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October 2007 E-News from the 9th District

www.gagop9.org           Happy Fall to All                  Click on topics to advance:              1.  Chairman's Corner - October 3, 2007              2.  GOP Chairman's Dinner - Annual Fundraiser              3.  GA GOP Meeting and Convention Dates              4.  Recent Headline News Items              5.  Featured Articles of the Month from our own people              6.  Fair Tax Updates              7.  News from  9th District Counties: White, Dade and Dawson              8.  Defending the American Dream Summit              9.  Candidate Match Game -- you must give this a try             10. Attention County Chairmen       4 1.  Chairman’s Corner - October 2007 On Thursday, September 27, 2007, there was an opportunity to attend activities surrounding the American Solutions Day.  Neal Boortz, as well as Sean Hannity, broadcast live from the Cobb Galleria that day.  It was a great day to be able to meet and talk with the concerned citizens with similar interests and values.  Neal Boortz’s Executive Producer, Belinda, and I went to high school together. She is a dynamic individual and Neal is very blessed to have her working with him. In addition, there was a brief opportunity to speak with Sean Hannity prior to the radio show! He is a genuinely likeable gentleman that could actually be a role model for today’s youth. Talk radio is one of the few ways in America that conservatives have to balance the mainstream national media and the deliberate attempt to frame the debate and public opinion. The event Thursday was led by former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. Many of you may not know this, but some of Gingrich’s first official ties to politics occurred right here in the Ninth Congressional District of Georgia. When Newt asked where I lived, he mentioned Claysville, Georgia (north Fannin County) and one of his first ever campaign events. At the time, he was working for a Republican candidate running for Congress. The experience and lessons from those initial campaigns with other Republicans eventually led Speaker Gingrich to seek office himself. With Newt’s “official” announcement that he is not running for President this weekend, the field of viable Republican candidates appears to be set at this time.  We have some outstanding servant leaders who are seeking to become your nominee as President of United States on the Republican ticket.  Regardless of your personal preference, remember that we are all working together to find the best candidate who can represent out party, but more importantly, find the person who is most capable of providing the principle-based leadership that our country will continue to need. During the next several months, remember Reagan’s 11th Commandment: thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican. Our central focus in our Republican primary should be the following question: Can the United States economically and/or morally afford the promises already made by Hillary or Obama, or any of the other “free lunch” Democratic candidates wanting to be the next Commander-in-Chief?           9th District Quarterly Meeting - October 13, 2007 Western Sizzlin Restaurant - 501 Legion Drive, Dalton, GA See map 11:00 am. - Dade County Appeal (all 9th District County Chairs and District Committee members) 12:00 pm.  - 9th District full Committee Meeting (all 9th District County Chairs and District Committee members) 2:00 pm - Georgia GOP statewide training (all interested Republican activists-even outside the 9th District GOP.  Training tentatively should last about 1 1/2 - 2 hours.  After several months of discussion, the state GOP has agreed to provide training primarily targeted for Republican chairmen, party officers, and other active Republicans. This training will begin upon adjournment of the 9th District Committee meeting.  All activities will take place at the Western Sizzlin Restaurant, 501 Legion Drive, in Dalton, Georgia.  The Western Sizzlin has graciously agreed to host the event, but encourages everyone to eat while we are there.  Please get the word out regarding this critical event.  Other than your meal, there is NO COST to attend the District meeting or the Georgia GOP training.  Click here to read the official call, the Proposed Agenda and Proxy.     Kevin Harris, 9th District Chairman Back to top   42.   GOP Chairman's Dinner - Annual Fundraiser           10/15/2007 at 6:30:00 PM Location: Cobb Galleria Centre  - Two Galleria Parkway Performance by: Jeff Foxworthy Registration 6:00PM - Reception 6:30PM - Dinner 7:00PM For additional information contact: Georgia Republican Party Mika Kawana 404-257-5559 mika@gagop.org     Click on invitation at left to read more Let's show our support for Chairman Sue Everhart and the GA GOP by attending. Back to top     4 3.  GA GOP Meeting and Convention Dates                                  Meeting and Convention Dates 2008     Approved at State Committee Meeting  - August 25, 2007  § February 16 -  Mass Precinct Meeting                              (Counties over 80,000)  § March 15 -      Precinct Mass Meetings                               (Counties 80,000 and under)  § March 15 -      County Conventions  § April 19 -         District Conventions  § May 16, 17 -   State Convention, Columbus, Georgia                               Columbus Civic Center - Muscogee                               County     §  September 1    National Convention in Minneapolis -                               begins September 1 and runs for                               several days   Read more on District Calendar page   Back to top   4 4. Recent Headline News Items Gingrich NOT Running      for president in '08 !!     AJC 9/29/07 4Voter registration deadline approaching - October 9 --  read more in AJC 4Congressman Jim Marshall (D) - GA 8th District -  Votes for Transparency in     Budget Process Before He Votes Against It. Read more.    --    Contact 4What is the Georgia "216 Policy Group"? Visit their web site to learn more     Rep. Tom Graves of Fairmont and our 12th District is active in this group and has talked about it     when speaking to various 9th District groups. 4Minuteman October Border Operation    Operation Secure America - October 1 - 28 - Click for Details from Chris Simcox,    President Minuteman Civil Defense Corps  www.minutemanhq.com 4DREAM Act Amnesty pulled from Defense bill -- another victory for U.S.    citizens See Numbers USA - 9/27/07 4 Lt. Governor Cagle Launches 7 Ways to Serve new website Visit the home page of our web site frequently for headline news Back to top     4 5. Featured Articles of the Month     One of the features on the home page of our web site at www.gagop9.org are special articles of the month by elected officials and our members. These are at the top of column three. Currently we have the following interesting current articles and other items of interest. These are changed each month. Hillary's Healthcare Plan -  Explained Graphically in cartoon format - View News From the Road from Mike Evans, Chairman State of Transportation Board 9th Congressional District  www.mikeevans.org Power to the People by Laura Ingraham -- powerful new book now at #1 - more Read Human Events 9/13/07 Visit Laura's website. Read Senator Chip Pearson's latest news articles  www.team51.org Sep-28-2007 -- Hands on Georgia Week 2007 News from Rep. Ron Forster Richardson: The Great Plan and the Truth About Local control - On Line Athens 9/26/07 Please take the time to read all of these great articles by our elected officials and members. Senate and Presidential Candidate Web Sites Links to all Republican Presidential Candidate websites are up on our home page as well as Republican candidates  running for Congress. Others will be posted as they qualify.. Please get involved and support the candidates that you feel would best serve us in Washington. Back to top     ► 6.  Fair Tax (National Sales Tax) Updates 2007       Comes the FairTax  09/24/2007          The biggest success story of the 2008 Republican primary season isn’t about a candidate. it’s about          an issue.           [read full story] If you have n ot yet read the Fair Tax Book, you owe it to yourself to do so. • Order Fair Tax Book         from  Amazon.com • Keep The FairTax Momentum Going Boortz and Linder are working on another book about the Fair Tax - Answers to the Critics to come out soon.     Bettye Chambers     Fair Tax Volunteer   Back to top   4 7. News from the 9th District Counties           Upcoming Special Events         ▪ White County GOP Banquet - Oct 12    Unicoi State Park and Lodge with Congressman Deal and Martha Zoller Read invitation . . . Chairman Josh Turner predicts that this will be the best banquet yet and invites everyone to attend.  White County now has a web page up and running at www.wcgop.org   ▪ Dade County Fish Fry   Oct.. 6 with Congressman Nathan Deal - Read more. News Release   27 September 2007   Contact: Bill Adams, Secretary Dade GOP   GOPWilly@aol.com    Dade GOP Fish Fry To Host Congressman Deal             The Dade County Republican Party will be holding their 12th annual Dade County Republican Party Old Fashioned Southern Style Fish Fry this year on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Fish will be served from noon until 2 PM with speeches beginning at 1 P.M at the West Brow Community Center on Lookout Mountain. The Center is located on Griffin Rd. 1 block off of Scenic Hwy. approximately 5 miles south of Covenant College. There will be signs on the corner. Special guest  speaker again this year will be U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal from our own Georgia Ninth District.  Read more.     ▪ DAWSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY MEETING NOTICE - October 16      The next meeting of the Dawson County Republican Party will be held on Tuesday, October 16th at 7:30 p.m. at the Dawson County Library on Allen St.  Virginia Galloway with Americans for Prosperity will be the main speaker.  Americans for Prosperity Foundation is the nation’s premier grassroots organization, with a membership of over 200,000 citizens from across the country, fighting for limited government, lower taxes, and policies which,  in a very real way, promote the American Dream.  Ms. Galloway’s seminar will provide direction and training for grassroots citizen activists who want to have a positive impact on their elected officials, government budgets, and legislation.     Ms. Galloway and Dawson County GOP Chairman Clint Smith will also report on their attendance at the first annual ‘Defending the American Dream Summit’ in Washington D.C. sponsored by Americans for Prosperity Foundation.  Several of the GOP Presidential candidates spoke at the Summit in Washington, including Governor Mitt Romney, Senator John McCain, Former Senator Fred Thompson, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Senator Sam Brownback.     All citizens are invited to attend the meeting of the Dawson County GOP meeting.  For additional information, contact Clint Smith at 678-316-8863.   Check for special events in all counties by going to www.gagop9.org/News_Events.htm and click on the county name at the top.            Back to top     ► 8. Defending the American Dream Summit in Washington, D.C. - Oct. 4 - 5 Just in. . .  Our Chairman Kevin Harris and his wife Melanie will be leaving Thursday morning to attend this Summit meeting.  It should be quite an exciting event. Click on links below to learn more. They have quite a line up!   Sponsored by American for Prosperity Join grassroots activists from across the country as we descend on the nation’s capital to demonstrate to presidential candidates, elected officials, and the national media that there exists a real and powerful national movement focused on reining in the out-of-control government spending and taxation that threatens our very freedom and prosperity. Read Full Text       Confirmed Speakers:   Presidential Candidates: Sam Brownback Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee John McCain Ron Paul Mitt Romney Fred Thompson     Some of the Other Distinguished Speakers: John Stossel, ABC 20/20 Dinesh D’Souza, Author of Ronald Reagan Lt. Governor Michael Steele, GOPAC Chairman Senator Tom Coburn (OK-R) Congressman Jeff Flake (AZ-R) John Fund, Wall Street Journal Herman Cain, Author and Frequent Media Commentator - Atlanta, GA Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform Back to top   ► 9. Candidate Match Game -- you must give this a try if you have not already          Click the following to access the link:       Candidate Match Game*     Back to top     410  Attention County Chairmen Your County GOP has a space reserved for your news, list of officers or whatever you would like posted on our 9th District web site.  See: http://gagop9.org/News_Events.htm  and click on your county name up at the top. We would love for you to write a brief paragraph or two about your county party and your events. We especially need a list of your new officers. Be sure to check to see if what we have on this page for your county is correct Please  send us news from your county for the next edition of the E-News Elephant Ear and for the 9th web site. Also, please forward this to all of your members who have e-mail addresses. Thank you so much for helping to make our 9th District web site current and informative! 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:      Southeast      Reva Jennings      Hall, Forsyth Northwest Regina Parris Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield Mountain Clint Smith Union, White, Lumpkin, Dawson Central - Mary Jones Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Murray, Gordon   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.   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