With the 2011 lesson of how not to deal with the press clearly forgotten, Senator Bill Heath provides a textbook example of how not to deal with press at the capitol. WSB’s Lori Geary provides this year’s example:
Also not a good idea: Sending out form letters to voters telling them they are too stupid to know what they are signing and that voicing their concerns are wasting the valuable time of a Senator. Perhaps he should have also included them lobbyist registration forms too, so that they would know how to make their opinions count.
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This is also a textbook example of how to abuse taxpayer dollars. And it’s a textbook example of political arrogance in the governor’s office for thinking voters won’t care.
FireChipRogers.com.
It wasn’t so much a textbook example of political arrogance as much as it was an example of political desperation and/or political necessity on the part of the Governor in getting his biggest problem in the form of Chip Rogers out of the Legislature.
The Governor likely made a political calculation that the people who would be the most likely to care about Rogers being employed in a $150,000-a-year job at GPB would be the left-of-center voters who would be the most likely to support Georgia Public Broadcasting, the left-of-center voters who currently have little pull in statewide politics.
The right-of-center voters that control the statewide political scene through the Republican Primary, particularly the Tea Party flank of the political spectrum to which Chip Rogers is a darling of sorts, likely would not be all that angry about seeing one of their political favorites get a six-figure job at a publicly-funded left-leaning network whom they’ve never been all that crazy about anyways.
Lori Geary, like all Capitol press, is clearly a subversive. Going around being mean, pushing the liberal/conservative/UN/new world order/take your pick conspiracy. Like all press, she is part of the vast, moneyed conspiracy. That’s why she, like all reporters, are so darn rich.
Lol.
Guys, guys. Someone needs to talk to this dude. Grilling season is coming up, and he’s hogging all of the tin foil.
And I just realized that it was sarcasm. I’m glad I can delete comments so easily. So I don’t look like an idiot.
Good day.
A Sarcasm Font would be so much more helpful!
Lori Geary is a sensationalist. That being said…
What was Heath afraid of? I don’t understand the unwillingness to talk. He could have easily smiled and said that he stands by his statement and make up something about economic development and blah blah blah I gotta run, thank you. Instead, he hides behind an inkjet? Not a good look.
At least he had an iPad to keep him occupied while he was in hiding. I bet he was reading Peach Pundit while holed-up. Come to think about it, is he still there? Lori let him go home for the weekend to watch the Super Bowl? Downton Abby?
I’m somewhat concerned now. I hope a lobbyist pal thought to send him in a doughnut and coffee. But they’re likely just fair-weather friends. Still, coffee and a doughnut should put ‘em under the $100. limit.
Lori Geary should be running GPB.
Bryan, could you start a petition: LoriGearyForGPB? Thanks!
This was a delight to watch. Thank you.
Hey now. Y’all can’t be getting Chip fired now. A Deal is a Deal.
As far as Senator Heath’s actions, both in his email response and his lack of one here, I will have to quote Forrest Gump. “Stupid is as stupid does.” Looks as if he is a team player but the coach needs to punt on this one.
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