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DEL.ICIO.USClinton campaign rolls out its Georgia list of supporters
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If your campaign has lost its inevitability cloak, and the other guy has picked it up, what do you do as the campaign heads South?
If you’re Hillary Clinton, you roll out your network of support. Fast.
The Clinton campaign just put out a list of 125 Democratic heavyweights in Georgia who have signed on.
From Hank Aaron — not a surprise since brother-in-law U.S. Rep. David Scott had already endorsed her — to younger African-Americans like state Rep. Billy Mitchell of Stone Mountain and Kwanza Hall, the Atlanta city council member.
Andrew Young does not appear on the list, but his brother Walter does. Some prominent names in Atlanta’s gay and lesbian community are also included. See the entire list on the jump.
NEWLY-ANNOUNCED MEMBERS OF HILLARY’S GEORGIA LEADERSHIP:
Hank & Billie Aaron, Baseball Hall of Fame Recipient and Automobile Dealer; Atlanta
Modupe Aina Akinpelu, Community Activist; Decatur
Donna Aker, Community Activist; Loganville
Elaine Alexander, Community Activist; Atlanta
Banke Ayedun, Community Activist; Augusta
Lisa Baker, Chief of Staff for the Atlanta City Council; Atlanta
Dewana Ball; IT Consultant; Lithonia
Vivian Creighton Bishop, Chair of Congressional Spouses; Cairo
Danielle Blackwell, Community Activist; Cairo
Ken Britt, Attorney; Atlanta
Ruth Bullard, Retired Community Activist; Cumming
Dr. Constance Burkes, Educator; Albany
Shirley Chancey, Community Activist; Atlanta
Luanne Clarke, Attorney; Atlanta
Dr. Bill Cleveland, Nephrologist; Atlanta
Hon. Terry Coleman, Former Speaker of the House; Easton
Michael & Donna Coles, Democratic Activists; Atlanta
Miranda Compton, Community Activist; Athens
Dr. Larry Cooper, Retired Surgeon; Atlanta
Beth Cope, Media Relations Consultant; Atlanta
Donna Cummins, Community Activist; Decatur
Samara Cummins, Community Activist; Decatur
Anne Darby, Community Activist; Athens
Stephanie Davis, Event Planner; Atlanta
Deborah DeMarchis, Nurse; Savannah
Lawrie Demorest, Attorney; Decatur
Terence Dicks, Democratic Activist; Augusta
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., Former President, 100 Black Men; Atlanta
Linda Edmonds, Democratic Activist; Decatur
Dr. Chris Edwards, Surgeon; Atlanta
Susan Evans, Community Activist; Hampton
Hon. Anne Fauver, Atlanta City Council Member; Atlanta
Lisa Favors, IT Specialist; Atlanta
Hon. Henry Ficklin, Former Macon City Council Member, Macon
Mischelle Fortson, Community Activist; Fortson
Will Fowlkes, Communications/IT Manager; Marietta
Brenda Foye Cornelius, Public Affairs Consultant; Decatur
Hon. Pat Gardner, State Representative; Atlanta
Gordon Giffin, Former United States Ambassador, Attorney; Atlanta
Melanie Goux, Graphic Designer; Atlanta
Gloria Greenbaum, Democratic Activist; Augusta
Dorothea Dawkins-Haigler, Pastor; Lithonia
Dr. Alda Underwood Hall, Dentist; Stone Mountain
Gunner Hall, Media Consultant; Savannah
Hon. Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City Council Member; Atlanta
Beth Stone Hand, Mediator; Cumming
Judy Hanenkrat, Event Planner; Atlanta
Carlotta Harrell, Democratic Activist; Jonesboro
Debbie Hatmaker, Community Activist; Bishop
Lisa Hawkins, Attorney; Atlanta
Gail Hicklin, Community Activist; Jonesboro
Darryl Hicks, Chief of Staff/County Commission Chair; Fayetteville
Hon. Betty Hill, Former County Commission Chair; Sparta
Hon. Carolyn Hughley, State Representative; Columbus
Betty H. Hunt, Community Activist; Moultrie
Lindsey Hunt, Community Activist; Atlanta
Hon. Edna Jackson, Savannah Mayor Pro-Tem; Savannah
Valerie Jackson, Former First Lady of Atlanta and Radio Personality; Atlanta
Hon. Carol Jackson, Former State Senator; Cleveland
Brooke Jackson Edmond, Atlanta Entrepreneur; Daughter of Former Mayor
Carol Jackson, Former Banker; Atlanta
Pamela Jackson, Community Activist; Albany
Stacii Johnson, Businesswoman; Atlanta
Coco Johnson, Event Planner; Atlanta
Gordon & Judie Kenna, Democratic Activist; Atlanta
Rev. Dr. Barbara King, Pastor; Atlanta
LeAnne Lawton-Tancred, Community Activist; Powder Springs
Hon. Liane Levetan, Former CEO; Dekalb
Hon. Elaine Lucas, Macon City Council Member; Macon
Keith Mason, Attorney; Atlanta
Dyan Matthews, Chief of Staff County Commission; College Park
Dr. Calvin & Sarita McLarin, Community Activists; Atlanta
Jeffrey Meeks, Democratic Activist; Lithonia
Hon. Billy Mitchell, State Representative; Stone Mountain
Barbara Mitchell, Community Activist; Albany
Gloria Moore, Community Activist; Atlanta
Nancy Moynihan, Community Activist; Atlanta
Linda Muir, Attorney; Atlanta
Joan Neal, Community Activist; Fayetteville
Claude Nogess, Democratic Activist; Snellville
Rachelle O’Neil, Community Activist; Atlanta
Hon. Mary Margaret Oliver, State Representative; Decatur
Erin O’Neil, Graduate Student/Activist; Atlanta
Susan Pennington, Community Activist; Atlanta
Brian Poe, Attorney; College Park
Rhonda Prather, Community Activist; Smyrna
Tina Ann Price, Community Activist; Atlanta
Terri Provancher, Community Activist; Rossville
Pat Pullar, Democratic Activist; Ellenwood
Anna Purcella-Doll, Teacher; Cumming
Hon. Nikki Randall, State Representative; Macon
Aayesha Reese, Community Activist; Lithonia
Helen Richter, Nurse; Atlanta
Loretta Ross, Community Activist; Atlanta
Paul Rosser, Retired Military, Retired Architect; Atlanta
Herman J. Russell, Sr., Developer; Atlanta
Dr. Donya L. Sartor, Educator; Jonesboro
Michelle Schurig, Community Activist; Atlanta
Janet Seelen, Community Activist; Hawkinsville
Temi Silver, Democratic Activist; Atlanta
Paige Colwell Swartz, Community Activist; Blairsville
Daisy Taste, Community Activist; Atlanta
Mary Rose Taylor, Community Activist; Atlanta
Carol Thompson, Community Activist; Warner Robins
Terrez Thompson, Corporate Executive; Atlanta
Allen Thornell , Media Consultant; Decatur
Suzie Tindall, Retired Physician; Decatur
Angela Trigg, Website Developer; Atlanta
Lila Vaughn, President, 100 Black Women; Atlanta
Sonny Walker, Former President, 100 Black Men; Atlanta
Angela Walton, Democratic Activist; Atlanta
Charmaine Ward, Corporate Executive; Atlanta
Sandra Ward, Judge; Atlanta
Hon. Coach Williams, State Representative; Stone Mountain
Franklin Williams, Real Estate Management; Augusta
Keath Williams, Community Activist; Stone Mountain
Rev. Jasper Williams, Pastor; Atlanta
Cheryl Williams, Democratic Activist; Duluth
Keith Wilson, Political Consultant; Atlanta
Hon. Cathy Woolard, Former Atlanta City Council President; Decatur
Carolyn Young, Community Activist; Atlanta
Dr. Walter Young, Dentist; Atlanta
Joe Stauffer, Teacher, Jasper
Comments
By Will Jones
January 4, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this
“Clinton has already been endorsed by Rep. John Lewis, R-Georgia, a hero of the civil rights struggle. State Attorney General Thurbert Baker and Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, the state’s only two black statewide elected officials, are also supporting Clinton.”
Such agile ship-jumping “rats.”
By keith
January 4, 2008 12:38 PM | Link to this
It’s not going to matter because once Obama wins New Hampshire, it’s all down hill. Do you really think that African-Americans here in Georgia will defy the odds & vote for Clinton, when you have possibly in the forst time in history that a black man has the chance to become the president of the United States? These endorsements mean absolutely nothing.
By Caucus Carcass
January 4, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
Hillary has not lost her inevitability cloak. Aw Shucks Dumb-Huckadork wont play…. in Peoria.
By Geri Bowers
January 4, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
Keith: Just so ya’ know: Obama is as much white as he is black.
By Aaron Burr V. Mexico
January 4, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
A copy of a copy is never as sharp as the original.
By Randy Daniel
January 4, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this
Most of these people I’ve never heard of and are listed as “community activists.” Does this mean none of them have a job?
By Bitter EX Democrackkk
January 4, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this
Bunch of IGNORANT damn FOOLS who support that BIATCH!!!
By Sad to see America go down hill.
January 5, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this
The ultimate winner of either political party will be the candidate that promises to do the most for the voters. The real enemy of the state is our national debt of an estimated $50 Trillion if you include SS & Medicare (that equals $400,000 for every family in America). I have not heard one politician even mention the national debt.
By Little One
January 5, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this
It will be interesting to see how many hang on as Obama continues to win. Unfortunately for them, it doesn’t matter who they endorse. They won’t be able to convince everyday black people to vote against a viable, strong black candidate. In the words of Chris Rock, “they don’t want to be caught on the wrong side of history.”
I know many of the people on the list and there’s a lot of “patronage” and family splitting, hedging going on. Some of these people, like Timmi Silver and Charmagne Ward, have never meant anything to anybody. And I don’t remember the last time anybody asked Walter Young what he thought about anything. And Chris Edwards (friend of mine he is) will have trouble enough getting himself to the poll, let alone anybody else.
All in all, the list is long, but it’s as weak as my grandmother’s sweet tea.
Gimme Shirley Franklin, Roy Barnes and some of those people. Then I will say she has things locked up down here.
By Brad
January 6, 2008 1:59 AM | Link to this
What a list of loosers.
By Churchill
January 6, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this
List ‘O’ LIBS. No Surprise there.
Will Hillary be the second black president after her sexual predator husband was the first? If Richardson gets it should he be called the First North Korean Pres.
Can Obama be considered the first black President? If Bill already has that title?
Paging some PC libs to help me sort this garbage out!!!!!!!