Fox 5 banned from Nathan Deal immigration bill signing
Fox 5/WAGA-TV’s Justin Gray was blocked by state troopers from a public immigration bill signing held today by Gov. Nathan Deal at the Gold Dome. Why? Deal’s press office was angry about an unrelated, unflattering story Dale Russell had done the night before about Deal.
VIDEO: Governor Deal’s Office Bans FOX 5 Reporter from Immigration Bill Signing: MyFoxATLANTA.com
Below is the story that upset Deal’s office. The campaign had paid $90,000 to a fund-raising company the I-Team had never heard of called Southern Magnolia Capital. Russell discovered that company was connected to Deal’s daughter in law Denise Deal. Phil Wilheit, identified in the story as Deal’s campaign manager, told Russell the transaction was “transparent” but Russell said the firm has no website or any obvious public information or direct link to Deal’s name.
Fox 5 news director Mike McClain sent a statement today at about 5:30 p.m. to me: “FOX 5 Atlanta stands by our I-Team investigation and Reporter Dale Russell. The barring of FOX 5 cameras from the bill signing today was unacceptable and obviously an emotional reaction to our I-Team investigation. We’ve voiced out concerns to the Governor’s Office and hope that they will reconsider that decision.”
Deal’s spokesman Brian Robinson, when I called him, was still hot under the collar. He said the campaign never hid the fact Denise Deal ran the governor’s fund-raising campaign and having a family member do so is not illegal. He challenged me to Google the name “Southern Magnolia Capitol.” There was one site that immediately came up with her name attached to it: the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. (It was added, however, on May 10, just days before the report aired, so when Russell was first working on the piece, indeed, there was no sign of Deal’s connection with Southern Magnolia online.) He said she was compensated at a market rate. A P.O. box number Fox 5 identified as connected to Southern Magnolia was a clerical error, not a way to hide anything, he noted.
The person identified as campaign manager in the story Wilheit was the chairman, Robinson said, not the campaign manager, and he didn’t know all the details Fox 5 had showed him. Robinson thought they had “ambushed” him. The governor chose not to talk to Fox 5 about it because he didn’t want to be ambushed either, Robinson said.
He said the reason they blocked Gray was not anything Gray did but the fact the station did “a shoddy piece of journalism in which they should be embarrassed.” He is demanding an apology. He felt this was one way to punish Fox 5 because “we don’t have a TV station. We don’t have the power of the airwaves.”
Ironically, he said Deal has developed a good relationship with Fox 5 before this, noting the governor has has appeared on “Good Day Atlanta” since coming into office. “We’ve given them incredible access,” Robinson said. “That’s why this was so particularly upsetting to us.”
He said the story has “lots of innuendo but no context and very little facts.”
Judge for yourself:
I-Team: Gov. Deal Campaign Funds: MyFoxATLANTA.com
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263 comments Add your comment
I'm luvin it
May 13th, 2011
4:17 pm
Who cares. Tired of everything Fox news related. I will watch the bill signing coverage on another channel.
Michelle S
May 13th, 2011
4:42 pm
It’s really disturbing to see the GA state patrol following the instructions of the governor’s office instead of enforcing state law. What other illegal activities are the troopers doing at the direction of the governor’s office?
SJ
May 13th, 2011
4:49 pm
Well, with Deal’s background on shady transactions, is this any surprise? I was naive to think that under the scrutiny of being governor, he would clean up his act.
Reality Bites
May 13th, 2011
4:52 pm
keep diggin Rodney…good piece btw. As a Republican, I want my party to be upfront and honest. If Deal doesnt feel he should be, or doesnt want to, well I say “Release the Hounds” -hounds being the press.
Just Sayin'
May 13th, 2011
4:54 pm
I’m not fan of Nathan Deal but I have to agree — it’s a shoddy piece of journalism.
gm
May 13th, 2011
4:58 pm
Oh, its Obama fault, this is what happends year after year when the hicks of Rep go out and vote for people like Deal, Sonny and the rest of the Rep klan, oh, I mean clan, continue Georgia puting these crooks in office, will you ever have enough???
YouSuck
May 13th, 2011
4:59 pm
this is such crap…why don’t you guys blow the whistle on Cynthia Tucker when she writes her crap? Why did you not make a big deal about the “BLACK” panthers blocking voters during the 2008 presidential campaign? You sir are a loser of a journalist.
Angela
May 13th, 2011
4:59 pm
What does he had to hid?
Free Speech
May 13th, 2011
5:00 pm
The Governor is a servant of the people, and should not exercise the power that has been entrusted to him maliciously.
If he did nothing wrong, how can you get ambushed? Get the facts from your people, share them with the public, move on.
Fox5 should have the same access that all other news outlets have. If this were an athlete, or an entertainer behaving like this, they would be blacklisted.
Rick
May 13th, 2011
5:01 pm
Shady Governor is shady.
gm
May 13th, 2011
5:01 pm
Whats new, same idiot of Georgia voters put these people in office year after year and think they are going to get different results””
TopCane
May 13th, 2011
5:02 pm
Nathan Deal lost the right to receive the benefit of the doubt through his past actions.
Freedom isn't really free in Georgia
May 13th, 2011
5:02 pm
Whats the big deal? Didn’t he buy the Capitol?
YouSuck
May 13th, 2011
5:04 pm
I take that back. I’m the loser. I’m just like the Governor…hiding. I won’t even use any semblance of my real identity to post my comments. How much of a coward am I? I Suck!
Peter Hoover
May 13th, 2011
5:04 pm
Y’all elected the stupid corrupt, bankrupt SOB. What did everyone expect? When is the last time you saw a leopard change it’s spots?
Reality Bites
May 13th, 2011
5:09 pm
Guys Rodney cant get at C. Tucker…she is above him in the corp Cox ladder. In the words Of J. Nicholson(as the joker) “This town needs an enema.”
YouSuck
May 13th, 2011
5:09 pm
@ YouSuck #2 …seriously? even a libtard like you could do better than that; however thumbs up on trying to be an internet thug though. You’re doing really well and way to keep the issue on attacking me personally and not having anything of substance to say about the article itself. You keep up the hoping and changing! Loser.
Rodney Ho
May 13th, 2011
5:11 pm
Calm down people! It’s Friday afternoon. Take a chill pill!
red79ford
May 13th, 2011
5:12 pm
First of all what do you expect he is a politician which means he’s a liar and a cheat. Did any of you people actually look at his record before he was voted into office. I hate to remind you of this but the governor couldn’t get a real job outside of politics based on his credit worthiness. Every job I have applied for wants to run a criminal check and a credit check, so either vote them all out or quit crying once they take office.
WTF?
May 13th, 2011
5:13 pm
Just shows yet again that ALL politicians, regardless of party affiliation are corrupt, could care less about the public and are only in office to funnel as much money into their bank accounts as possible. What’s the worst thing that can happen if they get caught? They resign before the inquiry starts and they walk away with YOUR money!!! And you are still complaining about the political situation and nobody is listening.
Rodney Ho
May 13th, 2011
5:14 pm
Just be civil. That’s all I ask. And don’t start attacking each other. It’s terribly uncouth.
Todd
May 13th, 2011
5:14 pm
This is indeed shoddy journalism. The story is the about the reporter’s search, and not about actual substance. His search was pretty poor. Was there an obligation for Southern Magnolia to list Ms. Deal on the databases he searched. No, so why list that as an example of coverup? Did he need to devote so much time to the PO box search without calling the politician’s office who incorrectly listed it, especially when the PO box was correctly listed on Gov. Deal’s disclosure? Nope, he turned a typo in another allegation of coverup. This was piss-poor journalism, and if it was about you or me rather than an elected official, we’d have a slam-dunk case for slander. Instead, this “journalist’s” only punishment was to have a reporter from his company excluded today. That is a slap on the wrist.
jj
May 13th, 2011
5:14 pm
GOP Crook begets Crook begets Crook
Home School Drop Out
May 13th, 2011
5:14 pm
Remember The Golden Rule.
Them what has the Gold. Will always make the Rules.
sickofthegovernment
May 13th, 2011
5:15 pm
Deal is not going to change his stripes just because he is in the public eye now. All politicians have an entitlement issue. They think they are entitled to screw all the rest of us for the benefit of their friends and lobbyist. Just look at the financial shape of this country today. Everyone needs to quit crying about it because we put them there. And it has NOTHING to do with the party affiliation. Each party screws us-just in different ways!
Sistah
May 13th, 2011
5:16 pm
Got nowhere in Arizona and Utah .. what makes you think it will hold up here in Georgia?
Then Deal has the “gull” to go to another country to “bring jobs to Georgia”. What a “crock!”
Here come the BOYCOTTS. And just wait till “food, restaurant and hotel” prices go through the roof. Oh yeh … make sure all these BUSINESSES get FINED. Start with the “chicken processing plants”, the “fields”, their “housekeepers”, etc.
* sigh *
Leigh Dawson
May 13th, 2011
5:17 pm
Very disturbing! When you are a public official, you can expect to be questioned about actions and motives. If you have nothing to hide, you present your case and let the facts speak for themselves. Countries run by tyrants and despots ban the media and try to snuff out opposing voices. I didn’t expect this to happen in my own state. However, this yahoo did resign from Congress when he was being investigated for possible wrong doings in his family business under the guise of running for governor. It was because of this that I did not vote for him. I hope others find his actions today just as disturbing. Government must be open and transparent. Keeping a news organization out of a public event because it ran a story that you disliked makes it appear that its story had substance and you have something to hide.
godoggo
May 13th, 2011
5:17 pm
Dale is a good journalist at most times………but it would be interesting if someone (an Indy News search company) started a diatribe about the News investigators themselves……silently follow and tape Dale, Dana (whom is also good), and many of the others and their families around publically ? Where they eat, drink, and be Merry ? Gather all that eye opening information and see if it leads to any personal decisions they may make in the public that could be viewed as questionable ?
Are know they are needed at times……But is anybody else curious : ) ?
Freedom isn't really free in Georgia
May 13th, 2011
5:21 pm
Start the boycott with Vidalia Onions, Coke, HomeDepot … all beneficiaries of our Hispanic population.
Andre
May 13th, 2011
5:21 pm
Just by doing that, they look even more guilty!!
James
May 13th, 2011
5:21 pm
Good for you Governor!!!
DannyX
May 13th, 2011
5:22 pm
Welcome to the old Soviet Union!
One Party rule. Government controlled media.
red79ford
May 13th, 2011
5:23 pm
People have to learn to quit looking at the party banners the politicians wrap themselves up in to get elected. Look beyond the rhetoric and look at what they have done in the past. Because rest assured they will not change their ways. By the time they move up to take a high office they are well versed in the art of parlor tricks to keep the everyday voter deaf, dumb and blind.
jd
May 13th, 2011
5:24 pm
Deal is not only financially and morally bankrupt, he is also intellectually bankrupt. He apparently is too dense to realize that his own campaign was trying to pull a fast one. I bet a lot of campaign money is being used to pay down his personal debt and that of his daughter, Carrie.
booberry
May 13th, 2011
5:24 pm
Deal is a crook and they proved it when he was running for Govenor and them fools in Georgia still voted for him and now more dirt about him is comming out what a bunch of morons in Georgia
Ed
May 13th, 2011
5:25 pm
He a loser….
What do you expect from a used car saleman…ah Hello!
Ed
May 13th, 2011
5:27 pm
“Good for you GOV….”
James you are as dumb as the BIG DEAL….
You idiots talk about Obama’s “Socialism”. This is Communist, GoV run Media….
Matt the Brave
May 13th, 2011
5:30 pm
Deal’s as crooked as a dog’s hind leg. If he can’t take a little criticism, he’s in the wrong business.
watching
May 13th, 2011
5:30 pm
Don’t know anything about the Deal story, but Russell is a hack who rarely does his homework.
booberry
May 13th, 2011
5:31 pm
Deal is funneling money from the Hope Scholarship to his bank account he is a crook and should be brought down and put in jail. I hope more dirt comes up about him and they Impeach his dirty A$$
bill
May 13th, 2011
5:31 pm
Black panthers effecting the election. lol You mean to two black guys standing in front of a voting place. And the voting there was the same percentages of r and d it always was. Funny the right leaves that part out.
The Ghost of Lester Maddox
May 13th, 2011
5:31 pm
Good Lord, so an Atlanta media outlet has served up a story that paints a Republican in a bad light….and this is a surprise to anyone on the planet?
I guess the TV ‘news’ didn’t have enough of the following to make a complete hour long “show”: (a) apt fires in Dekalb; (b) animal abuse stories; (c) some caucasian said/did something to make some non-caucasian mad and demand a retraction; (d) usual drive by shooting at some club between 2 am and 4 am; (e) latest round of nepotism by Fulton or Dekalb or Clayton gov’t; (f) latest inside information land deal in Gwinnett; (g) umpteenth anniversary of some unsolved crime; or, (h) bad weather on the way, brought to you by Publix or Kroger.
Just another day in the ATL.
Hmmmmmmmm
May 13th, 2011
5:36 pm
Governor Deal is a MORON! What was he thinking
dilly
May 13th, 2011
5:36 pm
You should never give a politician the benefit of the doubt – they all have a tendency to bend things the way they want to and what will benefit them the most. By the same token, you should never give the news media the benefit of the doubt. Most are liberal leaning and report as much info that is anti conservative as they can – they would not know the truth if it hit them up the side of the head. A good reporter looks for the facts and reports the facts – not taking things out of context or misreading, and not making misleading statements.
south georgia possum
May 13th, 2011
5:37 pm
Fox 5. How Shoddy and what a cheap stab at the governor. Bill O’riley would be pisssssed! at such sloopy reporting. Don’t blame those in charge..i wouldn’t have let you in the governor’s office either.
LackLusterLife
May 13th, 2011
5:39 pm
A hit dog always hollars! Keep up the pursuit Dell and get Deal. We knew he was a crook going in, that’s why the ice storm happened as nature’s response to prevent inauguration. Hell give him a run for his money daily if possible. No crook should enjoy his spoils.
Wade
May 13th, 2011
5:40 pm
This crooked politician is doing just what I expected when you fools elected him into office! Now he is trying to control the media! That’s a dangerous thing when the people in power think they should be immune to the scutiny of the media; it’s a sign of worse things to come, mark my words.
cwilli
May 13th, 2011
5:40 pm
Deal was voted in office now the he is shedding his skin. He’s a devil in disguise oh yes he is a devil in disguise. He’s in office we have to deal ( get it) with it ; let’s not make the same mistake twice.
jim
May 13th, 2011
5:40 pm
The first rule of journalism is get the facts first–sounds like Channel 5 did a shoddy job trying to smear the govenor–But of course this is Atlanta, the heart of progressive thinking–if Deal were a Black Govenor then it would have been overlooked.
Boatdrinks
May 13th, 2011
5:41 pm
A crooked politician??? Who would have ever guessed that.
YouSuck
May 13th, 2011
5:41 pm
@ bill. didn’t say they “effected” it you dumb a$$; the point , as anyone with a 2nd grade education could presume, was that the media brushed it under the rug. Funny how the left are such f’ing idiots. Then again…look who’s in office.
Ackshun
May 13th, 2011
5:41 pm
What’s that I smell? smoke? Trust me if he will allow stuff like this, it’s just the tip of the iceberg and it’s going to be an interesting couple of years with this guy.
JD
May 13th, 2011
5:43 pm
Troopers should not have been sucked into this controversy by enforcing “press corp” rules. State laws only, now they will get in trouble.
Browncoat
May 13th, 2011
5:45 pm
Deal doesn’t like to follow the rules. Basically, Deal was run out of Congress because of shady dealings (he quit in order to derail an ethics investigation). This raises concerns when a public official uses the powers of his office to punish someone for exercising their First Amendment rights.
LackLusterLife
May 13th, 2011
5:45 pm
Jim, did you say black governor? Are you talking about the State of Georgia? Really?????Don’t hold your breath for that one!
U Gotta B Kidding
May 13th, 2011
5:46 pm
The Governor’s office can complain about “shoddy journalism” all they want, but not responding to the story and then putting limits on the media looks a whole lot worse than the original story.
So we now have gone from an unflattering piece about the Governor that only a fraction of the viewing audience likely even saw… to making the State Patrol look like stormtroopers and the Governor look like he’s about to be indicted.
If these are indicative of the decisions coming from that office, God help us all.
BIOMASS
May 13th, 2011
5:51 pm
Immigration enforcement, alcohol sales on Sunday, new bicyclist protection…..
If only we could get Milton county back
I’m loving this guy, Deal!
Freedom of the Press
May 13th, 2011
5:52 pm
No wisdom.
…………………No justice.
…………………………………..No moderation
God Bless Georgia
The Nerd
May 13th, 2011
5:53 pm
Gov. Deal is not a moron…HE’S A RACIST!!!!!
BeenThereDoneThat
May 13th, 2011
5:53 pm
So let me get this straight. The Governor’s office used over a dozen State Troopers to escort 1 reporter and 1 cameraman out? And the State has a shortage of Troopers on the road? I consider myself very conservative and very my anti mainstream media after the last Presidential election and with current reporting of the President. But the story Channel 5 did was factual and more illegal Dealings (a little pun) will be out before his term is over. Nathan Deal cannot stop the facts and if he wanted to hide from the facts he should have bowed out of the election. He was not the right Republican for the job and got the nomination by default.
red79ford
May 13th, 2011
5:56 pm
Now you get to see the Real Deal LOL
SteelerDawg
May 13th, 2011
5:57 pm
Where I come from (America) we have this thing called ‘freedom of the press’. It’s good to see the Governor of GA is throwing six figures worth of campaign funds to his daughter in law in such a opaque way… If they did nothing wrong, they would clear up any misunderstanding, or at least not be stupid enough to ban the station that did the reporting from a public news conference. That reaction only shows them as being corrupt, by using the GA STATE PATROL to BAN reporters they don’t like for getting too close to the truth. Great use of taxpayer resources…. What a joke.
JojoMojo
May 13th, 2011
5:59 pm
Nathan “Backroom” Deal has honed his graft over the years. He’s addicted to feathering his nest- enjoy the swamp tour folks!
Freedom of the Press
May 13th, 2011
6:00 pm
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The U.S. Constitutional Law has been broken.
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Freedom of the Press
May 13th, 2011
6:06 pm
When this fiasco is over with,
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle will be Governor.
Contractor
May 13th, 2011
6:07 pm
Guess it’s ok if the Lord and Savior Barry can exclude certain news stations from his briefings, but scold a Republican like hot water when he does it. Liberal media bias rearing its ugly head yet again.
Freedom of the Press
May 13th, 2011
6:10 pm
This has nothing to do with political parties.
The U.S. Constitution has been disgraced by the Governor.
John
May 13th, 2011
6:10 pm
I just saw the story on TV about this issue and the other story that the slimeball governor is upset about. The fact that Deal paid his daughter in law from campaign funds needs to be investigated fully. Something smells fishy.
bart
May 13th, 2011
6:15 pm
This is scarey stuff, and all you idiots who don’t think it is obviously don’t know anything about Hitler, Sadan Hussein, or any of those other dictators. Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of our democracy. This is really very frightening, and even more so becaues there are people who actually support this unconstitutional action.
DannyX
May 13th, 2011
6:16 pm
“Guess it’s ok if the Lord and Savior Barry can exclude certain news stations from his briefings, but scold a Republican like hot water when he does it. Liberal media bias rearing its ugly head yet again.”
Obama gave Fox News the prime front row seat in the Press Room at the White House.
Bush as you remember had gay escort Guckert/Gannon planted in that same room to lob softball questions at him. Bush also paid reporters to write favorable stories about him.
Browncoat
May 13th, 2011
6:18 pm
Wonder what Deal’s next step will be to silence critics? Maybe send the state troopers out to round up folks whom he believes have somehow wronged him or his family.
Contractor
May 13th, 2011
6:18 pm
SteelerDawg,
Look no further than the White House to sum up your own post. The White House and Barry have many issues they need to come clean about and just “clear up”. Pretty simple for you to rag on Deal, whom is getting great marks on his term thus far, and not look as far as the supreme leader of this country, whom still has an unfavorable approval rating on everything he has done, besides the bin Laden situation.
Tom
May 13th, 2011
6:18 pm
Since when is it the duty of thug troopers to enforce censorship of the press? What happened to freedom of the press?
DaddyInLawFreeMealDeal
May 13th, 2011
6:19 pm
I just saw the Dale Russell story and I thought it was an excellent piece of work. It is rather clear that this $90K was a gift to his son’s wife under a phony company name. Looks like ol’ Nathan is picking right up where fatboy Perdue left off, fricking crooks and liars.
DannyX
May 13th, 2011
6:19 pm
Deal needs to hire Guckert/Gannon.
Ed
May 13th, 2011
6:22 pm
Sounds a little shady to me. It may not be illegal, but it is unethical. Nathan Deal, if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen!
Contractor
May 13th, 2011
6:23 pm
Danny X,
Take a deeper look dude. Obama pitches a fit anytime someone puts him in his place and throws the truth on him, He is a complete cry baby and can’t handle the pressure of the truth. He has vowed to no longer give interviews to certain news stations, and interviewers. Turn this any way you want, but the fact still stands that no one in the media ever skewers Obama, but aims for Republicans. Be short sided and not believe that, but it shows to your intelligence if you don’t even somewhat agree with that. I can agree that there are negatives on both sides of these political parties, and I’m not naive to that, but the media favors the Liberal side of things.
Atlantan
May 13th, 2011
6:31 pm
Disappointed in Deal acting like this. I expected more….. , but then I recall most of today’s GA Repubs, including Deal, were GA Yellow Dog Democrats just a mere 15-20 years ago.
Shoddy journalism or not, pretty low-brow on Deal’s part. Guess his skin is quite thin.
Atlantan
May 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
@DannyX – anyone coming on here defending Obama loses instant credibility. In fact, Deal is acting like Obama.
RLM
May 13th, 2011
6:36 pm
I wonder how many people who are complaining did not vote or voted for Deal who was never known for being squeaky clean. Who is surprised by business as usual in Georgia state government.
Live free or die
May 13th, 2011
6:40 pm
ALL local and national news media should never let go of this one,
until justice is done.
Alabama Communist
May 13th, 2011
6:49 pm
Nothing like watching a Police state Republican Governor banning free speech reguardless of the story……..
Phoneman
May 13th, 2011
6:53 pm
I hope we haven’t got someone worse than Sonny was! This could be a nightmare.
SpaceyG
May 13th, 2011
6:56 pm
Imma gonna Google: *Southern Magnolia Capital.*
DannyX
May 13th, 2011
6:56 pm
“anyone coming on here defending Obama loses instant credibility. In fact, Deal is acting like Obama.”
Say what you want about Obama but not once has he blocked Fox News from the White House press room. In fact he gave his biggest critics a front row seat.
Bino
May 13th, 2011
6:58 pm
Let’s see if I have got this right….the State economy, employment, infrastructure and public schools are on life support while Atlanta metropolitan crime is on the rise…and an Atlanta news organization is in a push/pull (i.e P-ness-pulling) contest with the Governor’s office?!! Shame on both of you. Let’s get back to business…PLEASE!!
SpaceyG
May 13th, 2011
7:12 pm
What’s weird is I did Google *Southern Magnolia Capital (with an *a*) earlier today, and that entry, now visible on the first page of results that Brian Robinson is referring to, did NOT come up then. Wish I’d gotten a screen shot capture.
Nick
May 13th, 2011
7:16 pm
I just wonder why anyone is surprised by this. This is what you voted for…
Gator Actual
May 13th, 2011
7:29 pm
Just wait. Channel 46 will blindside him with their “hard hitting” questions. Channel 11 will also go after him. Channel 2? WSB? They will be his puppet!
Boris Badnov
May 13th, 2011
7:35 pm
Watching a bill signing is not high on my viewing list. I’ll take Fatima Does Medina on Cinemax. Nice Nathan Deal would do well to take Harry Truman’s advice: If you want a friend get a dog. Being trashed by different media outlets is part of politics. My fav TV channel is 46 because they have hotter reporter babes. Nothing they say upsets me because I have the sound turned off and am listening to opera.
John
May 13th, 2011
7:41 pm
Bunch of scums. Where’s Roy when you need him.
CP
May 13th, 2011
7:44 pm
jim: You are coming across like a bitter racist.
Robert
May 13th, 2011
7:50 pm
Were these taxpayer dollars? Or funds donated to his election campaign?
I think it was the latter, therefore should be no inpropriaty.
Shouldn’t Fox be more concerened about whose mouth Bill’s willy is in?
Would it have been more acceptable if he was the mayor of Atlanta and had son-in-laws that were known drug dealers and murderers?
Matter not. We will elect criminals and allow their families to receive government contracts despite their past.
Mel
May 13th, 2011
7:54 pm
So what if it’s bad journalism…banning them makes you look about 4 years old. Grow up and deal with it behind closed doors. If it’s wrong, you’ll probably get a retraction.
Dunsmeir
May 13th, 2011
7:55 pm
Deal looks like a jerk for doing this. And now the investigative piece is being seen far and wide whereas before it was pretty much limited to Channel 5’s audience. This will become an even bigger story in the next few days, I would bet.
C
May 13th, 2011
7:59 pm
This new immigration bill is modeled after Arizona legislation that never made it to becoming a law. The Ninth District Court, Judge Bolton eviscerated the AZ bill and now it is on its way to The Supremes. It would have been a wiser choice for the GA legislature to wait and see what is going to happen to the AZ and UT bills. The ACLU and the Federal Government are going to take this law apart in court and the thugs in the GA state house will be held up in court for the forseeable future.
An intelligent body of men and women would have waited on this racial profiling bill, but no one ever accused the men and women of the GA legislature of being intelligent. Good luck, the GA legislature and Deal just spent a lot of time and money on a law that will never pass a judicial review.
Buck
May 13th, 2011
7:59 pm
Like they said during the election, he’s just a SHADY DEAL!!!!!!!!
Ima Pol Crook
May 13th, 2011
8:11 pm
So the crooked ex congressman of “the top 15 most corrupt in congress” sicced his Nazi storm troopers on Fox 5 huh? This is typical of this scumbag and his hidden dealings and yes, I AM a Republican but ashamed so many stupid, corrupt people worked for and voted for him. This means YOU you slimey Deal team members!!!
Don Abernethy
May 13th, 2011
8:13 pm
I have absolutely no confidence in our federal or state government or any of the media including Fox News ( and I am a conservative Republican). I voted for Deal because I could not vote for Barnes,but Deal was not my choice. I do not trust the government or the media. I predict eventually the people will be in the streets just as they are now in the Middle East.
BJ
May 13th, 2011
8:21 pm
The big complaint the Deal campaign cited in the story was that Philip Wilheit was identified as “campaign manager” rather than “chairman.” It is worth noting that Wilheit was the “campaign manager” during the time in question – Deal’s run for Governor. It is also worth noting that Wilheit’s son, Philip Wilheit Jr. was appointed as a Board Member to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources by Nathan Deal. Wilheit Jr. – the son of the campaign manager/chairman identified his experience in hunting and fishing as qualifications for this appointment. Go figure…
wagwar
May 13th, 2011
8:34 pm
Milk it Fox5, milk it
JojoMojo
May 13th, 2011
8:57 pm
This guy reminds me of Tom DeLay: Smiling away as he picks your pockets.
growup
May 13th, 2011
8:58 pm
Could Deal be anymore of an 8th grade girl! You said something about me that I don’t like so I’m gonna be petty & shun you in front of everybody! That’ll teach you a lesson.
Sage
May 13th, 2011
9:05 pm
ut oh, the national media has a hold of this. Deals in trouble now!
USMC
May 13th, 2011
9:11 pm
GREAT!
The media needs to be slapped down every once in a while.
The Media is so Arrogant and Narcissistic it’s unbelievable!
Sher Lock
May 13th, 2011
9:13 pm
Deal is a petty little creep. His impotent retaliation is Nixonian. Prior to his election, it was proven that he was an insolvent crook. But the lemmings voted in the fake GOP-er in anyway. Keep his fat feet to the fire and he’ll resign.
Fox 5 Sucks
May 13th, 2011
9:19 pm
I am okay with blocking fox 5…they get away with bad reporting all the time! Dale Russell sucks and looks for anything to be a story. It’s crazy…we aren’t talking about tax dollars…just private donations. He (Deal) can do what he wants with those dollars. Stupid story Fox 5…find some real news.
GA Republican
May 13th, 2011
9:20 pm
Barring Justin Gray made the governor appear to have a score to settle with FOX 5, which makes it appear that he is upset with them for reporting the story. If there is no truth to the story then he shouldn’t be upset. The fact that he is upset sems to me that he had something to hide & he is upset that FOX 5 reported the story. I am a republican born & & wrong os wrong no matter who the individual is. What happened to freedom of the press? Juston should not have been barred from a PUBLIC bill signing. Bad decision by the governor’s office.
john
May 13th, 2011
9:24 pm
Your beacon of democracy in action.And this country tries to teach others how to do freedom(that most of those countries either don’t want or don’t need)
Tirshata
May 13th, 2011
9:29 pm
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Tirshata
May 13th, 2011
9:31 pm
@jim. This story is not about a Black Governor – it’s about Governor Deal
Rhodie33
May 13th, 2011
9:33 pm
Where there is smoke there is fire. This cat is on shady mofo. But isn’t all politicians. Only out for them selves period. and this gov. already has a shady past. We need to replace all public officaials period.
I-team my butt
May 13th, 2011
9:40 pm
The I-team is a bunch of second-string pseudo-journalists that are there to drve ratings for a second-tier station. They overstepped their turf and got beeyach slapped for it. Works for me!
Rhodie, can I have some?
May 13th, 2011
9:42 pm
Dude- whatever it is that you are smoking has you all goofed up. You aren’t even mking nosens. Cn I hav a tok?
JimNATL
May 13th, 2011
9:46 pm
Shouldn’t the other stations have refused to shoot it if their colleagues were not allowed in to shoot?
ReallyNow?
May 13th, 2011
9:49 pm
Brian Robinson says Southern Magnolia Capital can be found on Google. What he doesn’t say is the link in question, from the State Chamber of Commerce, was FIRST put up May 9th, 2011. 4 days ago.
BRW
May 13th, 2011
9:50 pm
They didn’t miss anything by being blocked out. The supposed “law” will be the next thing “beeyach slapped” out of existence. The whole episode did nothing but lend credence to the idea that he did something wrong. The good-ole-boy mentality will eventually get this redneck guv-ner in real trouble.
Milton Hoodrat
May 13th, 2011
9:51 pm
Nathan, hook me up! I’ll block Fox 5 for less than the State Patrol costs per hour.
BRW
May 13th, 2011
9:54 pm
I also think it’s a real hoot that the new wana-be guvernator did this to a FOX station. Guess he hasn’t heard the Fair and Balanced BS they speak of.
BRW is an a$$
May 13th, 2011
9:59 pm
’nuff said.
BRW
May 13th, 2011
10:00 pm
Haha! The truth certainly gets a rise out of some people!
seattle2015
May 13th, 2011
10:00 pm
rednecks keep voting these hillbillies into office making georgia and atlanta stagnant and behind while north carolina and florida progress
hondorita
May 13th, 2011
10:07 pm
the chicken plants in gainesville pay more taxes than the rest of the county combined .do you believe that they are going to run the mexicans out? its about money! wake up.
Mongo
May 13th, 2011
10:10 pm
What a crock!! The Southern Magnolia Capitol company has only been on the Chamber of Commerce web site for FOUR DAYS!!! Deal’s daughter-in-law also worked for a branch of the Chamber of Commerce. Can you say COVER UP?
It’s bad enough that Deal got his worthless son-in-law a six figure job in the state government. Don’t you feel grand that your tax money will line the pockets of Deal’s relatives?
darb
May 13th, 2011
10:17 pm
Another questionable govenor in GA, what else is new. Give us a good, ole hard working man from here in the city, not from out in the country. At least he did the right thing to sign a bill that will rid us of so many tax gobbling, service hoging, school clogging dam foriegners that only come to GA and do their best to suck us and the syetm dry, and then send outr dollars back to wherever the rest of their family is held up.
Nathan Deal
May 13th, 2011
10:18 pm
Time to pay higher taxes. Papa Deal needs a new McMansion.
Unfair and Unbalanced
May 13th, 2011
10:18 pm
I can’t wait to see the State Patrol pull over the Fox5 news vans on Briarcliff. I’m sure they all have some sort of violation!
Debate the issues all you want folks, but using armed lawmen to bar the media is scary stuff.
Atlantaphotog
May 13th, 2011
10:19 pm
Hey – the peanut farmers wanted him …. now they got him. All over a little flag thing a decade ago. Southern stereotypes at their best. Yeeehaw.
You get what you deserve
May 13th, 2011
10:22 pm
Ol’ Roy doesn’t look that bad anymore, does he?
Who Cares
May 13th, 2011
10:28 pm
Hey “You Suck” I have something for you to suck on…..Iil Girlie Man!!
BehindEnemyLines
May 13th, 2011
10:47 pm
Since when has Russell, or WAGA for that matter, ever let the facts get in the way of a story?
Lynnie Gal
May 13th, 2011
10:52 pm
It’s shocking and should be illegal for a governor to use our state troopers for political retaliation against anyone. It’s an abuse of power. This picture needs to be on the front page of the AJC.
Quyatt Burp
May 13th, 2011
10:57 pm
The Georgia State Patrol, ostensibly a law enforcement agency, is a disgrace. Sworn to uphold the law, they have proven themselves to be hired goons for a corrupt dictator. Huey Long lives. And, these rent-a-cops are little more than the gestapo in the service of a corrupt fascist. The governor isn’t above the law, but the GSP law dawgs act as though he is.
tim
May 13th, 2011
11:12 pm
DEAL is still a clown at his own circus.
@ poster jim………smear the governor?? Deal does a nice job of that himself. Like I said…a clown!
Voice of reason
May 13th, 2011
11:20 pm
We have elected a horrible shady Governor. Our state deserves better and I am a conservative.
Traffic Headache
May 13th, 2011
11:25 pm
A Fox affiliate smearing a Republican? Does this mean the sun won’t come up tomorrow morning? Will Fox up it from channel 5 and the station revert to CBS? It’s all so amusing.
Nathan Deal In
May 13th, 2011
11:27 pm
Nathan Deal is a lying political shill. How about impeachment!!!
TheAntiMe
May 13th, 2011
11:29 pm
I was wondering what Boss Hogg was up to these days. It appears he was elected as the current Governor of Georgia.
deegee
May 13th, 2011
11:36 pm
Tomorrow that worthless piece of crap is taking his hillbilly family on a two week European vacation and you taxpayers get to pay for it. Where are you going on vacation this summer?
Elon
May 13th, 2011
11:43 pm
Let me understand this:Nathan Deal signs the immigration bill in which one of the laws says that police will have powers to to arrest people who are suspected of being such, yet he wouldn’t let Justin Gray witness the signing of the bill? Well…well…well, who is the real illegal person here? If he was innocent, he should have nothing to be afraid of and let Justin to do his job.
Maybe it was also meant to for that to happen the signing of that bill is a national disgrace. It is not a great time in Georgia, it will be a hostile one. Let’s be honest,there is a racial agenda behind this bill. As I mentioned one of the laws under HB87 is that it gives the police powers arrest “suspected” illegal immigrant criminals( gee, I wonder what they are supposed to look like? ) and those who are in the the U.S.A illegally,but you know that some of those cops are going to abuse their powers and not only going to continue to harass them and other minorities as well and have then the nerve to say that still want you business. I hope boycotts and sickouts will prevail.
fat pig
May 13th, 2011
11:43 pm
deal pickle? Nice way for politics to work in GA, a guy who cannot balance a checkbook gets to balance the state? #onlyinAmerica
Ramones
May 13th, 2011
11:44 pm
KKK took my baby away! Our best song….
independent
May 13th, 2011
11:48 pm
Let’s keep in mind, he’s a Republican, they are Fox News. They will cave in to National pressure.
Bob LeMaster
May 14th, 2011
12:00 am
It will be interesting to see how the national Fox network responds to this. Do they side with Deal as they usually support Republican regardless of the facts? Do they support their local Fox station? Do they completely ignore this story? I would bet they ignore this story although it deserves national coverage.
Old Violin
May 14th, 2011
12:11 am
The new deal ! Deal or no deal ! Let’s make a deal ! Raw deal ! Deal the cards ! What’s the big deal ! Deal….ers choice ! I would question the authority of the state patrolman to deny access to this signing ! I would question the legality of the governors office giving such an order ! I would agree that the governor has a right to be mad if he feels that Fox 5 has treated him unfairly, but he can’t use the governors office to fight personal battles……and in this case it appears he’s done just that…..so this case should be heard by an investigative committee with no ties to either party !
JAY CEE
May 14th, 2011
12:13 am
this is in the paper FOR WHAT !!!!????!!!
Brian
May 14th, 2011
12:25 am
hate to say it, but most of the “I-Team, Whistle blower” journalist are there only to sensationalize news. Who can sell more newspapers or get a better % of the ratings???… I know that one of the “Investigative” Reporters at WSB that flat out LIED about an insurance claim gone wrong and was blown out of proportion when they got involved. (YES, Jim Strickland, I am talking about you), so doubting what the Governor said about this being “Shoddy Journalism” does not shock me!
Eric
May 14th, 2011
12:45 am
I believe Gov. Nathan Deal is a crook. FOX 5 cameras and reporter Justin Gray being banned from the Immigration Bill signing could very well prove something isn’t right. Deal’s predecessor (Gov. Sonny Perdue) was a crook too… my grandmother and I haven’t forgotten about the “oaky woods” hubbub from a while back.
One thing to understand is that… Elections have consequences. Gov. Deal could be subject to impeachment, if an ethics investigation is to prove any wrong-doing. Gov. Deal could also be subject to recall election attempts… Georgia being one of several states with recall laws on the books.
The media landscape has changed drastically over the years. B&C had an interesting story (from April 26, 2011) about FCC Commissioner Michael Copps wanting to see better, and more accountable journalism… I believe the story applied more toward local TV news. Some might see the FCC Commissioner’s proposal of better, and more accountable journalism as a reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, in disguise. When Jim Axel was still living… he was the gold standard when it came to local TV news.
Bill Orvis White
May 14th, 2011
12:48 am
Mr. Ho is asking for civility here and what happens? The Socialist-Democrat Party of Georgia members get on here trashing the honorable Governor Nathan Deal and his beautiful family. Governor Deal’s press people are right: everything was blown out of proportion in that hit piece by that socialist secular reporter. So, the reporter just hates Governor Deal, that’s all and it has nothing to do with the real FOX News, one of the very good things to come out of Godless New York. Well, that and Mr. Trump.
Amen,
Bill
More Shaddy Deals to come
May 14th, 2011
12:51 am
This is just the start of things to come……
BJ
May 14th, 2011
12:53 am
Did someone actually say “honorable Governor Nathan Deal?” I think the ethics violations during his term in Congress have already sent that ship sailing. He could well be a fine Governor, but “honorable” is no longer a possibility.
Smarty
May 14th, 2011
1:12 am
Sad day for Georgia. Not only are we going to pay in the courts and who gets rich off that??? attorneys with ALWAYS questionable billing hours. Come on now with Google, etc. MOST of can read the law ourselves. We will also have backlash from businesses big time. Now on the other side we all know no one will really wants do these jobs except mostly the latino people. BUT they need to pay the taxes AS well as companies too. They too have had a free ride of skating taxes. Now putting them in jail for 15 years. That’s more taxpayers money. Brilliant. We have some really dumb folks that are running our state.
BJ
May 14th, 2011
1:16 am
Who knew? Nathan Deal believes that the government is better equipped than private business to handle tasks that he considers vital to Georgian’s safety. It’s right here in the Congressional Report. Who will be the first from the Tea Party to scream “Socialist!”? Here is the quote from the report… “Representative Deal and his business partner maintain that although it was not in their financial interest to do so, at the third meeting they expressed to the Revenue Commissioner that the pro-
gram should not be changed. They argued that any inspection should be conducted by state-employed and authorized inspectors to ensure the safety of drivers on Georgia roads. Representative Deal and his business partner stated that state inspectors are often former body shop workers or law enforcement personnel who have experience with vehicle safety specifications. They explained that they were concerned that inexperienced, private inspectors would
jeopardize vehicle safety.
37. The Revenue Commissioner stated that the vehicle inspection program never covered the safety of vehicles. He stated that the state inspectors’ only role was to grant title to salvaged cars; thus,
their position was named ‘‘Salvage Title Inspectors.’’ These ‘‘Salvage Title Inspectors’’ examined the title of the vehicle, with a limited examination of the physical vehicle itself, to make proper title
assessments
paidinfull
May 14th, 2011
1:35 am
Morons voted for him, but don’t kid yourself, he was bought and paid for by the rich so they could get richer and he could get out of trouble. He didn’t really get elected, He got bought and placed in office just like Sonny did. I mean really, who would vote for somebody who did have a “real” name, and all they could come up with was Sonny???
power corrupts
May 14th, 2011
1:52 am
the governor of georgia can order the state patrol to use their police power to prevent a news agency from attending an official ceremony because the governor didn’t like the tone of the article? Is this nazi Germany? Will the news organization be sanctioned and reporters arrested?
Jimmie
May 14th, 2011
1:57 am
And this does not bother anyone? I remember the time this would cause an outrage. How can this state allow a governor to act in this manner? If someone provides a report into his personal dealings which is not liked by the governor, then the governor can ban that particular press organization from covering historic moments…and this is not causing an outrage from the Georgia citizens???
luangtom
May 14th, 2011
2:19 am
Interesting read here. I never saw such demands for “transparency” when the news concerned the past administration of the mayor’s office in Atlanta. Where was the outcry for “transparency” when the immediate past mayor was in office? Where did those millions of advertising funds from the airport that never got collected go? Where did the missing budgetary funds finally get sorted out to? We have seen none of these questions answered during or after the reign of the former mayor in Atlanta. Why not? Why is no one seeking to find those funds from over-charges in water-bills and other assorted funds collected? You want “transparency” in state government? How about some in local government, too? Get this avid reporter on it immediately……
leigh
May 14th, 2011
2:22 am
Whatever Deal does to the state of Georgia we deserve it. He was a crook going in and he will be a crook on his way out. Expect more of the same shady behavior from the Klan snake. I guess all of his bankruptcy debt mysteriously disappeared. Hmmm.
Governor Deal, do what you do with the racist, southerners who thought you were the best choice.
oldman
May 14th, 2011
2:24 am
Watching Fox5 for anything is like watching the Gwinnett Braves instead of the BIG Braves
annie
May 14th, 2011
2:36 am
To all who voted for Deal, don’t complain now…………unfortunatley, you’ll have to wait four more years.
Kris In Loganvillea
May 14th, 2011
3:16 am
The writing was on the wall: Deal was corrupt from the very beginning. He even resigned from Congress in shame.
Disgraceful.
Allen
May 14th, 2011
3:33 am
Looked like a pretty good investigative piece to me. Did no appear all that “transparent” to me. Can we be surprised? We knew the Deals were in financial difficulty when he got elected Governor. If it looks like a duck; walks like a duck; quacks like a duck . . .
DanDeacon
May 14th, 2011
5:49 am
Just like Barack has been banning Hannity and many Fox reporters, so can Governor Deal ban reporters when he chooses. The difference is that Hannity and many Fox reporters are reporting the facts, unlike Dale Russells story. Those of you against this should be on a story about Barack doing it, not this story. You people are like the kettle calling the pot black.
Republicans rule and don’t forget it. The mess the Democrats have made is in the process of being straightened out. They’ve been so irresponsible that it will take years. So, stand by and do nothing like you’ve always done while responsible men act like men and gets the job done. But go ahead and get your BarackHandout while they’re still available because I can assure you that your handout programs are going away quickly. First initiative…..Illegal immigration bill – “Round em up, move em out.” That would probably save us around $65 million alone in our state and create 400,000 jobs. Imagine what it would do for our entire country while Barack sits around and does nothing for our country about illegal immigration. Can’t wait for the 2012 election to help Barack and his cronies find another residence.
The Truth Will Set US Free!
May 14th, 2011
6:04 am
My family and I watched Dale Russell’s report last night and were deeply disturbed by what we saw.
Mr. Deal, by denying Mr. Gray access to a public meeting was in clear violation of the Georgia Open Meetings Act, which states:
“…The public at all times shall be afforded access to meetings declared open to the public pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section. Visual, sound, and visual and sound recording during open meetings shall be permitted….”
http://www.gfaf.org/open_meetings.html
If Mr. Deal had nothing to hide, then he would not have had to retaliate against this (or any other) news media outlet by using law enforcement to bar their access to a public meeting.
When all is said and done, it is hoped that Mr. Russell and his investigative team of reporters will garner (at least) an Emmy nomination for
uncovering the REAL truth as to why they were
barred from this meeting…and those responsible
are held fully accountable for their actions.
Kidd Huff
May 14th, 2011
6:05 am
In the tune of a State Farm Insurance commercial:
And like a “Good DEAL,”
Nathan’s always there!
phil
May 14th, 2011
6:17 am
The woman who recieved the money is the wife of the son he said was a low life for letting Barnes present a case in his court. Thaat would be the son appointed by Barnes. Stranger and stranger.
Tired of it All
May 14th, 2011
6:17 am
Deeper still why is the Gov spending this exorbitant amount on a party when he has teachers in this state losing jobs, taking cuts in pay, and being robbed of money already paid of them due to state money being cut. Put that jerk in the State capital building in the same dumpster the superintendent of Clayton County Schools is in. You know the lying, money stealing, I am in it for me AH we keep putting in office, allowing dumb a$$ school boards to hire, and voters to elect.
Mike
May 14th, 2011
6:30 am
Shame on Gov Deal. I thought he was a better man than that. What a concept. I don’t like the news so I will ban those media outlets I don’t like. Come on Gov Deal. Take the high road.
Winfield J. Abbe
May 14th, 2011
6:47 am
Mr. Russell: How about now doing an investigative report on how the new Governor personally chose the new Chancellor of the University System of Georgia? How much tax money was wasted on the search company? Funny, isn’ t it, the most qualified person in the world was a crony and good old boy right under their noses all the time? Georgia has returned to its Talmadge roots at the bottom of the cesspool. The leaders of Georgia love the armed force of government to keep their secrets from the brainwashed public and keep rude reporters out of the loop. They learned well from Nazi, Germany and the former Soviet Union.
DebDoes
May 14th, 2011
7:05 am
Wow, the ‘Deal Mafia’ at work! I didn’t think it would take much time before his true colors were revealed….and now it see them! If anyone out there thinks he’s not going to protect his family, you are delusional! Remember the money he invested in his daughter and son in law’s defunct business? Obviously some of you did, because you elected him in the midst of bank defaults and near foreclosure on his homes(s). So, what’s next? Channel 11 reports ‘the news’ about another questionable Deal action, and they can’t show up at the Capitol to report what’s going on there? Does he really have that kind of power???
elainer7
May 14th, 2011
7:07 am
Hey booberry, I bet you voted for Obama didnt you? I also bet that you dont think he is as crooked as they come…
DebDoes
May 14th, 2011
7:09 am
and Mr Deacon? This has nothing to do with Obama, race, etc…..I know an adult with ADD has trouble staying focused and keeping on the subject, but please try. Now, say it with me, ‘it’s about Deal, it’s about Deal, it’s about Deal…
Snidely Whiplash
May 14th, 2011
7:10 am
What a hoot. Folks out here calling the people that voted for Deal morons. The majority made the right choice and took the less of two evils. They would have been bigger morons had they voted for his proven, tried and true crooked DEM ‘has been’ opposition.
Steve
May 14th, 2011
7:26 am
So a Republican govenor shuts out Fox5 (Right leaning station) because he didn’t like their journalism? Typical paranoid way of DEAL-ING with people. Take note next election because there are many more just like him trying to tell you how to live, talk, and act. Waiting for slimy Newt and No Clue Cain to weigh in. Birds of a feather!!
GET OUT!
May 14th, 2011
7:28 am
We knew Deal was unethical when he was elected.
This is nothing new.
fairness for all
May 14th, 2011
7:31 am
The state’s business and the governor of the state’s business should be an open book while he’s in office. Particularly any dealings with his family should be disclosed. To ban a news organization simply makes their point of view look correct—better just to issue a clear and simple statement that corrects any misstatements in the news article. I’m sure all the other media outlets would be glad to publish that for the Governor. If this continues then the nickname Shady Deal should stick. He ran for governor so he should be willing to have his affairs be an open book. All Government needs more sunshine not less.
Dick Tracy
May 14th, 2011
7:35 am
Deal got caught with his pants on the ground. Fox 5 did not do a shoddy piece of journalism….they merely reported the facts. Deal was funneling money to his family but tried to hide it with a fake company. I am a Republican and I hate **** like this……….from either party. Just goes to prove my theory that MOST POLITICIANS ARE DISHONEST AT HEART especially those in Washington. Almost as bad as lawyers!!!
Louise
May 14th, 2011
8:00 am
All Fox stations are owned by an Australian…Rupert Murdock…who came to this country simply to get a leg up on Ted Turner. He’s not a favorite son nor is he unbiased. He is slowly buying up as much media as he can in order to get his opinions out to the public. I’m really sorry some of the better journalists have elected to work for him. He’s definitely on the side of the republicans and is not a true journalist. Don’t put your eggs in his basket. He’s here to take us all down his path.
melanie
May 14th, 2011
8:09 am
I am just happy that Deal signed the immigration bill….now companies are going to help accountable for hiring illegals & taking good paying jobs away from Americans who pay taxes & would love to pay taxes because they are working…we need to clean up the illegal crap we have here; tired of seeing them standing on the corner with their cell phones waiting for some contractor to pick them up & pay them a few hundred dollars Cash so they can go home to their multi -family complexes go shopping with food stamps & buy better food than I can..so Thank you Gov. Deal for having the stance & signing this bill into law. Who the hell cares if they blocked Fox 5 from the signing…I mean really?
deegee
May 14th, 2011
8:11 am
Feel good about the fact that the hillbilly Deal family is headed off on a two week European vacation on your dime. That stinking coward waited until the day before his vacation to sign the HB87 bill. Then he bars a news outlet from attending the ceremony out of spite. I hope Fox 5 runs the Denise Deal story every day, three times a day for the next two weeks while Nathan Steal is in Europe. In fact, I’ll be watching Fox 5 News exclusively from now on.
Steveh
May 14th, 2011
8:13 am
Good journalism or bad, let the public make their own determination. But blocking the media from a public event, by force, using state troopers, sets a very bad precedent. I hope this isn’t a sign of more to come from our gov. and his staff.
deegee
May 14th, 2011
8:18 am
I hope that more of Nathan Steal’s crooked dealings come to the light. Now that he has actually made good on a campaign promise thereby ticking off a few business groups, I imagine that some well placed sources will start exposing this career crooked politician. Payback is a beeotch.
Corey
May 14th, 2011
8:38 am
I did not vote for Mr. Deal, but so far his performance in office has not bothered me. Having said that, people on here defending what happend between the media and state troopers who are an extension of state government is glaring state controlled media. You simply cannot spin it any other way. It was also petty. The office of governor should symbolize dignity and should not bar the media out petty, personal spite.
Voice of Reason
May 14th, 2011
8:49 am
Well, the majority of Georgia voters are getting exactly what they voted for–Leaders who are more concerned about getting access to their money to fill their personal bank accounts instead of making decisions to improve the quality of life to all. Was this legal? Was this ethical?
JoAnn
May 14th, 2011
8:55 am
If the story that was reported was false, would that be the first time something untrue was written about Gov. Deal?. Looks like like they struck a nerve. Now he and his dealings with his daughter’s company(?) really looks shady.
baby
May 14th, 2011
8:56 am
People on both sides need to stop looking at politicians as they are saints, and will conduct themselves as such. If a politician is giving his family business, from his campaign or state money, PEOPLE SHOULD CARE. Why do you prefer not to be informed?
Politicians are PUBLIC SERVANTS and need to be held accountable for how they make money, raise money, and where it is going, WHILE THEY ARE IN OFFICE!
Trying to block the press from covering state business, for purposes of revenge, is unacceptable.
I guess freedom of the press is not important to the posters here.
kbb
May 14th, 2011
9:07 am
Well all the hillbillies and rednecks voted for Deal just because he was a Repub. If they would have did their research (oops that requires reading) they would have seen how corrupt and bankrupt (morally and financially) he really is. Georgia doesn’t seem to care about being a forward thinking state. They only seem to care about UGA football and voting for whatever backwater yokel runs on the Republican side of the ticket. Wake me up whenever GA voters start doing whats best for GA instead of thinking like Bo and Luke Duke all of the time. You guys deserve the raw Deal your about to get.
Who_cares_Who_I_Am?
May 14th, 2011
9:07 am
This state elected one of the 15 most crooked congressmen…how can ANYONE be surprised at ANY of this.
Morris
May 14th, 2011
9:10 am
Deal is not doing anything new.Everybody knew he was a crook they elected him.And every time he gets caught.Oh it was an oversite.
SamIAm
May 14th, 2011
9:10 am
Makes me want to puke every time I hear Deal open his mouth to answer a question about anything. And will his stupid family ever be able to make it on their own without him having to bail them out. He’s a bigger idiot than his dumbarse relatives.
As far as Fox5 goes – give me a break. Go look for a real story and act like professionals instead of immulating lib-killer hacks.
DealSUXANYWAYS
May 14th, 2011
9:10 am
Sounds like a childish way to react to the situation to me…Doesn’t Deal have a history of stuff like this? The state of Georgia is a world of hurt becuase of this bill…
NoMoreKoolaid
May 14th, 2011
9:20 am
Two things appear to be true. First, Nathan Deal IS a crook and may have earned the nickname Nazi Deal for his hamhanded attempt to control the media.
Second, Fox News isn’t much better at the local level than at the national level. Sensationalist, half the facts, and their own slant on things.
Now the clincher – Politics and government is much more than ‘what’s good for business.’ It is about what is good for all citizens. Not just the governor and cronies.
PS He’s going to Europe because now is a good time to visit. School crowds aren’t there yet. Bogus junket.
n
May 14th, 2011
9:27 am
Wow, I am most bothered by the fact that the state troopers would do that just because a politician is unhappy with a story. Whats next?
He's full of hatred
May 14th, 2011
9:39 am
I guess he figured if he’s already banning everyone who isn’t white from living in Georgia, he’ll start going for the media too unless they start writing about how he’s our god. What an idiot. How do we impeach a governor again?
Victor 2.0
May 14th, 2011
9:41 am
Victor Hill did the same thing repeatedly in Clayton… and here I thought I’d finally escape that moronic behavior.
deegee
May 14th, 2011
9:42 am
I hope Fox 5 pounces on the Deal expense report for his European vacation if/when it is filed. I’m sure that we will have to endure at least 3 iterations of the report before we get something that approaches acceptable.
Lurkinator
May 14th, 2011
9:50 am
I’m surprised FOX did an unflattering story on *any* Republican. Isn’t that against their mission and values or something? “Fair and balanced (but only regarding the GOP).”
It makes me happy to see how many other readers recognize the man is totally crooked – I live in his hometown and people here just fawn over him. Wake up, people!!
chiu
May 14th, 2011
9:53 am
He already acted like King Gov. Nathan Deal. Very poor sport’s man.
SteveSwimmer
May 14th, 2011
9:54 am
From two clicks left of Democrat: This is most amusing. Watching two extreme right-wingers slice each other up over a few left over crumbs; well, for me this is great fun. Please keep on slicing.
midtownguy
May 14th, 2011
9:55 am
Scrutiny comes with power. It matters not if it is because you are wealthy, an elected official or pastor of a mega church. Close scrutiny comes with the position. It amazes me that people pursue these positions of power, then shout that they are being “ambushed” or “victimized” when the press inquires into their activities.
Take it from me
May 14th, 2011
10:00 am
You know da deal!
CajunBubba
May 14th, 2011
10:13 am
Who cares if the governor hired his daughter-in-law. The local media have been on a manhunt ever since Deal was elected. Go find something worth reporting to the people. The I-Team is exactly why I don’t watch Fox 5 News anymore. Totally tired of their stupid stories.
BRW
May 14th, 2011
10:16 am
CajunBubba, Seems about 95% of the ones reading here, and you are one of them, care.
Jimmie
May 14th, 2011
10:18 am
Mr. Deacon…surely you jest…you are aware that Hannity is not a reporter, right? Hannity is only an entertainer on the FOX network…
Ronin
May 14th, 2011
10:26 am
While the Governors office may not like the content of the Fox story. That is no reason to prohibit the reporter from a public event. In fact, it give the appearance of childish behavior by the press staffer. He may not like the reporting of Fox, however, he needs to handle the situation better.
FaceTheTruth
May 14th, 2011
10:41 am
Freedom of the press is key to our democracy. As a Deal supporter this is very disappointing.
It is interesting how other News Stations & the media report this event with Fox5 being banned from the Immigration Law Signing. WSB-TV seemed to ignore the banning of Fox5 but Brenda Wood showed class in doing a “spot on” editorial last night about Deal’s banning of the press. AJC also put very low priority on coverage of the Fox5 banning.
DanDeacon
May 14th, 2011
10:50 am
If Barrack Hussein can hire his mother in law to keep the yungins at the white house living there sponging on taxpayers’ money, what’s the deal (excuse the pun) with Governor Deal allowing his daughter in law to be a campaign mgr and get be reasonably compensated. That’s not a 4 year committment like B.O. ’s mother in law and isn’t paid by the taxpayers.
BigRed
May 14th, 2011
10:55 am
Bush and Cheney use to require attendees to meetings to sign a loyalty oath. What the hell was that all about in a free country.
BRW
May 14th, 2011
11:07 am
Dan Dea-Con, Why not discuss the matter of the story listed here? You can go to the national FOX network to hear all the bad things about YOUR fairly elected president that they can make up. This is about Deal, the guy who ran home from national politics to get out of the heat, acting like a 5 year old, a badly behaved one at that. If they throw him out of this office, or he leaves of his own accord, the locals will next elect him mayor of Gainesville or Hall County commisioner. He obviously fits there ideal of a good politician. Honest, intelligent, not so much.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
May 14th, 2011
11:25 am
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. . . . NO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN GEORGIA ANYMORE ?
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. . . . Thomas Jefferson would not put up with this fiasco.
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Sam the Sham
May 14th, 2011
11:28 am
Michelle S, who in the H do you think that the GSP works for? They are one of the law enforcement agencies who are under the executive branch. They answer directly to Gov. Deal. Please take a civics class.
BRW
May 14th, 2011
11:34 am
Definitely not the GSPs fault. They are just the “Tool” of the “Tool”…
Wisdom, Justice, Moderation
May 14th, 2011
11:44 am
The Georgia Department of Public Safety was created in 1937 and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Georgia State Patrol.
The Georgia State Patrol provides the security of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House and their families.
Bill Callahan
May 14th, 2011
11:48 am
What happened to Freedom of the Press : he had legal credentials??? . This is no more than banning a legal Television entity . Shame on you Deal but after your campaign you have no shame .
Bill Callahan
May 14th, 2011
11:54 am
These aren’t Republicans ; A few years ago they were all Democrats . Remember . They still act like Democrats
atlthrasher
May 14th, 2011
12:13 pm
As long as the people of Georgia’s primary concerns remain Guns, Gays, and Religion, we will continue seeing shady people in public office.
JustLooking
May 14th, 2011
12:16 pm
Wow, when the Obama administration tried to ban Fox News from the press room, the other journalists all walked out in protest. Here we have a Republican governor actually banishing Fox 5 and getting away with it. It doesn’t really add up. I wonder if this will be a coming trend. Don’t say anything to make him mad, because you will be denied access to his news conferences. But that’s the Republican way, there’s no such thing as democracy with them (that means everyone is equal, by the way). He’s the governor and he can do what he wants to, whether its democratic or not.
Chris
May 14th, 2011
12:30 pm
It’s great watching some of the pathetic neocons on here try and defend Deal or desperately try and change the subject by either talking about race, Obama, or other stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with this story.
Jim: What does race have to do with this? I thought you guys even said that racism is over or nearly over.
south georgia possum: Spoken like a true sheep. Of course those in power always know what best for us and we shouldn’t question them, right south georgia communist?
Yousuck: Why would the AJC launch an investigation into an event that occurred in Philadelphia? Come on, do you honestly think about things before you type them out? Nice try attempting to change the subject to Cynthia Tucker btw. I can tell that you’re one of those people who would still vote for Deal even if he killed someone.
Keith
May 14th, 2011
12:31 pm
This sounds just like the campaign arrangements made by most of the New Order pols in Atlanta.
Chris
May 14th, 2011
12:34 pm
So Deal fans, having any buyer’s remorse yet? Probably not considering that facts and information means nothing to you guy’s.
curt
May 14th, 2011
12:38 pm
Don’t you love it when the leaders of same party that makes such a big thing about freedom tries to suppress news they don’t like.
Face the Truth
May 14th, 2011
12:49 pm
Dan Deacon – OB mother in law is part of his family is not paid for her assistance. And this has nothing to do with Deal trying to hide his compensation to a family member. Deal’s compensation to his daughter equals $22,000 per MONTH. No matter what duties she performed this is a stretch in anybody’s book.
Wisdom, Justice – So the Executive Branch control the Ga State Patrol, but that does not give him legal authority to sensor the press to a Public Open Records event. That’s what Pres. Nixon did (tried to do) and we know that story.
Disappointed that WSB-TV has for ignored this story for 2 days. Not a peep!
bigdawg
May 14th, 2011
12:52 pm
Hey Georgia…be careful what you wish for…you may get it!
“Oh, the wicked we weave when first we practice to deceive!”
-Shakespeare
pb
May 14th, 2011
1:11 pm
south georgia possum did you say cheap shot. Would it have been better if all of us close eyes and not look into his shady deal. I wonder is deal was anything other then White would you come out of your trailer. Should I come over with a fork lift to help you get out the bed!
Ms. Ann
May 14th, 2011
1:21 pm
Shady politicians-when will Georgia ever learn. If there wasn’t anything to hide then he wouldn’t have a problem with the news story. Oh I have an idea how about giving Fox 5 and exclusive interview and set the record straight if what they are reporting is false.
Banned from bill signing | b-roll.net
May 14th, 2011
1:40 pm
[...] http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2…-bill-signing/ [...]
rlg Stone Mountain
May 14th, 2011
1:44 pm
Wake Up Everyone, do you really think that people who are willing to spend $10,000,000 of thier own money to get elected to a job that pays $90,000 a year can really be trusted? Or do you think that the Love America so much they are willing to loss over $9 Million Dollars just to serve us. They are all lie, cheat and steal. ALL OF THEM.
duane
May 14th, 2011
2:05 pm
Wow Deal is just the kind of Goveror a State like Georgia deserves; a racist and a crook.
Georgia corrupted
May 14th, 2011
2:36 pm
I love the way our governor stated that his meetings with the Commissioner were because he and his partner were “worried” about the safety of Georgia motorists and how the new inspectors were not qualified to inspect vehicles, if anyone would look into it you would see how corrupted the governor and his station were… even inspectors and re-builders who went to jail because of the corruption. So, it wasn’t about the money? It was about the concern for Georgia residents? Right.
Holly G
May 14th, 2011
2:40 pm
Deal is just another republican crook who wants the media to spin him in only a positive light instead of telling the truth about him. He’s cut from the same cloth as “Mooselini” herself Sarah Palin.
Kathleen
May 14th, 2011
2:50 pm
I am not a fan of politicians and abhor the media. However, these politicians who use their office to self-anoint themselves to monarch status are becoming a dangerous trend. Any and every event opened to any media outlet should be open to every media outlet.
joesnopy
May 14th, 2011
3:02 pm
I am sorry but Dale is a real good reporter. He has done stories on people I like but it turned out his reporting was right on. Dale is able to sit on stories for a long time until he check the story for truth. I am just saying Dale has done a lot of reporting on people I use to respect. Everytiime he reports on something it turns out he has been looking at it for months and in most cases have contacted the party he is reporting on to get their side so they know it is coming out. So what is Deal hiding people. He did story after story on Perdue and Perdue never stopped the media.
DanDeacon
May 14th, 2011
3:14 pm
“face the truth”….see here you go believing what Russell has written. This is Gov. Deal’s exact point. People like you believe it because some reporter wrote it.. Gov. Deal will teach people like the reporter and you to understand the facts before you run your mouth. He doesn’t take crap off no one and stands his ground. Which is why he signed the immigration bill…he’ll stand up to B.O. and his crony feds and Ga. will defeat the feds attempt to control this state. Get the facts and then come back and let’s talk. And yes, check the budget for B.O. it’s there alright, you just have to look for it while B.O. tries to hide it from the taxpayers but his mother in law gets a check. Again, you have a problem with the parallel comparing B.O.’s payments to relatives to Gov. Deal’s. Try again and you’ll see that pointing out the comparison is relative. You Barrack Hussein fans can’t see past your nose and when he’s in the hot box you try to defend him. There’s no more defense for him how. The Republicans have him and the Dems on the run.
Rich
May 14th, 2011
3:29 pm
I am amazed at how us Georgians continue to vote against our own interest and insist on voting for those representatives and governors who vote based on hate and exclusiveness. When are we going to grow up and vote in our own best interest? There is enough here for everyone and the more people who can share in the prosperity the more products and houses will be purchased and the more tax money will come to the state.
Bo
May 14th, 2011
3:30 pm
Oh yeah, there is this little thing called the ‘First Amendment’. Of course the governor does not need to be bothered with those inconvenient things like laws and the Constitution of the United States.
Face the facts
May 14th, 2011
3:42 pm
Rich: There is enough here for everyone and the more people who can share in the prosperity the more products and houses will be purchased and the more tax money will come to the state.
For a fact, 80 to 90 percent of the illegal residents in this state (and nation) are not paying soc sec, state and federal income taxes). Over 90% do not pay property taxes..which pays for our SCHOOL SYSTEMS. Yet well over 35% of our school systems are attended by children of these same illegals. FACT.
Grady Hospital estimates that $25,000,000 of their medical services (Emerg Room and Child Birth) were NOT paid by illegals. Emergency Rooms are FULL of illegals that are not paying a dime. Something is wrong with this picture…and Deal made the right call on this one.
If one is not a legal citizen & paying their fair share of taxes they should not be benefiting from the services that the LEGAL citizens are having to pay more and more far. The main reason our school systems are financially broke is having to take existing resources to teach ENGLISH, to those that are not even paying anyway.
mik
May 14th, 2011
3:56 pm
OOPS. It looks like I may have erred. I voted for Deal as the lesser of two evils. This act of reprisal for a news story that the public should know about shows his contempt for the citizens of Georgia and how much of a lie his “transparency” policy is really. Shame me once, shame on you. Shame me twice, shame on me. I won’t make the same mistake next election.
Yvette
May 14th, 2011
5:05 pm
It is shocking to have any media outlet banned from a public event as long as they behave properly during the event. Did they check with their PR people before making this childish move? This is going to make me think twice about voting for Deal next time around.
BRW
May 14th, 2011
5:28 pm
Yvette, Dan Dea-Con is about the only one on this blog with enough Obama hate who would vote for Deal the next time if he could, but if I were a betting man I would say he won’t even be on the ballot next go round. There’s this little rule about cons/ex-cons (that’s con-vict not con-servative) not being able to hold the office that may get in the way by then.
media
May 14th, 2011
5:44 pm
WAGA will sue claim dening access significantly impaired reporters‟ ability to gather and report the news in a “timely, comprehensive and informative manner. The court, will side with waga….
Discriminatory governmental action aimed at the communicative impact of expression is presumptively at odds with the First Amendment. Above all else, the First Amendment means that the government cannot restrict freedom of expression on the basis of its ideas, message or content. At a minimum, waga right of access to information made available to the public or made available generally to the press.
Also… Sw. Newspapers Corp. v. Curtis, 584 S.W.2d 362, 363-64 (Tex. Civ. App. 1979
Aunt Bea
May 14th, 2011
11:36 pm
I would like to thank our “our great Gov.” for using the tax payers money to pay the Ga. State Patrol for such an important task! I am sure they did not have anything better to do, After all who cares about all the crimmals and drug dealer in Ga. We will pay law-enforcement to take out
news reporters we they get out hand! REALLY REALLY
R Lavender
May 15th, 2011
10:19 am
Let see 1. They don’t have to report where they got the money 2, They don’t have to report who they paid the money too 3. The peoples who received the money don’t have have to have a business license or report it. 4. The person they paid the money too does not have to report it or paid taxes on it. 5. What about a 1099? 6. Why are no other reporters reporting about this? This is what they should be asking about.
Face the Truth
May 15th, 2011
10:01 pm
Good points Lavender, yet Dan “The Rat Killer” Dea-com will still keep on believing and defending Mr. Deal. Receiving $200K a year to store wrecked cars that he snuck into the back door to get when he was a State Senator, that he gets his road repaved for $80,000 because his business needed it done to raise his property. And under a full House of Representative Ethics investigation, resigns from the House of Representatives so they would stop their investigation….Our politicians are beyond the law that us peons must abide by. And Dan “The Rat Killer” Dea-Con still things it should not be investigated. Wow!
Your morning jolt: A Friday night radio confrontation twixt a Nathan Deal spokesman and Dale Russell | Political Insider
May 16th, 2011
7:02 am
[...] topic of the evening was Gov. Nathan Deal’s decision to refuse Fox5 Atlanta’s access to the state Capitol ceremonies surrounding the signing of HB 87, the bill addressing illegal [...]
Kar
May 16th, 2011
10:40 am
Fire, meet fuel.
Idiotic. If it’s nothing then ignore it or let it fall flat on it’s face due to the lack of merit.
In Retaliation for Unflattering Story, Georgia Governor Blocks WAGA from Press Event - TVSpy
May 16th, 2011
11:06 am
[...] After Gray was banned from the bill signing, WAGA (Fox 5) news director Mike McClain sent a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: [...]
Amateur hour « live apartment fire
May 16th, 2011
11:11 am
[...] was on social media. At 2:54pm, it was on Peach Pundit. At 3:54, it was on Rodney Ho’s AJC blog. At 6:21, it was posted to WSB and WGCL’s sites,via a CNN writeup (partly written by [...]
Karen
May 16th, 2011
12:31 pm
Angry over a news story. I;m now left to believe the story reported is True!
dan
May 16th, 2011
1:51 pm
Look, I am a Democrat and not a fan of Fox News. This is wrong however. Banning a news organization from a PUBLIC OPEN MEETING because the governor is mad that fox ran a negative story. Hey, that is why we have free press and open government. It sends the wrong message. I support fox 5 in this!
N. Nixon
May 16th, 2011
3:12 pm
That a legitimate news organization was barred by Nathan Deal from covering a public event is disgusting! How dare this man and his thugs take such an un-American action. Not only is Deal’s actions a violation of the constitutionally-guaranteed freedom of the press, it is also an illegal use of government employees (the GSP), which is in direct violation of Georgia law prohibiting use of Merit System employees for personal purposes. I hope the AJC, WAGA and other news organizations investigate and report on this matter fully.
Shame on you, Nathan Deal, for taking such an awful (and unlawful) action against the press who, ultimately, represent the people. You may be governor for present but you, in no way, represent my interests as a citizen and a voter in Georgia.
Shame on you.
1911A1
May 16th, 2011
4:44 pm
First of all, this was NOT a public event. Bill signings are private affairs and the guvna can invite – and disinvite – whomever he pleases. (Hat tip to Live Apt. Fire for that tidbit of knowledge.)
Having said that, this has to score in the top 5 of political PR stupid moves of all time. Hopefully the media will do their jobs an rip the cover off of politicians’ malfeasance (as opposed to shootings, stabbings, apartment fires, and – really??? – celebrity goings-on) and keep We the People informed about what bad stewards of OUR money these goobers are.
As for Guvna Deal, we’ll see what comes out in the wash. One thing I can say about him, he seems to have put out more effort in five months than Sonny ever did in eight years.
One final thing – I’m from the Gainesville area, and you ain’t seen blind homer-ism until you experience how they love their Nathan in Hall County.
NoMoreKoolaid
May 16th, 2011
6:35 pm
Oh Dan, it isn’t nearly so much about what is done, it is about what is covered up. Nathan the anti First Amendment man wants to cover up his actions. The president hasn’t tried to hide his mother-in-law. By the way, your racism crawls out when you make a big deal out of a person’s name. Would you make a big deal if the middle name was Ettienne, Hebert, Jorge, Thor, Rigel? We can only hope that some day ignorant bigots will disappear.
rt
May 16th, 2011
7:46 pm
LEAVE THE GOV ALONE !!!!
Duke & Banner
May 17th, 2011
2:51 am
It seems to me that this Fox station opened up a big can o’ worms.
But that’s the problem: It’s Fox. I wouldn’t trust any news from any Fox station, period.
They might as well be asking if the governor has a birth certificate.
Michael
May 17th, 2011
7:37 am
Rodney – Shame on You.
A minimal amount of investigating on your part would have uncovered the fact that the Chamber of Commerce listing in the Google results was added on May 10. The Fox report clearly stated that they were investigating in March and were unable to find any evidence of Mrs. Deal’s affiliation to Southern Magnolia.
The governor’s office is using you. They knew you wouldn’t try to verify how recent the Chamber of Commerce listing was, and they were right.
The governor’s office caught wind of the Fox story before it was broadcast and pre-emptively had Mrs. Deal join the Chamber of Commerce (look into it, they list her’s as a new company).
Not good, Rodney.
smitty
May 17th, 2011
9:15 am
It look’s like fox 5 has bit the hand that feeds them.We have had a sonny & jimmy & Nathan in the governors office.that’s good old boy standing’s if i ever saw one.Please people Vote for the person that said it best for you ,not because he’s your color.will we “as people ever get ahead of the nation’s as leaders of the free world.(fox five is own by a russian imagrinte)
dan
May 17th, 2011
12:55 pm
Can someone please tell me what any other president before Obama did on illegal immigration? Why wasn’t anything done under Bush(es) terms, Reagan, Clinton, etc. Now it is all of sudden Obama’s fault. it is a ploy, by the GOP. They ruined the economy from 2000-2008, and now have to find a scapegoat. If these so called immigrant law supporters were sincere, then why didn’t they pass laws during previous presidential or governor terms?
Atlanta Press Club protests barring of reporter | Political Insider
May 17th, 2011
4:12 pm
[...] See the background here. The shut-out was in retaliation for a Fox5 piece by Dale Russell a day earlier, pointing to $90,000 in payments to the governor’s daughter-in-law, who acted as a campaign fund-raiser. [...]
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May 18th, 2011
7:29 am
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May 18th, 2011
10:51 am
As long as FOX News does not ban Ms. Amanda Davis with her hot looking self – who cares !
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