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By Grumpy

October 2, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

So much for Sonny’s influence with the Administration….

By Numero Uno

October 2, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

No Comment…LOL…probably still hungover from his single public prayer for rain made it happen.

By Stewie

October 2, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this

Absolutely hilarious (in a sad way) that Guvnuh Bubba tried to take credit for this and got smacked down.

He’s so worthless it’s laughable…again, in a sad way.

By Mike

October 2, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

whachu-talkin-bout? sonny did it!!

By L Morris

October 2, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

Just for political reasons……..Sonny?

By TLM

October 2, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

We made a mistake for not voting for Roy Barnes. Sonny Perdue is a joke and we will never another Republican as governor in Georgia.

By TLM

October 2, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

We made a mistake for not voting for Roy Barnes. Sonny Perdue is a joke and we will never have another Republican as governor in Georgia.

By TLM

October 2, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

We made a mistake for not voting for Roy Barnes. Sonny Perdue is a joke and we will never have another Republican as governor in Georgia.

By chc4

October 2, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

Funny that this makes the AJC front page and Biden’s premeditated lie about basically being shot down in Iraq doesn’t. Why am I not surprised!!!!

By yoye

October 2, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

why do we in Gerogia have to deal with this man as governor?

By Karl

October 2, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

I like dem french fried potaters….

mmmm hmmmm

By L Morris

October 2, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this

Just for political reasons……..Sonny?

By Jan

October 2, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this

If I asked someone to do something for me ( or my family or my neighborhood) and they did, I might be under the impression they did so at my request.

By L Morris

October 2, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

Sonny was a joke from the start. Who voted for him in the first place. Remember his land deal?

By William Perry

October 2, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this

I like me some hot dogs. Lots and Lots of dem.

By Jackson

October 2, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

This guy is an embarrassment. I find it difficult to recall a worse Governor. Add his myopic performance to the “bail out” vote debacle in Congress on Monday (11/13 GA Reps against credit for mainstreet) - and I plan to vote against all incumbents regardless of party. We need a fresh start.

By Luke Skywalker

October 2, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this

I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

By Lee

October 2, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this

You mean, we have a governor?

By Nobama Nobiden

October 2, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

It looks like nothing will make you Sonny-haters happy. Maybe you think he should have gotten on television and explained to the people that there is a crisis but that it will improve eventually (like FDR did after the stock market crash of 1929, according to Joe Biden, the only problem is that FDR wasn’t president then and there was no commercial television in 1929 - what a doofus Biden is!).

By wumpyfish

October 2, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

Is their a middle of the night retroactive tax break for Sonny or his sisters inheritance? Then Sonny aint interested, enjoy the tapas & sherry. Bring us back a T-shirt, should say “Fooled us again”.

By john j

October 2, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this

I suspect that the request had some impact, but not full impact as Sonny would like to claim. But if you wanted Roy back in office remember he left the state $700,000,000 in debt. The Republican administration did get us up to a $2 billion surplus which we are now using due to a declining economy. I don’t agree with everything Sonny has done but this state is in considerably better shape now than when he took over.
And let me add one more comment about Biden: The AJC and other press outlets completely ignored his comments about FDR and his television address during the 1929 stock crash. (FDR was not President and TV had not been invented yet.) Imagine how Bookman and the rest of the AJC staff would have reacted if Palin had made those comments.

By Reggie L

October 2, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this

Bubba the vetinarian had his head stuck up a panda’s butt when he should have been on top of this. Perdue is your typical fat cattin politician who has only held office for further financial gain. How much money do you need Sonny? That sweet land deal you got is still criminal in my mind..and you know it. This waters down his being a foster parent and other good deeds he might have done. He’s no different than any of these other money grubbin ding dongs. No way he’ll be re-elected, and how dare he take credit for something that still is not fixed.

By Mike

October 2, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

Sonny is a joke!!!!!!

By Robert Tweedell

October 2, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

We see more and more by the inactions of our elected officials just how much they intend to serve you and I the voting public who through our trust in them allowed them to “stick it to us”. I think it is time for the guv to go south, about Clayton County, and join up with the former sheriff, Walking Small, and the two of them should ride off into the sunset hand in hand.

By Maj

October 2, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

I’m trying to figure out what all you ding dong liberals are complaining about. Sonny hasn’t been that bad. Not as bad as your precious Roy. Nobody liked him. So stop whining and get back to work, oh that’s right, liberals like to get all your $$$ from the gov’t and not earn for yourselves. NOBAMA!

And to Numero Uno, it rained didn’t it?

By Dentster

October 2, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

What people should realize is this demonstrates that people critisized his inactiveness but in reality there is not much he can do (except to wrigte a letter requesting oil from our SPR) to “force” the petroleum industry or the DOE to improve our current crisis. I mean, if our President and other political leaders haven’t developed plans for the sortages we are likely to continue to experience, why should he have.

Thank you Governor Purdue for your attempt at what no one else can fix either. You at least gave an effort to send the letter. Now, get back to getting some of those European industry jobs so all of these critics can kiss your rear later for the nice pay check they’ll earn working in a foreign owned factory.

Purdue Supporter!

By Gustav Ike

October 2, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this

me & Sonny cuts a deal, we got the man behind us too….the South will rise again…

By Jeff

October 2, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this

I read that two letters simultaneously or concurrently arrived asking for release of SPR supplies, one from the refineries and one from the Ga gov. I don’t interpret the Gov’s statement as wanting to take credit for any reserve release. I don’t give a dam about who was ultimately responsible, only that letters were written and our federal gov’t and state gov’t acted responsibly for a change. I only ask why are there not protocols in place for automatic release of reserves that don’t require friggin’ letters!

By Han Solo

October 2, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this

Stop your whining. Once you can do the kessel run in 12 parsecs, then you can have your say.

By Kat

October 2, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this

It’s on the front page of the AJC because he is OUR governor you idiot. Joe Biden is everyone’s idiot and has to share him.

By Han Solo

October 2, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this

Stop your whining. Once you can do the kessel run in 12 parsecs, then you can have your say.

By brad

October 2, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

This is the funniest thing ive ever seen. This guy is a huge joke and his ego is even larger.

By The Snark

October 2, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this

john j, I hate to break this to ya, but you got your numbers backwards.

Gov. Barnes did not leave the state $700,000,000 in the red. When Gov. Barnes left office, the state had a $600,000,000 surplus. That so-called “rainy day” fund got used up in the first two years of Sonny’s first term.

But I’m sure that won’t change your opinion, will it?

By Perdue Who?

October 2, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this

ReggieL

Perdue can’t run again for Governor, but keep your thoughts in the back of your mind when he runs for Vice-President of the US…

By Han Solo

October 2, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this

I can do .5 past light speed. Do you stupid primates have any idea how much fuel it takes to do that?

By Real John

October 2, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this

john j wrote:

Funny, when Roy does it its debt when Sonny does it, its the “declining economy”. By the way, the estimated number now is a $2 billion dollar deficit for a rag tag state like Georgia. No water, no education system, no leadership, no common sense. I love it.

By disappointed in artilcle

October 2, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this

I read that this was a concurrent request….wasn’t that in the statement (but not highlighted in the article). So typical of AJC.

By Dr. Emmit Brown

October 2, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

My car runs on plutonium and can tear a hole in the space-time continium.

By Biden?

October 2, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this

Who cares right now about a couple of comments from Joe Biden? We have been in a serious gas crisis in Atlanta. Biden isn’t even experiencing this problem! Republicans wake up! You are making sorry excuses for your failed political party and using Biden as your excuse?!? Give me a break. Get an education people!!!

By Mike

October 2, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

John J. You, Sonny and Bush are all morons. Look at what a Republican president has done to the United States. Completely screwed it up. The Republican party is morphing into a bunch of obnoxious pansies. The time has come for the Democrats to give them a good old fashion beat down. Bring it on wimps!!

By CHris

October 2, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

Funny how Purdue only cares about anything when it impacts Atlanta (like this gas crisis) When he & the General Assembly changed the state’s insurance program to United, which no hospital south of macon carried, leaving thousands of state employees and teachers temporarily with no coverage, he nor anybody else seemed to care. Stop whining Sonny. We care as much as you did.

By Perdue Who?

October 2, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

Dr. Brown, do you know where I can get a Flux Capacitor?

By Neal

October 2, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

Sonny LIED!

I still want my Flag Back!

Neal Bortz (a proud flaggot)!

By Atlantarama

October 2, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this

I bet if the issue had been to allow Sunday alcohol sales, Sonny would have flown back to deal with it personally.

By Neal

October 2, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

Sonny LIED!

I still want my Flag Back!

Neal Bortz (a proud flaggot)!

By Neal

October 2, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

Sonny LIED!

I still want my Flag Back!

Neal Bortz (a proud flaggot)!

By What!!

October 2, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this

It wasn’t the DOE or Sonny, It was ME, I sent a e=mail asking for the release and they did it. So everybody can Thank ,ME

By Observer

October 2, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

Snark - You are dead WRONG. Barnes left the state in debt and Perdue cut expenses to bring it back into the black. Do your homework before running your mouth.

By Steve Lloyd

October 2, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

Sonny-govenor who imposes his religious beliefs on the citizens of georgia. It is my opinion that his priorities have been questionable. I think he did not address the gas crises because he does not live in mine and your world. I bet he was not sitting in no friggin gas lines. Probably used the pump at the govenors mansion,then went on vacation in Europe at taxpayers expense.

By Tater

October 2, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

Wait a dad gum minute Sonny. I sent a letter to the DOE too. You taking credit for my letter now???

Tater

By Observer

October 2, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

Snark - You are dead WRONG. Barnes left the state in debt and Perdue cut expenses to bring it back into the black. Do your homework before running your mouth.

By Dr. Emmit Brown

October 2, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this

I can’t help you with aquiring a flux capacitor, however, I may be able to help you with perhaps procuring a Mr. Fusion. I have single handedly solved both the long term energy crisis as well as the environmental deterioration with this device. Your refuse becomes your own fuel now. However, I’m encoutering obstacles obtaining enough capital investments to start large scale production. I’ll keep you all posted.

By Karl

October 2, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this

Reckon you can’t mow grass without gas. I waited in line in the gas line with my push mower. Didn’t mind too much however. I ate me some fried potaters with mustard while I waited. Only wish I had some of that canned meat.

mmmm hmmmmm

By Disgusted

October 2, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this

We have a joke as the govenor becasue people In Goergia do not use their heads when they vote and usually vote aginst their best interests. I guess they take advice from their pastors or something. Yes, it is embarassing. Maybe this year will be differnt?? We can hope! Last in the nation in education! LOL

By Gary Martin

October 2, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

I will be SO freakin happy when DEMOCRATS control every office in the US and GA governments and everything is STILL F’D UP. IDIOTS!!!!! Then I will be politically correct when I tell you to SHUT THE F UP!

By Karl

October 2, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this

Tater - Bet you taste good. I like dem french fried taters. Almost as much as I like Biscuits and mustard I reckon.

mmmmm hmmmmmm

By Shane

October 2, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

Thanks for the letter Sonny! Now I can drive my RV, pull my fullsize SUV and have my wife drive seperate and meet me in Jacksonville for the annual cocktail party on November 1st

By Threadkiller

October 2, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this

Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Sonny say in the AJC 2 weeks ago that “we have plenty of gas”? Also around the same time didn’t McCain say the “economy is strong”? If Sonny thinks we have plenty of gas then why did he send letters asking for help?

By Cow

October 2, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

MOOOOOOOOOOOO

By alan from Atlanta GA.

October 2, 2008 4:17 PM | Link to this

I can’t belwve I voted for him twice. What a shame I am. fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame shame on me. Really glad for term limits. He never should have left the country during the gas crises. Now he claimed his letter helped Georgia drivers.

By Goat

October 2, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this

BAAAAAHHHHHHH

By rlp-political

October 2, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this

Don’t get mad white folks… you put this clown in office. and the other clown in the white house.

Now you want to put your granpa in the white house next year.

this bail-out crap - has the white man’s hand all over it.

you guys wanted to keep us from learning and this is what you produce

By Jacki_Fraust

October 2, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

Give me a break.

When is Perdue going to do something ab out the price gouging middle eastern owned gas stations who’ve been ripping us off since Ike?? Settling with the state didn’t help any of us. Most of the same violators are back at it again.

By Karl

October 2, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this

This fat woman came into Bill Cox outfit the other day. Said she was a lookin a mower. I told her if she was that hungry she could try the Frosty Cream right up da road, they got real good french fried potaters up ther’……….a’iet den. Scooter thought it was a might bit funny.

By flip wilson

October 2, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

Yay Perdoofus!

By Karl

October 2, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

That Bill Cox feller, he bought me some lunch from up ‘dere at the Frosty Cream. I asked him, reckon what you like to eat up ‘dere, and that Scooter feller said, “they made a good double meat burger”, so I tried the double meat burger and it was good a’ight. I had me some of them french fried potaters wit it, some of the big ‘uns. So, I reckon I like ‘dem double meat burgers now, mmmm hmmm.

By Copyleft

October 2, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

Can’t wait to see both Saxby AND Sonny sitting at the curb with the rest of the trash after this next election.

By MV7

October 2, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

Just remember Sonny was a Dim-o-crat before he “converted” over to being a Republican. He’s a RINO, awash in Dim-o-crat thinking.

By JT

October 2, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this

What’s on your Sonny Do list?

By Karl

October 2, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

So that chicken feller, Perdue, is runnin the state. Reckon that be a good pick. I like dem fried chickens.

mmmm hmmmm.

By donald

October 2, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

You dumb inbred rednecks on here are so funny! Like Rip Van Winkle you morons have finally awaken to find that your supposed dream of Pukedue is now a nightmare. Any half wit knew that this idiot was a complete buffon, But you white folks love voting for snake oil salesmen and then cry foul when it all goes awry. When are you dumb clucks going to ever learn that Sonny was never gonna do!! LOL

By Tyler Durden

October 2, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

Wow. Bloggers are so smart. They know everything except that they are signing an ARM and about to get their house foreclosed on.

By Karl

October 2, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

I like dat potted meat has dem peckers and lips in it, mmmm, hmmm. If you’un have any extree cans, let me know.

By David

October 2, 2008 4:50 PM | Link to this

**GUV Sonny played us like a cheap guitar again….he and all politician really think we all are stupid enough fall for anything they say. I don’t believe them and don’t trust them no further than I can throw them. I believe no politician should serve more than one term….cuz the temptation to stick their money grubbing hands in the pot is always going to exist.

By Blazer63

October 2, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

Our “imperial” Governor is more interested is being imperial than real leader. This fiasco will be remembered come reelection time!!

By Abomi Nation

October 2, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this

Are you serious??? Sonny did NOT convert. The Dems kicked his butt out of the party after Sonny’s pathetic natural gas deregulation disaster. The loser Republicans took him in and helped make him the Governor. How stupid was that?!!!?

When you gather another party’s garbage for leadership you end up with trash for leaders. Welcome to Georgia.

By Karl

October 2, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this

Hmmmm…They was these two fellers…standin on a bridge a goint’ da bafroom. One feller says the waters cold. The other feller says the waters deep….Hmmm…I believe one feller come from Arkansas……..Get It

By David

October 2, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this

“That Sonny Purdue….up to his ole trickery again. He and all politicians really take us for being stupid. Like we can’t see thru all the B.S. I don’t trust them no further than I can throw them. I believe no politician should serve more than 1 term in office…cuz the greediness kicks in and the promises become lies.”

By David

October 2, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this

“That Sonny Purdue….up to his ole trickery again. He and all politicians really take us for being stupid. Like we can’t see thru all the B.S. I don’t trust them no further than I can throw them. I believe no politician should serve more than 1 term in office…cuz the greediness kicks in and the promises become lies.”

By Karl

October 2, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

I just got out of the nervous hospital. I reckon I’s needin’ to make some new friends. I reckon I’ma have to get used to lookin’ at purdy people, and I reckon I’ma have to get used to them a lookin’ at me. Mmmm Hmmm.

By mside

October 2, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

Who is this Sonny you speak of?

By mside

October 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Who is this Sonny you speak of?

By mside

October 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Who is this Sonny you speak of?

By mside

October 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Who is this Sonny you speak of?

By mside

October 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Who is this Sonny you speak of?

By mside

October 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Who is this Sonny you speak of?

By SharonH

October 2, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! That’s hysterical!

By mickeyd

October 2, 2008 5:32 PM | Link to this

Sonny took in foster kids for the $600 per month the State paid him for each child. Then he allowed the children to “learn what farm work is” in what he called “a character-building exercise”. He should have been prosecuted instead of praised. What a two-faced selfish jerk!!

By Dixie Kitty

October 2, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this

I grew up on a farm - nothing wrong with good hard work - builds character - however, I’m not rich so I can’t be a Republican - maybe some day - so I guess we Democrats have to keep wishin’ and hopin’ - besides if you are a politician and your mouth is open - YOU ARE LYING!

By Dixie Kitty

October 2, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this

I grew up on a farm - nothing wrong with good hard work - builds character - however, I’m not rich so I can’t be a Republican - maybe some day - so I guess we Democrats have to keep wishin’ and hopin’ - besides if you are a politician (either party - doesn’t matter) and your mouth is open - YOU ARE LYING!

By Robert Moore

October 2, 2008 6:13 PM | Link to this

To those who ask how he got elected: He was elected the first time by people who thought the Confederate battle flag on the state flag was more important than being competent. He was elected the second time because too many Georgians are fools who believed him when he claimed he add 1.5 billion to education funding, which he did after he cut 2 billion out of it. I never voted for him because I remember when he became a Republican it was because the Democrats didn’t think he had what it takes to be government. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.

By BillyA

October 2, 2008 6:24 PM | Link to this

I thought it was a laugh when he was suggested as being “high on the list” for being the republican VP a few months ago. But then we got Palin. Sonny is no public servant. A public servant is a servant leader not someone that simply enriches himself with lobbyist perks and dollars. Sonny don’t care anyway. In a few years he’ll be fat and happy. When will we stop rewarding these types of charlatans. Public service has lost its good name, behind every posture of doing good is a handout or a personal payoff. Sonny is drinking wine in Spain while Rome burns in Georgia. We get only what we deserve!

By sonnydid

October 2, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

Sonny perdue—one of the worst governors in history in GA—-spends more time overseas on worthless ventures, which are actually vacations at taxpayer expense, and shoves his religion down everyone’s throat in Ga when he gets back. Sonny: can I drink a beer on Sunday, please?

By Allen

October 2, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this

Yet another bumbling state politician, good grief! Doesn’t matter which party they come from, they all share the same trait, totaly clueless.

By Alex

October 2, 2008 6:45 PM | Link to this

Sonny Perdue….I can’t believe we elected this man to be our govenor. But,on the other hand, this is the same state that elected Lester Maddox…Uggh !

By Donald

October 2, 2008 6:59 PM | Link to this

Does anyone who disagrees with ALL conservatives feel that the liberal/democratic/obama kool-aid is all they can regurgitate? Is there nothing you can actually offer that’s substantitive? Only rants and cat calls?

By RES

October 2, 2008 7:00 PM | Link to this

To my Democratic brethren, a few questions. Who ruled this state with an iron hand for 130 years? Who handled education spending when our system was rated at or near the bottom during that time? Who controlled the legislature and governor’s office when the water wars started in the late 80’s? Atlanta traffic has been bad for decades. Who controlled the state for all but the last six years and still controls Atlanta and Fulton County? Give the GOP another 124 years and then you can complain and gripe.

By Robert Moore

October 2, 2008 7:10 PM | Link to this

So does that mean we have to wait 124 years for the Republicans to stop their p** contests and do something about transportation,education, water, and air quality. I don’t care who has control of the state government as long as they take care of business. After being in the wilderness for 124 years, one would have thought the Republicans would have come in and done what they claim the Democrats didn’t do. Instead, we get nothing for six years. When might those of us who dare criticize Sonny expect the Republicans to stop acting like a bunch of bubbas fighting over the last PBR and hush puppy and actually do something?

By Robert Moore

October 2, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this

So does that mean we have to wait 124 years for the Republicans to stop their p** contests and do something about transportation,education, water, and air quality. I don’t care who has control of the state government as long as they take care of business. After being in the wilderness for 124 years, one would have thought the Republicans would have come in and done what they claim the Democrats didn’t do. Instead, we get nothing for six years. When might those of us who dare criticize Sonny expect the Republicans to stop acting like a bunch of bubbas fighting over the last PBR and hush puppy and actually do something?

By Stewie

October 2, 2008 7:16 PM | Link to this

Point taken, RES, just one more reason anyone with a brain would know how foolish it is to completely support one party or the other.

Neither party holds a monopoly on good public servants, and it’s for darned sure neither holds a monopoly on buffoons.

By su

October 2, 2008 7:16 PM | Link to this

Typical Perdue…quick to take credit, even if he didn’t act quickly or in the best interest of the voters until it was in his best interest. I can’t wait until this man is out of office.

By JOHNNY RED

October 2, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

SONNY LIED!!!!!!!

By Yeehaw

October 2, 2008 7:25 PM | Link to this

Seriously, some of you people need to take some lessons in how government works and stop spewwing the liberal “it’s all Bush’s fault” b.s. You can continue to blame Bush for everything but the reality is that it took both parties and millions of greedy Americans (rich, poor, black, white, yellow, Republican, Dem, etc etc)to get us to the point we are today. Granted, Bush is an easy target because he without question has done some stupid things but the rest of our elected officials in Washington cannot be excused for their lack of leadership.

By Herb Kornfeld

October 2, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

Geez, I’ve found more valuable crap in my undie-shorts I’ve worn for 3 days straight than anything perdue can provide. That guy is numero-uno-moron.

By Jim in Atlanta

October 2, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this

Sonny Purdue is George Bush with a beer belly…

By hollandgurnee

October 2, 2008 9:22 PM | Link to this

just think folks he done this all the way from spain. just think what would have happened had he been here.

By Bill

October 2, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this

No crap!

By July7

October 2, 2008 11:24 PM | Link to this

Sonny is a loser.

He said it was our fault and there was no problem.

Earlier he wanted to drop the gas sales tax, like that would have helped.

He prayed for rain on the steps of our public capital. Those South GA folks love that.

By raceman94

October 3, 2008 6:33 AM | Link to this

Well, I promise you that Sunny is a thousand times better than Roy Barnes! Barns…silly democrat.

By bobfromcanton

October 3, 2008 7:02 AM | Link to this

SONNY LIED! (again)

By Who Cares

October 3, 2008 7:08 AM | Link to this

In politics its Damned if you Do and Damned if you don’t. Every politician takes credit where credit is not due. Doesn’t matter what party they belong to.

It’s all a bunch of BULL DO DO!

By flash

October 3, 2008 7:36 AM | Link to this

This not forget that Atlanta votes put him in office.

By flash

October 3, 2008 7:40 AM | Link to this

This not forget that Atlanta votes put him in office.

By flash

October 3, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this

This not forget that Atlanta voters put him in office.

By madmechanic

October 3, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

And I thought Roy Barnes was bad!!!! Well Roy I owe you an apology…….Sonny is an ABSOLUTE MORON!!!!!….And I must have been a bigger one for voting for his sorry A$$!!!!

By GeorgiaPeach

October 3, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

This ‘gas shortage’ was contrived from the beginning. The hurricanes just came in right handy at the right moment. This is just a last ditch effort to get more money into Big Oil’s coffers before the bottom falls out on Nov. 4th. WAKE UP, GEORGIANS!

By cruz

October 3, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this

well remember he prayed and it rained…………….lol………..lets pray for cheap gas, more jobs and a better economy Sonny maybe we can get that too!……………lmao

By T Morris

October 3, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this

If Sonny boy has left us with 2 billion, why does he want to get his hands on the Teacher Retirement Fund? His hand picked group of flunkies want to change the wording where the state doesn’t have to give the retiree’s a 3% cost of living supplement each year. I guess he will use that money to go back to China and Europe to get Georgia People more jobs. What a joke. I agree with what Yeehaw said—-greed—when is enough—enough.

By jeff

October 3, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

HELP!!! Before Purdue completely destroys our state.

By Stan

October 3, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this

This almost doesn’t derserve any comments….but just like ‘ANY’ Politician…..will always take credit for something they had absolutely NO hand in. The problem really fixed itself over the long haul, what’s it been…3 weeks since the hurricane……if our beloved Governor had any care at all he would have initiated something within a week of the hurricane and not have sat on his backside so long….waiting this long and then trying to say he fixed the problem…..give me a break….probably going to be the same next year with Bush….if the economy takes a turn for the good…he will do the same and say I told you so and tell us it was his policies beginning to work…..same old BS we hear all the time from these idiots….when will we get some people in office who really care about the people of this great country and not themselves…..there needs to be legislation in place to limit the House and Senate to a max of 8 years in office just like the President….that would bring in fresh ideas every few years rather than re-electing the same old trash every time they come up for re-election who have nothing better or new to offer….maybe that could keep us out of the situations we are in now…….

By David

October 3, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this

Another pointless gesture for political purposes. How sad…

btw, did he pray for gas too?

By Stan

October 3, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

This almost doesn’t derserve any comments….but just like ‘ANY’ Politician…..will always take credit for something they had absolutely NO hand in. The problem really fixed itself over the long haul, what’s it been…3 weeks since the hurricane……if our beloved Governor had any care at all he would have initiated something within a week of the hurricane and not have sat on his backside so long….waiting this long and then trying to say he fixed the problem…..give me a break….probably going to be the same next year with Bush….if the economy takes a turn for the good…he will do the same and say I told you so and tell us it was his policies beginning to work…..same old BS we hear all the time from these idiots….when will we get some people in office who really care about the people of this great country and not themselves…..there needs to be legislation in place to limit the House and Senate to a max of 8 years in office just like the President….that would bring in fresh ideas every few years rather than re-electing the same old trash every time they come up for re-election who have nothing better or new to offer….maybe that could keep us out of the situations we are in now…….

By cws

October 3, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

I FIND IT INTERESTING, WE NOW HAVE THE WORST GOVENOR IN HISTORY AS WELL AS THE WORST PRESIDENT; BOTH ARE REPUBLICAN !

By M

October 3, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this

Oh, give me a break! After Katrina Sunny and that Cox woman decided to give the children a day off to conserve gas - I’ve been waiting for that stupidity to happen again. If Sunny was truly on the ball and working as an advocate for the people of Georgia he would have handled this all very differently. He had options and the authority and couldn’t see the situation coming and couldn’t manage it once it started. Where the heck are his staff in all this? No wonder whenever Georgia affairs are mentioned in the national press it’s with the attitude of ‘look at what stupidity is going on there again.’

By Dave in Marietta

October 3, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

It’s funny to me how the only way Sonny-lovers can actually defend the man is by attacking Joe Biden on completely unrelated issues. Clouding the issue doesn’t erase the facts right here at home. And I can tell you this that I work in an office full of average, everyday, non-elitist people who certainly are not “liberal” and they can’t stand the man. So put that in your conservative pipe and smoke it. BTW, how come Sonny didn’t have us all praying for gas?

By Slippery Pete

October 3, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

What part of There will be a delay of up to 5 minutes before your comment appears. do people not understand? Quit clicking “Post” so many times. Your opinion isn’t so great that we need to see it multiple times.

kthxbye

By Perdue/Jekyll

October 3, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this

Don’t look now, but Sonny and other highly placed GA pols are still trying to give Jekyll Island to Bush’s (& McCain’s) Finance Manager. They want to give it back to the rich guys to build thousands of condos on public land and make hundreds of millions of $$$ But it’s OUR state park.

By beegee

October 3, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

How bout this…a hundred or more yrs. have went by with the southeast facing hurricanes and now all of sudden we have a shortage in the midst of an economic struggle or should I say collapse. Come on now does anyone find this a lil strange? Now we are talking about all this other stuff..where Bush messed up and he’s stupid and Perdue is not worth of crap..let’s just remember you all voted for these people. The same people who are not going through the same ecomomic struggle as common everyday working people. Bush made and is still making money over in Iraq, along with Cheney. Perdue still owns massive amount of land and lets not forget he used the good old boy system to get that. To be honest..we really dont matter in their world..to all who believe and support these modern day politicians/crooks and who are still living everyday average lives..go right ahead and keep supporting and see how much love they will have for you in the end. They have their land that they are going to pick up and run to when the crap really hits the fan..check it out..Dubai(the only 7 star resort in the world) ironically built right in the middle east. Hey if you ask me I would rather have a crooked politician who is at least going to keep money in my pocket and jobs available than a crooked politician who keeps it all to themselves and watches other suffer…Bush or Clinton…McCain or Obama…Perdue or ANYBODY(inclduing stray dogs, cats, birds, the entire animal kingdom)…But seriously you people need to wake up and realize whats going on and stop worrying about a party or skin-color and worry about the issues and how its going to affect you in the long run..cause nobody including the rich can afford to go thru eight more yrs. of what we just went thru..but like my mom always told me a hard head will make a soft backside.

By Artie

October 3, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this

As always, nitwit Sonny is taking credit where he has no business!!! I will say though his IQ is still a couple of points higher than Palin’s.

By LC

October 3, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this

Sonny is a worthless governor. He has drawn a paycheck. That is all.