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Fact Sheet: Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin Fight for Georgia's U.S. Senate Seat

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Martin and the Obama machine are being very dishonest in this race.
Martin & the Democrats are continuing to spread the lie that Saxby in some way defamed Cleland six years ago. It is not true. Read more, and view the actual ad, here:
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2008/20081030141731.aspx
Martin & his allies also downplay his very liberal record. For instance, ontheissues.org reports, on the abortion topic, only that he supports Roe v. Wade, and does not mention at all that he voted against banning the barbaric partial-birth abortion procedure.
The dishonesty in this campaign is rampant, but it is coming from the Democrats, not from Saxby Chambliss.
This race is critical. If the Democrats are not moderated by the need to get past a GOP filibuster to pass their most radical bills, you can kiss what's left of the most important protections in the Constitution goodbye. No more 10th Amendment, no more 2nd Amendment, no more Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment. Adios to the most important parts of the Bill of Rights. That has been happening already, thanks to the liberal domination of the courts and the Democrats' existing control of Congress, but it is going to get worse, lots worse, under President Obama, and with a very lopsided Democrat majority in Congress.
You should worry about what the liberals might do to the economy, too. Obama and his Congressional allies are threatening to thumb their noses at the 31,000 scientists who have signed the petition against global warming hysteria and carbon caps. Martin, Obama, and nearly all the congressional Democrats are committed to this pseudo-scientific nonsense, and if they go through with it you could see Obama achieve what FDR managed: turning a 2-3 year cyclical recession into a 10-15 year catastrophic depression.
The country is going to move severely to the Left, and the Constitution & economy are going to suffer, regardless of how this race comes out, but Chambliss' reelection would slow the rot. If the Minnesota Democrats steal Coleman's seat for Al Franken, as seems likely, then either Jim Martin or Olympia Snow (a Republican in name only, who generally votes with the Democrats) gives the Democrats 60 votes to get past any Republican filibuster attempt. If not, then Martin plus Snow are needed to get 'em to 60.
As Steven VanNuys notes, "one party having virtually total control over the government is a breeding ground for corruption and grave mismanagement." That's what a vote for Jim Martin is really a vote for.
As Walter Cronkite used to say, "it ought to scare you to death."
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Dave Burton of NC 8:10AM December 02, 2008

Jim Martin is part of the Obama-La Raza amnesty bandwagon. NO JIM MARTIN!!!

Concerned GA voter of GA 9:57PM November 27, 2008

The old saw "If you sling enough dirt against the wall, some of it will stick" seems to be the paradigm for this runoff. I pray that when all is said and done there is enough disinfectant in the state of GA to clean up the mess.
The half truths and distortions coming from the campaigns and the national senatorial election committees makes it amazing that anyone will vote for either candidate.
If you believe the ads (and sadly, evidence shows they work) it seems we have a choice between the lesser of two evil and self-serving candidates, bent on stealing your money.
I don't believe that's the case. But by allowing their 'handlers' and 'friends' to paint the other guy so profoundly negatively I am afraid the foundation of trust that is essential for our representative government to work will suffer one more blow.
Cynicism will be the only victor in this contest. The people of Georgia will be the losers.

Joe Hamilton of GA 10:27AM November 27, 2008

We can all clearly see that financial deregulation is bankrupting America. For those very same Republican supporters to now scream that the Democrats must be kept from fixing the problems of the Bush administration only insults our intelligence.
If you don't make over $250,000.00 a year, you are just a fool to vote Republican anymore.

Leslie Diamond of GA 4:52PM November 20, 2008

We can never forgive Saxby for the way he treated Max, nor should we. Shane on you McCain for speaking on behalf of this creature who cast dishonor on all. It is time we get rid of this mistake and elect Jim Martin.

charlie of GA 3:29PM November 18, 2008

Can you both just go home and shutup.
There is so much mess flung back and forth. If Martin allow Chambliss to keep mucking it up he will be his own down fall, but I thought the same about Sonny and our fair state still reelected him.
God! Some time I would what kind of Zombies live in Ga.
May God Bless Obama with wisdom, truth and integrity to run this country. Maybe those in congress and the house will see how much they have hurt the USA and quit. I hope!

Elizabeth Black of GA 2:10PM November 18, 2008

The last thing this country needs is an uncontrolled democratic supermajority in congress. They will blindly pass anything Obama wants and vice versa. Our government needs balance and I will campaign day and night till December 2nd to make sure Martin does not get that seat!

Georgia for Saxby of GA 5:07PM November 17, 2008

We need a democrat senator - and Jim Martin has more honor, and agrees with President Elect Obama's vision on economics.
Saxby Chambliss is just a Bush/McShame good ol' boy. And shame on him for his horrific campaign against Max Cleland. Every Vet in Georgia should go volunteer for Jim Martin just to show how little respect they have for Saxby.
Just like FDR, Obama will need as many Dems in seats to pass the bills that echo his vision of his campaign to make the US work again. This can not happen with someone like Saxby that says he is in a runoff because of 'urban' voters, and 'our people' didn't vote enough. He might as well have said black voters and white, rascist, right wingnut voters, his 'people'.
Please Obama, come to GA and help get this run off safe for Jim Martin to win!

Georgia Dove of GA 11:50PM November 11, 2008

The voters of Georgia hold the future of our nation in their decisions. The Democrats need 60 members to prevent a Republican filibuster. During the worst economic times of our nations history when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was trying to lift America out of economic despair none of the Republicans in congress would support any of his programs. They were more intent on causing him to fail than helping the people of this nation out of the Depression.When Georgia votes they have to ask themselves,"Do I care about my children's future and do I care about the future of the United States?"Sometimes we have to set aside our selfish opbjectives for the greater good of the nation.It will take all of the efforts of our president and the congress to pull us out of the economic mess left by George W.Bush but if the voters of Georgia do not choose the candidate that is going to support our president then America doesn't deserve to be saved.

bngood40 of AZ 10:43AM November 08, 2008