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GA GOP State Convention May 18 - 19, 2007   Click on topic to advance: 1. Immigration Reform Bill   2. Sue's Hospitality Suite  3. State Committee Meeting   4. Friday Banquet 5. Convention Speakers      6.Delegate Photos  7. Resolutions Passed   8. Presidential Straw Poll   9. District Committee Meeting Highlights         10. Cartoons of the Times - Jimmy Who?        The Immigration Reform Bill in the U.S. Senate was the major topic on    everyone's mind at the Convention. Read more on this topic:     Immigration Reform     Op Ed from Kevin Harris      May 22, 2007       The Heritage Foundation  May 22, 2007     Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer     The Amnesty Fraud     By Thomas Sowell      May 22, 2007          Back to top of page               Click on thumbnail  photos to enlarge Sue Everhart, Candidate for GA GOP Chairman, greets many friends and convention delegates in her hospitality suite at the Marriott Hotel on Friday, May 18, 2007. The bountiful refreshment table has a special Sue's the One centerpiece with roses. Far right Sue chats with friends and special volunteers Val Betz, Jean Blackstone and her daughter Lisa, and Betty Voyles.   1. 2. 3.   1. Sue with her son Edward  - 2. Sue with Linda Herren, GA National Committeewoman 3. Marilyn Watts, Sue, Bettye Chambers Back to top of page              GA GOP Convention May 18 - 19, 2007     State Committee Meeting - Friday at noon   1. 2. Left:  Friday photos 1: State Committee meeting: Linda Herren, GA National Committeewoman, Kathie Miller, Jean Blackstone, Val Betz, Bob Matthews, Kevin Harris, Charles White - 2. Betty Voyles, Margaret Holliman, Peggy Green         Conventions 2008 Announced at State Committee Meeting  - May 18, 2007 February 18 -   Mass Precinct Meeting March 15 - County Convention April 19 - District Convention May 16, 17 - State Convention, Columbus, Georgia Back to top of page   Convention Friday Night Banquet-- Guest Speaker Newt Gingrich Left: Truett and Joan Scales of Flowery Bransh (Hall County) speak with Newt Gingrich at the Friday night banquet at the Marriott Hotel in Gwinnett County.   NEWT: Immigration deal is a By Greg Bluestein - Associated Press Writer DULUTH - A presidential candidate and another potential candidate used the Georgia Republican Convention as a staging ground Friday to air complaints about a Senate compromise on immigration reform. Presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said the compromise is flawed because it makes it too easy for illegal immigrants to continue to live in this country, while former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich called the plan a citizenship "giveaway." "These inherited bureaucracies do not work," said Gingrich, a Republican who has toyed with the idea of running.  Read the rest of the story. . . Back to top of page     Saturday Convention   Right: Saturday Photos -- Randy Evans, was elected  Convention Chairman.  Retiring GA GOP Chairman Alec Poitevint welcomes the delegates to the convention. Far right: Deputy Legal Counsel Ann Lewis     1 2. 3. 4. Above: Convention Speakers: 1. Senator Johnny Isakson   2. Senator Saxby Chambliss talks about the new immigration law in the Senate. The delegates voiced their disapproval of the Senate Immigration bill. 3. Governor Sonny Perdue gives Convention Keynote Address  4. House Speaker Glenn Richardson presents his plans for the future or GA. Read more about their messages in the Gwinnett Daily Post   1. 2. 3. 4. Above speakers: Kathy Cox, Superintendent of Schools - 2. Karen Handel, Secretary of State - 3. B.J. Van Gundy, District 7 Chairman gives Credentials Report - 4. Scott Johnson, Cobb Co. Chairman gives Resolutions Committee Report   Click here to read resolutions             Above: Lt Governor Casey Cagle presents his Casey's Club Charity plan for children of single mothers     Back to top of page Sue Everhart is introduced as the new Chairman of the GA GOP following the election of officers to serve for the next two years   Sue Everhart was unanimously elected Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party on Saturday by the nearly 1,200 delegates at the 2007 State Convention in Gwinnett County.  Read More. .   1. 2. 3. 4. Above: 1. Sue is congratulated by GA GOP Secretary Bert Guy and Alec Poitevint 2. Sue thanks the delegates for their support  3. New officers back row: 1st Vice Chairman Rob Doll,  Asst. Secretary John Padgett, Treasurer Bob Mayzes, 2nd Vice Chairman Jean Stoddard, Secretary Bert Guy. 1st row: Sue's son, Edward Everhart - Dave Barbee, outgoing Asst. Secretary     Left: Sue makes her first two   appointments: Randy Evans as   General Counsel and John White as    Parliamentarian. She then declares   the convention adjourned. Back to top of page Scenes Around the Convention Hall --            Hall Co. - Shelly Palmour, Chairman Paul Stanley, Josh Morris, Charlie Lewis   Louise Little of Fannin   Co. and Howie Bruce,   Chairman of the Fannin   County Commission   Board     Gilmer County:     Rita Odom, Bess     Connor, Mary Jones,     and JC Sanford     White County: Charles     White, Judy London,     Dwayne Turner, and     Josh Turner        Hall Co. Delegates: Kim Hunter and Shelly       Palmour - Joan Scales, J'Net and Don Viera,      Jean and Gordon Sawyer   Union County delegates left to right: Chuck Honaker, Sue Prime, Mel Prime, Sonny Boyer and Lauri Boyer. Two alternates not in the photograph -Andrew Turnage and Dottie McIntosh.     Walker County: Row 1:    Judy Grammer, Bebe   Heiskell, Walker County   Commissioner   2nd Row: Steve Ellis,   Walker County GOP   Chairman and his wife   Susan - Jerry and Jan   Smith    Wesley Clark, 9th    District 1st Vice       Chairman, and Kevin    Harris, 9th District    Chairman   Catoosa Delegates:   Rep. Ron Forster,   Phyllis Forster,    Chairman Brad Scott,   Rickey Kittle           Far left: the entire group of Gilmer County Delegates and Alternates at the State GOP Convention 2007 Left: Col. Oscar Poole (in hat) and Lew Shealy of East Ellijay in Gilmer County.           1. 2. 3.  4. Above: 1. Members of Greater Gwinnett Republican Women's Club show their support for Sue -- Peg Murray, Barbara Davis, Joan Zellner, and                                5. Kathie Miller who came home from D.C. to attend the GA GOP Convention. Another member, Bettye Chambers, was behind the camera. 2. Brandon and Jennifer Doty in the Gwinnett County section. Brandon is 1st Vice Chairman of the Gwinnett GOP which served as host County for the convention.3. Buzz Brockway of Gwinnett Co. addresses the convention. 4. Glynn County (Brunswick) supporters of Sue include Nancy Coverdell (Paul Coverdell's widow)Shaw McVeigh (former State Representative), Kathy Strickland, Ron Stock, Ruby Robinson, Ron Sadowski 5. Joshua Morris and Hall County Chairman Paul Stanley show their concerns with their sign. Later the sign was removed by a convention Sgt. at Arms. Their sign expressed the concerns of many at the convention! Back to top of page     Resolutions Passed at the Convention:       § Resolution Honoring Our Troops Fighting the War on Terror       § A Resolution supporting our Georgia Republican Elected Officials       § State Tax Reform Resolution       § Immigration Reform Resolution           Click here to read resolutions     Read more in the Marietta Daily Journal 4It's Sue's Party - MDJ Article 4Article in Gwinnett Daily Post   Back to top of page Presidential Primary Straw Poll at the Georgia GOP State Convention Republican Liberty Caucus of Georgia and the Georgia Federation of Young Republicans announce the results of the poll  Read more on the RLC website        The final results were: .                 5% Sam Brownback 2% John McCain .                 5% John Cox 1.8% Ron Paul                  No votes for Jim Gilmore 9% Mitt Romney                  18% Newt Gingrich 1% Tom Tancredo                  15% Rudy Giulani 44% Fred Thompson                  4% Mike Huckabee 1.4% Tommy Thompson                  2% Duncan Hunter .5% Voted for None of the above “Ballot integrity was preserved by requiring voters to surrender their credentials to be marked, ensuring that no one voted twice,” said Cameron Fash, Co-Chairman of the GFYRC. Back to top of page   9th District Committee Meeting Immediately following the State Convention the full District Committee met in Room 2A.  A number of routine and special changes were made to the District Rules. These will be posted on our web site soon on the News/Events/ Resources page under the top of District Rules.  Joshua Kinsey of Cleveland was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms for the district. Paul Stanley of Hall County was appointed Parliamentarian. The new Regional Directors were selected and regions were re-drawn:   Northwest - TBA Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield Central - Mary Jones Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Murray, Gordon Mountain Clint Smith Union, White, Lumpkin, Dawson Southeast Reva Jennings Hall, Forsyth Bettye Chambers was re-elected Communications Director for the District. This person is responsible for the e-newsletter and for the website as well as keeping the district members informed on items of special interest to our membership. More on this meeting later. ATTENTION 9th DISTRICT REPUBLICANS:  Be proud of the 9th District Republican Party.  The 9th District is pre-ordering royal blue polo shirts that will have “9th District GOP” embroidered on the front.  We expect a large number of people who will want to order the shirts.  The shirts will cost between $20 and $22.00 (that includes tax).  If possible, please contact Kevin Harris by email at Kevinh@etcmail.com or via cell phone @ (706) 455-9200 to place an order.  We do not need to immediately collect the money, but it is critical that we get a number to order.  We will need a final count by Tuesday, June 19, 2007.  -- Kevin Harris Next District Committee Meeting -- August  11 at Jasper prior to the Annual Picnic Back to top of page   Cartoons of the Times Carter Comments AGAIN!   Back to top of page     Attention County Chairmen Please  send us news from your county for the next June edition of the E-Elephant Ear and for the 9th web site. Also, please forward this to all of your members who have e-mail addresses. Please note that the Dade County Republican Party has a new web site: http://thedadegagop.org/ .  This has been updated on the 9th web site   Many thanks for your contributions. Bettye Chambers Communications Director/Webmaster 5904 Fox Tail Cove Buford, GA 30518 770/271-2595 The End   www.gagop9.org ◄Back to top of page                                                           District 9 -- Officers      Kevin Harris      Chairman Wesley Clark First Vice Chair Brad Scott Second Vice Chair Bobby Valentine Treasurer      Louise Little        Asst. Treasurer          706-374-6638       Sally Forest Secretary Phyllis Forster Asst. Secretary Nathan Deal Congressman - Web Site      Regional      Directors: Northwest Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield Southeast Reva Jennings Hall, Forsyth Central - Mary Jones Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Murray, Gordon   Mountain Clint Smith Union, White, Lumpkin, Dawson       To be removed from this list, click here to send e-mail to the editor. Type PLEASE REMOVE in subject line. To subscribe click here and type PLEASE ADD in the subject line. Back to top of page The E-Elephant Ear is the official Publication of the 9th District Republican Party of Georgia   Paid for by the 9th District  Republican Party, not authorized by any candidate or any candidate committee. P.O. Box 1 -  Mineral Bluff, GA 30559 706-455-9200 Email Chairman    Email Webmaster ©2003 The 9th District Republican Party of Georgia. All rights reserved Back to top of page