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Bill Simon, Monday, May 15th, 2023
It’s too bad we don’t have a Time Machine of sorts in Ga GOP politics. Because, if we did, and if the ambitious proposed amendments to the Rules of Georgia Republican Party are passed in the upcoming 2023 State Convention, perhaps we could go back in time to test the GRA’s theory of who the […]
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Bill Simon, Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
What…if…? Introduction WHAT IF it could be proven to President Donald Trump, with documented facts, events, and evidence.…what if it could be proven that the person in Georgia who is primarily responsible for the March 2020 Settlement Agreement was not, actually, the SOS, but Ga GOP Chairman David Shafer himself? What do you think Trump would do if he found out he was actually screwed over by Ga GOP Chairman Shafer? Do […]
Posted in GA GOP, Georgia Politics, Georgia Republican Party, Rumors | Comments Off on How To Launder Campaign Contribution Money – For Dummies
Bill Simon, Thursday, March 4th, 2021
[If you landed on this article, and haven’t yet read Part 1, Part 2 will make far more sense if you read Part 1 first, link available here: https://politicalvine.com/how-to-guarantee-the-georgia-gop-loses-in-2022-beyond-part-1/] INTRODUCTION Turning our attention, now, to Shafer’s actual leadership of the Georgia GOP for the past 1.5 years, let’s take a gander at Shafer’s glossy 12-page […]
Posted in Ethics, GA GOP, Georgia Politics, Georgia Republican Party, Georgia State Senate, Rumors | Comments Off on How To Guarantee the Georgia GOP Loses in 2022 & Beyond-Part 2
Bill Simon, Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
INTRODUCTION Though the following quote has been attributed to Albert Einstein being the author, he may not have ever said it or written it (as I dug into the subject on the Web and came upon this guy’s research); nonetheless, the concept still means the same: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over […]
Posted in Ethics, GA GOP, Georgia Politics, Georgia Republican Party, Georgia State Senate, Presidential Races | Comments Off on How To Guarantee the Georgia GOP Loses in 2022 & Beyond-Part 1
Bill Simon, Thursday, December 10th, 2015
Have you SEEN the email today from Ga GOP Foundation Chair Jack Kingston? Here is a copy. Note that Jack lists as his first bulleted accomplishment that “We’ve grown from 8 members to 78 members [emphasis added], which includes more than 30 who have given far more than the requested amount.” Kudos to Jack Kingston […]
Posted in Georgia Republican Party, Scumbags | Comments Off on Georgia GOP: Half-Assed Leadership Leads to Complete Crap
Bill Simon, Friday, October 24th, 2014
Cover-up By Dawson County Sheriff’s Office (“DCSO”) Personnel For nearly the past two months since August 23rd, I have been engaged in filing different Open Records Requests (“ORR”) with the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office. To those people who are not part of the Georgia GOP Republican establishment (who are, for the most part, good little […]
Posted in Burt's Pumpkin Patch, Georgia Attorney General, Georgia Politics, Georgia Races, Georgia Republican Party, Governor Race, Law and Justice, Life & Liberty, Scumbags | Comments Off on PumpkinGate: The Cover-ups – Part 2
Bill Simon, Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Prelude There are people involved in the Georgia Republican Party in this state who think that Nydia Tisdale (her first name rhymes with “Lydiaâ€, but begins with the letter “Nâ€) “deserved” the treatment she got on August 23rd, based on the story that is easiest to believe as told by some “witnesses” of the events […]
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PV, Sunday, February 23rd, 2014
[PV Note: The below letter was emailed from Bill Evelyn to the Georgia GOP State Committee over the weekend. It is being published here with his permission because it seems as though everyone else in the GOP world decided to air their dirty laundry to the public last Friday, and this is a message in […]
Posted in Georgia Politics, Georgia State House | Comments Off on HB 1033: A Letter to The Georgia Republican Party State Committee
Bill Simon, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
My copy of the 3rd edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language (published in 1992…yeah, a “real book” to you digitally-connected upstarts) defines “courage” according to the following definition: “The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution.” With […]
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PV, Monday, February 11th, 2013
Rumors have it that Georgia Republican Party Secretary John Padgett is now seeking the position of state party chairman. In a letter announcing his decision, Padgett states the following: “We need a bold Chair for our Party who has a proven track record of conservative grassroots leadership. We cannot afford to put at risk all […]
Posted in Georgia Races, Rumors | 1 Comment »
PV, Friday, May 20th, 2011
From Jim Galloway’s Political Insider column: When newly re-elected state GOP chairman Sue Everhart arrived home from an out-of-town trip on Wednesday, she found a sizeable bouquet of flowers on her porch. There was a card attached, which read: “I couldn’t beat Nathan Deal, but you did.†It was signed, “Your friend, Roy.†Democrat Roy […]
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PV, Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
SPECIAL MEMORANDUM To: Georgia GOP Convention Delegates & Alternates From: Political Vine RE: Why the Governor is working so hard to elect Tricia Pridemore Chairman Dear Convention Delegates & Alternates, Are you curious as to why Governor Nathan Deal and others who support Tricia Pridemore are so strongly supportive of her…a woman Nathan Deal barely […]
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