Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Today, Oct. 9, is the deadline for voter registration.
If you haven’t yet registered to vote, now is the time. Six million people didn’t vote in the 2008 elections because they either did not know how to register or because they missed the voter registration deadline. The voter registration deadline for Georgia is today, Tuesday, Oct. 9. If you’re unsure of your registration status, visit the Georgia Secretary of State website. Voter registration forms are attached to this article and also are available at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office and all Atlanta-DeKalb County Public Library branches. To register to vote in the state of Georgia, you must be: VOTER GUIDELINES Precinct cards are mailed within two to three weeks of submitting your voter registration application. If you do not …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Former President Bill Clinton gave a rousing speech -- as evidenced by a cheering and chanting crowd. But, did it do its job?
Democrats wrapped up a second day of the national convention in Charlote, N.C., on Sept. 5. The keynote speaker was former President Bill Clinton. Clinton and President Barack Obama have not always gotten along - take four years ago, for example. Then, Hillary Clinton wanted to be president, too, and there was a fiery battle to the nomination. Nowadays, Clinton is behind Obama. And, he got a few comedic jabs to the Republican Party just to make sure it was clear. "People ask me all the time how we delivered four surplus budgets," he said in a prepared statement. "What new ideas did we bring? I always give a one-word answer: arithmetic." His speech lifted the audience to its feet a number of times and had them chanting "four more years, …
Friday, April 27, 2012
During his visit to Fort Stewart Friday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order aimed at ending aggressive and deceptive recruiting of military students by educational institutions.
Representative Scott Holcomb went to Fort Stewart today as a guest of the White House to watch President Obama sign an Executive Order protecting veterans, service members and their families. The order aims to crack down on deceptive and misleading practices by educational institutions and will help enable service members, veterans and spouses make informed educational decisions. Holcomb, who served at Fort Stewart with the Third Infantry Division from 1998-2001 as a captain in the US Army JAG Corps, told Tucker Patch: "President Obama and the First Lady both stressed to the soldiers, veterans and their family members that they have their backs. They have long demonstrated that through their actions and today was yet another example." …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Do you think the president's speech swayed any undecided voters?
Our Patch live blog of the State of the Union has wrapped up, but that doesn't mean the discussion is over! The White House has offered to answer a few questions submitted by Patch users across the nation now that the speech is done. It's a great opportunity to take your question right to Washington without leaving home. The result will look something like this video of first lady Michelle Obama answering a fitness question. To submit your question, post it in the comments below with your real name, the town where you live and, if you'd like, your Twitter handle. You have until 11 a.m. Wednesday to post your question. And if you missed the live blog, just hit the "play" button above to review the lively discussion from your fellow Patch …
Joseph W. O'Bryan
4:18 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
If you think Clinton would support a worthless scum-bag piece of crap like Rumpney then you alswo believe the moon is made of green cheese. more ›