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DEL.ICIO.USDetails from the fund-raising side of the Bush visit
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As stated below, reporters were barred from the $1,000-a-head fund-raiser for Rick Goddard, the retired Air Force major general, that featured President Bush.
But Goddard spokesman Tim Baker said attendees, in addition to Gov. Sonny Perdue, included Secretary of State Karen Handel, former congressman Mac Collins, state Public Service Commissioner Angela Spier, state GOP party chairman Sue Everhart, and Alec Poitevint, who heads up the presidential campaign of John McCain in Georgia.
Close to 200 purchased tickets for the fund-raiser, held at the Buckhead home of Harrison Merrill, a local developer. Baker said Bush spoke for 40 minutes, praising Goddard, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss — who is up for re-election but did not attend — and McCain.
But after shaking hands for only 10 minutes, Bush left the event 40 minutes ahead of schedule, as a line of heavy thunderstorms approached Dobbins Air Reserve Base, where Air Force One was parked.
Bush’s early exit forced the shutdown of northbound I-75 at 5:30 p.m., during the height of rush-hour traffic leaving downtown Atlanta. All told, the president spent just over 100 minutes on the ground.
Goddard, of course, is running against U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon. And Marshall’s spokesman, Douglas Moore, indicated the Democrat is likely to use the cost of the Bush visit — which Moore pegged a “hundreds of thousands of dollars” — as a campaign issue.
Baker said the Goddard campaign would write a $40,000 check to cover the cost of the Bush visit, a price that he said was grounded in federal law.
Comments
By Art
July 22, 2008 8:59 PM | Link to this
All you Bush haters are about to get relief. Soon you will put Obama in the position of leading this country. Then he, Nancy, and all the Pelosi parrots will then repeal the tax cuts that are in place, raise your taxe to pay for new, bloated government programs that fail, have tea with terrorists as they plot the downfall of this country, do nothing about energy, and all the while congratulating themselves on what a fine job they are doing. And YOU can look back and proudly say, “We brought about CHANGE!”
You idiots are about to get what you deserve.
By I love Rove
July 22, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this
I agree. Things are going great right now. We should ask the President to run for a third term.
By I Hate Bush&Republicans
July 22, 2008 11:45 PM | Link to this
Only Democrats should be allowed to have fundraisers. Republican fund raisers should be illegel. Republicans, all of them, should be tried for war crimes.
By michelle
July 23, 2008 12:46 AM | Link to this
I want to no why bush left early
By Bushwack
July 23, 2008 1:13 AM | Link to this
All evil people leave early, …duh!!!
By Wackolibhack
July 23, 2008 1:18 AM | Link to this
It is Bush’s fault that people leave early. It is Bush’s fault that early leaver’s are evil. I hate Bush!!!!
By Mrs. Secret Service
July 23, 2008 1:31 AM | Link to this
Michelle, it was the weather. Bad storms and the flightplan to DC. May sound nuts… but it is true. If Obama is elected his trips may be altered by weather in the future. Those Secret Service agents take their jobs seriously. Thankfully!!!!!
By Dark Knight
July 23, 2008 5:50 AM | Link to this
Goddard’s son is Saxby Chambliss’s right hand man. That’s why the fund raiser was in Buckhead not Macon. Goddard is going to be in the pocket of special interest just like Chambliss, bet his son becomes a lobbist just like Saxby’s son.
By Copyleft
July 23, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this
Art: Actually, all of America’s about to get what it deserves… a smart, liberal administration that will free us from the neocon nightmare we’ve been enduring for so long.
Remember, President Obama is president of ALL of us—not just those smart enough to vote for him. I hope you remember all your “respect the office” arguments and patriotism-attacking snipes to any dissenters when he takes the oath of office.
By michelle44
July 23, 2008 9:42 AM | Link to this
ANY CHANGE IS BETTER THAN REPUBLICAN!!
By lucylou
July 23, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this
I hope we, as Americans, are about to get what we deserve. We have had 7 and 1/2 years of sheer torture, unless of course, your are rich or a Bush loyalist. Regular folks have been kicked around long enough by the likes of Bush and Cheney. How many people do you know can shoot their “friend” in the face on a hunting trip and not go to prison????….no one unless you are Cheney.
By Steve
July 23, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this
Republicans have given us a much bigger government that just doesn’t work. Poision toys from China, food recalls, they took our eyes off of terrorists for an unwarrented war in Iraq, Fema, and on and on. Wake up America we need a fresh leadership for the 20th century not the same old McSame. Lets face it trickle down economics and free trade don’t work. It did not work in the 1920’s, 1980’s or now. Trickle down economics always leads to a bubble and recession. Consumers are 2/3 of the economy and the country always does well when the middle class does well. If you can not see that then you are blind