Comments on: I think Bill Hembree needs to reconsider

By: Newtonian

Newtonian — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:47:03 +0000

Ironically today is the 2nd anniversary of the “old goats” passing. Murphy got beat for several reasons:

1. He could have drawn his district a “safer” district before the election that he lost, but chose not to because it would have negatively impacted another member’s district.
2. Paulding County, which he represented, had experienced a rapid spurt of GOP led growth and most were straight ticket voters, so it really would not have mattered had he walked it or not. The numbers changed on him.
3. There are a number of highways and buildings around Atlanta that recognize the accomplishments of the “old goat”. He led the state during a time when the rural dominated legislature didn’t want to give Atlanta a dime, but he realized that as Atlanta went, so went the state.

Check it out some time….

P.S. He was also a widower so none of the recent stuff in the media applied….

By: Life and Liberty

Life and Liberty — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:34:09 +0000

fwiw- a LOT of republicans voted for Martin as well…

By: kim000

kim000 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:09:11 +0000

Here’s a thought. Instead of the Republican Party running away from non-white voters, why not compete for their votes? This country is trending majority black and brown; and unless the Georgia GOP has information that Georgia is going to be a “white paradise” in a brown and black country, they may want to stop acting as if a 40% black district is a plague to be avoided and looked down upon.

By: Steve Perkins

Steve Perkins — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:08:39 +0000

That’s Erick… leadership by always remaining one step ahead of the parade route.

By: gatormathis

gatormathis — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:54:36 +0000

“I have dug into Bill Hembree’s district and I think he may need to reconsider running for Speaker.”

Of all the juicy scandals floating around we get stuck with this simpleton who doesn’t even have a harem yet…….how dull, boring and not conducive to future controversy………i just knew he was going to say something like, “a lot of chillun in that district look like ole bill”……

By: LoyaltyIsMyHonor

LoyaltyIsMyHonor — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:57:50 +0000

Yep…anytime Erick posts here it’s to forward the interests of one of his political allies. But hey, it is his blog.

By: LoyaltyIsMyHonor

LoyaltyIsMyHonor — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:54:49 +0000

Who said she’s a lady?

By: Truthteller

Truthteller — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:47:07 +0000

By Zeus’ toes, J, it is your own wisdom which is unrivaled for calling out the wisdom of PoliticalWidow! Onward sir!

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By: Elin is Hot

Elin is Hot — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:25:03 +0000

politicalwidow, pay no attention to Jack or his Post.

By: Romegaguy

Romegaguy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:21:08 +0000

Who said he’s not nice to ladies?

By: politicalwidow

politicalwidow — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:09:50 +0000

You should be nicer than that to a lady, Jack…

By: I Am Jacks Post

I Am Jacks Post — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:52:33 +0000

By Zeus’s beard, politicalwidow, you’re wisdom is unrivaled by any here on this board.

By: Muscadine

Muscadine — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:19:59 +0000

Erick is just taking a final opportunity to publish the Jerry Keen talking points memo. Sounds like someone is worried about Hembree beating out O’neal for 2nd place.

By: politicalwidow

politicalwidow — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:06:00 +0000

Uh, ok. That wasn’t my point.

My point was the Democrat collapse in the House can be dated to the defeat of Tom Murphy.

By: IndyInjun

IndyInjun — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:04:51 +0000

OK, Erick is in relapse.

Let’s hope it is momentary.

First, we must take this party back, sir, then we resume our delusions about the “good old days” of Delay, Bush, and Rove.

By: flyonthewall

flyonthewall — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:58:47 +0000

Tom Murphy was an old goat and couldn’t walk his own district. That’s how he got defeated!

By: Bloodhound

Bloodhound — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:46:24 +0000

I’ve learned a lot over the past couple of weeks here reading about the Speaker’s election.

Most of it has been about Erick.

By: politicalwidow

politicalwidow — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:44:38 +0000

How can you be speaker and be from a 40% black district? He won’t be able to campaign for anybody, and he won’t be able to preside effectively because he’ll always have to worry about his own election rather than making the tough decisions a speaker has to make to protect the members on the floor.

And there’s a difference between being in a competitive district and being in a district with more black voters than any other GOP-held district in Georgia.

The Democrat demise in the House started when Tom Murphy was defeated. Why would we as Republicans choose a speaker who seems destined to be defeated and give the Dems such a big victory?

By: flyonthewall

flyonthewall — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:39:19 +0000

Wow! Guess we need to tell Jill Chambers, Katie Dempsey, Rich Golick(who happens to be running for Speaker pro-tem) , Clay Cox and others in marginal or majority performing Dem districts to just quit because the numbers aren’t to their liking. Certainly don’t run for leadership, because Eric doesn’t think you should. Please with the manure and lets talk about substantive things not abstracts and such.