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Volume IV
Issue 16
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Bush's Marching Orders
Who Told President Bush To Invade Iraq?
Who said "He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." ? ... Find out.
Contents Thugs Assault GOP Offices
Democrats Demonstrate Moral Center
The past several days have seen numerous examples of how far left the Democrat party has shifted, returning to the "revolutionary violence" philosophy the leftists groups from the 1960's who have now evolved into the base of a once respectable political party.

An October 5th attack on the Orlando Bush-Cheney headquarters resulted in ransacking, looting, physical assault, and malicious destruction of equipment and campaign materials. These violent criminals, called "protestors" by the media, were arrested after they stormed the building.

Meanwhile, the Republican campaign office in West Allis, Wisconsin was similarly sacked while children, housewives, and elderly volunteers watched, fearing for their well-being. This group of thugs stomped around the facility, damaged signs and campaign materials, and shouted slogans from a bullhorn while in the facility.

The West Allis event was not the most recent in Wisconsin, as thugs also trespassed into the yards of Bush-Cheney supporters, destroyed campaign signs, and burned swastikas into the lawns before leaving.

Knoxville Tennessee police are investigating a drive-by shooting of the Bush-Cheney headquarters there. The potentially deadly attack resulted in no individual harm but did shatter a glass door to the campaign headquarters.

Is this the "new left"'s attempt at their own October Revolution? Has violence now become a widely accepted tactic of the party on the left? Only time will tell if the Marxist left of the Democrat party are now ready to emulate Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler in their effort to gain and retain political power and achieve a socialist state.

Here are a few other recent incidents:
  • Maryland Democrats are not attacking buildings yet. They are, instead, warming up by making bonfires out of 4'x8' Bush-Cheney campaign signs - risking the destruction of a house in one incident. Also in Maryland, two men were arrested while cutting down a large Bush-Cheney billboard with chain-saws.
  • Bellevue, Washington GOP Headquarters was vandalized and robbed last week, following days of sign destruction, tire slashing, and keying of cars.
  • Lafayette County's Bush-Cheney headquarters was recently vandalized. The facility was just ramping up so only a few signs were destroyed in the incident.
  • The Bozeman, MT GOP Headquarters was vandalized a week ago, a rock thrown through the glass window and signs stolen.
  • The Greene County Republican headquarters in Kentucky was vandalized. In this case there was no trespassing, merely the creative use of spray-paint.
  • The Gettysburg, PA GOP Victory Center was fired upon in mid-September.

Lesser events in recent days include:

Every car with a Bush-Cheney bumper sticker in a Jackson County, Oregon apartment complex had it's tires slashed two weeks ago.

Large Bush-Cheney signs in Carson city, NV are being chain-sawed down.

Frank Hawkins, living in the tri-cities, TN. area now keeps his Bush-Cheney sign in a tree - where vandals can't get to it. He decided, After multiple sign destruction and theft incidents, the sign would be safer out of reach.

Contents Randy Evans
The flip side, as many would say, involves the opportunities for Georgia Democrats in the 2004 General Election. While certainly trying to hold their own in the upcoming elections, there are opportunities for the beleaguered Georgia Democratic Party in 2004.

First and foremost, Georgia Democrats have their best opportunity in Georgia's Twelfth Congressional District. Having drawn the district for Charles Walker's son, Georgia Democrats were shocked in 2002 when Republican Max Burns won the seat. Since his victory, Burns has worked the district as hard as any incumbent in the U. S. Congress. Yet, with a sizable black voting-age population, Democrats counted the Twelfth District as one of their most prized opportunities in the 2004 elections. To date, their expectations have not been borne out.

In the primary, Georgia Democrats rallied around John Barrow from Clarke County as their nominee. And, since the primary, they have run a vanilla "I am the Democrat" campaign with targeted mailings, radio, and television. Congressman Burns has responded with a steady stream of Republican heavyweights from the Vice-President on down. More significantly, as any incumbent would, Burns has responded with a steady diet of constituent services that would rival any incumbent in the Congress. The outcome of the race will likely largely depend on the respective Parties' ability to generate turnout. Indeed, this will be a test of ground troops in the truest sense of the word. For Congressman Jack Kingston, Senate Pro Tem Eric Johnson, and Republican Senate nominee Johnny Isakson, it is a real test of sheer political muscle. Look for both parties to put their resources in this race as the election approaches.

Second, Georgia Democrats have zeroed in on retaining control of the Georgia House of Representatives. While the numbers for them seem formidable, the actual races appear easily doable. The most important consideration for Georgia Democrats remains avoiding what happened in 2002 when Republican Governor Sonny Perdue convinced enough Georgia Senate Democrats to switch parties to give the GOP control. Already, current Democratic Speaker Terry Coleman has conceded significant gains by Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives. The question remains regarding whether they will come close enough that party switchers can make a difference. Undoubtedly, the Georgia Democratic Party's iron fisted approach to the 2004 elections will make "switchers" post election much more difficult for the Governor. Yet, the possibility remains for uncontested rural Democrats across South Georgia to switch. This will be a test of wills between a Party intent on control and a Party intent on retaining control.

Third, Georgia Democrats have focused on regaining control of the Georgia Senate. Increasingly, this has become a fleeting possibility as Georgia Republicans have established rather firm dominance in a majority of the Senate districts up for grabs in the 2004 elections. The most difficult task for Senate Democratic nominees, outside of relative safe districts, has been defending John Kerry as the Democratic nominee for President. While the possibility remains, most Georgia Democrats have abandoned the notion of a Kerry-Edwards election in November. The result has been an abandonment of any realistic chance of regaining control of the Georgia Senate by Georgia Democrats. Of course, the real count remains with Georgia voters who must show up and cast their ballots on Election Day.

J. Randolph Evans
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Suite 5300
303 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308

Contents TidBits
Editor's Note: We've corrected the 4th Congressional District link. Previous issues had Tom Mills listed. Clearly an error on our part.

911 Families for America has an incredible editorial you must read. Just click on the picture of a mural, one of many, U.S. forces found in Iraq. Don't jump to conclusions however; one couldn't possibly believe Saddam Hussein has any ties to terrorism.

While on the topic of terrorist ties, we're sure Salman-Pak was really a stewardess training facility. Why else would the fuselage of an airliner be placed at a training facility in the middle of the desert? Captured Iraqi leadership was just imagining the hijacking training classes held there.

The Georgia Democrats actually tried to disenfranchise Georgia voters by demanding a ruling ordering registrars to refuse requests for absentee ballots. The ballot request forms were sent out by the Georgia Republican Party. The Georgia GOP's lawyer put the Democrat's anti-voting effort to death quickly by providing legal precedents for accepting the absentee ballot requests. The source of the problem was a fine legal point: the inclusion of a statewide candidate elsewhere on the mailing that included the absentee ballot request. It sounds like Mr. Kahn is getting a little nervous.

Contents Reader Mail
From: UGAJCM@-----.---
To: georgiavine@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, October 1 2004 06:23 pm
Subject: Re: Kerry's Big Debate Flip-Flop ...


If the core conservative and heritage faction of the Republican Party are deemed flaggots, then I guess that makes Sonny THE LIAR a MAGGOT!

Talk about FLIP-FLOPPING, Sonny is the KING of flip flopping, he even beats Zig Zag Zell.

Can't wait for 2006!

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