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Sarah Palin backs Barry Loudermilk, Bob Johnson in House runoffs (Georgia)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Political Insider blog ^ | July 15, 2014 | Daniel Malloy

Posted on 07/15/2014 12:15:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Sarah Palin visits South Fulton in April to campaign for Karen Handel.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin weighed in via Facebook this morning with a couple of Georgia GOP U.S. House runoff endorsements: former state Sen. Barry Loudermilk of Cassville in the 11th and surgeon Bob Johnson of Savannah in the 1st.

It’s another tea party stamp of approval for Loudermilk and Johnson, who have the backing of national groups as well. When Palin backed Karen Handel in the U.S. Senate primary, the Handel campaign reported a surge of donations. Here’s Palin’s full post:

Just back from a beautiful weekend in Alaska’s Bristol Bay – nothing like some clean fresh air to reinvigorate us for the fight ahead this fall. Today, we’re announcing support for two solid constitutional conservatives from the great state of Georgia. Having many friends in Georgia, we know like us your summers are filled with fishing, family, and fresh air without much room for politics. However, with so much at risk in this year’s elections, please take time to check out these great conservatives and encourage your family, friends, camping buddies, neighbors, etc. to get out and vote for them next Tuesday, July 22nd.

DR. BOB JOHNSON FOR U.S. CONGRESS (GA-1)

Dr. Bob Johnson is one doctor we need in the House! Americans are tired of career politicians who make empty promises during campaigns, only to get to Washington to advance their own careers. Dr. Bob is in this campaign with a servant’s heart. As a 26-year Army veteran, a Christian medical missionary, and a surgeon, his life’s work has centered on serving country and neighbors....

(Excerpt) Read more at politics.blog.ajc.com ...


TOPICS: Georgia; Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: 2014; barryloudermilk; bobjohnson; congress; endorsements; georgia; notrunning; palin; republicans
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1 posted on 07/15/2014 12:15:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
She's getting a black retriever puppy from a kennel in Delmar, IA. It's name is Jill. It will first be trained to be a companion and pet for her son, Trig. He's 6 now. I think Trig is the Downs Syndrome child.

Couple snarky remarks in the paper just over that. Libs have such class.

2 posted on 07/15/2014 12:23:09 PM PDT by Aliska
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I love how she handed Holder his ass and went back to doing what she does best. The Left was hoping she'd respond to Holder's remarks on Sunday and try to make Holder into the victim, but she didn't take the bait.

The greatest retail politician since Williams Jennings Bryan.

3 posted on 07/15/2014 12:27:26 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; 2ndDivisionVet; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; ...

I know you meant it as a compliment but Bryan was a socialist and a FOOL, one of the worst Sec. of States in history, completely unqualified. He was a snake oil salesman, a demagogue, good at conning people who didn’t know good public policy from a turnip that his garbage platform was the answer.

To me that’s not a positive skillset. He reminds me more of Hitler than Palin.

Anyway, these are critical primaries and Palin makes the right choices.

Bob Barr is a douche who can’t be allowed to return to Congress. Happily, Loudermilk is expected to win.

And for Bob Johnson’s opponent, Buddy Carter.....

http://www.newsmax.com/John-Gizzi/georgia-gop-primary-obamacare/2014/07/09/id/581621/

<<<<<<<<<<<Carter opened his campaign by saying of the Affordable Care Act that “so far the law isn’t bad.” <<<<<<<<<<<

For reals!!!!!!????? That guy must be defeated.


4 posted on 07/15/2014 11:27:24 PM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: Impy

For once Palin got it right. Loudermilk is a good choice.


5 posted on 07/16/2014 9:39:33 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Impy

cd 1, cd 10, cd 11 are all safe GOP seats.
what is the preference in CD10
Jody Tice vs. Mike Collins


6 posted on 07/16/2014 9:56:54 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Let the dead bury the dead. Let the GOP bury the GOP.)
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To: campaignPete R-CT; Georgia Girl 2; BillyBoy; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; cotton1706

I don’t have a problem with Collins but I’ve heard him been called a “RINO”, I guess cause his dad used to be a Congressman and he’s the incumbent. Hice is a radio host, might have a large following among conservatives who would automatically back him. Hice is endorsed by the libertarian Rep. Broun, the Madison Project (which gives Collins a good rating of 88.5) and by GOA (the only endorsement of these that would sway me).


7 posted on 07/16/2014 4:55:08 PM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: Impy

Jodi Hice is also a very good candidate.


8 posted on 07/16/2014 6:10:15 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Impy

barr took to twitter, calling karen handel and palin as losers. barr also called erick erickson, a liar for revealing barr’s flip-flops.


9 posted on 07/16/2014 6:11:08 PM PDT by yongin (I'd rather be a part of the prophetic minority than the mushy majority.)
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To: Impy
Bob Barr????

Geese!!!

Can we not stop running these retreads??

What next Bob Dole for POTUS?

Will the GOPe ever die??

10 posted on 07/16/2014 6:19:10 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2; Impy
>> For once Palin got it right. Loudermilk is a good choice. <<

Palin gets it right more often than not (though admittedly, she's made several cringeworthy endorsements). I'm looking forward to Loudermilk steamrolling traitor Bob Barr in the runoff.

11 posted on 07/16/2014 7:31:10 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Looking at the weather lately, I could really use some 'global warming' right now!)
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To: Osage Orange; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican

Barr is worse than the GOP-E, he’s a constant flip flopper and traitor to the party. I don’t think anyone supports him other than the Paulbot crowd and longtime hardcore Barr fans. The Tea party AND establishment are both for Loudermilk.


12 posted on 07/16/2014 7:43:29 PM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: Impy

I can’t imagine why the heck ANYONE would support Barr, unless they’re longtime fans from the Clinton impeachment era and decided Barr is entitled to lifetime support because of it.

Hard-core Libertarians weren’t even happy with Barr as the LP nominee in 2008 and admitted they were only voting for him so their party could get ballot access. Once he came crawling back to the GOP and endorsed Romney, it pretty much confirmed what they felt all along about Barr being an opportunity.

The Paulbots hate anyone not named Ron Paul and those who worship Paul like them. Barr laughably tried to reinvent himself as a Paulbot AFTER leaving Congress (I guess he thought we’d all get amnesia and forget he had nothing in common with Paul when they served together). Paul, of course, got so sick of Barr’s overtures to him that he endorsed the Constitution Party candidate in 2008 just to spite Barr (and openly said so at the time!)

Conservatives, of course, figured out Barr turned traitor years ago. It was one thing after another... selling his soul to the ACLU, denouncing his support for the Defense of Marrige Act, claiming Bush was worse than Clinton, sucking up to Al Gore’s global warming scheme, endorsing Holder for A.G. to spit in the face of his former supporters, etc., etc. I don’t know a single conservative who trusts Barr now that he came crawling back to the GOP.

I’d guess most of Barr’s “support” is simply from low information voters who just have no clue about his record or background, and made their decision because “the name sound familiar” and Barr sent them a mailing claiming to be a Reaganite.


13 posted on 07/16/2014 8:14:34 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Looking at the weather lately, I could really use some 'global warming' right now!)
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To: campaignPete R-CT

The 88.5% rating I alluded to is for DOUG Collins, my mistake. Mike Collins of course does not have a voting record.


14 posted on 07/17/2014 7:05:13 AM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: BillyBoy; campaignPete R-CT; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued; AuH2ORepublican

Mike Collins has the support of Rick Santorum.

http://atr.rollcall.com/rick-santorum-endorsements-mac-collins-georgia-2014/

And unfortunately, also Newt.

In 2004 Hice allegedly claimed women should only be able to run for office “if the woman’s within the authority of her husband”.


15 posted on 07/17/2014 7:17:02 AM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: Impy

Hice allagedly said that? Ugh, I hope it’s a rumor that isn’t true.


16 posted on 07/19/2014 10:17:05 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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To: Clintonfatigued

This is the source

http://onlineathens.com/stories/021504/new_20040215071.shtml

Apparently he was interviewed on a story about women in politics, 10 years ago.

“If the woman’s within the authority of her husband, I don’t see a problem” is the full quote.

He’s also being attacked for saying Islam is not a religion and therefore not protected by the first amendment, but I don’t really have a problem with that.


17 posted on 07/19/2014 10:40:28 AM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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