Archive for May 2008
Rules Committee Mtg
MSNBC is airing the DNC Rules Committee meeting live. It’s pretty dry, but I suspect there are a lot of folks watching this.
Friday Open Thread
David Sirota holds his own on Colbert. Another reminder about “Forward” v “Reply All”. How to run a company into the ground and come out with $28 Million… A year from now I plan to be lounging here. UPDATE: Not to be confused with the new Jolie/Pitt digs… But tonight I’ll be holding a fundraiser [...]
True Blue
Democratic candidates in need of a competent and talented mail and marketing firm should look no further than TrueBlue. This Atlanta based firm “runs energetic, innovative campaigns to elect progressive candidates and win ballot initiatives.” Their services include: general campaign consulting, campaign identity materials, message development, speech writing, coalition building, political direct mail, electoral field [...]
AFL-CIO endorses Rand Knight for US Senate
Thunder had the scoop last night. WorkingGeorgia announced the deal today. Lots of stuff happening at the Tavern.
SPARK! Reproductive Justice NOW!
Finally after months of hard work the website for what had been known as Georgians for Choice is live. . Why a name change? The movement well … moved and it was necessary to address the needs of an entire community regarding reproductive rights, education and access. SPARK! is all things RJ. Read the new [...]
‘I ain’t no spring chicken’
Yeah, but you’re the best looking man in Georgia Politics. Ag Commissioner Tommy Irvin is at Crawford Long getting checked out for some medical testing. Good Luck Tommy. I expect to have a shot of Cointreau with you at the convention. Read here.
Dee Dawkins-Haigler Fundraiser Tonight!
Please Join Us for a Fundraiser For Dee Dawkins-Haigler Thursday May 29, 2008 6:00pm-8:00pm Our Candidate for State Representative for the 93rd House District Hon. Billy Mitchell – State Representative 88th House District Hon. Emmanuel Jones – State Senator 10th District Hon. Earnest Coach Williams – State Representative House District 89th Hon. Kwanza Hall – [...]
Feh
Can someone put a muzzle on both Roy Barnes and Mark Taylor? Please. Mark Taylor speaks up for Dale Cardwell: ‘He’ll never sell us out’
When Voter targeting goes awry
Since I do voter targeting for a living I can expertly say that Congressman David Scott will not have a problem winning in November against Republican Dr. Deborah Honeycutt…again! She needs to fire her voter targeting firm and I mean quickly. So I go to my mailbox today, which is a miracle in itself, and [...]
Consumer Confidence Down…Way Down
According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, consumer confidence hit a *16 year low* in May. The monthly index now stands at 57.2, down from 62.8 in April. And the prediction is that it’s only going to get worse, with gas prices skyrocketing and the real estate crisis.. I just hope voters know who they should [...]
Only the first of many.
Scotty blurts it out. Former Bush aide, Scott McClellan, has written a book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. It is an apparently scathing insiders view of the Bush White House. Everyone seems surprised by this from the once darling of the Bush Administration. The dogs have been released [...]
Sirota’s new book released today.
Congratulations, David! Author, blogger, activist, and friend, David Sirota releases his newest book, The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington, today. Coinciding with the release David will be touring the country in support of this exciting new book. The tour launches today in Vermont with Senator Bernie Sanders [...]
Georgia Realtors to pay record ethics fine
Georgia Association of Realtors will pay for failing to disclose more than $585,000 in campaign contributions and other expenditures in 2006.Among the contributions not disclosed was more than $200,000 to an “independent committee” that ran media advertising in support of Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, according to campaign reports. Cagle’s campaign has denied any direct connection [...]
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