Newsletter 332
Newsletter 332
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Gingrich mocks Obama's algae energy comments as 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' HTTP://ARTICLES.LATIMES.COM/2012/MAR/05/NEWS/LA-PN-GINGRICH-OBAMA-ALGAE-20120305 "Algae," Gingrich confirmed. "I think this is a 'Saturday Night Live' skit. You don't often get presidential speeches that could literally be delivered on 'Saturday Night Live' and you wouldn't realize it was a fake. But presidents are supposed to, like, run the country today." "We were in Nashville," Gingrich said, "and a man came up to Callista and me and said, 'I want you to tell Herman Cain that I know what Obama's 9-9-9 plan is.' He said, 'Obama's 9-9-9 plan is to make all of us pay $9.99 a gallon.' "
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Just a note to say that last night, at a special called meeting, the Stockbridge City Council extended City Administrator Ray Gibson's contract until Dec 31, 2013. The city s mayor has tried to recommend two people to replace Mr. Gibson . The council thought otherwise. Good for them! The mayor, is fit to be tied and we may expect another law suit from him as he made threats about it. John Douglas Rush Limbaugh says on his radio show today, two of the sponsors so quick to leave want back in now. One he says is virtually begging to come back. He says they will take a close look before deciding what to do. My recommendation: Tell them to advertise on CNN or some liberal show no one watches. They had their chance.
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Watching the vote tally come in I am more convinced than ever... Atlanta ain't Georgia. Those folks ain't from here. Rule #1: If the ballot question contains the words "tax" or "levy" or "bond," VOTE NO Every talking head - even FoxNews - is saying the GOP nominee 'must' be chosen in April or May - not as late as August. Therefore the numerical odds to Mittens. Dick Morris said "We [Mittens] must have time to mount a defense against Obama." In reality Mitt only wins in Northern or otherwise liberal primaries. He is the darling of the media and the unions. i.e., Michigan and Massachusetts. Look at Santorum and watch his delegate count climb. People, especially evangelicals, like Rick. Look at Newt - and listen to him. He gives Americans hope AND a solid energy policy. Conservatives of all stripes like him. NONE of them will win enough delegates to capture the Convention by acclamation. Thanks be to God. Neither the talking heads nor Mitt's money should dictate the GOP nominee. FRED CHITWOOD: I agree..........if the RINOs nominate Obama Lite to run against Obama in Nov., to quote R. Limbaugh when McCain got the nomination 4 years ago, "we are so screwed." Rush was right!
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Supporting Medium listed at Examiner.com ROMNEY, VIRGINIA GOP COMMIT ELECTION FRAUD: FOX NEWS - DENVER CONSPIRACY | EXAMINER.COM HTTP://WWW .EXAMINER.COM/CONSPIRACY-IN-DENVER/ROMNEY-VIRGINIA-GOP-COMMITELECTION-FRAUD-FOX-NEWS#IXZZ1OTAAKP2J
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Romney Has No One to Blame for His Negatives But Himself; America - Can Voters Save Us?
by ELIZABETH CHRISTIAN ALLEN
This is part of a discussion board for my Constitutional Law class - the teacher said we could talk about current issues in politics this week and this is what I said... When it comes to Equal Representation & Apportionment and current political campaigns; the first thing that comes to mind for me is going back to campaign finance reform and how it can affect equal representation and apportionment. When candidates are being outspent 65:1 in television ads in Florida, and the ads are not a positive reflection of the one spending the money to put on 65:1 ads and only a negative attack against the opponent spending the money for the 1 in the 65:1 ad ratio something is wrong in this equation. (Galloway, n.p.) I am not a hate the rich kind of girl or an occupy anything and am in support of the free market. However, with that said, can elections be bought?
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The answer to the above question initially appears to be yes in the primary but not looking good for the general election. However, in the example above the candidate spending the money for the 65 in the 65:1 ratio is now showing signs of his political party s negative ratings going up and his own personal unfavorable impressions have outpaced his favorable impressions since this negative ad campaign began. This candidate s unfavorable ratings have, skyrocketed by 10 points on average since the end of October. Since then, his standing has deteriorated even further. Please go to HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ELIZABETH-CHRISTIAN-ALLEN/ROMNEY-HAS-NO-ONE-TO-BLAME-FOR-HISNEGATIVES-BUT-HIMSELF-AMERICA-CAN-VOTERS-SAVE/10150621861979232 Read this great analysis in its entirety.
Jason Hill is a respected and dedicated business leader and community volunteer with deep roots in Rockdale County. Jason believes in recapturing and preserving those qualities that have made Rockdale County an attractive place to live, work, and play, while at the same time positioning the community to move forward in ways that makes sense for our citizens. Jason is a successful businessman and is Manager of Still Lumber Company, a local business started by his grandfather, L.B. Still, more than 60 years ago. Prior to coming on board with the family business in 1999, Jason worked at JGA Southern Roof Center in Atlanta and was a co-op student employee with Atlanta Gas Light Company for four years. While he has strong private sector experience, Jason is no stranger to public service in the local community. He served in 2003 as a member of the Conyers/Rockdale Planning Commission before being elected in 2004 to the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Post 1. Contact information:
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Directions
From the McDonough Square take Highway 81 East, go approximately 2 miles to Lake Dow Road, turn left at light (between McDonald s & Zaxby s). Take next left into Heritage Park. The entrance to the Cooperative Extension Office is on the left. Go through the glass doors and follow the signs to Conference Room A. Cooperative Extension Conference Room A 97 Lake Dow Road McDonough, GA 30252 770-288-8421
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developer stepped in. The farm sat for sale for two before he bought it. But after all that has been paid for different things there it looks pretty much the way it did back when it was bought. Even the BoC voted on April 8, 2008 to change the name of the park and it still sits today. Then she was supposed to step down from her office to run for chairman due to an ordinance, but she fought in court and was allowed to remain on the BoC and run for chairman at the same time. She won the position, but not with an extreme amount of votes. (no mandate). After going into office as chairman she has had many things that have been a controversy in the county to happen. She owed her benefactor Mr. Billy Abbate so she appointed him to the Hospital Board and then later to the Board of Health. Of course he had to resign just before he was arrested for child molestation here and in Virginia. Now Ms. Mathis in no way would condone this type of behavior. He was the same gentleman who wanted the film studio at Tara Field and wanted Henry County to front the money, but he could not come up with his part so the deal fell through. But she worked out a deal with Clayton County to buy Tara Field and spent $17.7 million for the deal and we had to put up $2.2 million. What really hurt here was this was done just a week after laying-off 57 people because we didn t have the money to pay them. There have been other issues like the buying of the Cotton Fields Golf Course, the buying of the property for the police training area that belonged to a relative of the former police chief, and her pushing for T-SPLOST after sitting on the ARC board and Henry County didn t get its fair shake. There is more, but space will not contain it. The bottom line is that she has let a lot of people down here and for what reason? (B) Then we have Mr. Tommy Smith, the former Mayor of Hampton. Mr. Smith is a lifelong resident of the area and he has also worked in several other capacities for the Henry County Government. Mr. Smith knows much about the inner workings of the county government and he knows that the county government has grown to such a size that it is very hard to maintain itself in any kind of economy. Mr. Smith is a fair minded gentleman and will be running as a conservative Republican. He feels that we should maintain our essential services first such as firemen, policemen, and infrastructure such as roads before we spend on other areas. Mr. Smith s daughter is the Probate Judge for Henry County. She has done a very good job since the passing of Judge Buttrill. If he has a weakness it is with some of the people who are too close to him that many people here in the county do not like and that can hurt a candidate. The old saying we are known by the company we keep. (C) Then we have Mr. Monroe Roark, who has stated he is running for the seat. Mr. Roark is a TV reporter for one of our local stations. He also has served on the BoC after being chosen to serve out the term left by Rick Jeffares who left to run for the State House. Mr. Roark has seen the inner workings of the BoC and should have a good take on what is happening with the commission. Mr. Roark is a family man and since redistricting took place he is now in the 5th district. Mr. Roark attends Glen Haven Baptist Church and is a very intelligent gentleman. The only thing that has been perceived by him is when the 3DCC and Mr. Mike Eddy went before the commission with a good and ample ethics code, he was chosen to put them down. That meeting could hurt him because it shows that he will be linked to those who can sway him away from what is the norm. Now the people of Henry County will have plenty of time to speak with these individuals and try and come up with a candidate they can back. Citizens need to ask the hard questions and see what answers they receive. Remember it is everyone s county and money they are trusted to handle.
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It is interesting to note the following: We have: 1.) One councilperson who continues to kite checks. 2.) Another councilperson who purchased a computer and equipment over $5,000 and charged the city of McDonough while she was a citizen. 3.) Another councilperson who has three illegetimate children and survives on governement assistance. 4.) Another councilperson who shoots his son in the rear end. 5.) And another councilperson whose past is very, very troubling with his finances. No, we are not talking about the state jail in Jackson. We are talking about the McDonough City Council!! I also find it disturbing that the new McDonough city manager sued Henry County while employed there, refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and is not a citizen of the United States." It is the policy of The Citizen to reprint commentary as it is submitted to us... and some we find:
Hey Henry, why in the world is the McDonough City Council rushing through modifications to the city charter before the citizens have had an opportunity to review them and express their concerns? Seems like Councilwoman Notti is imitating her hero, Nancy Pelosi, to pass the legislation so we can read what's in it. This is serious, folks!
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The chairman of the board shall receive an annual salary in an amount equal to forty (40) percent of the annual salary provided by general law for the sheriff of Henry County. In talks with county commissioners and other officials the prevailing wisdom is that fixing the 2006 salary freeze would actually mean giving some commissioners back pay. The salaries they froze were attached to the annual salary provided by general law plus the annual supplement provided by the County. It is simple math to deduce the Henry County commissioners have been overpaid for a long time. County supplements are a measure to provide competitive compensation in line with surrounding counties. In our Issues #329 and #330 the listing of all supplement recipients was provided. Since the county code provides for to forty (40) percent of the annual salary provided by general law for the sheriff of Henry County, there is no add-on for commissioner s compensation because of the $36,000 supplement granted to the Sheriff. Joanie Scott wrote at Proof of Right:
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By [adjusting commissioner pay to the legal amount], the annual combined saving of all six Board Members would amount to more than $45,000 per year. Frankly, I am of the opinion that they should also pay back the illegitimately gained funds they ve each received for the last three years, too. That s another $135,000.
Check out Proof of Right at HTTP://PROOFOFRIGHT.WORDPRESS.COM/2012/03/09/HCBOC-STILL-OVERPAYTHEMSELVES-WHILE-CONSIDERING-TAX-HIKES-MORE-LAYOFFS/
Unacceptable!
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