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July 2006
Cagle/Reed debate
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Casey Cagle and Ralph Reed, sparred in a live debate Sunday, July 9 that was sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club and broadcast over the Georgia Public Broadcasting network.
On the following clips, Cagle and Reed address questions on three topics: Eminent domain, Reed’s ties with lobbyist Jack Abramoff and immigration.
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Cox: Taylor tried to reduce black-majority districts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
THE AD
The radio ad opens with Rep. Bob Holmes (D-Atlanta), one of the state House’s and Legislative Black Caucus’ most senior members, remembering Democratic gubernatorial contender Mark Taylor’s attempt to pass a redistricting plan that would have reduced the number of black-majority or black-influenced congressional districts from three to one in Georgia. Holmes said Taylor wanted to draw a congressional district in Southwest Georgia tailored for him to win. He then adds that the move was denounced by the NAACP and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Listeners next get a snippet of a tape from 1995 state Senate debate, when Taylor tells white colleagues “If you’re tired of paying for the sins of your fathers and grandfathers,” to vote for his plan. Holmes concludes by saying, “Now you know. Mark Taylor’s just been looking out for the other ‘big guys,’ and himself.”
SPONSOR
Cathy Cox for governor campaign
THE REALITY
Cox’s ad is running on radio stations in several cities and is aimed at black voters, who are expected to make up a majority of the vote in the upcoming primary. Cox and Holmes were serving in the House, and Taylor in the Senate, when the statement was made. Holmes has endorsed Cox. Taylor doesn’t dispute making the statement. It was widely reported at the time. The lieutenant governor said he has apologized for making the remark. “It certainly has given me even greater insight into the importance of the right to vote for African-Americans,” Taylor said in a statement Wednesday. “I hope voters judge me by my entire record of standing up for every-day Georgians, not just on the basis of one mistaken statement made a long time ago.” The ad also is a response to earlier stories Taylor put out about Cox cosponsoring legislation penalizing cities for not flying the Georgia flag in 1993. At the time, the flag was dominated by the Confederate Stars and Bars, and black lawmakers called it racist.
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