Roy Barnes has a track record as governor. The fact that he lost his bid for reelection eight years ago is pretty telling, but even more telling is the fact that he seems to lack consistency in his own opinions on how a campaign can be run. During the run-off between current nominee Nathan Deal and Karen Handel, Barnes said: Continue reading Roy Barnes: Inconsistency abounds
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I saw this on Facebook today, and asked its author if I could post it here. With his blessing and encouragement, here is a statement from former GOP State Committee Member Michael Carter of Cleveland, Ga.
First let me thank SWGApolitics for inviting me to contribute to their ongoing discussion of Georgia Republican Gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal. I am both stunned and flattered by the interest that my recent Twitter account (NoDealGeorgia) has created, particularly since I am not in any way involved in the gubernatorial race – I’m just an average Georgian: I work a full-time job which is in no way related to politics, I volunteer frequently with my church, I am a youth group leader, I never want to work in politics, I’m not affiliated with any candidate or party, and I happen to think that Nathan Deal is wrong for Georgia. The focus of this first post will be on integrity…and Nathan Deal’s lack of it. Regardless of party affiliation, I think that all voters can agree that integrity is an important quality in any leader. All three have been in various news items recently, but there are three news items in particular I want to draw your attention to, in case you missed them: 1) Many Republicans have been claiming Roy Barnes supports illegal immigration. PolitiFact Ga recently gave that claim a “LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE” designation and said that it was absolutely ludicrous. So hopefully those Republicans that still have a shred of dignity left will drop this one, but that leads us into item 2… 2) Apparently, Nathan Deal has paid more than $120K of campaign donations into a company he owns. For the record, this is a company that is a subsidiary of the company at the center of Nathan’s $weetheart deal with the State that he maid MILLIONS of dollars on. This, on top of the recent revelation that he hid nearly $5 million in debt from EXTREMELY poor business decisions. At this point, there truly is no way an honest, ethical person can support this man without a MASSIVE heaping of delusion. He is now officially WORSE than John Oxendine. 3) John Monds was campaigning in Albany yesterday, attending Albany City Commissioner John Howard’s monthly “Town Hall”. I was working yesterday, but Tom was there and the quote in the Herald was spot on: ““The purpose of government is to protect our rights,” Monds said. “Government doesn’t create jobs, business does. Government should get out of the way.” Unfortunately we cannot embed this particular video, but we hope to get an embeddable one later. For now, check out this link. While the one commentator incorrectly states that the Libertarian nominee tends to draw more from the Republican than the Democratic candidate (in actuality, Libertarians draw fairly evenly from both, due to believing in BOTH fiscal conservatism and social tolerance), what I want you to particularly look at is the video 11 Alive uses of John Monds. Those who were in attendance at the SWGAPolitics.com Candidate Forum should recognize it – because that is exactly where John was in that video. At the single largest political event in SWGA this election season in terms of number of candidates present. Libertarian U.S. Senate Candidate and Airline Pilot Makes Statement on Ninth Anniversary of 9/11 ATLANTA, GA – September 11, 2010 – Chuck Donovan, candidate for U.S. Senator from the state of Georgia, issued the following statement on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: “Like most Americans, I took the attacks of 9/11 very hard. As a professional pilot, I took them personally. We pilots had been trained with a plan to deal with hijackers; a plan we were told included team members outside of our cockpits. September 11, 2001 showed us we were disarmed and alone. “Nine years later, we Americans are more and more restricted from using the tools of self-defense. Far too often and in far too many ways, we find ourselves helplessly at the mercy of a government we cannot rely on. “The government’s reaction to 9/11 was to energetically use its’ two favorite tactics; expand power at the expense of our liberty, and to spend lots more money. Neither the poorly named “Patriot Act” nor the new Department of Homeland Security held anyone in government responsible for their failures that day. They also failed to effectively deal with the clearly exposed lack of inter-agency coordination. “Today all we have to show for the huge investment is a bigger, more bloated government that finds it impossible to protect us from someone like Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, better known as the “underwear bomber.” All the layers of bureaucracy were unable to take clear information on a known threat and act upon it. Our government makes a show of security, forcing experienced flight crew wearing layers of identification, to take off their shoes and belts, open their suitcases, or to wait at the border on return from international flights, yet someone like Abdulmutallab easily slips through the system. “Our Federal government can only be relied upon to posture as a kind of Robocop. In reality, it is more like the Keystone Cops. “The one small success on that terrible day 9 years ago was when free people on board United Airlines Flight 93 voluntarily joined together and resisted a deadly threat. Years later, it was free people once again, who stopped Abdulmutallab without the help of government. “Today the threat of an overreaching, overspending government, using its authority to arrogantly step into every aspect of our lives, has finally become clear to many Americans. Benjamin Franklin warned us, ‘Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.’ Yet too many Americans remain unconvinced. If we fail to heed Franklin’s warning, we will soon find ourselves without liberty or security.” Chuck Donovan is an international airline Captain who has over 30 years of experience as a professional and military pilot. Donovan’s career in this no-nonsense profession, as well as his staunch support for small, fiscally responsible government, make him the best candidate for Georgia’s new Senator. You may learn more about his campaign at www.DonovanForSenate.com. [UPDATE Aug 20 2010] After some requests, I’m bumping this post back to the top of the page this morning while I work on another post on this topic that I hope to get up over the weekend. -Jeff Republicans for several years now have consistently played the “fear” card when it comes election time. They consistently set up some Democrat – be it Al Gore, Roy Barnes, John Kerry, Mark Taylor, or Barack Obama – as some kind of Big Evil that is out to destroy us all, and then try to make us so afraid that we HAVE to vote for the Republican to avoid the Boogie Man. They tell us that if we vote for some “third” party that is more in line with our personal values rather than Their Candidate, the Boogie Man will win and all hope will be lost. The problem is, Georgia is a “Runoff State” in every election other than the actual Presidential Election. In every race in this State other than President of the United States, a single candidate MUST receive 50% of the votes plus one vote in order to win the election. It is due to Georgia being a Runoff State that the case for third parties is actually made EASIER, upon any amount of thought. Jason has a GREAT post about Republican scare tactics related to one Roy Barnes over on his site (and yes, I liked his title so much I largely borrowed it, so I’m giving him credit here). Here’s a sample, I encourage you to go there to read the rest. (emphasis mine)
For “third” Parties, the magic number in any Gubernatorial election is 20%. At 20%, Ga law says the “third” Party is finally legally equal to the “Big 2″. At least one site seems to think that John Monds could be near the 20% mark: From the Free Independent-Sun:
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Nathan Deal and Fiscal Irresponsibility
Let’s get real about Deal. This candidate says he believes in fiscal responsibility, going even so far as to introduce a bill in Congress called “The Fiscal Responsibility Act.”
And Nathan Deal is by far and away the least fiscally responsible candidate running for Governor this year.
Barnes balanced the budget every year he was Governor, getting a B from the CATO institute. Nathan Deal sure hasn’t done a great job as a Congressman in balancing the budget. Now, Nathan Deal is attacking Barnes for proposing a 300 million dollar tax cut for businesses without a plan to pay for it. Really? Because, one of the biggest contributions to our national debt has been the Bush tax cuts that were pushed through with no plans to pay for them. Deal had no problem supporting that mountain of debt (over 2 trillion) added to our grandchildren. How do we know his prior fiscal irresponsibility won’t carry over into his possible administration?
Barnes spent about 15k on air travel this gubernatorial cycle. Nathan Deal spent 135k. We’re talking NINE TIMES what Barnes spent on airplanes. Of course, it’s no surprise to find that the 135k is going to a company Nathan Deal co-owns. He’s spending nine times the amount of Barnes to get the same job done. How do we know his campaign’s fiscal irresponsibility won’t carry over into his possible administration?
And, of course, at this point an entire book could be written about The Deal Financial Scandal. Deal’s Financial Scandal has more twists and turns than Chutes and Ladders. There’s a great summary up over at The Perimeter Progressive, but saying that Deal has some personal financial issues at this point would be putting it kindly. How do we know his personal fiscal irresponsibility won’t carry over into his possible administration?
The next Governor of the great state of Georgia has the legal obligation to balance our budget. But everything we’ve seen from Deal, from his prior governmental experiences to his campaign experiences to his personal experiences, shows he’s just incapable of actually balancing a budget. How do we know his fiscal irresponsibility won’t lead our state into financial ruin?
We don’t.
No Deal Georgia.