http://elbertcounty.net/blog "Just the facts M'am, Just the facts." -- Sgt. Joe Friday Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:06:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For us, the event lasted over 5 hours.  In the end, my family and I had a chance to each shake hands and exchange words of thanks and encouragement with Senator McCain, Mrs. McCain and Governor Palin.  Law enforcement and secret service agents were professional and extremely courteous. http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/09/06/mccain-palin-in-the-springs/ President Bush Fred Thompson Joe Lieberman Carly Fiorina Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Rudi Giuliani Sarah Palin Lindsey Graham Cindy McCain John McCain http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/09/03/texts-of-prepared-remarks/ by a student at Harvard Divinity School, 1989 Gender: Radical feminism Oppressors: White male heterosexuals Bias: Basing scholarship on reason and evidence Patriarchal models: Objectivity, logic, rational discourse, mathematics, science, the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, family values, motherhood and apple pie Politically aware: Politically far-left Being divisive: Deviating from the beliefs of the politically aware ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/09/01/a-guide-to-academic-newspeak/ "Marxism as a serious political system came crashing down with the Berlin Wall in 1990. Aspects of it certainly linger in European-style "social democracy" and in surviving elements of the New Deal in America.  Every time you suffer an energy blackout, for instance, you are probably suffering from the Depression-era ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/31/the-really-inconvenient-truths/ More West Elbert County Sun politics from 8/28/08: "Thomasson added that what is needed are "a lot of small ideas that are achievable. In bringing jobs to the area, it is going to be five to 10 new ones at a time that are compatible with what we have here, not ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/28/democrats-growth-vision-is-stagnate/ Elbert County Sun reported 8/28/2008: “Where requests for mill levy overrides have been turned down for being too broad and non-specific in the past, the school board has this time specified its needs and is committing to spend 86 percent of the mill levy override on raising salaries to a competitive ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/28/mil-levy-weasel-words/ http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/27/august-end/ "Welcome Democrats!" "Forget carpooling, bicycling, walking, or your scooter.  We encourage you to drive." "Spend your carbon credit money on something worthwhile." "Where the only thing GREEN is the paint." Caution: Leftists who have had their sense of humor surgically removed are hereby excused. http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/27/comic-relief/ Abe reported this across-the-board 10% budget cut meeting with the following graphic of alarm using blinking letters. The thought of a government budget cut truly horrifies the left. This must be a real black eye for them down at the Pepsi Center this week. http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/26/yeah-government-budget-cuts/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The tornadoe to the West of us between Parker and Castle Rock is on the left. The second tornadoe was North of us near the county line. It appeared much larger though it did not appear to connect to the ground. http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/24/tornadoes-this-evening/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apparently I have so befuddled our local Democrats that they went straight to the ad hominem card. Normally they pretend to argue for a bit before they start name calling. While I am not worthy of this honor, I am thankful for my enemies since they allow me to ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/21/big-time/ Political speech, above all other sorts of speech, is what the 1st Amendment was enacted to protect. This morning I took a call from Mr. Thomasson, Democratic commissioner candidate for District 3 in Elbert County. Mr. Thomasson is a principal content provider on the website Abe21.net. The content on ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/21/political-speech/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Historical perspectives to consider in this election. File under, "dooming ourselves to repeat history," or "the more things change, the more they remain the same." 2004 Commissioner election 1 2004 Commissioner election 2 2004 Commissioner election 3 2004 Commissioner election 4 2004 Commissioner election 5 2004 Property tax debate 2004 Property tax debate As if history weren't ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/18/summers-almost-over/ "I’m up to the challenge and look forward to bringing honesty, integrity and transparency back to Elbert County government.” Robert Thomasson at http://vote4robert.net/index.html Except when it comes to issues presented to Mr. Thomasson on this website which, as he told me last Saturday, he doesn't want to "legitimize" with debate. ... http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/12/when-ignoring-indicates-ignorance/ District 1 Schwab 1707, Valdez 1184 District 3 Shipper 1485, Wyer 1341 http://elbertcounty.net/blog/2008/08/12/primary-election-day/