Category Politics & Elections

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Georgia, Politics & Elections

Goobers, Gobshites, & Graft: Georgia GOP Gubernatorial Candidates

Republicans, especially in Georgia, have long been focused on the three G’s. That is to say God, guns, and gays. Not wanting to give up on a winning formula they are sticking…

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Georgia is NOT the No. 1 State for Business!

For several years Republican politicians in Georgia led by Nathan Deal have been screaming from the rooftops about Georgia being named the #1 state in the country for business. I think most…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 6, 2018

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Could Casey Cagle be Georgia’s Robert Bentley?

Casey Cagle likes to promote himself as an ethical family man with conservative values. But so did the disgraced former Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley and Senate candidate Roy Moore and we…

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Citizen activists scored unusual victory over a vendor-driven bill, #SB403

The following article is a Twitter thread converted into an article with the permission of the author Marilyn Marks. It covers the sneaky attempts by politicians to delay using paper ballots with…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 1, 2018

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Buzz Brockway Unfit to be Secretary of State

Buzz Brockway sponsored HR273 which called for a repeal of 17th Amendment and takes away our ability to vote directly for our U.S. Senator in the 2013-14 regular session. You can read the…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 31, 2018

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Georgia SB403 Voting Ballot Bill Dead…for now

VoterGA Supporters SB403 died in the Senate just around midnight after being passed by the House at 10:45 pm. All the calls and Emails to the House Rules committee and Speaker Ralston’s…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 30, 2018

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Renee Unterman Excoriated on Full Frontal By Samantha Bee

Georgia has no shortage of inept, corrupt, and just plain embarrassing politicians. But thanks to Samantha Bee, the host of Full Frontal on TBS, one especially vile and repugnant politico named Senator…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 31, 2017

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Vote No on all four Georgia Constitutional Amendments!

The presidential election this year has blocked the sun out for pretty much every other race and issue on the ballot. However, there are four ballot questions regarding changing the Constitution of…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 29, 2016
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Opinion, Politics & Elections

Bernie Sanders is poised to become the most powerful man in politics, but only if we trust his end game

Gang, we played the game. Bernie-or-Bust. We stamped our feet and crossed our arms and swore to high heaven that we’d stand aside and watch the whole damned Democratic party burn to…

Dr. Alan Wood
July 28, 2016

Opinion, Politics & Elections

The cancer of conservatism: The GOP created Donald Trump

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry called Donald Trump’s politics “toxic” and his 2016 candidacy a “cancer” on conservatism back in July of 2015. Not long after that that Perry got steamrolled by…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 27, 2016

Georgia, News, Politics & Elections

Georgia Senator David Perdue prays for President Obama’s death

Georgia Senator David Perdue prays for President Obama's death at Faith and Freedom conference. "We should pray like Psalm 109:8 says: Let his days be few"

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Politics & Elections

Georgia HB941 is both unconstitutional and dangerous

HB941 Double Standard of Justice Refutes Authors’ Claims ATLANTA GA – At least 171 Georgians have been killed by law enforcement none of whom were prosecuted under the law based on a landmark October,…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 3, 2016

Politics & Elections

No Kim, You aren’t an energy voter! API’s Vote 4 Energy campaign is just election cycle bullying of politicians

The Kim I am referring to in the title of this article is a person featured in those confusing “I’m an energy voter” commercials you frequently see on T.V. in recent years.…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 28, 2016
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Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Georgia FADA: Fascism brought to you by fundamentalist Casey Cagle

FADA stands for “First Amendment Defense Act” which like so many other proposed bills has a name which intends to do the exact opposite of it’s true intention. Far from protecting the…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 28, 2016
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Opinion, Politics & Elections

Ted “Backpfeifengesicht” Cruz

Buckle up folks because it is about to get good. As I write this article, Super Tuesday with the SEC primaries is fast approaching in a few short days and it looks…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 28, 2016

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Erick Erickson Agrees that Georgia Republicans are Bought and Paid For

I am not a big fan of Erik Erickson. I view him as a narcissistic bloviavtor who has a massive ego not backed up by his intellect. But just like the old…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 3, 2015
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Georgia, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Ralston Inquiry Linked to Illegal Voting Machine Purchase

ATLANTA, GA –If you think the current State Bar of Georgia investigation into actions of House Speaker David Ralston might reach significant conclusions, think again. In June 2014, the bar filed 9…

Georgia, Macon, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Poll Question: Should Macon Move the Confederate Monuments?

I understand the desire to do something…anything after the Charleston massacre. That is a normal reaction to an atrocity like this. But removing a statue and inflaming racial tensions in Bibb County…