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Peach Pundit: Ox’s Commercial

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:28 -0500

Buzz already posted the video. But here is the email that went out:

Team Ox:

We are proud to present the new online video commerical for Georgia’s next governor, John Oxendine. We hope you enjoy it, and hope you’ll forward it to everyone you know.

Click here to watch the commerical:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQaL6eICSUU

All the [...]

Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Oconee Rec Dept may be followed on Twitter and Facebook

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:00 -0500

Although I have been quick to criticize them recently about the unbelievably awful conditions at the new Oconee Veterans Park Recreation Center building , I do really support the Oconee County Recreation Department and suggest you do the same should you be knee deep in social media much like myself
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Capitol Updates: Perdue visits troops in Iraq

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:49:45 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday visited Georgia National Guard units fighting in Iraq.

While in Baghdad’s Green Zone, Perdue spoke by telephone with reporters in Georgia about his trip.

“All in all the spirit and morale of our troops is palpable,” Perdue said. “They feel there is light at the end of [...]

Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Bug found in Georgia a threat to soybeans?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:43:00 -0500

Out of my realm, but possibly effecting agricultural production of Soybeans here in Oconee County, Georgia. This stinkbug relative also munches on kudzu. We really do have a global economy.
Bug found in Georgia a threat to soybeans? [...]

Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Broun, Westmoreland want to you to be able to listen to FM on your cell phone

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:33:00 -0500

Somehow I cannot imagine Congressman Broun and Westmoreland will be able to persuade Nokia, LG and all the rest of the companies who manufacture the increasingly complex communication devices to retool their cell phone manufacturing just for the United States. That would be like world wide Socialism, or at the [...]

Going Through the Motions: Adventures in Dating #4: One Night Only

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:24:00 -0500

Today as I returned to my car from withdrawing a sizeable amount of cash at the bank (long story), I noticed that I had a missed call on my phone from a guy I had been texting with earlier about meeting up tonight. I called him back without checking to [...]

Peach Pundit: Ox has another video.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:42:33 -0500

Number of comments: 20

Here ya go.

Discuss.

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JasonPye.com: Beltway sniper faces execution tonight

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:31:28 -0500

John Muhammad, the Beltway sniper, will be executed tonight in Virginia:Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has cleared the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad.

Kaine denied Muhammad's clemency request Tuesday. Muhammad is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday night at a Virginia prison for killing [...]

JasonPye.com: Isakson: House health care bill DOA in the Senate

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:22:34 -0500

Sen. Johnny Isakson confirms what we read yesterday, that the House health care bill is dead-on-arrival in the Senate and he believes debate on the bill will continue into next year:U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-east Cobb) thinks the health care bill that passed the House on Saturday has [...]

JasonPye.com: MoveOn.org targets Marshall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:15:09 -0500

MoveOn.org is targeting Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA) for voting for the Stupak Amendment and against the health care bill.

Hey, if you guys want to primary Marshall. Fine by me, but that seat will go to a Republican if a "progressive" is the Democratic Party's nominee.

And, no the [...]

Peach Pundit: A Tenth For The Ninth; I Need Another Fifth

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:05:54 -0500

Number of comments: 20

Bert Loftman has joined 9 others (Mike Cowan, Tom Dooley, Mike Evans, Tom Graves, Lee Hawkins, Jeremy Jones, Bobby Reese, Bill Stephens, and Steve Tarvin) in the race for Georgia’s Ninth District Congressional Seat.

His press release indicates his platform is to Institute a FairTax, Abolish the Fed, and Honor the [...]

Confessions of a Political Junkie: links for 2009-11-10

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:03:39 -0500

CT Gov Poll: Rell Leaves Race In The Lead Gov. Rell of Connecticut is not going to seek re-election. Can't say I blame her. She really fell into the job in a trial by fire way. She's got a family that is growing up too. France [...]

Fresh Loaf: MARTA bus driver forces passengers to pray, you decide why

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:59:59 -0500

MARTA bus driver suspended for forcing passengers to hold hands and pray before letting them off the bus. Cue hilarity. [...]

Fresh Loaf: Georgia creates new black market for cigarettes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:20 -0500

State prisons to ban cigarettes. [...]

Fresh Loaf: Morning Newsdome: Passion for fashion

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:30:02 -0500

A daily round-up of the weird and wonderful from around the world [...]

Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Congrats on successes of Saturday Stroll series

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:11:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Ann Stoneburner is the second in command of the Oconee County Democratic Committee, and she wrote eloquently about the Saturday Strolls

Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

Subject: [oconee] congrats

I just wanted to take a moment and congratulate Pat Priest on the Saturday [...]

Peach Pundit: Finding de Soto

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:17 -0500

Number of comments: 14

Fascinating.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History archaeologist Dennis Blanton didn’t expect to be tracking Hernando de Soto’s route through South Georgia in 1540. But the more he dug at a remote site in Telfair County, the more convinced he became that he was chasing the famous yet elusive Spanish explorer.

For [...]

Peach Pundit: Good or Bad?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:45:23 -0500

Number of comments: 6

I’m not sure about this.

The state Department of Corrections will ban all tobacco use at its 37 facilities by the end of next year, becoming the 11th state to implement a total withdrawal of smoking at its prisons.

On the one hand, health care costs will probably go down. On [...]

Peach Pundit: Legislators: Tough session ahead

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:44:16 -0500

Number of comments: 3

That’s a no-brainer. They’re going to have a tough budget, transportation battles, health care fights, MARTA issues, etc.

More people are going to come out as losers than winners in this legislative sessions. Look for the Speaker to lead on most issues.

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Peach Pundit: Isakson: Health Care DOA

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:43:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5

Isakson says it won’t pass.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-east Cobb) thinks the health care bill that passed the House on Saturday has almost no chance in the Senate because Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) has vowed to join a majority Republican filibuster against the measure.

Looking at the Senate calendar, [...]

Peach Pundit: This is getting to be a repetitious story

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:32:12 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Tax collections are down again. This is going to make for a very fun legislative session.

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Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Veterans Day celebration tomorrow with Col. Robert Guy at Oconee County Middle School

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
This is a link to a notification about the public celebration of Veterans' Day at 1:30 pm November 11 with former Georgia Teacher of the Year and recently retired Col. Robert Guy, who marched in the funerals of John F. Kennedy and General Douglas MacArthur.

Oconee County Middle' [...]

Drifting Through The Grift: My Morning Wooten

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:00 -0500

Compare and contrast.

A conservative writes a thoughtful essay about not rushing to judgment on the Ft. Hood shootings and its larger implications.

A "so-called" conservative writes an essay filled with leaps of logic and heaps of talk radio screech.

In the deranged world of [...]

Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Oconee County Democrats book club puritanical selection includes author Sarah Vowell and her new work The Wordly Shipmates

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Dr. Patricia Priest, not the one who starred on the old TV series "The Munsters" but instead the radio producer and activist who lives in Oconee County, has selected another interesting tome for discussion.

Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

Subject: [oconee] Books of [...]

The Other Athens: SCHS Pigskin Finalé

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:07:00 -0500

My alma mater Indians Indians dropped a 23-26 decision to the Jackson County Panthers last Friday evening, thereby finishing the season at a disappointing 3-7 overall and 2-5 in Region 8AAA. After beginning the 2009 season with a 30-point loss to Flowery Branch, the Indians’ [...]

Oconee County, Georgia Politics: Man arrested for bursting into home, posing as a cop || OnlineAthens.com

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:32:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
I am glad this man did not come to my house, or at the very least he would be facing an angry and extremely protective pit bull dog. I am grateful for the protection my neighborhood and subdivision gets from Chief Lee O'Dillon and the numerous Oconee County Sheriff Deputies' [...]

Fresh Loaf: Photo of the Day: Jesus Lizard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:52 -0500

The alternative rock band from Austin performed at the Variety Playhouse Nov. 6 [...]

Fresh Loaf: 5 things to do: Tuesday

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:17 -0500

1) Explosure and Sovereign Tree continue at Jackson Fine Art. [...]

Cracker Squire: Health economists say it is impossible to know whether the bill would meet cost-cutting goals, and many are skeptical that they even come close.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:44:00 -0500

From The New York Times:

As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama’s promise to slow the runaway rise [...]

JasonPye.com: Good polling is hard to find

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:35:19 -0500

It's hard to find accurate polling. Nearly every poll says something different. Some polling firms are skewed some prefer likely voters over registered voters, so it's hard sometimes to get a good read on the pulse of the electorate.

Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report is giving us [...]

Heneghan's Dunwoody Blog: Video of the Nov 9th Dunwoody City Council Meeting

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:28:05 -0500

Click the photo above for video of Monday's night City Council meeting.

So far my trial of putting live meeting video to the web has been a success though I know the number of live viewers are rather small, but then again we haven't' [...]

Heneghan's Dunwoody Blog: Dunwoody Kidnapping Victim describes his 15 hour ordeal. Rewards available for information.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:17:53 -0500

Newsclip

Dunwoody Kidnapping Victim describes his 15 hour ordeal. Rewards are being offered for the arrest and conviction of the offenders. Incident happened at the Broadstone of Dunwoody apartment complex on North Peachtree Road which is currently operated by Gables Residential.[...]

The Buzz Blog: Peggy Noonan on Obama

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:14:22 -0500

Peggy Noonan spoke tonight to the Georgia Republican Party and had this to day about President Obama:

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The Buzz Blog: Wienermobile in Atlanta

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:12:34 -0500

Every day you see the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile is a good day.

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Heneghan's Dunwoody Blog: Dunwoody to look at the chicken issue again - much stricter than Roswell proposal.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:12:25 -0500

I believe the Dunwoody City Council will be discussing Back Yard chickens again on Monday, November 16th. The proposed ordinance would allow eight chickens (no roosters) and the birds would need to be caged and housed appropriately. The proposed Dunwoody ordinance can be found [...]

Heneghan's Dunwoody Blog: State Legislators come to Dunwoody United Methodist on Thursday evening.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:53:13 -0500

Rep. Mike Jacobs put out a press release regarding a Thursday evening Legislative Town Hall Meeting. He didn't name names of who will be attending but I am sure it will be informative.
All of the senators and representatives who represent portions of DeKalb' [...]

Peach Pundit: Hey, What Do You Know? It’s Not Only Conservatives That Are Intolerant Of The Middle

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:19:18 -0500

Number of comments: 20

I received an email from Ronald Daniels, regular Peach Pundit poster, alerting me to MoveOn.org’s activiites against Jim Marshall. Given that Mr. Daniels is an actual resident of GA-8, and that I figured he needed a break from law school, I asked him to write it up. The following is [...]

Peach Pundit: Martha Zoller Gets New Radio Gig; Bigger Station, More Cash

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:39 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Congrats to Martha Zoller. Probably best known to Peach Pundit readers as a recurring panelist on The Georgia Gang, Zoeller has had a moring radio talk show on Gainesville’s WDUN AM. She’s now moving to 103.7 FM to anchor a lineup with Neal Boortz, Clark Howard, Dr. Laura, and [...]

Savannah Red: Seas Rise, Accuracy Sinks

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:00 -0500

According to the front page this morning, the seas are rising and large area of currently dry land will be under water within the century:

"Sea level rise could put as much as 50-100 square miles of currently dry land - an area" [...]

JasonPye.com: Pfizer abandons site of infamous property rights case

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:06:33 -0500

The site that was the focal point in the Kelo v. New London court case is back in the news, and it's not good for the city.

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