Billy McKinney- show him the door next?

various links | 8-22-02 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

[backhoe]

There is also more information on this "thug in a nice suit" among the links here:

The McKinney Files....

[backhoe]

Neighbors, I hate to use this list again so soon, but in 2 weeks Billy faces a runoff... any pinging of others you think would be interested, forwarding this post via email, etc., will be appreciated.

We really need to encourage the thugs, kooks, and clowns in politics to consider finding employment elsewhere...

[FreedomPoster]

Thanks for posting this. I was going to put out a plea this evening for all to contribute $$ to his opponent's campaign. Backhoe, thanks for getting the ball rolling.

I've got to run now, if someone could find and post contact info for his opponent's campaign, that would be great.

[Unknown Freeper]

Runoff bump

[mhking]

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[backhoe]

His opponent is John Noel- here's a quick grab from the 'net:

The Story: John Noel announces run against McKinney in primary ...
... APRIL 25, 2002 John Noel announces run against McKinney in primary for
new State House Dist. 44 seat. BY JOHN SCHAFFNER. Georgia House ...
www.the-stories.com/gbase/Expedite/ Content?oid=oid%3A317 - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

Note: Main link is dead, but "cached" works OK...

[backhoe]

Neighbor, I greatly appreciate your using that ping list... it will help a lot!

[pubmom]

What a wretched man.

[backhoe]

I read that he has been in the General Assembly 30 years- isn't that obscene?

He needs to go back home and live under some of the laws he has imposed on the rest of us, not be a perpetual politician.

[hellinahandcart]

"Purge" bump. :D

[backhoe]

Thanks for looking- domestic duties call, but I'll be back...

[Catspaw]

I posted the follow-up stories on why McKinney lost her race from the Atlanta Journal Constitution here. They mention Daddy McKinney.

[Twodees]

We really need to encourage the thugs, kooks, and clowns in politics to consider finding employment elsewhere...

Now, that would change the face of Congress forever. ;-)

[mhking]

it will help a lot!

Not a problem, my friend...

[Guillermo]

Hopefully there's enough Republicans in his district who'll crossover.

[backhoe]

Wonderful! Thanks for the link- that will be a valuable reference for people looking for further information.

[backhoe]

Sad to say, you have a point... if we cleared out all the corrupt, those who lie, the bullies, and so forth, there would probably be few left!

[Twodees]

Yep. Ain't it a nice picture? If they could be replaced by real Americans willing to give up their own business for a term or two before going back home to live under the laws they passed, we would have the kind of representation intended by the designers of our form of government.

It'll never happen as long as we have political parties in charge of the electoral process. The main qualifications for office today are ambition, disdain for the Constitution and moral retardation.

[cousair]

I saw McKinney after the election and all she could do was blame the GOP for cross voting. The camera then switched to a woman voter who said "Yes, I cross voted and everyone in my family did too!!" Another man was interviewed and said " I had a bad taste in my mouth doing it, but yes, I voted to get her (McKinney) out because she just doesn't belong in Congress!"

[AnAmericanMother]

Great job, backhoe!

I posted this info on another thread, but I'll do it again.

Here's John Noel's website. I've spoken to him and to his dad (who is down from Tennessee helping John run his campaign), and although they are a touch on the liberal side for FR, they are decent people. I think John will be responsive to his constituents if he wins this thing, he does not strike me as a doctrinaire liberal but a man trying to walk a tightrope in a district that includes a weird mix of suburban Atlanta liberals, City of Atlanta liberals, Cobb County conservatives, and much too large a contingent of race-baiting loonies (Billy's close personal friends, mostly).

John Noel for Statehouse

Here is a map of the district.

I spoke to a worker for John last night, and the thing they need most (aside from any campaign contributions that you may be moved to send) is for us to call everybody we know in the 44th to get them out for September 10th. The candidate who gets out HIS vote will be the winner!

Heartfelt prayers might also be in order.