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PAGE 4 - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
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Chamber Says Thank You
A Bully Is As A Bully Does
Editor, The Georgia Post:
You are owed a hearty
Thank You from the cham
ber staff and board.
There are many who
worked behind the scenes
to produce the wonderful
event that is now part of
the Chamber of Commerce
history, our Business Expo,
Annual Meeting and Awards
Banquet. First, to our board
members who prepared,
planned and executed
those plans to provide
members with a night that
was comfortable as well
as esthetically appealing.
They wish not to be noticed
many times but the board
members who are working
hard for you as members
represent you well, assur
ing top-notch events as this
was. The Georgia Post pro
vided the necessary contact
information in the Calendar
section of the paper, though
it is new and should be there
it could be also advertising
that is charged for and never
has been.
Camp Grace director
Dave Pridemore extended
the use of his facility which
was large enough to ac
commodate our meeting
as well as staff to assist in
many ways as it was being
set up and after during the
clean-up, Ms. Kellar and
Casey Robinson. By provid
ing all three elements Camp
Grace gave us a spacious
venue to accommodate all
who wished to come. The
volunteers who came for
ward providing the lovely
decorations for the tables,
each representing a part of
county history worked two
fold, beautiful to look at and
interesting reading material
on the cards. This allowed
the wonderful space to be
like that of elegant dining.
Sound and lighting, the
first by Board of Education
member Brad Cody and
the other by Randy Pate,
allowed for all to be heard
and, of course, for all to be
safely guided from parking
to the door.
Our students, represented
by FFA, one student repre
sented the 4-H programs,
assisted during the Business
Expo, distribution of the
name tags while all the time
keeping smiles upon each
face. This group of youth
brought vigor and style as
they refreshed the tea or
water during the dinner,
all the while not expecting
anything in return. The were
led by Daryl Baxley.
Charles Cook as presi
dent, recognized those in
the audience as did Charles
Westberry 2012 chairman
of the Development Author
ity, as both delivered fine
presentations of the accom
plishments of each entity
working to bring Crawford
County to the forefront of
the state economically and
for the betterment of the
county.
To those hard working
people known as the Dickey
Farm Guys.. .thank you for
setting up and tearing down
and all the work provided to
produce this event.
To all Thank you,
The Chamber of Com
merce Board and Director
I started this column a
while back and intended
to write it about teach
ers. Why? Because I really
started thinking about my
teachers in school and how
much they shaped me into
the person I am today and
how I never really thanked
them for all the hard work
they put into their job as I
was growing up.
Well, I still want to put
it out there that I feel a
teacher’s job is very much
a thankless one and I would
like to say thank you to all
those who were a part of my
education, but I also want to
highlight some other people
in the working world who
seem to hardly ever get a
thank you for all that they do
in their community.
Let me start with one who
I grew up with. My dad
worked in the water treat
ment industry for as long as
We do not like bullies and
well should not. Look up the
word ’’Bully” in the diction
ary. Depending on which one
you are using it will usually
indicate that a bully is a person
who uses strength or power to
harm or intimidate those who
are weaker. As a verb is means
to use superior strength or in
fluence to intimate (someone),
typically to force them to do
what one wants.
Nowadays if you say
anything negative about the
President or question motives
you are either labeled a racist
by some or are said to have no
respect for the office. Well, I
can tell you right now I have
respect for the office and I am
no racist, however, it is my
right to question and not like
what the President and govern
ment are doing. Keeping quiet
makes you as bad as they are
and will lead down the path to
socialism faster than you can
say it.
Besides, what about when
the man ~ not a king or a sav
iour ~ has no respect for the
office he represents. I am an
I can remember. He is also a
retired military man. While
I know that on a regular
basis we tell our military
thank you for all they have
done, how many times have
you called your local water
treatment plant and told the
employees there thank you
for your clean water and for
dealing with all your waste
you flush down your toilets
and sinks every day? I know
that excludes all those who
acquire their water from
wells, as most of us out here
in the country do.
Next on my list are city
and county workers. We all
like to complain when the
grass along the side of the
road has not been cut or
when our car hits an unfilled
pot hole in the street, but
how many times have we
stopped alongside a city or
county worker who is work
ing hard to keep our commu
nity clean just to say thank
you for all their hard work.
As the wife of a county
worker (admittedly he works
for Peach County) I know
that these men work hard to
American and have American
pride and not liking a bully in
the highest office of our land
does not make me any less of
an American.
Yes, President Obama is a
bully. He tries to intimidate
to get his way and when that
does not work, he passes Ex
ecutive Orders, which in real
ity are not worth the paper on
which he signs if anyone had
the guts to challenge in court.
I do understand the necessity
to be able to write an execu
tive order, but not one or more
almost every day!
In reality, there is no con
stitutional provision or statute
that explicitly permits execu
tive orders as people seem to
think. There is a very vague
grant of’’executive power
given in Article A, Section, 1,
Clause 1 of the Constitution.
It is furthered by the declara
tion ’’take care that the Law be
faithfully executed in Article
II, Section 3, Clause 5. Most
executive orders use these
Constitutional reasons as the
authorization allowing them to
be issued to be justified as part
keep the roads looking great.
On that note, how about
your trash pickup drivers and
landfill workers. Without
them our trash cans would be
overflowing and our waste
would have nowhere to go
but out onto the streets. They
have taken away the need
to load your truck down
with trash and haul it to
some lonely dumpster in the
country. They deal with our
stinking leftover food, dirty
diapers, and anything else
we call trash, so we don’t
have to get our hands dirty.
I’m going to lump the next
ones into one whole catego
ry, food service people. That
means everyone who serves
you food so you don’t have
to cook or clean up after
your meal. Fast food, buffet
style, or sit down establish
ments. How many times
have we complained about
the length of time we have
had to wait for our food?
Now compare to how many
times you have sincerely said
thank you to those who do
all the work for your break
fast, lunch or supper when
of the President’s sworn du
ties. Executive Orders can and
have been overturned by Con
gress passing legislation which
is in conflict with the order.
The loss of the legislative veto
which was ruled unconstitu
tional in 1983, causes Con
gress to look for other methods
to override executive orders
including refusing to approve
funding necessary to carry out
certain policy measures within
the order to legimize policy
mechanism. Congressional
override of an executive order
is almost an impossible event
due to the supermajority vote
required. In addition, such a
vote leaves the individual law
makers vulnerable to political
criticism which many can not
handle.
It has been substantiated that
the liberal main stream media
is getting paid or bribed to
not print somethings and it is
very evident when they report
minor incidents as being more
important than those which are
important like the truth about
various issues or incidents
which have happened.
Since when do we not hold
the President of the United
States accountable for what he
does? Past presidents have had
their feet held to the fire and
been taken to task for much
less.
It is the blatant disregard for
our Constitution which I find
unacceptable. Many people
are already seeing the results
of Obamacare and the IRS has
even said it will cost $20,000
for a household of five. And
why the IRS was chosen to
oversee this is just an insult to
my intelligence. Anyone hav
ing to deal with the IRS knows
how inefficient they are and
you don’t feel like cooking.
Last on my list (and this
is just because I am run
ning out of space and can’t
fit every single person in
thankless jobs that I would
like to thank) is a job I
never even thought of as a
thankless job until I started
my employment in it, the
newspaper business. Yes, we
here get published recogni
tion for every story we write
and sometimes something
you write is so powerful
that it will illicit a small
and heartfelt response from
those affected by it, but in
my short experience here at
the newspaper, it seems that
the only time you really stir
up a response is when you
get something wrong or if
you are one of those media
people who likes to stir up as
much drama as possible.
I am not a drama stirrer
and although I do feel my
job is one of the thankless
ones, I am not asking for an
outpouring of recognition.
This column was only to
make a point that there are
many people in our lives
Let’s face it - it’s not always thankless. I’ve gotten a
uotable Quote
lot of really great recognition and I’ve worked with
amazing people. — Kyra Sedgwick
For All Those In Thankless Jobs
Pay at a Time
Victoria ’’Vicky” Simmons
vsimmonsS4@gmail.com
row long it takes them to get
even a simple issue resolved.
I also do not understand
why some people feel the
need to come to Obama’s aid
when they just perceive he is
attacked. Case in point is over
the National Prayer Break
fast. Dr. Benjamin Carson’s
remarks where, in my opinion,
right on the money. Never
once did he actually lamblast
the president personally, but
someone, has said Dr. Carson
needed to apologize to the
President. Apologize for tell
ing the truth! True to his call
ing, afterward when criticized,
Dr. Carson said he served
God, not man. He did lamblast
Washington for the national
debt and called for a national
flat tax, which I happen to
agree with wholeheartedly.
While some have indicated
they would like to see him in
politics, Dr. Carson says he
will use this new exposure to
urge common sense, biparti
sanship and a reversal of the
moral decay he says is eating
away at our country.
I have been told all my life
that the bit dog always hollers
first, meaning that if you feel
guilty you are going to buck
up when someone points it
out. Our President does that
quite a bit. That, to me is being
a bully.
Hope you have a blessed
week.
From Moo To You
Abigail ”Abby” Adams
abbyadams@pstel.net
whom we take for granted
every day. So next time you
turn on your faucet or flush a
toilet, think about that water
treatment plant worker who
is making sure that your
water is safe, next time your
trash bag is full think about
that trash truck driver who
will go home smelling like
your stinky trash and when
you pick up your local small
town newspaper please think
about the people who take
time away from their fami
lies and children to attend
government meetings so you
can stay informed on what
is happening in your com
munity.
Thank you all for reading
and for all those out there
in thankless jobs, THANK
YOU for all that you do for
your community!
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