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By JackS

April 12, 2006 06:09 PM | Link to this

Ralph is a fraud. Everything about him is a damn lie.

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April 12, 2006 06:20 PM | Link to this

Bret “The Hitman” Heart could control spending. He’d beat some good old fashion canadian economics into them.

By Bob Hartley

April 12, 2006 07:24 PM | Link to this

ELECT GREG HECHT!!!!!

By Smity

April 12, 2006 08:24 PM | Link to this

Cagle is the real fraud. He is the puppet of Senator David Shafer and the LG race is really a replay of the Shafer/Reed campagin for chair of the party several years ago. Cagle missed important votes and sided with Barnes when the going got difficult. He also took advantage of his position in the Senate to personally enrich himself. And where was he on an important vote on eminent domain?

Ralph Reed is a true Republican who will fight for lower taxes, less government, and personal responsibility.

He has outraised Cagle. Period end of sentence and his grass roots efforts will allow him to overcome the liberal bias of this newspapers attacks and of Cagle’s dirty campaign to destroy a Republican hero.

By Brian

April 12, 2006 11:07 PM | Link to this

Typical Ralph koolaid drinker. Attack Attack Attack.

Experience, not Scandalous.

Ralph Scandalakis that is.

By Thompson

April 13, 2006 07:19 AM | Link to this

Thanks for the update. I’ll send Mr. Reed a check. Anyone who has withstood the attacks of this paper must be made of steal. Reed has my admiration and my vote.

By WD

April 13, 2006 07:26 AM | Link to this

Does Thompson really mean to say Mr. Reed is made of “steal” or was that just an (understandable) slip?

By Debbie

April 13, 2006 08:23 AM | Link to this

Brian, the same could be said about Cagle supporters. And Brian, that whole thing about Ralph Scandalakis is really getting old and tiresome.I guess we should start referring to Cagle as Cave In Casey. Reed has withstood the attacks from all sides and is still standing. That would not be said Cagle. Cagle could not even stand his ground against King Roy. He is weak and caves in to pressure. I am sick and tired of politicians that do that.

By Brent

April 13, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

Don’t you have to have a COOSA card on file with the State Ethics Commission before you can accept contributions for anything other than the 2006 Primary at this point?

By Tony

April 13, 2006 10:22 AM | Link to this

Here goes Debbie and the Kool Aid Drinkers….sounds like a band. Awful sound but give them a point for effort. If Reed is a real Republican then the party is a joke and all need to be flushed.

Ralph has only fought for the corporate interests and a casino. I love how his disciples defend him on the casino deal. I guess Ralph would work for Satan if it meant helping Satan get rid of any threats to his power.

Fact is once you factor in what Ralph can spend in the Primary, he and Cagle are neck and neck. I think that would be quite alarming for a household name. Again as I have said before if Cagle with little name-ID and face time across the state is that close in the polls and the money race, then Ralph should be scared. That’s why party leaders like Debbie are on the attack. Debbie is the biggest disgrace to a party leader out there. Typical Reed supporter. Debbie, why aren’t you building up the party and uniting people instead of attacking a fellow Republican? I’m sure all of the Cagle supporters in Cobb Co. love to she their ‘leadership’ turn to negative hate-filled attacks.

And Smitty…Shafer? Come on….enough with the conspiracy theories. Is that the best thing Reed HQ can hand out to his grassroots?

Just tell Ralph to hang it up and stay hidden in DC or his gated country club community. He could care less what happens to the average Georgian because he has no clue what the average Georgian looks like.

By Philly

April 13, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

Reed has 600,000 advantage in primary money. That is a good bit of a cash advantag. Typical Cagle supporter, attack anyone with a differing opinion from yours and try to silence them. What do you think the elected GOP State Senators did to Ralph? They attacked him but that is ok according to you. You show your blatant hypocrisy.

When you post on here you can put in any name as along as you have an email so how do you know who is doing the posting? Your name probably is not even Tony.

By Howard

April 13, 2006 11:07 AM | Link to this

Tony, what the Reed supporters are saying about Cagle really must be getting to you. It sounds like you are really angry. If you Cagle supporters don’t want your candidate attacked then I suggest you refrain from attacking Ralph. What is good for the goose is good for the gander… As far as the Shafer comment Smitty made, I don’t even know who David Shafer is. Am I missing something? My support of Ralph has nothing to do with anything rivalry between Shafer and Reed.

By Tony

April 13, 2006 12:33 PM | Link to this

To Philly…obviously you have a reading problem. Note the REAL difference in Primary money mentioned above. Creative writing doesn’t work on blogs. I bet Philly is your name as well. More creativity?

And to Howard….again Reed people showing ignorance. I’ve said before I’m not a “Cagle Supporter”. I’ve never led on I was either. So get a clue and stop making stupid assumptions and baseless lies.

Try again both of you. Next time read and make a statement based on fact instead of some creative conspiracy babble. Next?

By Tony

April 13, 2006 12:41 PM | Link to this

Actually Howard I find it quite amusing that Mr. Party Builder and uniter Reed has his minions out to destroy other people in the party. Ralph’s whole history is not building the party but to stomp out anyone who disagrees with him or could stand in his way. it’s common knowledge that he was hoping Sonny would lose against Roy, thus setting Ralph up to run for Governor this round. Now he has to take a run at the most worthless seat in government. It’s amazing that someone of his stature would spend so much money and time on a seat that has no power or influence whatsoever. It’s all a part of his move to use GA as a stepping stone to his own greater glory. Good to be Ralph’s stepping stone huh? Hopefully the people of GA will lock him out and keep him in DC or his happy gated community.

By Howard

April 13, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

Reed and his supporters are part of the GOP and Cagle’s people are set out to destroy them so what is the difference?Is it ok for one side to do that but not the other? You attacked Reed and his supporter and defended Cagle so it is a natural assumption that you support Cagle. Your accusations about Reed not wanting Perdue to win in 2002 are without merit or fact. No one, including the National and State GOP, gave Perdue a chance. The focus was on Chambliss. When you mention his stature, you must think the Lt. Governor’s job is beneath him but not beneath Cagle. That shows you really feel Reed is far more qualified than Cagle for the job.

By Tony

April 13, 2006 02:00 PM | Link to this

Howard, your lack of attention to detail astounds me. Did I defend Cagle? I was merely pointing out Reed and those who defend him as not being so pious and pure as they proclaim to be.

My accusations? It’s called common knowledge. Anyone in the know can vouch for this. Anyone who knows it but won’t admit it is guilty of actually feeling that way or are just too afraid of repercussions.

I love your “you must think” comment. I could care less about Cagle. Again, I am not a Cagle supporter. Read it again. It might sink in a second time. I am against someone who is a sham and a liar. I am against someone who is completely out for himself and has made it a career of exploiting an entire group of people, mind you those of the Christian faith, while lining his own pockets at their expense. I am against someone who claims to be principled then blames everyone else anytime something goes wrong. He takes the credit for the good and passes the blame for the bad. As far as I am concerned I have seen a history of hate, division, lies, and manipulation from Reed. I don’t even have to look at Cagle to know that Reed is nothing but danger.

And Howard, how can I feel that Reed is more qualified for a seat I just explained was worthless? Do you realize your own argument was pointless? Yeah I guess Reed is qualified for a meaningless seat with no power. ut he is not qualified for using me and Georgia for a stepping stone for his ‘higher calling’.

In these little attacks, I find it amusing that nothing has been said about Ralph’s waffling on the imigration issue. Or any rebuttal to the fact that if Ralph is ‘the bomb’ why his numbers and dollar amounts are so low. No rebuttal to him being so neck and neck with the ‘evil, slimey Cagle’? Or are you all too bent on attacking me? I find it all amusing….no substance and no legitimate response.

By Howard

April 13, 2006 02:23 PM | Link to this

Reed is a danger, to the liberals. Ralph has not waffled on the immgration issue. I received the Cagle piece but Cagle left out a very vital fact. Reed was Bush’s Southeast Regional Manager. He was speaking on behalf of the Bush campaign. He was simply articulating W’s position. any reasonable person can understand that. But then again you are not a reasonable person..As for as being neck in neck, be serious. Look at all the negative press Reed has received and Reed has played it very smart by not running campaign ads now when the average voter is not listening. Wait until the ads run. What is very suprising is that if GOP voters had lost faith in Reed then why had they not switched to the Cagle side? Why were they still showing as undecided? That is not good for Cagle.

By Tony

April 13, 2006 04:57 PM | Link to this

You either work in the campaign office or get the talking points straight off of the fax machine.

Reed doesn’t NEED to run ads. He’s already as much a household name as a candidate can get. Everyone knows Ralph Reed. If right now, with everyone knowing who he is can only get less than a third of the numbers now and the unknown Cagle running closely behind, I find that statistically humorous. I think Howard you could flip candidates and say once Cagle gets his ads up HE would be the one picking up the numbers. It’s simple Howard. If you knew anything, you could put the facts that the undecideds out there basically already know Reed. But they don’t know Cagle. If Reed was this wonderful man every one of his people claim he is, he’d be the overwehlming favorite here. He can’t even get a third of the poll numbers now. In pollsters’ terms, he’s got an uphill battle and the election’s Cagle’s to lose.

Answer that simple question Howard….if Reed is all that, why is he running neck and neck with a political unknown? Why is he running neck and neck with an unknown? Can’t he get all his fat cat buddies to pump up the contributions? Can’t he get enough in-state support to fund him? Why so much from out-of-state?

And why are Reed’s people coming out so negatively against Cagle? I know Ralph’s M.O. has always been smile and look pretty for the camera and let your grassroots do the negative attacks. But angering part of your base does little to help in the General if you think you’ll win. I guess Reed’s not big on Reagan’s 11th Commandment or Dubya’s Uniter Not A Divider lines…

By Justin

April 13, 2006 06:03 PM | Link to this

Illegal immigrant charged in home invasion

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/13/intruder.ap/index.html

By Boseefus

April 13, 2006 06:29 PM | Link to this

Mr. Reed get’s my vote. Anyone who is attacked like he is in this paper must have done something right along the way.

By Tony

April 13, 2006 07:59 PM | Link to this

Good way to determine who you vote for Boseefus. Forget the issues, credibility, experience, etc. Let a newspaper determine your vote. Don’t forget the fact that Reed supporters have no qualms about quoting the AJC and using it to argue their points. Grab a spoon and start stirring. It’s ‘Bring Your Own Sugar’ to the Kool Aid party!

By Howard

April 14, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

You are right, they already know Reed. They know all the negative publicity he has had. They still have not gone over to the Cagle side, now have they? They have been hearing that Reed will be charged any day and are waiting and see. They now see no charges will be coming and are breaking to the Reed side. If those undecideds were anti Reed then they would have gone over to Cagle’s side.

By Howard

April 14, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

I find it extremely hypocritical for a Cagle supporter to talk about the eleventh commandment. Cagle started the trashing and you of all people to bring up the 11th is really funny.

By Tony

April 14, 2006 10:28 AM | Link to this

Howard are you really as dumb as you sound? Are you blind? DO you not read? Have I not said over and over that I am not a Cagle supporter? How dense are Reed’s supporters? Maybe Reed needs to focus on adult literacy.

So you say Cagle started the trashing? I guess that means it’s OK for you to talk trash right back? How juvenile. Can you not speak for yourself? Try being a free thinker not some campaign mouthpiece spoonfed the latest lines.

What’s funny is that I know it’s coming straight from Reed HQ because all Reed’s supporters are saying the exact same thing on every board. It’s cloning in it’s purest form. It might as well be copy-paste from a Reed-issued email.

They all whine abut how Cagle is trashing poor little ol’ Ralphie but yet they respond in kind with comments about Cagle’s lack of intelligence, cowardice, ineptness, puppet of Shafer, etc. Reed’s people can’t argue the issues themselves. All they do is do the things they accuse others of doing. But yet they’re on the moral high ground and it’s Cagle’s supporters who are in the wrong. And my favorite? Anyone who does not support Ralph is automatically a Cagle supporter….even after saying they’re not. God forbid anyone besides Cagle supporters are not Ralph fans. Who knows. I might vote for Cagle. I haven’t met him or really read up on his issues. But believe me I know all there is to know about Ralph. And even half of what I know would make me NOT vote for him.

SO Howard, in order to contribute to this discussion in a logical, adult manner, please read all previous posts and process that info before replying. It makes for better arguments. At least ones that make your side appear more credible than they already do.

By Tony

April 14, 2006 10:41 AM | Link to this

“If those undecideds were anti Reed then they would have gone over to Cagle’s side.”

Howard, that line is about the dumbest line I’ve heard. So you’re telling me that this early in the game, voters are so stupid, that they’d automatically say ‘Cagle’ even though they had no knowledge of him? I think quite the opposite. Voters are smart enough to wait and see what Cagle is made of before saying “I support him”. The fact is that people DO know Ralph. And based on what they know, they DO NOT support him. Again, beating something into dense matter…an unknown except for in his district is running neck and neck on all aspects of the campaign with the wunderkind wannabe Ralph. Explain it. How can unknowns be so close to the so-called best thing since sliced bread? If he was so great, he’d have a LOT more money in the bank for the Primary and he’d be at least 50% by now. I’ve looked at some other previous Primary polls at this stage and Ralph seems to be the lowest at this point. For someone as widely known as him, that’s speaking volumes.

And for those who keep saying ‘he won’t be convicted’ I remind you Clinton wasn’t convicted either. It’s not conviction, it’s credibility.

By Debbie

April 14, 2006 12:43 PM | Link to this

Speaking of Clinton, there were numerous scandals involving Clinton, but he still won over Dole in 1996.

With all the negative publicity about Reed, if the voters believed it or were turned off by it, they would have swung to the Cagle side. They are waiting to see what happens with Reed.

I went to a town hall meeting in Smyrna last year. Vice Presdient Cheney was there discussing Social Security Reform. Both Cagle and Reed were in the audience. Cheney stopped and said,”I see my good friend of many years, Ralph Reed, in the audience.” Imagine campaign ads featuring quotes such as that.

Reed now has the momentum. Cagle peaked too early and in politics, timing matters.

By Tony

April 14, 2006 02:11 PM | Link to this

Again, Debbie, you ignored what was previously posted. You copied and pasted Howard’s comment thus proving my point about Reed supporters.

You are saying that voters are too stupid and don’t wait to see the other side before supporting them. The voters all know Ralph and say no to him. But they are waiting, smartly I might add, to learn more about Cagle. Again if Ralph was everything you say he is, he’d have over 50% by now. Why is it that in previous elections people who are lesser known have higher percentages in the polls at this point?

It’s the flip side Debbie. Ralph has peaked. He’s already topped out in name-id and can only get less than a third of the poll numbers. People already know what they need to about him. Now it’s up to Cagle to educate those undecideds and win them over. This is truly Cagle’s race to lose.

If all Reed has going for him is to spread photos of Cheney and clips of Cheney, he’s more desperate than we imagine. He can’t run on his own. Let him try and ride on the coat tails of DC. Bush can’t bail Ralphie out and neither can Cheney. Ralph has to run on his own record and that’s shoddy at best. Don’t go crying to Dick and Dubya to bail you out Ralph. Run on that miserable record of shady ethics and no substance with your line about body bags as your mantra. With the body bags already around you of good people you have sacrificed, you will finally get the fate you deserve.

By

April 14, 2006 03:31 PM | Link to this

Has anyone seen Cheney’s numbers lately? An endorsement by him would be posion. Cagle would probably pay for the ad.

By Howard

April 14, 2006 04:07 PM | Link to this

Tony, we will see who is right on July 18th.

Keep hoping.

You have to remember this is a Republican Primary in Georgia. Cheney and W are still held in high regard.

By ed

April 14, 2006 04:21 PM | Link to this

This republican has lost faith in Bush and Cheney. The majority of my coffee club are republicans and they have also lost faith in Bush and Cheney. I see that many of our republican senators and representatives are speaking out against the administration. Bush and Cheney are not as popular as some want to think they are.

By Tony

April 14, 2006 06:44 PM | Link to this

If Cheney and Bush want to come down here and meddle in a Lt. Governor’s race, then they are truly dividers and not uniters and it will finish off what credibility they have left. It will also soldify the spoils and favors system lobby-infected DC is filled with. It will show there is a power structure that favors the elites. So by all means, let the DC powers come meddle like they’ve promised not to do before.

And Howard, July means nothing to me. November does. Ralph can fool the party. He’s done it before. Hopefully they’ve learned their lessons with him. But if he does get through, he has November to overcome. If people in GA are tired of the DC mentality screwing up this country, they’ll think twice about electing the poster boy of it for Lt. Gov.