huffingtonpost.com - 11/11/2008
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Never one to let an opportunity to misled the people of Georgia, Saxby Chambliss has requested that he actually be excused from the December 2nd runoff against Jim Martin and just be declared the winner.
It is rumored that in private statements, Saxby has claimed that the knee that allowed ...
saxby.org - 11/7/2008
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saxby.org —
Hello, I am Saxby Chambliss, United States Senator
for Georgia. It is an honor and a privilege
to serve you in the United States Senate. Welcome to my website, actually I want this to be our website, yours and mine. Here you will be able to get ...
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Saxby Chambliss - US Senator for Georgia - Saxby.org
politicalwire.com - 11/11/2008
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politicalwire.com —
"I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting
pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next
to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible." -- Sen. John McCain, quoted by CNN ...
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One way to celebrate Veterans Day: Help toss that sack of garbage Saxby Chambliss out of the Senate -- "Do It for Max!"
DownWithTyranny! —
... And we get one more chance at the monster -- the last one for another six years. Yes, it would be nice to have one more Democrat in the Senate, and one less Republican, especially this extreme a Republican. But even that isn't quite what this is about. ...
Thinking About Max on Veterans Day
Taylor Marsh —
... Every time I think how close we are to removing Saxby Chambliss from the United
States Senate, I feel a little giddy, though I’m under no illusion this will be easy. Far from it. But Saxby Chambliss, the man responsible for the ad above that defeated war hero Max Cleland, sure deserves a good whuppin’. My good friend James
Boyce runs down the details: ...
Veterans Day
Seeing the Forest —
... helping other veterans, and became a senator from Georgia. After 9/11 a Republican named Saxby Chambliss, who got out of Vietnam saying he had a bad knee, campaigned against Cleland saying he was unpatriotic. He ran ads linking Cleland to bin Laden. Well now Republican Chambliss is in a runoff against another democrat, Jim Martin. If Martin wins it could bring the Democrats to the magic 60 seats that lets them pass bills over Republican obstruction. James Boyce has more: James Boyce: Saxby Chambliss Seeks Deferment From Runoff -- Cites "Bum Knee" . ...
Bum knee
The Reaction —
... According to HuffPo's James Boyce, Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss, as despicable as ever, "has requested that he actually be excused from the December 2nd runoff against Jim Martin and just be declared the winner." ...
Bum Knee; or, Why the Time is Now to Rid the Senate of Saxby Chambliss
The Democratic Daily —
... According to HuffPo’s James Boyce, Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss, as despicable as ever, “has requested that he actually be excused from the December 2nd runoff against Jim Martin and just be declared the winner.” ...
Georgia
BlueNC - The people's think tank —
... Dole's godless playbook, Chambliss is accusing Martin of being in favor of child prostitution:
Chambliss isn't know for his subtlety. He compared triple amputee war vet Max Cleland to Osama Bin Laden. He told the nation that his campaign was about "our folks" defeating minority voters ("the other folks"). He said he shouldn't have to compete in a runoff election because of a "bum knee."
But Chambliss knows that Martin is an advocate for children. Chambliss ...
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The Amazing Story Of Saxby Chambliss' Bum Knee
huffingtonpost.com 11/18/2008 — Six years ago, Saxby Chambliss was able to win a seat in the United States Senate by deploying a series of highly personalized swipes at incumbent Democrat Max Cleland.
The attacks on Cleland's patriotism -- including running an ad that pictured ...
Get Engaged for Saxby Chambliss
redstate.com 11/7/2008 —
Today there are three U.S. Senate races currently unresolved:
Norm Coleman faces a recount in his victory over Al Franken, Ted
Stevens has a narrow lead in his re-election bid, and Saxby
Chambliss faces a runoff on December 2 against his ...
GA-Sen: Same Old Saxby
dailykos.com 10/31/2008 — Well, give credit where credit is due: Saxby Chambliss knows his base, knows his supporters, and knows how to fire them up. The New York Times ran a story this morning on black turnout in Georgia potentially endangering the senior Senator, as ...
McCain stumps for Chambliss in Georgia
blogs.abcnews.com 11/14/2008 — ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: John McCain campaigned Thursday for Senate colleague Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) who is in a runoff election for his job. It was McCain's first campaign appearance since losing the White House last week, and it's only...
What Chambliss' Win Has Wrought
weeklystandard.com 12/4/2008 — Saxby Chambliss' flattening of Jim Martin, 57-43, Tuesday night in Georgia ensured the Democrats cannot get to a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate, but what else did it do?
It changed the cost-benefit analysis for Democratic senators on ...
Martin best choice for Georgia
ajc.com 10/14/2008 — In his almost six years in the U.S. Senate, Saxby Chambliss has built a reputation as a loyal defender of President Bush and his policies and as a champion of corporate interests. The people of Georgia now have to decide whether that’s the senator ...
McCain To Campaign For Saxby Chambliss; Will He Have Company?
firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
Quick quiz. Who said this in 2002?
"I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's ...
McCain to campaign for Chambliss in Georgia
politico.com 11/7/2008 — November 07, 2008 Categories: Georgia McCain to campaign for Chambliss in Georgia John McCain will be campaigning for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) in the all-but-assured runoff against Democrat Jim Martin next month, according to Chambliss' campaign. ...
Saxby, why don't you go first?
redstate.com 12/4/2008 —
I agree, Saxby.
Fresh off his double-digits runoff win, Republican Sen. Saxby
Chambliss says his party must return to its conservative roots.
But what is troubling is this:
he said he expects his campaign will be a model for ...
Palin Does Georgia: What Does It Mean?
voices.washingtonpost.com 12/2/2008 — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used some of her star power at campaign appearances for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (right) yesterday. The Ga. Senate runoff is today. (AP Photo/Jenni Girtman) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- As the Fix prepared to head back...
Schumer: 60 'possible but unlikely' —
First Read 11/13/2008
From NBC's Abby LivingstonIn his mission to crush a GOP filibuster, DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer feels the chance of 60 Democratic senators this cycle is “possible, but unlikely.”
Briefing reporters this afternoon, the New York senator gave the ...
McCain Stumps for Chambliss in Georgia —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/13/2008
Alex Roth reports from Atlanta on the Senate race in Georgia.
For a guy who just lost a presidential race, Sen. John McCain was in an awfully good mood Thursday.
I didnt think Id be back on the campaign trail quite this early, he joked ...
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