Welcome, Deep Throat!
by Bill Simon
There will be a new front-page poster on PoliticalVine.com.
His/Her name is “Deep Throat.” Deep Throat wishes to remain quite anonymous as his/her livelihood depends on certain Georgia state elected officials…and he/she has sworn me to the utmost secrecy as to his/her identity in exchange for tidbits of political juiciness that I am allowed to print.
So, I say welcome to Deep Throat!
November 19th, 2006 at 6:25 pm
Ohno – the people have a mole in our government. Martial law is sure to follow to purge this villain from our midst.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
I see we have another Chris. I’m Cherokee Chris. Bring it on, Deep.
November 26th, 2006 at 12:02 am
Vernon Jones is thinking about running for U.S. Senate??!! See three articles below…a very, very bad week for Mr. CEO.
Vernon calls himself a “conservative”,
when it’s politically expedient. Then he’s a true Democrat when it’s politically expedient, or time for a photo opp. with Shirley Franklin or Bill Clinton.
And despite what’s been said, he’s spent tens of millions more than necessary, and he fights dirty to make sure his cronies get county contracts.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2006/11/22/1122
metag.html
Probe criticizes ex-DeKalb chief, but finds no misconduct
Calls to county CEO when he was accused of rape called improper
By MAE GENTRY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/22/06
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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2006/11/21/1122
meshspill.html
DeKalb to pay fines for sewage spills
Published on: 11/21/06
DeKalb County will have to pay the state $265,875 for raw sewage
spills from its sewer system’s pipes and treatment plants.
State Environmental Protection Division Director Carol Couch signed
the 18-page order Monday. It was released today.
Between February 2005 and March 2006, the county reported 187 sewage
spills. The worst spill occurred Jan. 29 in south DeKalb along
Dogwood Farms Road near the Snapfinger Creek sewage treatment plant.
Ten million gallons spilled into the creek, which flows into the
South River.
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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2006/11/24/1124
deksuit.html
Race suit against DeKalb officials can go forward, court rules
By MAE GENTRY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/24/06
A federal appeals court has ruled that a race discrimination lawsuit
against DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Vernon Jones and other
top county officials can go to trial.
The suit, filed in 2004 by two current and two former county
employees, alleges that DeKalb officials replaced white managers in
the county parks department with African-Americans in a scheme to
create a “darker administration” to reflect DeKalb’s racial makeup.
November 26th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Trackboy,
Hey Tom Price calls himself a conservative. Would you call Price a fiscal conservative and why?
November 27th, 2006 at 1:29 am
Don’t know much about Tom. The bottom of this website is interesting:
http://www.ontheissues.org/GA/Tom_Price.htm#Budget_+_Economy
I have a feeling he’ll be a “lifer” in the House…which I despise. Serve four or five terms, get out, and give someone else a chance…
http://www.cleanupwashington.org/sii/sii_tables_member.cfm?Names=455
http://www.georgiapoliticaldigest.com/article_1618.shtml
The “flaggers” hate him:
http://spofga.org/Updates/2003/nov/price_flagging.phtml
Interesting:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/election06/stories/2006/11/04/1105ballot.html
Elected officials on polar ends of the political spectrum, including U.S. Reps. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) of DeKalb County and Tom Price (R-Ga.) of north Fulton County, have questioned the reliability of the machines.