Stone in the News
November
WJBF Augusta, November 8, 2008
Stone Keeps Campaign Team Together for 2010
Effingham Herald, November 8, 2008
Stone Wins Effingham Landslide over Barrow
Augusta Chronicle, November 8, 2008
Washington Payola Gains Win for Barrow: Stone Opens 2010 Campaign
Savannah Morning News, November 8, 2008
Stone Calls for House Cleaning at NRCC; Kicks off 2010 Campaign
October
Savannah Morning News, October 20, 2008
Economists unveils financial rescue plan at event sponsored by congressional candidate John Stone
Augusta Chronicle, October 12, 2008
Stone a rock-solid choice for Congress
Savannah Morning News, October 12, 2008
Stone says its his turn in DC
NBC Augusta, October 10, 2008
Candidates sound off on economy in first debate
Effingham Herald, Oct 2, 2008
Stone calls for transportation, energy fixes
August
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 14, 2008
Stone Blasts Barrow for Bad Energy Votes
July
Atlanta Journal Constitution, July 16, 2008
Stone Carries Nearly 60% in GA12 Win
Savannah Morning News, July 16, 2008
Barrow Faces Stone for Congress
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The Augusta Chronicle Endorses Stone
Stone a rock-solid choice for Congress
John Stone is 12th District through and through, and won't have to buck his party to serve us
John Stone is so impressive, so knowledgeable, so commanding a presence and so inspiring that it's amazing he's not already in Congress.
Then again, you wonder if a Congress with a 15 percent approval rating deserves him. The people of Georgia's 12th Congressional District sure do, though. And he might help raise that approval rating.
We endorse John Stone for Congress with great enthusiasm.
In an election year in which the prevailing winds are to the Democrats' backs, Stone is one Republican who could win without a tailwind: The race is a dead heat. And the more people get to know John Stone, the more they realize he shares their values and would be a perfect fit to represent the people of the 12th District, which stretches from Augusta to Savannah and west to near Macon.
Stone was a chief aide to the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood -- a legend in these parts -- as well as former U.S. Rep. Max Burns. He knows the system inside and out, but has not been inculcated into it. He is one of us.
An Augusta native and Rich-mond Academy and University of Georgia graduate, Stone is a former reporter and anchor for WBBQ radio here. Now he seeks to be the voice of the 12th District, and we darn well ought to let him.
Stone is a rock-ribbed conservative -- in fact, he's the former president of U.S. Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit organization looking after the economic freedom of families.
And he knows about families: He and wife Deborah have six daughters and two grandsons.
Stone is a Charlie Norwood Republican: against amnesty and for border security; pro-life; endorsed by the Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund; for preserving the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman; against the NAFTA superhighway and "North American Union"; for the Fair Tax and against the income tax; against the death tax, which robs from survivors after a loved one's death; wants locally-run schools and school choice for parents; wants to repeal NAFTA and CAFTA and end outsourcing of U.S. jobs; and wants to balance the federal budget.
Stone will be a tireless advocate for proposed new interstates I-14 (Augusta to Natchez, Miss.), and I-3 (Savannah to Knoxville, Tenn., via the CSRA). No one will be a better advocate for the two projects, which could be huge for Augusta's future.
John Stone may have the head-turning voice of an old radio guy, but in truth he sounds like the 12th District of Georgia. He's for freedom, sovereignty, limited government and traditional values.
He won't have to fight his party's leaders to represent you.
Please vote for John Stone for Congress.
Posted on 10/12 at 03:27 PM
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Gun Owners of America Endorses John Stone
October 8, 2008
(Springfield, VA) -- Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund today announced the endorsement of John Stone for Congress in Georgia’s 12th District. GOA’s Vice Chairman Tim Macy issued the following statement:
“Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is pleased to endorse John Stone for Congress.
“John Stone is a strong advocate for Second Amendment rights. He is running in the type of district presidential candidate Barack Obama believes is populated by “bitter” people “clinging” to their guns.
“Although John Stone is a gun owner himself, what he really clings to is the Constitution, liberty and freedom.
“Incumbent Representative John Barrow endorsed Barack Obama who, if elected, would be the most anti-gun president in history. Barrow also has a mixed record on gun issues in Congress -- voting in favor of gun rights when it is politically expedient to do so while at other times toeing the line of anti-gun Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
“For example, just this year Barrow voted for a bill to repeal the gun ban in the nation’s capitol, but it is unlikely that bill will ever get to the president’s desk. However, he was against protecting Second Amendment rights on National Park Service land in a July vote that failed by a razor thin margin.
“Georgians want representatives who will not talk one way in Augusta and another in the Speaker’s office.
“John Stone is a strong and consistent advocate for liberty and the Second Amendment. Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is proud to make this endorsement and encourages gun owners and sportsmen across the 12th Congressional District to vote for John Stone for Congress.”
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Gun Owners of America is a national pro-gun organization with over 300,000 members nationwide. Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is the political action arm of GOA.
Posted on 10/07 at 07:04 PM
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Monday, October 06, 2008
Renowned Economist Dr. Pat Choate to Unveil Alternate Financial Rescue Plan in Savannah
“Main Street” Plan in Sharp Contrast to “Wall Street” Plan Passed by House and Senate
(Savannah, GA) – Former Ford Administration senior economic advisor and Reform Party Vice-Presidential Candidate Dr. Pat Choate will unveil a non-partisan alternative to the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package during a midday news conference in Savannah for John Stone for Congress, on Friday, October 17.
A financial forum on the plan following the news conference will be hosted by State Senator Regina Thomas (D-Savannah), State Senator Eric Johnson (R-Savannah), former U.S. Rep. J. Roy Rowland, MD (D-Dublin), and other elected officials and community leaders.
“We need solutions beyond what the two parties are offering,” says 12th District Republican Congressional Candidate John Stone. “We can no longer afford to be just against someone else’s plans, we have to start providing real alternatives to the bad economic policies and practices of Washington and New York. Dr. Choate has developed specific policies that can provide those better alternatives for the next Congress in January. With input from folks in our district, we can start developing a responsible plan to repeal the bad legislation that was rushed into law last week with a real financial reform plan that will benefit the entire country, not just Wall Street and foreign investors.”
Dr. Choate holds a doctorate in Economics from the University of Oklahoma, and is a former economics professor at George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. He has authored over 200 publications on diverse public policy issues such as U.S. competitiveness in world trade, politics, and education. Dr. Choate was director of the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration Office of Economic Research under President Gerald Ford, and was the Reform Party’s Vice Presidential Candidate in the 1996 Presidential election.
UPDATE: The location has now been confirmed! Oglethorpe Inn & Suites, 7110 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31406. http://www.oglethorpeinn.com
Posted on 10/06 at 03:47 PM
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