Vernon Jones lets it be known that he’s still a possibility
A dozen or so of you have passed on copies of the e-mail that Vernon Jones, the former DeKalb County CEO, apparently sent to potential supporters this morning.
Vernon Jones, the former DeKalb County CEO, during last year’s U.S. Senate campaign. Mikki K. Harris / mkharris@ajc.com
There are two versions, actually. The basic message in each: Stay tuned. One contains a broad hint that Jones thinks the Democratic field for governor, even with Roy Barnes, isn’t quite what it should be yet.
In an e-mail from the man himself, Jones thanked supporters for their support during last year’s U.S. Senate race, in which he lost a Democratic primary runoff to Jim Martin:
I share the same disappointment as many of you that Georgia’s elected leadership has failed to address critical issues like transportation, helping small businesses and farmers, and putting Georgians back to work. Although for now, I’m a spectator in the stands, I’m still watching the political game.
I encourage you to remain vigilant and let your voices be heard in the political process. I really believe what makes us great is our willingness to go to bat for each other; to help one another; to do whatever we can to make life just a little bit better.
The final chapter of my political career has yet to be written. Your input and advice are important to me as I contemplate my future and how we – together – can make a difference.
The other e-mail was from his communications director, Camille Kesler. A communications director implies a campaign of some sort. Quoth Kesler:
Vernon Jones has been getting a lot of email from you about running for Governor. I agree with you, Vernon would make a great Governor.
You recently heard from him reiterating his passion for Georgia, especially regarding addressing critical issues like transportation, education, air and water quality, and creating jobs for Georgians.
Vernon is considering all of your feedback and will make a wise decision that’s best for him, his family and all Georgians.
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Vernon
June 4th, 2009
2:12 pm
What are you thinking about? Your ego? Stop it already. You can’t win a bid for Governor for god’s sake. This has got to be the stupidest political move Vernon has ever made. Vernon, look for something that makes sense–running for Governor is not the way to go. Wasting our time and wasting time taking money from people that truly like you makes me think you truly are just out for yourself and your silly pride from losing to Jim Martin. Get over yourself or move out of state and run.
Will Jones - Atlanta
June 4th, 2009
2:15 pm
Vernon, Work on being a man, first, then hope someone else might see some virtue in you.
GodHatesTrash, Superstar
June 4th, 2009
2:35 pm
Jones voted for Bush, proof positive that he is a moron with no morals.
RGB
June 4th, 2009
2:52 pm
Here’s your chance Georgia Democrats.
Vernon is a “clean, articulate” African-American. He’s a Democrat. We all know he wears really nice suits (Boss or Armani, I believe). In short, here’s your chance to put your money where your mouth is. Since you people like to employ identify politics, think of Vernon Jones as The Southern Barack Obama. And vote early and often. No need to bring voter ID.
RGB
June 4th, 2009
2:53 pm
Identity=Identify
Whitney and Bobby
June 4th, 2009
2:59 pm
OH HELL 2 the no. Vernon is a crack is whack smoking 10th street hustler. Dat fool cant wipe his behind without Whitney and Bobby.
And one moe thing Diana…Whitney aint eva gone be fat mm hmm, you heard it.
Bobby…git the doo doo of ya leg and git in here, that dayum hustler vernon say he gone run. HELL TO 2 THE NO!
vuduchld
June 4th, 2009
3:04 pm
Vernon Jones is a never was and has been who can only run for latrine cleaner at this point in his political career. What our state needs right now are NEW LEADERS WITH FRESH IDEAS. Both Demos and Republican idiots in this state do not fit that bill. I say we nuke all these has been and never was sub humans and start from ground zero.
EVL
June 4th, 2009
3:11 pm
I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair after reading this.
Copyleft
June 4th, 2009
3:27 pm
I don’t know much about Mr. Jones yet, so I’ll do some research. In the meantime, I’ll watch how hard the wingnuts work at discrediting and attacking him, since anything they despise HAS to be good for Georgia.
Coastal Cavalier
June 4th, 2009
3:53 pm
What EVL said…
Will Jones - Atlanta
June 4th, 2009
3:55 pm
Vernon Jones is a sex pervert and no-man. Anything else sought to know of him speaks more to the seeker.
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June 4th, 2009
4:19 pm
[...] Jim Galloway at the AJC, The basic message in each: Stay tuned. One contains a broad hint that Jones thinks the Democratic [...]
former staffer of former opponent
June 4th, 2009
4:21 pm
Vernon threatened the candidate I worked for on multiple occasions. He threatened my candidate’s livelihood and family.
He is a smooth talking politician in the guise of Sharpe James (shout out to all you wonks out there).
Terrible move to wait this long after the election. Vernon should’ve taken up some kind of initiative to tout in a future run.
Should he actually decide to run for something… Let’s sacrifice him to the wolves and have him run for Lt. Gov. No ones gonna touch that race against Cagle. Let Vernon carry that torch! I mean, he’s got a history of touching things when they shouldn’t be touched whether it be a legal issue or just common sense.
herbK
June 4th, 2009
4:31 pm
vernon jones is a possiblity for what? New rap artist (using the term loosely)? Maybe he could charter the Smyrna KKK meetings. Rob a liquor store (he knows how to rob the citizens).
vernon jones is not qualified to be senior Dog Catcher. A truly worthless turd.
seemore's mom
June 4th, 2009
4:51 pm
and Cynthia McKinney can be his Lt. Gov. I will move from Georgia if he runs and wins. Let’s get real now.
avm
June 4th, 2009
4:51 pm
As a moderate democrat and long-time resident of Dekalb County I’m disappointed to read this. Vernon Jones has spent most of his political career bullying and backroom dealing his way into power. Georgia deserves better than Vernon Jones.
Matilda
June 4th, 2009
4:55 pm
CopyLeft, just meet the man. It’s not just the wingnuts who have a problem, it’s any SANE Georgian who has ever met him or seen the corruption with which he ruled Dekalb County. Voting for Bush was only one way he tarnished the name of Democrats everywhere, and I’m disappointed he wasn’t formally kicked out of the Party for being so completely devoid of anything resembling a value or a moral.
AWWWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
June 4th, 2009
4:57 pm
JUST CHECK THE NAME
Matilda
June 4th, 2009
4:58 pm
I corroborate “Former Staffer’s” claim, having also worked for one of the other hopefuls in last year’s primary. Jones’ bully tactics were seriously NOT funny.
Keith
June 4th, 2009
5:01 pm
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Not a chance. Let him run and waste his money. The LAST thing we need is a thug running the state. We all know how great that “black leadership” is. Just look how great Atlanta has become since we started having black mayors. Ha ha.
JimBob
June 4th, 2009
5:01 pm
Another OBAMA?
JDE
June 4th, 2009
5:07 pm
Once Vernon enters and loses against Barnes, he’ll find another impossible, high level office he thinks he’s qualified for. No one wants him as a Senator; NO ONE will want him as Governor. Next he’ll set his sights on John Lewis’ or David Scott’s Congressional seat. Once he loses that, he’ll focus on Sec of State or GA Labor Commissioner. With the exception of Dekalb Co CEO, the man is a life long loser. He almost got fired from BellSouth where he was nothing more than a lowly sales rep. I still know people there(now AT&T) that collected some of his racist emails a dozen or so years ago. He’s a walking disaster. He and Cynthia McKinney should find other states to screw up. At least she moved to California. Vernon, there are 49 other states….why Georgia? Everyone is on to you. If you’re reading this, take a hint. No one is buying what you are selling.
newkid
June 4th, 2009
5:09 pm
Probably looking to get ‘paid off’ in exchange for agreesing to stay out of the race.
AnnieR
June 4th, 2009
5:09 pm
OMG, I thought we were done with this idiot! Everytime he came up for re-election in Dekalb County, I wrote in Bart Simpson. Enough already Vernon, just go away quietly…..
Doom Day Dude
June 4th, 2009
5:10 pm
Somebody should tell Vernon that the State will not be here next year due to the coming hyper inflation chaos, along with the raging mob food riots with the state treasury being empty and own by the Obama Government
Copyleft PROVES he is an idiot
June 4th, 2009
5:11 pm
Did you move here from Mars? Do you not know how to Google?
As any typical jellyfish demoRAT you prove your insanity.
Vernon is a good drinking buddy and a good wingman in the clubs.
Politician????? Hell no, just another typical dirty demoRat.
gee
June 4th, 2009
5:21 pm
this dude is a real joker you messed up dekalb county playing the race card voted for George W twice and you want to run for governor. pleasee Vernon you should go away go away please.
gee
June 4th, 2009
5:22 pm
domm day dude you should go to the same place vernon should go in a hole far way from earth.
gee
June 4th, 2009
5:23 pm
jimbob shut up
Matilda
June 4th, 2009
5:41 pm
Keith, this isn’t about “black leadership.” Vile, corrupt insides come in all skin colors, including yours. Obviously. If you’re worried, please crawl back into the bomb shelter your daddy built in 1962.
JimBob, please go with Keith. He needs company down there.
Dr Soul
June 4th, 2009
5:46 pm
Lot of similarities in Jones and Obama… but, Jones should have been locked up long ago…he is a criminal in the 1st degree of every side of bad.. not about his color at all..just total lack of character, ethics, morale…and the list goes on.. his methods to get what he has and the way that he has handled them tells his entire story..!!! yes, there are a lot of crooks in politics, but no place for a ‘career criminal’ like Jones… and, for the ‘race’ advocates, he treats his own people worse than his adverse race peers…!!!
Brenda
June 4th, 2009
5:47 pm
ROFL
curt
June 4th, 2009
5:52 pm
Vernon for governor? So he can do to the state what he did to Dekalb? I always suspected his delusions of grandeur was a sign of how out of touch was. Now he has removed all doubt.
Go away Vernon!
June 4th, 2009
5:58 pm
Vernon is a loser, a bully and a sorry excuse for a man. Just as I did in the Senate run, I will do everything within my power to make sure that Vernon is not elected to any office or hold power over any human being again. When he won CEO of Dekalb County in 2000, he allegedly raped a woman. When he won re-election in 2004, he allegedly raped another woman… looks like a pattern. Please don’t elect Vernon Jones to any political office…especially not Governor. He has delusions of grandeur that for whatever reason make him believe he should rule over people. He can’t even rule over himself…and he abused every bit of power that had been given to him in the past…Georgians deserve better.
hobberskins
June 4th, 2009
6:02 pm
AHA – hahahahahahhaha! I needed a good laugh today. Vernon, please.
MPO
June 4th, 2009
6:03 pm
I can’t believe this guy hasn’t been indicted yet.
John
June 4th, 2009
6:05 pm
RGB=idiot
Kris in Loganville
June 4th, 2009
6:07 pm
Some of these posts are unreal and quite bigoted. That said, its still hard to imagine Vernon Jones winning ANY office outside Dekalb Co. I guess he’s hoping people have a short memory. Aside from his many blunders as CEO in Dekalb-nobody’s perfect but appointing Chief Bolton ranks highest on his long list of blunders-he is also an alleged rapist. The Republicans would tear him to shreds if the VERY remote possibility of him wininng the DEM primary actually occurred.
But we don’t have to worry about that. Vernon Jones has as much chance of winning as my great grandma does.
Paul A
June 4th, 2009
6:20 pm
Copyleft —– Don’t you know who Vernon Jones is?
Oh man…. BUSTED!
Stay outta this one cuz!
Big Guy in GA
June 4th, 2009
6:23 pm
Ditto is an RGB=idiot
Help
June 4th, 2009
6:28 pm
Can we get someone in this race for Governor that can give us hope for a better future?
C2
June 4th, 2009
6:32 pm
Just more silliness from this guy. I guess he wants to stay “relevant” and keep his name in the news. He’s got about zero chance in this race. In reading this board its apparent that many are uninformed. 1. Jones didn’t even win Dekalb County in his race against Jim Martin 2. Many are still steaming over the fact that Jones photoshopped his a picture of Obama into some of his campaign fliers during his Senate run….therefore, so much for those theorizing that the black voting populace will run out and vote for him just cause he’s black.
Barry
June 4th, 2009
6:39 pm
Someone has lost their mind.
Atl Resident
June 4th, 2009
6:42 pm
So many damn complaints on here, this is just another jacked up politician like the rest of them. I’m not wasting my time, so don’t no one else either. More other damn issues going on.
2time
June 4th, 2009
6:52 pm
Mckinney
Obama
Jones
Yup, that sounds just about right. Stupid Southern Ghetto Voters will doit. Then everything will be free, no need to get a job. hahahaha
criffclavin
June 4th, 2009
6:53 pm
Vernon is the same moron that appointed Ed Wall to the MARTA board just in time for him to get arrested at the Atlanta Airport in the same bathroom stall with a young cherub from Indiana. Folks now refer to him as “Wall the Stall”. Vernon might name him his Airport Czar.
Bobby
June 4th, 2009
7:03 pm
Vernon Jones is a man of no morals. He selects people for positions such as police chief based on the color of their skin and loyalty to him, not what is best for citizens. No Vernon, you are nothing more than the black version of George Wallace and even Dekalb residents will note vote for you any more. Dekalb County resident will pay for your malfesance in office for several more years. We certainly don’t want your ilk for Governor or even dog catcher for that matter.
Barry
June 4th, 2009
7:12 pm
BURRELL ELLIS!! “BOOM-BY-YEAH!!!!”. BURRELL ELLIS!! “BOOM_BYE-YEAH!!!”.
Keith
June 4th, 2009
7:14 pm
Gotta love that black leadership! They are such good leaders! Even the pathetic Martin Luther King cheated on his wife numerous times. What a role model!
Atl Resident
June 4th, 2009
7:21 pm
Here we go with these damn racist comments, again. Hell with them all.