceptable but egotistical.
He is the go-to person for Georgia Republicans interested in getting a few new Black Republicans. Notice what I said, “new Black Republicans in the party.” The problem is an issue of reconnaissance. You don’t ask a Black Republican how the Black Democrats might trend; you ask a Black Democrat.
I worked in three Dem congressional offices in D.C. (including Bishop’s) and we always had two Republicans on staff. During legislative staff meetings, the Congressman would turn to them and say, “Where are my GOP constituents on this issue.” That is democracy in action.
Follow me: these Democrats were not trying to turn Republicans into Dems; they were trying to find a middle ground or functional relationship with all Georgians.
Rufus has that Donald Trump thing working and I am not mad at him. But, I know that his friend Rick Goddard is ceding the Black vote to Jim Marshall, who is not a warm and likable guy. That Rick Goddard is smooth in those ads in his yellow shirt—charming fellow as Honeycutt is smooth on that intelligent “Essence magazine reading sister” style. Roll Call newspaper said the other day that Marshall had the Black vote 9 to1. What? If the GOP did not know that 20% of the Black vote would have gone to Goddard or “None of the Above” if the state and national party would have pointed out that Marshall refuses support Obama, Rufus got caught napping. Again, good brother but he will not admit when he needs help or most not know.
If Rufus has a problem with Honeycutt, it must be that she might beat him to congress. Just like Obama, some members of the CBC did not like him jumping over them—wait your turn but they are happy today.
My good friend Republican Karen Bogans in Savannah was considering a run against John Barrow and Rufus took the time to play devil’s advocate regarding what she would be facing. It turns out that Rufus was right about a lot of things but did not know the whole African American community as well as she did. Had she gone with her instinct, she would be measure the drapes and there would be one Black face in the GOP conference meeting saying, “Stick to the issues but don’t provoke hate.”
Karen won’t call me because I am constantly saying that she and Palin would have been a great campaign team for the South—Hockey mom and Soccer mom.
David Scott’s time is up. Tuesday night he will get his ticket for the “Midnight Train to Georgia” aka The Southern Crescent.
Rufus could not and would not support Deborah Honeycutt
because he knows his time as HNIC would be up Wednesday morn.
He has bought into the notion that it is ok for 650,000 folk
to be represented by a corrupt congressman who stood by
and fiddled while the Clayton Schools in the county lost
its accreditation. They were on probation when he first got
elected in 2003. He switches his vote on the bailout despite
numerous calls from the district in favor of carrying Pelosi’s
water over the people. He is a phatom politician that is seldom seen in the district, no public forums, will not debate, sponsors jobless job fairs and feels health fairs represent health reform.
Good bye David. We, the people, deserve better.
How do you spell relief? HONEYCUTT.
Wow, Mcube..tell us how you really feel. I had no idea the situation was so grave. If that is the case and the people want “change,” then Honeycutt would be a different move.
Let’s be honest, everyone is wondering to the next leaders of the GOP will be. I am a Dem, but I hope the hate-speak gets reduced and if Honeycutt will help with that..cool.
And Rep. Scott can slide into the Obama administration.
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