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August Calendar

By Bill Waller, on August 15th, 2009%

I have been asked to post the dates, times, and locations for the protest, town hall, and social schedules for August. Time to turn up the heat during the blue dog days of summer!

Protest Schedule

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
10:30am
Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia
Reception at 11am and lunch at noon.
Congressional Luncheon sponsored by the Georgia Chamber
Of Commerce for John Barrow, Sanford Bishop, Nathan Deal,
And Lynn Westmoreland.

Monday, August 24, 2009
7am and 12noon
Stonebridge Golf and Country Club
12th annual Congressman Bishop Golf Classic

Friday, August 28, 2009
12noon
Sanford Bishop’s Office
235 Roosevelt Ave, Albany Towers

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Boycotts: Good or bad?

By Tom, on August 15th, 2009%

The year was 2003.  The United States was gearing up to invade Iraq.  Battle lines were being drawn, including in the entertainment industry.  A girl band, at the top of their genre, made a statement against war at a concert in England that started a firestorm against them.  They were against the war, which was hardly controversial in and of itself.  But the band was the Dixie Chicks, and the genre was the favorite of many conservative, Country music.

Boycotts were quickly called for, and radio stations voluntarily pulled their music from rotation.  The liberals in the media called it “blacklisting” and “censorship”, despite the fact that it was all voluntary.  Today, they’re doing the same thing to Whole Foods. Continue reading Boycotts: Good or bad?

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