Ray McBerry - Can he win the Governor's Mansion (Part 3)

by Peach Pie

Peach State Voice (Atlanta)

May 27, 2010

continued from May 20th, 2010.

Part 3: What can Ray McBerry's Administration hope to accomplish with the powerful special interests in the Republican and Democrat parties allied against him?

'I, Ray McBerry, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States.'

At the mention of the Constitution the crowd went wild cheering 'Ray, Ray, Ray ...' After the crowd quieted down Governor McBerry began to speak.

'I stand before you humbled by your trust and support. I stand before you as a father and fellow citizen of Georgia. I stand before you with no loyalty to a political party. I stand before you with NO obligation to any special interest. My obligation and loyalties are to your family, my family, and all the citizens of Georgia. I am here to serve you and I call on the entire state legislature to turn its attention to liberating all of us from the shackles and Federal mandates that impoverish our state and citizenry.

First, we must liberate our economy and allow businesses to innovate and expand to create jobs. I ask the state legislature to send me a Bill eliminating the state income tax and all property taxes. This Bill should create a state sales tax to replace the income and property tax. I urge the State Legislature to pass the State Authority and Intrastate Commerce Act. Putting Georgia's families back to work is your first priority.

Second, we must end the unconstitutional Federal mandates that are impoverishing the citizens and bankrupting Georgia. I ask the state legislature to pass sweeping legislation to nullify Obamacare, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and Medicaid to remove from the roles able bodied Georgian's and require them to work and provide for their own health care needs. Georgia will always extend a helping hand to those that are infirm and unable to help themselves. Within this legislation we need to abolish the insurance premium tax and allow Georgian's the freedom to purchase health insurance across state lines.

Third, we must end Federal interference in our daily lives that drive up the cost of goods and services we purchase from gasoline to food. I ask the state legislature to give me a Bill that will nullify the intrusion into our lives by;

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - The State of Georgia can better determine the blend of gasoline we burn in the summer based on availability and cost. The State of Georgia can better determine water quality standards in our reservoirs, rivers, and streams without oversight of a bureaucracy that does not understand the relationship between economic activity and pollution in this state. The State of Georgia can better determine what light bulbs, toilets, and baby cribs we will use. We will not allow the EPA to force us to buy more expensive products unnecessarily. The State of Georgia will make those decisions.

• The Americans with Disabilities Act - The State of Georgia is better able to determine how high a mirror is installed in a public bathroom, the number of hotel rooms authorized for special needs access, the slope that a builder is required to construct an access ramp, or the number of elevators required in a multi story building. The State of Georgia will make those decisions on behalf of our citizens with disabilities.

• The Food and Drug Administration - The State of Georgia is better able to determine what product is safe for consumption and we are more adept to prosecute any vendor what violates Georgia Law. The State of Georgia is more capable of regulating our industries.

Fourth, the Washington DC based organization Americans United for Life rates Georgia #11 in its efforts to protect women's health, protect freedom of conscience for providers, protect the dignity of Georgian's passing on, and protecting the unborn; Pennsylvania is ranked higher (#1) than Georgia. I challenge the state legislature to send me legislation that will make Georgia #1 in the United States as rated by Americans United for Life. This includes nullifying the abortion mandate in Obamacare and to put a stop to the continued construction of abortion slaughterhouses growing across this state from Brunswick to Chickamauga; Bainbridge to Clayton. The State of Georgia will not allow the Federal government to destroy our children, interfere in the death of our family members, compel our medical providers to destroy life, and injure the health of a single women in this state.


To finish, I want to make this clarion call to all that hear me. If you want smaller government that allows you to grow your business, move to Georgia. If you want smaller government that lifts the shackles on your pocketbook, move to Georgia. If you want smaller government that allows you to practice medicine as you were trained, move to Georgia.


The State of Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution on January 2, 1788. Almost to the day 223 years ago our founders gave us a nation unique in the history of mankind. They gave us a nation founded on the respect for the Liberties of the individual. GOD Bless you all.'


The crowd cheered wildly. Jeff Chapman, Karen Handel, Nathan Deal, Eric Johnson, John Oxendine, even Roy Barnes pushed towards the stage to shake Ray McBerry's hands. I even saw Karen Handel wipe away a tear.


Next week we begin a three part series about Karen Handel.


Title: Karen Handel is she really a Conservative?

Ray McBerry - Can he win the Governor's Mansion? (Part 2)

by Peach Pie

Peach State Voice (Atlanta)

May 20, 2010

continued from March 12, 2010

Part 2: Can Ray McBerry best Roy Barnes in November for Governor?

Flashback - 1975

"Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pastels, but bold colors, which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?" - Ronald Reagan, Speech to CPAC March 1, 1975

Fast Forward January 2011:

During the third and final Gubernatorial debate on Saturday October 23, 2010 the bold color differences between the Democrat nominee Roy Barnes and the GOP nominee Ray McBerry were apparent. The crowd stood three times cheering and clapping and rushing to the stage for autographs. Ray McBerry shook their hands and calmly announced to the crowd; 'You now see the clear and defining ideological differences between me and my opponent. I will never take something from you and give to another. I will never choose one group of Georgia citizens over another. I will not allow Washington DC to dictate within Georgia that what is ours to decide. The choice is clear and as Ronald Reagan once said; " ... no pastels, but bold colors, which make it unmistakeably clear where we stand on all the issues troubling the people." Thank you ... Thank you ... God Bless!'

The differing ideas and vision for Georgia were apparent in all three Gubernatorial debates, but it was this third and final debate that highlighted the bold color differences between Ray McBerry and Roy Barnes. Roy Barnes presented the same tired vision of failed Democrat policies of larger government and big bureaucracy, while Ray McBerry provided a refreshing vision of smaller government, local control, and individual responsibility. It was obvious that Roy Barnes was uncomfortable when the crowd insisted that Ray McBerry be given extended time to speak at Barnes expense. Barnes rushed out of the auditorium surrounded by his State Trooper escort visibly shaken. The scene was reminiscent of the debates leading up to the GOP primary between Eric Johnson, Nathan Deal, John Oxendine, Jeff Chapman, and Karen Handel. [Late in June 2010 Karen Handel changed her mind and agreed to take the stage with Ray McBerry. Political expediency is no match for personal conviction as she struggled from April through June in the polls.]

The bold differences between the GOP candidates and Ray McBerry were strikingly clear. Ray McBerry is unequivocally pro-life, life begins at conception and is to be protected. In Karen Handel's vision for Georgia abortion is selective, only selected children are legally destroyed. Ray McBerry embraces the Constitutional idea of limited government and the import of the individual. Nathan Deal believes in an ever expanding role for government, an ideology he committed himself to during his tenure in the United States House of Representatives. A Ray McBerry platform issue is the elimination of the income and property taxes burdening the citizens of Georgia. Eric Johnson rejected the Fair Tax for Georgia and stood for the status quo. John Oxendine shored up his Conservative credentials going into the Primary, but the public lost interest in his campaign because he failed to show at many public events and shifted positions on the issues. Jeff Chapman never connected with voters because his message was confusing and disjointed -- business as usual. From the beginning Ray McBerry stood for Constitutional Conservative principles and never wavered over his two year campaign. The voters knew they could count on him.

The choice was clear going into the July 20, 2010 Primary and even more boldly clear on that blustery election day on November 2nd, 2010. Ray McBerry held no banner of pale pastels, he held a banner of bold colors making it unmistakably clear where he stood on all of the issues troubling the people of Georgia.

Get ready for Part 3 (May 27, 2010) “What can Ray McBerry's Administration hope to accomplish with the powerful special interests in the Republican and Democrat parties allied against him?” Get a peek of the first paragraph below:

'I, Ray McBerry, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States.'

At the mention of the Constitution the crowd went wild cheering “Ray ... Ray ...Ray ...” After the crowd quieted down Governor McBerry began to speak.

Ray McBerry - Can he win the Governor's Mansion? (Part 1)

by Peach Pie

The Peach State Voice (Atlanta)

May 12, 2010

This is a three part article detailing how current events could propel Ray McBerry into the Governor's mansion and a hypothetical scenario for his first four year term starting in 2011. The questions you must ask are;

1) Can Ray McBerry win the GOP nomination for Governor?

2) Can Ray McBerry best Roy Barnes in November for Governor?

3) What can Ray McBerry's Administration hope to accomplish with the powerful special interests in the Republican and Democrat parties allied against him?

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Part 1: Can Ray McBerry win the GOP Nomination for Governor?

The answer is Yes positively.

Ray McBerry, Republican Candidate for Governor, is a rockstar favorite among his volunteers and his grassroots fundraising success (>$150,000) by his supporters (2,300+) working on their own is an achievement in and of itself. Ray McBerry takes no monies from special interests and relies solely on his supporters and new volunteers for the required monies it takes to mount a statewide campaign. Ray McBerry’s momentum in all the Straw polls in which he is included provides Press coverage other candidate’s can't match. At this point in the race for Georgia's Governor it is clear Ray McBerry is the candidate to beat and not one to be taken lightly.

Ray McBerry has the fastest growing campaign among all the GOP contenders and could reach 5,000 boisterous supporters by the July 20, 2010 Primary. Ray McBerry’s campaign added 500 volunteers in the month of April alone and is on track to repeat that in May. There are more Ray McBerry yard signs on private property through-out this state than any other candidate.

Ray McBerry’s campaign (www.georgiafirst.org), States Rights - 10th Amendment - message resonates with young people that recognize their futures are at risk, Constitutional Conservatives disgusted with the destruction of our founding principles, and Tea Party activists who don't trust big government, big spending, and big taxes. Ray McBerry's campaign attracts patriots that love Georgia and detests the Federal mandates on our state that destroys our jobs, our schools, and our family’s future. The citizens of Georgia are generally scared for their families and want an alternative to the weak Conservative candidates put forth by the Georgia GOP. McBerry is different and they know it!

The unconstitutional abuses by the Federal government put Ray McBerry in the fast lane to the GOP nomination and Office of Governor. Obamacare was forced down the American people's throats, even though 81% of Americans say they are happy with their current health care plan. A recent Rasmussen Report shows that 58% of Americans, Democrat and Republican, favor repeal of Obamacare. The incompetent Georgia House and Senate failed to join 38 other states in passing a Freedom of Healthcare Act nullifying Obamacare. The Attorney General Thurbert Baker (Democratic Candidate for Governor) refused to join 38 states in filing a lawsuit against the unconstitutional mandates within Obamacare. As this article goes to press the citizens of the State of Georgia are required to participate in Obamacare yet Virginia, Arizona and 11 other states are no longer required to give up their health plans. The citizens of Georgia are funding unlimited abortions, up to partial birth, with their tax dollars and the Georgia Legislature and current GOP Governor did nothing to protect us in 2009 or 2010.

These perilous outside events can move public opinion and shift voter sentiment far more quickly than any political campaign or candidate. The citizens of Georgia sense that Ray McBerry’s States Rights (10th Amendment) stand is the only thing that can secure us from being forced into Obamacare and living in a state dotted with abortion slaughter houses mandated by that bill. Under McBerry’s leadership the State of Georgia will nullify and interpose itself to keep the Federal government from mandating you buy one of their health insurance plans and spoiling our state with institutionalize abortion slaughterhouses from Brunswick to Chicamauga.

There are other outside political events to consider.

I. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has outlawed the incandescent light bulb used in your homes right now. 100W bulbs will be phased out by 2012, 60W by 2014, and 40W shortly thereafter. Mandated are the Compact Fluorescent (curly cue) lamps containing mercury. The EPA has issued strict HAZMAT procedures for disposing of and cleaning up after a “curly cue” lamp is broken. These procedures can be found online at http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm#flourescent.

II. Georgians already suffer from the economic malaise brought on by the sub prime mortgage mess, the credit debacle, and housing downturn. The cure by the Federal government is spending trillions of dollars of our hard earned tax dollars as stimulus. Stimulus does not work, because it transfers billions or trillions of capital – savings – from the Private Sector into the government sector as debt. That is billions or trillions no longer available to invest in capital, plant, and equipment to create jobs.

Ray McBerry's States Rights (10th Amendment) leadership will allow you to keep your Thomas Edison light bulbs, install the toilet of your choice in your home, and shield your family from economic destruction by eliminating the state income tax and all property taxes. Both will be replaced by a sales tax giving you the opportunity to decide how much and on what you pay tax.

Get ready for Part 2 (May 20, 2010), Can Ray McBerry best Roy Barnes in November for Governor? The first paragraph is below:

"Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pastels, but bold colors, which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?" - Ronald Reagan, Speech to CPAC March 1, 1975

During the Gubernatorial debates the bold color differences between the Democrat Roy Barnes and the GOP nominee Ray McBerry were apparent. The crowd stood three times cheering and clapping rushing to the stage for autographs. Ray shook their hands and calmly announced to the crowd …