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DEL.ICIO.USCarol Hunstein, meet Bernie Marcus
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This race for state Supreme Court justice gets more and more interesting.
Earlier today, we told you that the state Republican party — given the go-ahead by Gov. Sonny Perdue — is backing challenger Mike Wiggins with more than $1 million.
Wiggins’ opponent is incumbent Justice Carol Hunstein, who has collected endorsements from some of the most powerful Republican lawyers in the state.
Now comes word that the Safety and Prosperity Coalition, the 527ish group backing Wiggins, has filed its campaign disclosure report.
The group has raised $1.6 million. Of that, $1.3 million came in October from something called American Justice Partnership, a Washington organization that describes itself as “a national non-profit coalition of leading corporations, think tanks, foundations, trade associations, individuals and organizations advocating for legal reform at the state level.�
American Justice Partnership has been active in judicial races in New York, Oregon and Illinois as well.
And who might be one of the founders of American Justice Partnership? That would be Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Atlanta-based Home Depot, the world’s largest home-improvement retailer. This according to the Washington Post.
Here’s the disclosure from the Safety and Prosperity Coalition.
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By Mary
October 30, 2006 1:27 PM | Link to this
I guess $1.3 MILLION dollars isn’t too much to spend on buying a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court. Too bad Home Depot’s candidate doesn’t have any experience as a judge, but then most of Home Depot’s employees don’t have any experience in construction/home repairs either. Wonder what the litmus test actually is?
By leigh
October 30, 2006 2:37 PM | Link to this
Well there goes my shopping at Home Depot. Guess I’ll have to check out Lowe’s.
By Joshua
October 30, 2006 2:42 PM | Link to this
So if Bernie Marcus buys the seat on the Ga. Supreme Court, will Wiggins have to wear orange robes?
By GodHatesTrash
October 30, 2006 3:55 PM | Link to this
Bernie lies down with swine. He’ll burn in hell like the rich self-absorbed moron he is.
By Wahhhh Wiggins
October 30, 2006 4:07 PM | Link to this
How interesting that the GOP has put $1 million into a “non-partisan” race. Oh, but Hunstein is evil? Ummmm….okayyyy.
Well, then these are the politicians who brought you the “we knew nothing about Foley” crap.
By Wake Up!
November 1, 2006 12:34 PM | Link to this
Come on people. Wake up. Be critical of the contributions to Wiggins’ campaign if you will, but don’t be blindly self-righteous to the millions in contributions that get funnelled through to campaigns such as Hunstein’s from self-interested groups such as the trial lawyer contingency. Both groups have an agenda — it’s just that Wiggins’ supporters are merely interested in the fair dispensing of justice in Georgia!
By Sid Moore
November 8, 2006 11:00 AM | Link to this
Bernie must be embarrassed to get beat by a one-legged Jewish woman from DeKalb in a butt-kicking contest.