Poythress on ’secession’ fever … and Austin Scott makes sense
May 21, 2009 at 4:53 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsIt’s been posted elsewhere, but deserves a mention here.
Democrat gubernatorial candidate David Poythress released a video yesterday that’s sure to squelch the macho man talk about Georgia seceding from the Union (can’t believe I just typed those words). Poythress, who adds that he’s the only announced gubernatorial candidate to have served in the armed forces, whacked several GOP candidates for entertaining the notion of bringing the Peach State back to the Dark Ages.
Today, Poythress called on Congressman Nathan Deal, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, to repudiate all the secession braggadacio.
“I’ve always known Congressman Deal to be a gentleman but his failure to stand-up to the calls for Georgia’s secession from America calls his judgment into question. That’s why I hope he’ll join me in saying that secession talk is childish and a slap in the face to every patriotic American.”
It should be noted, however, that not all the GOP governor candidates are itching to relive the glorious days of brother fighting brother. State Rep. Austin Scott, R-Tifton, the self-acknowledged underdog in the race, offered this comment to the Thomasville Times Enterprise. (H/T Jim Galloway)
“As a young Republican — I’ll be 40 shortly — it bothers me that our party is talking about leaving the union,” he said. “As Republicans, we can’t let the fact that we lost one election force us to abandon this country. It’s not going to happen under our administration.
“We are not going to be blackmailed by the federal government, but at the same time a Scott administration is not going to talk about taking the Georgia star off the United States flag.”
May 21st, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Poyhress has got my vote already. Those republican pansies that suggest secession are the real “cut and run” chicken hawks.
May 22nd, 2009 at 1:37 am
While I think succession is a bad idea I do like hearing states assert their independence and constitutionally granted autonomy.
The feds are out of control. They have completely ignored much of the constitution, a document that is supposed to keep those ass clowns in Washington in check. The states do have powers, and the federal gov. needs to respect them, not vice versa. 10th amendment, its a beautiful thing.
May 22nd, 2009 at 11:37 am
lol @ ryan above.
May 22nd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Not sure what is laughable or incorrect about Ryan’ comments.
Why the “LOL”?
May 22nd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I just LUUUUUUV how all these RightWingNut “Constitutionalists” quit reading the document after the 10th amendment. Um, dumb-dumbs, there are 17 more. Including those pesky 13th thru 15th “Civil War Amendments” which knocked a hole in a lot of your Tenth-Amendment-Hobby-Horse-Riding.
All 27 amendments “count”, not just the 2nd and 10th.
May 23rd, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Great. Now watch one of John McCain’s old ads where he throws in the whole “country first” nonsense, and then please tell my why I should think there’s any difference between the Democrats and Republicans.
May 30th, 2009 at 10:46 am
In Poythress’ youtube video, he portrays himself as a great “warrior” when, at best, he was simply a “legal eagle.” He was a lawyer in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. I doubt he ever saw combat of any kind. As a retired USAF officer, I was floored when a Republican governor (Sonny Perdue) named a Democrat (Poythress) as the Adjutant General of Georgia, but Perdue has shown himself to be a warmed-over Democrat. Perdue was the former Georgia Senate Majority Leader for the Democrats before he decided his political star wasn’t in that party and he decided to change sides.
Poythress’ video is misleading in that he is NOT a general, although he is a lt. general. A big difference. Draping himself in the flag and calling others cowards is similar to a kettle calling a pot black. Or is this phrase politically incorrect?
Sam Prince