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Sugar executive defends Chambliss

This is in today’s Savannah Morning News:

Imperial Sugar Co. CEO John Sheptor defended the conduct of Saxby Chambliss on Wednesday, saying the U.S. senator from Georgia has “behaved appropriately with character and integrity at all times.”

The comments came after Imperial Sugar executives and workers broke ground on a new packaging warehouse at the Port Wentworth plant, damaged in the Feb. 7 explosions and fire that killed 14 workers and injured scores more.

Chambliss, a Republican in the midst of a re-election campaign against Democrat Jim Martin, is resisting an order to give evidence in a lawsuit by families of victims killed or hurt in the refinery disaster.

Savannah attorney Mark Tate, who issued the subpoena, has said Chambliss tried to talk some of Tate’s clients out of suing Imperial Sugar in the months that followed the tragedy.

Chambliss has said he is not only immune from such demands to testify, he is prohibited — a contention that Tate and others have challenged.

Chambliss supporters say the demand for the senator’s testimony is politically driven. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has made an issue of Chambliss’ treatment of a whistle-blower at a July hearing that examined the causes of the refinery explosion.


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By jacksmith

November 20, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

WE HAVE MORE TO DO:

Democrat Jim Martin is in a runoff against Bush Republican Saxby Chambliss for the Senate seat from Georgia. Bush’s Saxby Chambliss voted against spending a few measly dollars to provide health care coverage for Georgia, and Americas needy children. But he supported wasting hundreds of billions of your dollars, and the life BLOOD of Americas finest on an unnecessary war in Iraq.

At a time when 47 million of you have no health insurance coverage, and over 100 million of you with insurance are just one major illness away from complete financial destruction. Bush and Saxby Chambliss voted to make the heart break of bankruptcy relief even harder for all of you to use.

You see, Bush and Saxby Chambliss, and his family don’t have to worry about their health care coverage. They have the finest health care coverage your tax money can buy for them. Courtesy of you. The American Tax payer. In fact, no one but the super rich can afford the health care coverage you the tax payer provide for Saxby Chambliss, and his family for FREE! with your tax dollars.

He supposedly works for you. But he doesn’t think you and your family should have access to the type of taxpayer supported FREE health care that you provide for him, and his loved ones for FREE!. Doesn’t that just make you BURRING MAD!

Vote for JIM MARTIN for US senator from Georgia. Vote for JIM Martin who will be on your side. Vote for JIM MARTIN who will work with President Obama and a majority congress for you. Vote for JIM MARTIN most of all for your-self, your family’s, friends, and loved ones. Vote for JIM MARTIN for a better America, and a better World.

Don’t let Saxby Chambliss make a chump out of you by tricking you into voting against your own best interest. Saxby chambliss is NOT! on your side. He’s not one of you. He is on George Bush’s side. And we all know what a catastrophe the Bush Chambliss administration has been the past 8 years.

Contact all your family and friends and do every thing you can to see to it that JIM MARTIN and GEORGIANS! take that senate seat back for Georgia, and America. No matter where you live in America. This is important to you. President Obama will need all the help, and power you can give him to try and fix this catastrophic mess that the Corrupt Bush Chambliss administration has created.

As I said before you will have to vote in overwhelming numbers to overcome the Bush Chambliss “Let Them Eat Cake” vote fraud machine. Vote early if you can. Then help everyone you can get to the polls and vote for JIM MARTIN. You and your loved ones don’t have to be Saxby Chambliss’s victims anymore.

I know you will get it done. Just like you did for President Obama.

God bless all of you

jacksmith - WORKING CLASS… :-)

By Sweet Times for Saxby

November 20, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this

Well, how convenient for Chambliss that he doesn’t have to talk about his Mafia like strong arming. He is good at representing the needs of Company Executives but not so much at supporting those whose family members died in an industrial “accident” that was bound to happen given Big Sugar decided to ignore safety regulations and recommendations. Oh wait, Chambliss expressed his deepest sympathy for the families (on his way to play golf).

Sweet.

By Tom Ga Values Hunter

November 20, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

I cannot wait to vote for Saxby in the runoff. Martin is to liberal to represent GA Values.

By Judge

November 20, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

Saxby should be ashamed for trying to talk folks out of filing suit. He needs to be taught a lesson. Time to vote him out.

By Tom Ga Values Hunter

November 20, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this

The trail lawyers, unions and liberals will wreck this country. Martin will be a puppet for the liberal special interest. Saxby may not be perfect, but he is far better than the Reid/Pelosi alternative.

Vote Smart. Vote Saxby

By Sissy Saxby

November 20, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

I made a pass at Saxby and was rebuffed. Since then, I have been on a one man jihad against him and his son. I hate Saxby because he would not get his freak on with me. I do think in my fruity heart that Saxby will win this election. Time for the doc to up my meds.

By Ga Values

November 20, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

Saxby will win the runoff. The democratic voter turn out will be less than the GOP turnout.

By Sissy Saxby

November 20, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this

Big Sugar is sweet on Sissy Saxby. And he loves them right back …

By Sissy Saxby

November 20, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this

I made a pass at Saxby and was rebuffed. Since then, I have been on a one man jihad against him and his son. I hate Saxby because he would not get his freak on with me. I do think in my fruity heart that Saxby will win this election. Time for the doc to up my meds.

By Taxpayer

November 21, 2008 1:42 AM | Link to this

Vote for Saxby Chambliss!

A vote for Jim Martin is a vote for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and their very liberal agenda and San Francisco values.

Martin also supports an amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants, or as he deceptively calls it: a “pathway to citizenship.” He is way too liberal.

Vote for Saxby on 12/2!

By Sissy Saxby

November 21, 2008 3:25 AM | Link to this

Poor taxpayer, you are confused. Sissy Saxby supported Ted Kennedy’s amnesty plan for illegal immigrants. But it’s not his fault, his lobbyist bosses told him to do it.

By Atrick

November 21, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

Who would you want to send to Washington to get help for Georgians from an Obama administration? Chambliss or Martin?

Vote your pocket book; vote smart. Georgians have to be as smart as S. Carolina voters! I bet S. Carolina gets 10 times the dollars that Alabama gets because of one democratic senator!

By benton

November 21, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

Something to consider: Those folks who say “vote your pocketbook.” It seems that they recognize that Saxby is as corrupt as they come, a liar who shows favoritism toward big corporations but is the enemy of the real workers of this country. But by “voting their pocketbooks,” they’re willing to forget about what’s best for this country and cast their votes for a true sack of shinola. They put personal gain (or at least the chance of personal wealth) above what’s good for the country. Isn’t this flirting with TREASON? What’s the difference between selling out the best interests of this country for a few measly tax cut dollars and selling state secrets? Not much, really. Saxby is nothing but a fear-mongering crook who’d be more at home in the jail cell than in the Senate.

By Rabb

November 21, 2008 4:57 PM | Link to this

Y’all know you’re free to leave GA at any time, right?

I’m just sayin’…..

By Joe the Teacher

November 21, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this

Chambliss was the member of Congress a couple of years ago cited for the most heavy use of corporate jets to fly home to Moultrie, despite nearby commercial airports at Valdosta and Tallahassee. I might not agree with the political views of Johnny Isakson, but he’s not a crook like Chambliss. Georgia voters need to send him the same message that they sent Ralph Reed (taking money from the Indian casinos via convicted felon Jack Abramoff), go to hell!

By Sir Winston

November 21, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this

No, Rabb, they want to ruin their northern economies (Hello, MI, OH, and the rest) by taxing businesses out of business and then they move down here and do the same thing. Give them time and the libs will ruin what left down south. Then we can all be miserable together. Peace.

Saxby for Senate

By RaceCop

November 21, 2008 5:19 PM | Link to this

It is racist to say that democrat northerners ruin their economies. It is true, but it is racist to bring it up.

By mdr

November 23, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

if the state of geargia gave lier metals saxby would be number one

By JIM BOB

November 23, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this

Srew it - I think I will vote Jim Martin. At least it will help Georgia during the Obama administration -

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