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Trick or Treat

A new ad from the DPG to air over the weekend during Horror Movie marathons. Love it! h/t Julianal. Longer web version is here.

October 28, 2010
Family Values?

In the 1980’s Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal were both in the Georgia Senate. They were both Democrats, and they were both lawyers, and when it came to protecting women, that’s where their similarities ended. You already know about Nathan Deal’s sponsorship of legislation that would have humiliated women by making victims answer to their…

October 18, 2010
Deal Paid Over 80K in Legal Fees From Campaign Account

For a man who spends a lot of time to beating on Roy Barnes for being a lawyer and for taking money from other lawyers, Nathan Deal is not shy about using his campaign funds to hire attorneys. In fact, Deal is a one-man stimulus plan for the legal profession in this state. Back in…

October 9, 2010
Political Nightmare – for Georgia

From one scandal to the next, it seems that where ever Nathan Deal goes, Casey Cagle is not far behind, and now, these two men want to hold the two most powerful offices in Georgia. All I can say is – grab your wallets. Republicans and political insiders are already openly suggesting Deal is damaged…

September 22, 2010
GOP Leaders Dish on Deal

Tom Perdue? Kenny Burgamy? Voices from within his own party are calling for Nathan Deal to do the honorable thing and step aside. Shannon McCaffrey has the scoop. I don’t know Tom, but I do know Kenny, who is from Macon. We agree on little politically, but when it comes to ethics, we’re on the…

September 21, 2010
Hypocrisy

These people have no shame. Today, the RGA went up with a website bashing Barnes for daring to practice law. How original. Among other gems, the site exclaims, “There’s a lot of money to be made getting the guilty off the hook.” They should know. Nathan Deal used money from his campaign account to pay…

September 11, 2010