Top Vidalia Democrat will join GOP today

[losdiablosgato]

Top Vidalia Democrat will join GOP today

By NANCY BADERTSCHER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 08/11/05
A seven-year legislative veteran is switching parties, giving Republicans a milestone 100 seats in the House of Representatives.

State Rep. Greg Morris, a Vidalia Democrat and entrenched party insider, is set to appear before friends and supporters in his hometown today to announce his defection to the GOP.


His decision bolsters the comfort level of the new Republican leadership in the 180-member House, which heads into the 2006 General Assembly session in control of 100 seats, nine more votes than they need to pass most legislation.

His defection is significant for Democrats since Morris, 41, was part of former Democratic House Speaker Terry Coleman's inner circle until Republicans took over the House and speaker's office last year


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[K-W]

1. I see this as good news.

A party insider who obviously doesnt have real democratic values is now gone.

[Cha]

3. It's damn good news...get the

freakin' traitor outta here.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Pardon me, but georgia is a wart

[CottonBear]

12. I am a Georgia resident. Georgia is a great state, not a "wart."

We are not all Republicans here. On the contrary, we are very purple rather than red.

edit: Have you ever been here in Georgia? You would find it quite nice and extremely senic from Brasstown Bald (mountains) to Tybee Light (coastal GA!

I have visited California and found it very beautiful and the people quite friendly (except for the snobby clerks in the Mexican Elvis/Howard Finster art gallery on Melrose Avenue.)

[Daphne08]

41. Georgia is a beautiful state.

:)

[RubyDuby in GA]

15. Watch it or I will challenge you to a duel

Georgia is a beautiful state and there are some wonderfully progressive people here and as soon as we get some hackers who can out-cheat the GOP (we're a Diebold state dontchaknow), it will be magnificant again!

[CottonBear]

16. I took fencing at UGA. En garde! Touche! n/t

[RubyDuby in GA]

17. I took fencing at Georgia Southern

En garde!

haha.....what a small small world :hi:

[CottonBear]

25. I loved fencing! So much fun to aim for those vital organs! n/t

[RubyDuby in GA]

29. We had a guy in our class, Gerbil - incredibly long story there-

who obviously hated women. He would always lunge for the breasts until the day I volunteered to fence him. I was just a hare faster than him and a better aim and I managed to get him right in the family jewels where there was a gap in the protective wear. Needless to say, after I mentioned that he might want to quit gouging us gals in the bazooms, he stopped doing it. One small victory for womankind!

My personal favorite PE was badminton. Ah, the glory days of college....

[CottonBear]

34. I stabbed some dude in the nuts too. He couldn't parry properly!

He jsut flailed around wildly and deflected my foil into his crotch. He said "ouch." No one ever got me in the boobs. That would really hurt. :(

I love badminton! What a great sport! Did you see the Olympic badminton matches? My lord, they were amazing!

[RubyDuby in GA]

36. I did! They were totally cool. Although my friends have repeatedly told

me that despite what I say, I have a snowballs chance in hell of medaling. Damn bunch of naysayers! I need new friends. There's actually a sport that I can play and they try to tear me down. :cry:

[The_Casual_Observer]

19. Just a second, I though only Zell Miller was doing that these days

[RubyDuby in GA]

30. Nope, it's the preferred method for settling differences in GA

Just so you know........

:)

[Vinnie From Indy]

33. They Are Stealing The Elections in GA Too

Good luck! I hope you Peach Staters can get the job done.

[MGKrebs]

20. Yeah, you sit there safely in California,

way behind friendly lines, while we're out here having to fight against these creeps every day, all day! It's HARD WORK.

Did Martin Luther King work for civil rights in New Hampshire?
Did Ghandi work for peace in Norway?
Did Mandela work to end apartheid in... Ethiopia?

No. We are where the battle is, and we aren't surrendering and we aren't running away.

So if you don't have enough problems where you are, come help. Or at least try not to generalize in your insults so much.

We are on the same team.

[CottonBear]

23. GA home of MLK, Jr., John Lewis, Max Cleland, J. Carter & Cynthia McKinney

among many others. :)

Oh yeah, Maynard Jackson, Andrew Young and Shirley Franklin. Good Dems, all of them!

[The_Casual_Observer]

26. Actually, it's Orange County. It's a wart too.

[CottonBear]

28. Isn't that where President Nixon lived?

I never traveled south of LA. Most of my time was spent in LA (WEst Hollywood and Venice), San Francisco, Mendocino COunty and Humboldt County. I've always wanted to visit San Diego. There's a new baby panda there, you know! ;)

[The_Casual_Observer]

35. Everybody likes San Diego for Vacations

I hope you get a chance to get there soon.

[MGKrebs]

40. lol!

:toast:

[RubyDuby in GA]

31. Yeah, what he said

Hi Krebs. Will you be at the festivities this evening or just Casper?

[MGKrebs]

42. For all you know, I may be one of the hosts.

Or performers, or whatever they are.
Um, no. Not tonight. I got Summit stuff on the front burner that needs a little stirring.

[nookiemonster]

4. Me thinks he may have some interests

that will make him appeal more to the Repub party.

After all, when you're a 'Pug you never have indiscretions. The party of morals.

:sarcasm:

Of course, I'm just speculating.....

[devilgrrl]

5. Later.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[Jose Diablo]

Good riddance

Another peckerhead shows his true colors. When the Dem party fires-up again down here, we can now know who are the ones that have the party values.

Screw him and the elephant he rode in on. No more Dem money going to republicans in drag.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Another money grubber

No doubt he's seeing $$$$$ in his future. I'm sure a book deal is in the works.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. It's OK. He gave Vidalia onions a bad name anyway

Good riddance, hope your new adoptive family treats you well.

[depakid]

48. Dems sure don't need to pander to Georgia

In fact, the more the Dems MOVE AWAY from what the majority of Goergians want and think like- the closer they'll be MOVING TOWARD relevance again.

The state's corrupt, it's elections are rigged and the fundies seem to hold sway everywhere outside Fulton County and Savannah. No sense in wasting time or money there on the national level.

[Rambis]

8. Recall the asshole

Why if you were elected as a Democrat can you switch parties? If you were elected as a dem regardless of the voting record (nazi right) then you should be forced to runoff against a real democrat before they can let you switch. Maybe the voters have changed their mind and don't want you to represent them but they don't have a choice to switch to the opponent do they? NO

[CottonBear]

14. I spoke with the GA Lt. Gov., Mark Taylor (D), about this very issue.

I was very concerned and upset about the newly elected Democrats who switched parties prior to being sworn into office thus throwing the majority to the Republicans in the Georgia General Assembly.

Lt. Gov. Taylor told me that there was nothing that one could do to legally stop this. They had investigated the issue and it was determined (in other states where it had happened) to be a "freedom of speech" issue and thus allowable. The only recourse is to demand a refund of all campaign contributions.
:( :( :( :( :(
That said, good riddance.

[Ravy]

18. Was this a conspiracy?

First I have heard of it, but I am not from Georgia.

Are you saying there were several to do this? I wonder if the Republicans ran shills as Democrats with this in mind.


I am from Missouri, and when I was growing up, you couldn't get elected unless you were a Democrat, so Republicans who wanted in ran as Democrats--talked the talk, etc.

I don't recall any of them switching parties though. However, the practice eventually and effectively let Republicans get a stronghold in the state.

[CottonBear]

22. They switched when it became apparent that the Republicans

had stolen the election by Diebold. They held secret talks with the newly elected Republican Governor and his minions. They switched and threw the majority to the Repubs.

Poor Max Cleland and Cynthia McKinney got voted/hounded out of office. (Max was replaced by the evil Saxby Chambliss.)

Our Democratic governor, Roy Barnes, lost to Sonny Perdue (a former Democrat.) While still in office, Roy Barnes appointed Zell Miller to replace desceased Republican, Paul COverdell and we all know what happened next.

We still have Democratic office holders but they are endangered or running for other offices): Cathy Cox who is running for Gv. (SOS - responsible for GA being 1st in the nation 100% Diebold :( ), Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor who is running for Gov., Atty. General Thurbert Baker (black man) and Secretary of Labor Michael Thurmond (black man).

[Olney Blue]

47. I would be outraged if I voted for a Dem..

and they betrayed me like that.

While this other jerk is defecting, go ahead and give them Zell too.



btw, there's nothing better than a blue Georgia Dem. Love you guys!

[Supersedeas]

38. Georgians need to seriously look into this issue!!!

[Catholic Sensation]

43. so Jim Jeffords should have been recalled?

[bluestateguy]

9. If a white southern conservative lectures you about "southern heritage"

then your response should be, "Oh, you must be a Democrat. Remember that General Sherman and all of his scorched earth henchmen were Republicans. Republicans invaded the sovereign states of the south and shoved Reconstruction policy down their throats. No southerner who honors the heritage of Dixie could be a Republican. We'll expect your vote come November."

[toopers]

37. That's a double edged sword . . .

since the Civil War was also the text book end of slavery in the US.

[Straight Shooter]

10. Loser.

If he were in the GOP to begin with and the Dems had the majority, he'd be switching to the Dem party now. Skunks don't change their stripes.

[RubyDuby in GA]

11. Well I bet this is going to make the State Committee Mtg next weekend real

fun!

How many more times do I need to say that until leadership at the top is changed, this will continue to go on.

Goddamn this state. Stupidass redneck fuckers.

Ok, I feel better now. I also feel better in knowing that they're pissing off more people every day here in this state and their outrageous power grabs are getting harder and harder for the dumbasses in this state to ignore.

[MGKrebs]

13. We are constantly told that we can't talk about "choice",

and we can't talk about gays, or immigration, or religion, or universal health care, or opposing the war, or anything else that might be even a tiny bit controversial, because it might SCARE PEOPLE AWAY FROM OUR PARTY. Well, all these defections in Georgia are happening while the party leadership here is NOT talking about these things!

If we believe in our principles, we should not be afraid to express them. If we have to explain them better, then so be it, let's get to it.

I believe our principles are good for everybody, not just me.

[xchrom]

24. that's what happens when you don't take the fight to them.

democrats need to preach their ''values'' louder and more sweaty than a holy roller.

[Ganja Ninja]

21. Don't let the door hit you in the ass and take Biden with ya. n/t

[Voltaire99]

32. Yes. And Lieberman, Hillary, and about twenty others, too. (nt)

[TheCentepedeShoes]

45. Is that what's meant

by "putting lipstick on a pig?" :D

[Renew Deal]

27. What a fucking tool.

[don954]

39. im betting that he got word of DCCC funding loss after Dean

spoke to him about his vote on CAFTA. Recall the fact that Dean said he was going to have a "heart to heart" with these people and possibly "make some changes"...! Dean kickin the DLC and DINOs?

[leQ]

49. one can only hope (eom)

[Jack Rabbit]

44. Is this a rat jumping on to a sinking ship?

??

[msongs]

46. are they gonna try to bring back slavery??? n/t