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Entries from December 2008

State Rep. Carter to Announce for Senate

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments

State Rep. Buddy Carter will announce at 10:00am on Tuesday, January 6 that he will be a candidate for the Georgia Senate, District 1. The announcement will be held at the Savannah Trade Center outside between the river and the center on Hutchinson Island. We are looking for a big group of supporters!

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Tags: Chatham County Events · Savannah Campaign Announcements · Savannah Candidates · Senate · State House

Winners and Losers 2008

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Elections 2008:  The Winners and Losers!   With the culmination of the 2008 election season, Georgia didn’t follow the national trend and continued as a Republican-dominated political state (and from my perspective, that isn’t such a bad thing).  This article will name those who were the big winners, those who lost, and those who need [...]

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Tags: Chatham County Commissioners · Chatham County Election Results · Savannah Candidates · Savannah-Chatham School Board · Senate · State House · US House · US Presidential Election

Sheriff’s

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

By:  State Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter    One of my favorite television shows of all time is the Andy Griffith show.       How could you not love that show?  Everything seemed so genuine in Mayberry with Sheriff Andy Taylor, Deputy Barney Fife, Aunt Bee, Opie, Gomer, Otis- the whole gang.       But lately I’ve [...]

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Tags: Chatham County Government · State House

Palin vs. Ludacris

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Vote Saxby Today!  Dear Friend,  Yesterday, Sara Palin came to Georgia to campaign for Saxby Chambliss. They made many media appearances and visited the Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, and Macon areas. Meanwhile Ludacris a hip hop rapper stumped for Jim Martin.  It was a telling contrast…  Sarah Palin is a Mother of 5, including a special [...]

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Tags: Savannah Candidates · Senate

Republicans: Get Out and Vote!!!

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

   GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY!!!   This is your last chance to stop Barack Obama and his extreme liberal friends like Jim Martin from having complete control in Washington.  We must prevent a filibuster proof Senate and a blank check for Barack Obama!  Please make sure to vote for Saxby Chambliss for United States [...]

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Will Georgia’s Growth be Stymied

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

By:  State Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter    On November 4, 2008, Barak Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States of America.       On November 20, 2008, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-CA was elected Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives.      What, if anything, [...]

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Tags: State House