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Rumors have it that the prime mover of the effort to incorporate a new “City of East Cobb” (“CEC”), a man named G Owen Brown, appears to be claiming Homestead Exemption Privilege in at least two states, rather than one, as allowed by law. By “prime mover,” we mean the person who appears to have engaged in […]

There was a story posted a few weeks ago on social media from the website called “Medium” that posted a link to a house that disclosed G Owen Brown, the initial financier of the City of East Cobb (“initial financier” in that he supplied a major portion, if not all, of the $36,000 to pay […]

Rumors have it that along with being a POS of a human being that Speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston is, he may actually be demonstrably incompetent in how he conducts his law practice. PV Provides a Brief Background: In case you have not seen the stories published by the Atlanta Journal & Constitution & broadcasts on WSB-TV about how Ralston has used his […]

*** STORY UPDATE 11/22/2017 **** Due to a tweet that is out there in the Twitter-sphere, and that fact that on an intermittent basis, PV receives calls from people who encounter the slimy…crooked…moron named Cecil Staton in their random life, we are updating this article because the GrassrootsFrenzy.com website referenced originally on this post from […]

PRELUDE Did you know that when someone in Georgia refers to the process of “registering to vote,” what you are really doing is applying to the State of Georgia for them to grant you a Voter ID Card? I conclude that by examining the explicit wording of this law, OCGA 21-2-417.1. Voter identification card. Because […]

PRELUDE At noon yesterday (Monday, November 16), State Senate District 40 Candidate Paul Maner emailed a letter (as well as mailed via the USPS a letter) to Governor Deal, expressing his concern on the resettlement of, not only Syrian refugees, but any other in the refugee resettlement process taking place in Georgia. Coincidentally, sometime on […]

Prelude Just so no one will accuse me of being a heartless bastard, yes, I am aware Dick Williams broke his hip recently, had surgery to repair it, and is working on getting mended. His wife, Rebecca Chase Williams, currently mayor of Brookhaven, recently withdrew from her mayoral race, stating that the reason is primarily […]

Prelude Did you know that in the State of Georgia, there is no state law requiring anyone who is either running for office, or who is a sitting elected official (state legislator, Governor, AG, county commissioner, mayor, city council members, etc.) OR even an appointee to a commission or board (…or development authority or CID […]

[Note: The following is a reprint from an emailed newsletter I sent back on February 20, 2014, but that article never got republished to the Political Vine website.] “Follow the money.” — attributed to “Deep Throat,” the inside source in the Watergate scandal. “No matter what they say it’s about, it’s always about money.” — […]

So, according to the Website for Nancy Jester, Candidate for DeKalb County Commission District 1, she has now been endorsed by the New Power PAC of Georgia. Here is a snapshot of her front page with the NPPofGA logo near the bottom (http://www.politicalvine.com/dekalb/NJesterNPPGa.jpg) Those words at the top of the logo of the NPP endorsement […]

Introduction If you are not “up” on the bullshit that happened over the weekend on August 23rd at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm in Dawson County, where someone was thrown-out and subsequently arrested for videotaping speeches, these are the links for you to read to get-up to speed very quickly so you can follow along with the […]

When Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show, he often bantered with the audience when making observations about the weather or traffic or whatever, and he would make a statement like “The Santa Monica Freeway was so backed-up today driving to the studio…” and the audience would respond with “How backed-up was it?” I just happened […]