Category: Live Blog
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Live blog from the GWCC DPG festivities
9:20 P.M. Ok, my chauffeurs are leaving, so I will have to let Chairman Buckley finish his speech without me. This was definitely a much better JJ than I was expecting – kudos to our leadership for pulling this together (pulling this out of the same body regions from which Sarah Palin’s “thoughts” come from).…
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Live blog from Augusta
12:19 P.M. Well, it’s a cloudy day here in Augusta, kind of like the cloudy skies image on the late, unlamented previous incarnation of the DPG web site. There is a sense of optimism among the people here waiting for the first state committee meeting of the new administration – although if i had to…
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DPG convention blog
8:16 P.M. Yesssss! Yes. This blog is over. Time for one drink and a thankless drive back to Cobb. Fired up! Ready to go! Home! 8:09 P.M. I truly hope we are nearing the end of Candidate Speeches Part II. This is all I can handle! 7:44 P.M. Everyone needs to leave the building before…
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GABEO – Candidate Forum
10:48 am – I’m at the GABEO (Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials) candidate forum. Not that many candidates are here. Unfortunately not many candidates are here. The assumption is that the missing candidates are at the Georgia Municipal Association meeting. 10:52 am – US SENATE RJ Hadley nor Michael Thurmond are here. GOVERNOR Only…
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Live Blogging from the Gold Dome
11:17 am: Burkhalter talking about Richardson resigning his house seat – “he’s getting better”. 11:19 am: Burkhalter says “thanks” for letting him serve as speaker for 10 days. 11:20 am: Burkhalter calling for the election of the Speaker Pro-Tem Republicans nominate: Jan Jones Democrats nominate: Kathy Ashe 11:30 am: Rep. Carolyn Hughley nominated Kathy Ashe…
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HB 1 hearings
10:00 am. I’m here at the hearings. It’s not really a hearing like you see on C-Span. There’s a video camera and a podium with a microphone for the speaker. The audience is 99% White (that 1% is me) and 75% women; mainly older women. There seems to be a theme with all the speakers:…