Comments on: Baker over-reports by $274k

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:19:14 +0000

they are true to the best of someone’s knowledge.

Actually, I think the oath is even far more robust than this.

By: SWGA Politics » Blog Archive » The Working Man and GA Governor Donations

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:48:25 +0000

[...] *Poythress total includes $185,000 in loans. **Monds total includes $7,500 in loans. ***Deal total includes $250,000 in loans. ****Baker total includes at least $274,000 received after June 30. [...]

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:42:28 +0000

You mean three other people reading this thread. You guys did make some funnies, so it wasn’t a total loss.

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:40:29 +0000

milquetoast…..cool term. Two gold stars to you, Bill.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:23:50 +0000

You, me and 10 other people are reading this thread. Let me know when the revolution begins.

By: GOPGeorgia

GOPGeorgia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:06:09 +0000

That’s the exact value of our complaining now. If we can point out, before the election, that some of these people can’t follow the rules or are being dishonest, then our discussions have value.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:44:22 +0000

I am actually against campaign finance laws, so I don’t get your point.

But, if they are going to do it, why do this half-assed report every few months method which has about zero practical enforcement power. Who cares if someone gets fined 6 months after the election is over. Just another bad system of laws that benefit the dishonest and penalize the honest.

By: Daniel N. Adams

Daniel N. Adams — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:56 +0000

I think the IRS would like to talk to you DD about using your idea on earned income. They would love to have a new set of longer claws like this. Imagine the fines they could impose then…

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:31:28 +0000

I wonder how hard it would be to have real time reporting of campaign financing. Have an online interface where each candidate’s campaign can log in and add entries as they are recieved or spent.

By: Dash Riptide

Dash Riptide — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:09:21 +0000

Exactly. What are they they trying to hide?

By: Jason Pye

Jason Pye — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:07:14 +0000

Every candidate sent out e-mail towards the 6/30 deadline wanting to show good numbers. How many besides Baker included donations that came in after the filing deadline?

By: Dash Riptide

Dash Riptide — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:33:49 +0000

That could be spun as dishonest, too. Do you think it is a just coincidence that Baker (and probably other candidates) got a flood of contributions right after the last reporting period ended? Could it be that Baker didn’t want even the appearance of evasiveness imputed to him?

By: B Balz

B Balz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:22:41 +0000

This serious lack-of-an-issue should go into it’s very own crap-bin.

By: B Balz

B Balz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:21:36 +0000

You are right, I relent as well.

By: B Balz

B Balz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:20:37 +0000

Oh heck yes, The Dunwoody Crier often lists used riding vacuum cleaners for sale.

By: B Balz

B Balz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:19:45 +0000

1.) American Idol
2.) Cynthia McKinney
3.) Vernon Jones

By: B Balz

B Balz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:17:42 +0000

Good points, but I really believe that ou may be over-reaching. Mind you, I am not a big Thurbert fan, nor do I work for him in any way.

Heck, you even caused the good Doc to relent. Shameful. (LOL)

By: GOPGeorgia

GOPGeorgia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:15:49 +0000

Wiki entries are not a legal document signed under oath that they are true to the best of someone’s knowledge.

By: Buzz Brockway

Buzz Brockway — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:14:15 +0000

Jason,

If I were Baker, I would have sent out a press release next week saying I’d raised $247 k and set off a panic among my opponents.

By: B Balz

B Balz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:11:08 +0000

Toss this non-issue in the same crap-bin as the other crap about who changed somebodies Wiki entries.

I know this may seem important to pol ops, but truly over reporting is far less a big deal than under reporting, and NOBODY but a slendor few cares.

Y’all are gonna make me into a Dem if you keep up this inane gibberish about NADA. Focus on something else, please and thank you.