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FLASHBACK: Chambliss Hosted Golf Event At Whites-Only Country Club
FLASHBACK: Chambliss Hosted Golf Event At Whites-Only Country Club
As ThinkProgress noted yesterday, Chambliss has a long history of using official funds to feed his golf habit and endear himself to lobbyists. For example, Chambliss oversees the Republican Majority Fund PAC. Under him, 68 percent of its spending has gone to travel, golf events, meals and ...
Politico poll: Chambliss up by three
politico.com — Chambliss holds a narrow lead over Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff, according to a new poll.... (more) Politico poll: Chambliss up by three
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is slated to campaign next week for Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss. WASHINGTON (CNN)... – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will make multiple campaign appearances on behalf of Sen. Saxby Chambliss next week in ... (more) Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, Incumbent Below 50%
dscc.org — Chambliss leads Martin only 48% to 46% in DSCC poll Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jim Martin is... within two points of Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and holds Chambliss to just 48% of the vote, according to a new poll taken for the ... (more) New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, ...
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Just Like He Did To Cleland: Saxby Chambliss Swiftboating Jim Martin With Disgusting New Ads
Firedoglake — ... The ads in question are here and here. Sick. Meanwhile, Chambliss is still stonewalling the Imperial Sugar wrongful death lawsuit even though conservatives are calling for him to testify. Guess he's too busy playing golf with "his folks." Let's kick this bum out. Support Jim Martin.

Senate Guru: GA-Sen: Saxby Chambliss Doesn't Care About You
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... ." It doesn't help Chambliss' credibility that he has hosted golf outings for lobbyists at a whites-only country club. Saxby Chambliss doesn't care about you. ...

Rice: The Republican Party Brought Us To A Place Where ?People Can Look Beyond Race?
The Hollywood Liberal — ... relevance for who we are today . … [D]escendents of slaves, therefore, did not get much of a head start. And I think you continue to see some of the effects of that . More puzzling, however, is her crediting the Republican party with the significant progress that has been made with regard to race and racism in America. In recent years, the party has blocked attempts to protect civil rights. Additionally, Republican power brokers have spouted xenophobic and racist rhetoric , while members of the conservative movement cheer them ...

Allison Kilkenny: Philadelphia Private Swim Club Forces Out Black Children
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Because of the shroud of secrecy surrounding enrollment at private clubs, these discriminatory practices usually only come to light when the media catches a prominent politician on the fairway. Katon Dawson, South Carolina GOP chairman and former candidate for the RNC chair, was forced to resign from the Forest Lake Club after members made public the fact that the club has a whites-only restriction and no black members. Then there was Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), who hosted a golf fundraiser at a whites-only club back in 2000 along with then-lawmakers Bob Ney and Tom DeLay. ...

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