Vernon Jones for Senate

Runoff Results

2008-08-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

So I am a few weeks late to this (hey I was abroad, cut my some slack...and for those of you wondering who is the debonair individual behind VJforS, there was more than one journalist from Atlanta deployed overseas during the first few weeks of August. Just saying, the most obvious choice may [or may not] be the best choice) but...

What one can take away from the primary runoff is that Democrats really fucking hate Vernon. I mean, damn Veej, you lost pretty bad I mean, those numbers are close to what Greg Hecht pulled. Damn. Better luck next time, oh wait, there isn't a next time. Sucks.

But yeah, runoffs are comprised, pretty much, of only activists. You know, Snuggles, the group you once lovingly called "losers". You know, those people you would need to win an election. Oh well. They fucking hate you. Buh bye.

The Good Ole Days

2008-08-21T19:43:00.000-07:00

Not happening.

Man I can't stand Veej. I don't know what is greater; my schadenfreude for Veej or my despising of Veej.

Seriously FEC

2008-08-21T11:08:00.001-07:00

Seriously FEC, what the fuck is taking so damned long?

Rule against Snuggles already.

Vernon Jones: In Their Words

2008-06-25T17:43:00.000-07:00

This will now be a recurring thing.

From Blake Aued:

Vernon Jones hates you

I hate to keep harping on this, but it really ticks me off when candidates think your votes are not worth courting. Vernon Jones has never shown his face in the heavily African-American, even more heavily Democratic bastion of Athens and skipped the two debates held here.

According to the AJC:

“Candidates will get to ask each other a question in the 1-hour debate that begins at 5 p.m. (Sunday) and will be carried live on Fox 5 and simulcast on its website.

“DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones, former state lawmaker Jim Martin, former WSB-TV reporter Dale Cardwell, Atlanta businessman Rand Knight and retired businessman Josh Lanier of Statesboro all plan to attend.”

Funny how Mr. Jones doesn’t have a scheduling conflict when he gets to be on the TV.

Here’s a prediction: Martin asks Jones if he took a wrong turn looking for the GOP debate

Crime in Dekalb

2008-06-24T15:02:00.000-07:00

It is appalling and Vernon's fault.

"Fast forward two years where the current DeKalb Police Department is in complete disarray, crime is up and the number of police officers is way down with no quick fix in sight. Money Magazine is again trashing Dunwoody by saying that our personal crime stats are 6 times worse then the other places on the survey and 3 times worse than the average property crime statistics. This again is probably based on the entire unincorporated crime statistics which if accurate is just another reason for all the citizens of DeKalb to demand better from this Administration then they are currently receiving.

Then again, the demands of the citizens are ignored every day in this administration. I have witnessed citizens lining up to speak at the County Commission meetings asking for improvements to the police department, a Grand Jury has made recommendations for change and even the police officers themselves are revolting by airing their concerns over department mismanagement in public; yet Vernon Jones and the County Commissioners take no immediate action to correct the situation.

...

In 2007, DeKalb County set a new homicide record of 99 murders yet with it being less than half way through 2008, the DeKalb Officers site reports that the County is again on a record pace with already 59 homicides so far this year. That statistic isn't publicized anywhere officially because if it were someone might ask..."

Everything Vernon is Not

2008-06-24T09:10:00.001-07:00

Vernon Jones: In Their Words

2008-06-23T19:18:00.001-07:00

From the Black Agenda Report:

Quite apart from his eagerness to ride to Congress on religious intolerance, the political career of Vernon Jones is more than a little odd. A Black Democrat in roughly the same suburban Atlanta district that elected Cynthia McKinney to six terms in Congress, Jones admits voting for Bush in 2000 and 2004 and publicly flirted with switching to the Republican party in 2002 and 2003. The biggest contributors to his current political campaign are the family, employees and lawyers of Mel "you pay a little more, you get a little more" Sembler, a former chief fundraiser for the 2000 Republican National Committee. Sembler is a real estate developer with billions of dollars in projects ranging from big box retail stores to office towers and luxury condos in Dekalb County GA, where Vernon Jones is the county CEO.

Most observers agree that Vernon Jones is only pretending to run a doomed and desultory statewide campaign for the Democratic nomination against Georgia's odious Saxby Chambliss. From his traveling to DC to meet with Chambliss on the eve of his announcement to his posturing as a self-described conservative Democrat, to his support of current and future wars abroad and questionable police practices at home, and his endorsement of the regressive and harebrained "Fair Tax," Jones' stands on the issues place him far to the right of Democratic voters, let alone Black ones in Georgia or anyplace else. That he has nonetheless managed to carve out a political career as a nominal Democrat at all speaks to the hollowness of Democratic party politics, to its distance from the lives and concerns of Georgia Democrats, most of whom are African American."

As they say, if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck and looks like a duck, the odds are that you are not dealing with a pony.

Jones: Two Time Bush Voter

2008-06-23T19:06:00.001-07:00

Vernon Jones voted for Bush not once but twice.

His reasoning? Bush came to Georgia more than Kerry or Gore did (his direct quote to me: "I saw Bush in Georgia more than Kerry or Gore").

While I guess that might be considered a good reason by some, it is interesting to note because Kerry came to Georgia more than Howard Dean did. Why do I bring up Howard Dean? Because this "conservative Democrat" has some definite ties to the Dean campaign.

But go ahead and run in the Democratic primary Vernyboy. You can't even vote for our candidates, and you do it for dumb reasons. You clearly will throw anyone under a bus.

Oh, and let's not forget that Jones is on record as giving more money to the Republican Party than Democratic.

Another ZZ Top Vernon Jones Connection

2008-06-23T18:57:00.000-07:00

At least he would like to think so.

Which Group of Democrats Hasn't Vernon Angered?

2008-06-23T18:00:00.000-07:00

Women? Check. (No explanation needed).
Unions? Check.
Democrats in general? Check.

But hey, run in the Democratic Primary! You sure fit in Snuggles!

How to Reach Me

2008-06-23T13:17:00.000-07:00

People have asked who wrote/started this blog.

We wish we could tell you.

We can, however, provide our email address.

not-anyone at ~~hotmail~~ live dot com

Music for Vernon

2008-06-23T11:41:00.001-07:00

We here at VJforS love this ZZ Top classic and we are pretty sure Verny-boy says something similar many nights.

Why Yes, You Are Correct

2008-06-23T11:15:00.000-07:00

You do see that Paypal donate button on the right.

That stamp we used really broke our banks (even though we sent it off using a company postage meter).

Also keep in mind our path to riches, fame, and glory rest solely on this blog. Meaning you have finally have a chance to lift us out of destitute poverty.

Really I figure there is the potential for someone to give so why not exploit that?

A Little Birdie

2008-06-23T11:11:00.001-07:00

A little birdie just told us that an FEC complaint is filed against Vernon's campaign. We shall see what happens...

We Like Vernon Jones

2008-06-23T08:36:00.000-07:00

Really we do like Vernon Jones.

This one, this one, this one, this one, and this one (so we cheated on the last one).

All of them do fine work.

We are not Alone

2008-06-22T13:24:00.000-07:00

This kind of sums everything up.

If Vernon Jones is the nominee

2008-06-22T13:09:00.001-07:00

I will cry.

Jones: "I'm not Familiar with the Constitution"

2008-06-22T13:06:00.000-07:00

Really, Andre should have done a better job of getting urls. Slicha.

Vernon Jones: A Primer

2008-06-22T12:56:00.000-07:00

An oldie but a goodie.

"
You don’t need to read through the reports to know that Jones is a man with personal issues that will hang over any campaign he runs. As has been well reported in the media, Jones has been accused of pointing a pistol at a woman and of physically shoving a female county commissioner. DeKalb police looked into a complaint filed by a Lithonia woman who said Jones sexually assaulted her when she visited his home in December 2004 (the investigation was dropped when the district attorney said Jones’ accuser “wanted to avoid further trauma to herself and her family”).

And we haven’t even started talking about the federal lawsuit that accuses Jones of trying to force out white county employees so that he could replace them with a “darker administration” in DeKalb, or the hundreds of thousands of dollars he spent on a personal security force, or… well, you get the idea."

Welcome!

2008-06-22T12:52:00.000-07:00