Republican Party backs off plans for Sunday rally to protest Stacey Abrams
News September 17, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Sunday rally planned by the Forsyth County Republican Party to voice opposition to Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has been scrubbed.
The Party planned to meet Sunday morning at GOP Headquarters to discuss plans for protestors to line the streets of Cumming carrying signs expressing opposition to Abrams candidacy and her visit to Forsyth County, the most conservative county in Georgia.
An email distributed by the Party Saturday evening stated:
“Forsyth County is a proud and diverse county with conservative values. After much deliberation and consultation, we have decided to redirect our efforts for the Rally planned for Sunday, September 18. We will always strive to make choices that honor and protect Forsyth County. In the interest of all involved, we will err on the side of caution and withdraw our planned rally.
We now turn our efforts to welcoming Governor Brian Kemp to Forsyth County on Monday, September 19th at the Reid Barn from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. We welcome all conservatives to come out and support Kemp for re-election. Donations are accepted but not necessary to attend.”
By Saturday morning, the Party had scrubbed its website and Facebook Page of any posts that indicate a protest had been planned.
What caused the Party to bow to pressure from outside forces is not known at this time. However, Fetch Your News will update this article as more information becomes available.
It was unclear if the Forsyth County Tea Party still plans its protest.
A Tea Party email received earlier in the week called on “Conservatives and Patriots to unite to Stand for Freedom and Forsyth.”
Left-wing media, Dems label State Senate candidate “insurrectionist”
News March 30, 2022
NOTE: In the coming days, Fetch Your News will present information on the candidates who have qualified for the May 24 General Primary Election to help voters make informed votes
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Businessman Shawn Still is an insurrectionist running for State Senate in a newly created District 48.
“There is one word to identify who I am as a person: Insurrectionist,” Still said Monday while speaking to a Forsyth County Tea Party audience. “I’ve been called that by CNN, the New York Times, wall Street Journal, every local media source and people who are the worst kind of RINO. But I’ve also been called that by people at my church and every Democrat there is.”
Still said he earned that label by following the Constitution and an administrative process. “I was one of the presidential electors who went to the Capitol five weeks after the election to deal with the process that was taking place. Fifteen Republican electors cast their ballots saying Donald Trump had won and 15 Democrats cast theirs saying Biden won. The reason is because we had a contested election. If we had not met on that day in the open at the Capitol in full view of the media and if we had not filled out the ballots the way we did, and the election had been overturned then we could not have certified it with Trump being the winner.”
Still said his name appeared on front page of the New York Times announcing that he had been subpoenaed by Congress. “That is the level of corruption. It went from the White House to the New York Times. Five days later, they decided to send it to me.”
Still owns one of the largest businesses in the southeastern United States and has worked behind the scenes in the state capitol for a decade.
He served as Finance Chairman for the Georgia Republican Party.
“I got us out of insolvency, restructured our debt, and got us into a position where we could do things for the entire state for the first time in 10 years,” he said.
He said if he is elected, he will fight like hell for the district, for Forsyth, Gwinnett and Fulton and that he will vote against any bill involving critical race theory, diversity, equity and inclusion and any other divisive ideologies.
We need more fighters in the state legislators, people who aren’t afraid to tick people off, people who will stand up to the Governor and Speaker.
Forsyth County Tea Party introduces more 2022 candidates
News March 29, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Tea Party continued its rollout of Republican candidates in the 2022 election Monday at Cumming VFW.
Featured speakers included Forsyth County Assistant District Attorney James Dunn who is running for State Court Judge, D.A. Lannom running for State House District 28, School Board Candidate Dennis Scheidt and District 48 State Senate candidate Shawn Still.
Each candidate was given time to present the reasons they believe they should be elected before answering random questions from the audience.
Forsyth County Tea Party Chairman Bobby Donnelly moderated the monthly event and reminded everyone about of the April 30 Constitutional Carry and Second Amendment event at Freedom Mill Gun Range and Brew and Shine on Spot Road in Cumming.
State Rep. Sheri Gilligan said the controversial Mental Health Bill (HB 1013) underwent some important changes before moving to a senate panel hearing. Gilligan, a strong opponent of the bill, said, “They took out a lot of the stuff we were yelling about.”
NOTE: The bill unanimously passed that senate panel Tuesday and will go to the full senate later this week. Gone are many of the things that conservatives like Gilligan objected to like the World Health Organization and its definition of mental health conditions and red flag laws that would give judges power to declare people a threat and to take away their firearms.
Forsyth County Tea Party and Young Republicans shootout set April 30
News March 26, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County Tea Party and Forsyth County Young Republicans have a special event planned for those who support Constitutional Carry and the Second Amendment on April 30 at Freedom Mill Gun Range and Brew and Shine on Spot Road in Cumming.
The day will begin with a shootout on the range at 11a.m. and will continue until 2 p.m. You can shoot just for fun or test your skills and maybe take home bragging rights or a prize AR-15. There will be a short warmup of 17 rounds. Next the real competition begins. You have 7 shots to fire on a deck of cards target. The best 5 card poker hand wins. Then you have 10 rounds to fire on a bullseye target. Best score wins. Everyone that participates will get 1 free ticket for our AR-15 Raffle. There will be men’s and women’s winners. The men’s and women’s winner from each competition will receive 20 tickets in the AR-15 raffle.
Following the shootout, there will be a candidate meet and greet starting at 2 p.m. where you can meet and have lunch with Republican candidates including 6th District US Congressional candidate Dr. Rich McCormick, State House District 24 incumbent Sheri Gilligan and District 24 challenger Carter Barrett and State House District 28 candidate Blake McClellan. You are welcome to attend one event or both.
Tickets for the event range in price from $10 to $50. If you can’t attend, but want to support the effort to continue to support the 2nd Amendment, donations are welcome.
You can Purchase tickets at Eventbrite at the Link Below.
Tea Party will continue to present candidates in the 2022 election Monday
News March 25, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga.—The political season is well underway and the Forsyth County Tea Party will continue its effort to keep voters informed about the candidates in the 2022 election when it meets at the VFW, 1045 Dahlonega Highway in Cumming. The meet and greet will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.
Featured speakers include Labor Commissioner candidate and former State Representative Mike Coan, State Senate candidate Shawn Still, State House Dist. 28 candidate DA Lannom, Forsyth County School Board candidate Dennis Scheidt and Forsyth County State Judge candidate James Dunn.
The Tea Party led by Chairman Bobby Donnelly has been one of the most active Forsyth County organizations in presenting candidates and their political platforms in preparation for the May 24 election.
Candidates who have appeared at the past Tea Party events, include 6th District Congressional Candidate Mallory Staples, State House District 28 candidate Tim Short, Forsyth County School Board candidate Mike Valdes, Forsyth County State Court Judge candidate Rupal Vaishnav, U.S. Senate candidate Kelvin King and U.S. Congressional candidate Jake Evans.
As always, there will be a drawing where you can win a G3 9MM hand gun. There is always a large crowd at these Tea Party events. So if you are planning to attend, arrive early.
Large crowd attends No Left Turn in Education event at Sharon Forks Library
News February 12, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – More than 150 Forsyth County conservatives gathered at Sharon Forks Library Thursday evening for a K12 education town hall meeting sponsored by No Left Turn in Education — Georgia, the Forsyth County Tea Party and Forsyth County Republican Party.
Featured guests included State Senator Greg Dolezal, State Representatives. Sheri Gilligan and Todd Jones who talked about what is happening during the current session of the Georgia General Assembly. Mike Valdes, who has announced his campaign for the Board of Education, served as moderator.
Jones talked about how suicides had increased by 200 percent in the counties he serves since the pandemic. He also talked about the Mental Health Omnibus Bill he sponsored along with Democrat Mary Margaret Oliver. The purpose, he said, is to move Georgia from 49th in the nation in treating mental illness to near the top.
The bill has such bipartisan support that some legislators believe it could pass unanimously. Jones spoke of an incident in which his son, who suffers from mental illness, was nearly killed by a police officer while brandishing a firearm. The officer was able to talk him down and he was transported to an emergency receiving facility. Advocates who represent 15 agencies that deal with mental health issues say the bill will save lives.
Gilligan talked about the difficulty in getting school choice passed, “In 2018, we had a school choice bill that went down in flames,” she said. “We had over 120 Republicans and we had only 60 votes (for school choice) and two of those were Democrats. We ran on it. We campaigned on it and when the rubber hit the road, we ran away. I don’t know why people decide not to stand for the principles on which they run.”
She also talked about two bills she strongly supports (HB 1158 and HB 1178) both entitled the Parents Bill of Rights. 1158 would require schools to establish transparency regulations and a procedure to allow parents to access their child’s health and school records. It would also ensure parents’ right to know what their children are being taught in school; a right to examine curriculum and any supplemental instruction materials; a right to withdraw their child from sex education courses. It would require schools to obtain a parents consent in writing to a biometric scan of their child and before any record retention of blood or DNA. “It has the language that puts parents in control.”
“The only way we’re going to get a hearing on 1158 is for you to write Rep. Matt Dubnik ([email protected]) who chairs that committee and ask him to please give the bill a hearing.”
On critical race theory (CRT) Dolezal said, “There is something different happening. I’ve seen videos of the Board (of Education) meetings and there is an awakening happening. Somebody woke up the mama bear around this critical race theory. The battle, in my opinion, for the future of this country over the next 10 years is at the local Boards of Education level. At Boards of Education all across this nation, some a body woke up mama bear and she is not going to go back to sleep.”
A question addressed to the legislators was “Why is this issue of obscenity in schools a legislative matter rather than a law enforcement matter?”
Gilligan explained that public school libraries for years have been granted an exemption from obscenity laws. “The better question is why did we make an exception. The answer is I don’t know but that is an exemption we are trying to get rid of.”
Bob Rorke nearly brought the crowd to its feet in wild applause when he suggested, “How about if we write some laws in Georgia where we can have superintendents elected by the people along with the boards.
Gilligan said there is a House Resolution being considered that would give local school districts the option of electing their superintendents.
Gary Black hopes to return Republicans to the majority in U.S. Senate
News November 30, 2021
Gary Black
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Three-term Georgia State Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black addressed a large crowd of conservatives Monday evening at the Forsyth County Tea Party meeting at the VFW facility.
Black, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, said, “Folks were in a dilemma. I’m going to offer you a solution. I’m asking you to hire me to serve Georgia.”
He spent 40 years in the farm business as a cattleman, 21 years as president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council and three terms as the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture.
Under his leadership, Georgia Department of Agriculture divisions for information technology, animal health, homeland security, and food safety have garnered national acclaim.
A second part of the solution called for replacing Georgia’s Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock. “We must replace Raphael Warnock,” he said to loud applause.
He spoke about President Joe Biden’s agenda to “fundamentally change America.”
“We’ve got global laughter, inflation running up the wazoo, embarrassment at every level and a 5 trillion dollar spending package,” he said. This dilemma is weighing on all of us.” He said America is on the edge of “adding stars to our flag, justices to the supreme court and ending the filibuster.”
He said Georgians had their own agenda but can’t get it passed until Republicans can retake the U.S. Senate.
“We’d love to see the border sealed,” he said. “I want our country protected. I want a fearless approach to national defense. I want a culture of life in America. Life begins at conception for me period.”
He also talked about his experience working within the federal government and how President Donald Trump appointed him to serve on his agriculture commission advisory panel.
“During Hurricane Michael, I worked with President Trump and Congress to bring historic relief to our producers. It took 13 months to get the money into Georgia’s hands but through the program we crafted we were able to get $171 million to help relieve Georgia’s farmers.
“We must retake our country. We must stand on our values. We can get back to having a Georgia Senator who stands for our values. It starts right here in Forsyth County tonight.”
Gary Black will be featured speaker at Monday’s Tea Party meeting
News November 28, 2021
FORTYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Gary Black is the face of the agriculture industry in Georgia.
He spent 40 years in the farm business as a cattleman, 21 years as president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council and three terms as the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture. But he wants to do more for Georgians. That is why he is running for U.S. Senate in 2022.
He will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Forsyth County Tea Party on Monday, Nov. 29 at the VFW Hall in Cumming, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Black endorsed then candidate Donald Trump in 2016 and was appointed by President Trump to serve on his agriculture policy supervisory council.
Under his leadership, Georgia Department of Agriculture divisions for information technology, animal health, homeland security, and food safety have garnered national acclaim.
Dr. Rich McCormick draws large crowd to Tea Party meeting
News October 27, 2021
Monday’s Forsyth County Tea Party event attracted a large to hear Congressional candidate Dr. Rich McCormick speak.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A standing-room-only crowd was on hand at the VFW in Cumming Monday to welcome former State Senator Dr. Rich McCormick, a Republican candidate for United States Congress, as the guest speaker at the Forsyth Tea Party monthly meeting.
Tea Party President Bobby Donnelly welcomed guests and members, reminding them to vote “No” on the education special purpose local option sales tax (ESPLOST) that is on the ballot for a Nov. 2 vote.
“Right now what we are recommending is for you to vote against that,” Donnelly said. “We feel like the Board of Education has raised property taxes through assessments and their spending is out of control. We also feel like they aren’t being responsive enough on DEI and CRT.” He also said defeating the ESPLOST referendum would bring them to the table and “make them listen to us.”
McCormick wasted no time in criticizing the Biden Administration for its spending overreach. “There is nothing more jeopardizing to our future than the way we are spending,” he said. “I was appalled by their infrastructure bill that has trillions of dollars on the table. They’re not really investing in things we know as important to the infrastructure of the Unites States. It’s going to special interest projects like Planned Parenthood.”
He pointed to countries like Greece and Venezuela who, he argued, overspent and went bankrupt. “Most countries go bankrupt at about 113 percent spending over GDP,” he said. “We are right now at 130 percent over GDP. If that is not alarming to you, I don’t know what is.”
He also went after the Biden administration for turning its back on America’s allies.
“We have strategic alliances with countries like India and Israel who are totally surrounded by bad guys, people who hate us and hate them. And yet we have a president who doesn’t understand how to reinforce those relationships. Instead, he wants to gut them and have closer ties to China, a country that wants to destroy us.”
McCormick is an emergency room physician and decorated Marine helicopter pilot who served in Africa, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan.
He said he was “outraged” by the way America left Afghanistan, saying, “It was worse than Viet Nam.”
“We left $87 billion worth of brand new equipment. We lost our advantage in nighttime operations. Now they have armored vehicles and helicopters. It was embarrassing.”
He said he had friends who were in the room when President Trump laid out his plan for withdrawal which called for bringing every piece of equipment home. “He said, ‘if there is a cooler with an American flag on it, bring it home.’”
He also said there are no more important elections than those for school boards. “We need to take back the school boards,” he said. “If you think Forsyth is so conservative, take a look at your school board. See what is happening. When someone in the audience spoke out and said “Our children are being indoctrinated,” McCormick agreed and added, “They are making many future democrats and that is by design.”
The next meeting of the Forsyth Tea Party is Nov. 29 at the VFW hall at 7 p.m.
Robbins talk on Critical Race Theory fires up Monday Tea Party meeting
News July 27, 2021
Jane Robbins
CUMMING, Ga. – A large crowd filled the VFW Hall last night (July 26) to hear Jane Robbins talk about Critical Race Theory (CRT), which has become a very hot topic nationally and in Forsyth County in particular these last few months where school officials claim that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) not CRT is not being taught in schools.
Robbins, an attorney and senior fellow with the American Principles Project in Washington, D.C., is a graduate of Clemson University and Harvard Law School who has crafted legislation designed to restore the Constitutional autonomy of states and parents in education and protect religious freedom in America.
Her 60-minute talk which centered on the dangers of CRT was so electric that it actually knocked out the power in the building momentarily. Or perhaps it was the brief thunderstorm rumbling through Cumming. At any rate, the topic was a timely one since the Forsyth County School System has come under fire from those who believe the schools Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategic plan is really Critical Race Theory in disguise.
In addition to a slide presentation, Robbins provided a handout entitled “Vocabulary for Understanding the 21st century Woke Schools” which describes CRT as racial scapegoating that includes concepts like: black and brown races are inherently superior to the white race; every white individual is inherently racist and oppressive; a white individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his race and that white people should not attempt to treat others the same without respect to race.
Robbins’ said the woke vocabulary defines anti-racist as someone who constantly agitates for race-based social justice. Anti-racist, she points out, is to be distinguished from non-racist because merely not being racist is considered inadequate.
She also compared the terms “equity” and “equality” by explaining that in today’s woke lexicon, equality means treating students the same is racist because students who are considered historically oppressed should be treated better than other students.
Other tenets of CRT, she said, include: the belief that work ethic is a racist concept; linear thinking is a racist concept; family cohesion is a racist concept; politeness is racist concept. “When you are telling kids to be polite in school that is a white supremacist concept,” she said. “Jogging is racist. Table manners are racist.”
She also criticized the 1619 project, a work produced by the New York Times which won the Pulitzer Prize. The discredited project claimed the war with Great Britain was fought due to the colonists’ fear that Great Britain would force an end to slavery.
Robbins was frequently interrupted by loud applause and questions from Tea Party members who are concerned about CRT and DEI infecting Forsyth County schools.
Jane Robbins will be guest speaker at Monday’s Forsyth County Tea Party meeting
Press Release July 23, 2021PRESS RELEASE
Jane Robbins
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Jane Robbins, an attorney and senior fellow with the American Principles Project who has testified before Congress and 12 state legislatures, will be the featured speaker at the Forsyth County Tea Party meeting Monday, July 26 at VFW,1045 Dahlonega Hwy. A meet and greet starts at 6:30 pm and our meeting starts at 7 pm.
Robbins, a graduate of Clemson University and the Harvard Law School, has worked on issues related to education, parental rights, and religious freedom. Since retiring from APP she has focused on issues related to the sexualization of children in schools, healthcare, and the culture at large. Her articles on these topics have been published in numerous national media outlets. She also serves on the board of a new organization called American Achievement Testing, which is developing a traditional U.S. history curriculum to be offered to high schools as an alternative to current leftist models.
We will be continuing our series on Critical Race Theory and DEI and the recent events at the Forsyth County School Board Meeting that gained significant community interest and news coverage
Nationally recognized education expert Robbins will be featured speaker at Tea Party meeting
Featured Stories July 14, 2021
Jane Robbins
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Jane Robbins, an attorney and senior fellow with the American Principles Project who has testified before Congress and 12 state legislatures, will be the featured speaker at the Forsyth County Tea Party meeting Monday, July 26 at VFW, 1045 Dahlonega Hwy.
A graduate of Clemson University, Robbins has worked on issues related to education, parental rights, and religious freedom. Since retiring from APP she has focused on issues related to the sexualization of children in schools, healthcare, and the culture at large. Her articles on these topics have been published in numerous national media outlets. She also serves on the board of a new organization called American Achievement Testing, which is developing a traditional U.S. history curriculum to be offered to high schools as an alternative to current leftist models.
The meeting will also focus on the Tea Party’s continuing series on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., preceded by a meet and greet at 6:30 p.m.