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
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Barrow’s Failure to Vote Costs American Drivers Last Chance at Summer Gas Price Relief
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Congressman John Barrow (D-GA12) today single-handedly blocked America's last chance for gas price relief this summer, by his decisive failure to vote on keeping the House in session until a relief bill was passed. The motion to adjourn until after Labor Day passed by a single vote, 213-212, while Barrow's vote could have kept the House in session until some measure passed to lower prices at the pump.
See: House Roll Call Vote 537
"This is incredible," says John Stone, Barrow's Republican challenger. "John Barrow has spent four years driving up the price of gas by voting to block drilling in Alaska, block drilling offshore, and block construction of new refineries, but this takes the cake. He didn't have to vote for any Republican measure, but simply to just keep the debate going until some bipartisan solution could be reached. He instead lets Nancy Pelosi shut down the House in the middle of the fight, and for this do-nothing Congress to take a six-week vacation while their fellow Americans swelter under stifling gas prices. The fact that he did this by failing to vote at all is the ultimate insult to the people of our district."
Stone says he would have voted to keep the House in session the entire month of August if necessary to reach consensus on gas price relief. The former newsman supports an immediate gas tax moratorium to lower prices by as much as fifty cents a gallon. Stone also supports a ten-year plan for American energy independence that includes drilling in Alaska and offshore, new refineries and nuclear reactors, higher gas mileage and alternate fuel vehicles, alternate energy research and expansion, and improved highways and mass transit.
Posted on 07/30 at 11:32 AM
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Stone Agrees to Five Televised Debates
(Savannah, GA) - Republican John Stone has agreed to a minimum of five televised debates against incumbent Democrat John Barrow in the hotly contested race for Georgia's 12th Congressional District.
John Stone for Congress today agreed to accept invitations from all four media outlets that participated in the primary election debates, including the Atlanta Press Club/Georgia Public Television series, the Augusta Comcast Connect Live Candidates Forum, the Savannah Morning News Candidate Forum, and the Statesboro Herald Candidate Forum. Dates and times for the debates have yet to be determined.
Joining the four primary election venues is a new forum tentatively set for Milledgeville on September 3 by the Georgia College and State University American Democracy Project.
"The more information the voters have on the sharp differences between me and Mr. Barrow the better," says Stone. "Mr. Barrow is very skilled at obscuring those issues, but open debates will peel back that veil of deception."
Stone says he will accept additional debate and forum requests as scheduling allows before the November 4 General Election.
Contact: Matt DeLoach, (912) 687-6567
Posted on 07/29 at 03:56 PM
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Barrow Caught Using Federal Funds for Newsletter Supporting Campaign
Taxpayer Dollars Pay to Deceive Public on Barrow's Votes to Raise Gas Prices
(Washington, DC) - Congressman John Barrow (D-GA12) is using taxpayer dollars to fund deceptive ads supporting his reelection campaign, sending tens of thousands of full-color four-page flyers across Georgia's 12th Congressional District, with 100% of the cost involuntarily garnished from the same economically-strapped working families hurt the worst by Barrow's votes to raise gas prices.
The newsletters, which began hitting mailboxes late last week, were paid for at taxpayer expense, in spite of the fact Barrow is in the heat of a political fight-for-his-life against Republican John Stone, and reportedly has over a million dollars of private campaign money in the bank.
"This shows in clear terms exactly why John Barrow deserves to be thrown out of office in November," says Stone. "To use tax dollars to fund his campaign while his bank accounts are bloated with special interest payoffs is reason enough. But to use the mailers to falsely claim to be fighting the same high gas prices he is personally responsible for creating is criminal."
In his four years in office, Barrow has repeatedly voted to block drilling in Alaska and offshore, block building of new refineries, and block research and development of alternate fuels, compiling a voting record as one of the most anti-consumer members of the House in driving up the price of gas and diesel.
"Gas was less than two dollars a gallon when John Barrow took office," Stone says. "His votes against American energy independence are directly responsible for more than a 100% increase in gas and diesel prices at the pump. We must have new representation that will stand up for working Americans instead of Washington special interests - and stop using federal tax dollars to pay campaign expenses."
Posted on 07/28 at 04:03 PM
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