Lanier Tea Party mounts challenge to Collins re-election bid; Grayson will
run for US Senate 1/22/16, by B.J. Williams News
Director WDUN
About 75 people
attended a meeting of the Lanier Tea Party Patriots to hear from candidates who
will challenge Congressman Doug Collins and Senator Johnny Isakson for their
jobs. (Photo by David Cook)
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Three
members of the Tea Party Patriots announced Thursday night they will try to
oust Republican Doug Collins of Gainesville from his congressional seat.
Roger
Fitzpatrick, Bernie Fontaine and Mike Scupin all spoke to the group of about
80 people, each one expressing dissatisfaction with Collins' voting
record.
The
75-year-old Fontaine is a retired Brigadier General with the Army National
Guard, who challenged Collins two years ago. Fontaine told the audience he
campaigned in the Ninth District in a pop-up camper pulled by a pick-up truck.
"A
friend of mine kind of laughed at that and I said 'you know what...that's who I
am. I'm not bought, I'm not paid for and I never will be,'" said Fontaine.
"Why am I running...because I'd like one more time to do something for my
country."
Mike
Scupin founded the Lanier Tea Party Patriots and said he never planned to offer
himself up as a candidate for office, but he said he found himself becoming
more and more unhappy with Collins' performance in Washington, citing the
Congressman's recent vote in favor of the omnibus spending bill. Scupin
said he talked to others about running for Congress, but found no takers.
"Do
I want to do this? No. But I love my country. I'm tired - I'm sick and tired -
of seeing it go to hell and doing nothing about it but sitting on my fanny and
talking to people," said Scupin. "Talking to people...doesn't solve
anything. Until you're willing to get up and step out, this country's not going
to change."
Fitzpatrick,
a retired educator from White County, actually announced his candidacy last
week, but he took the opportunity to speak to the Tea Party group about his
campaign. Fitzpatrick said his desire was to bring America's focus back to
the principals of the Constitution. "I'm sad to say that some of those
men, some of those women that we elected to a public trust, that we elected to
be servants went to Washington and they decided that it would be best to serve
their own interests rather than the interests of this nation," said
Fitzpatrick. "We've been heading in the wrong direction."
All
three men said they would run grass-roots campaigns without accepting any PAC
money.
Grayson
will challenge Johnny Isakson
Before
the congressional campaign announcements, Derrick Grayson announced he will
make another run for U.S. Senate, this time challenging Georgia's senior
senator Johnny Isakson. Grayson ran in a crowded field of Republicans in the
last senatorial race, which was eventually captured by the GOP's David
Perdue. Grayson told the audience he has one simple reason for running for
office. "So
that my children and I may live well and die free. That's all I want,"
said Grayson. "I want the freedom and liberty to live my life well as I
intention, as opportunity is made available to me...without interference from
the government."
Grayson,
a U.S. Navy Veteran and a minister, is from Stone Mountain.
Comments
Collins’
score on Conservative Review is 59% with a grade F. Johnny Isakson’s score is 38% with a grade F.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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