The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 3, 2024 9
You Cannot Make These Things UP!
Joseph H. Silver, Sr., President Silver & Associates
He overwhelmingly won in the
primaries resulting in each one
of his Republican challengers
dropping out of the race be
cause they realized the grip he
has on the Republican Party.
However, according to pub
lic information sources, fewer
than one-third of his former
presidential employees have
endorsed him. Said another
way, more than two-thirds of
his former presidential employ
ees have chosen not to endorse
him. Those not endorsing him,
including some of his former
cabinet members, have public
ly declared that they cannot en
dorse him, nor can they support
him. They are as follows:
Mike Pence, his Vice
President; James Mattis, his
Secretary of Defense; John
Kelly, his Chief of Staff; Mark
Milley, his Joint Chief of Staff;
John Bolton, his National Secu
rity Advisor; Cassidy Hutchin
son, his Assistant to the Chief
of Staff; Stephanie Grisham,
his wife’s Chief of Staff; Sar
ah Matthews, his Deputy Press
Secretary; Anthony Scaramuc-
ci, his White House Director of
Communications; Alyssa Farah
Griffin, his Director of Strate
gic Communication and Assis
tant to the President; Bill Barr,
his Attorney General; Nikki
Haley, his Ambassador to the
United Nations; and Mike
Pompeo and Rex Tillerson his
Secretaries of State.
When you look at
the list above, remember that
“Donald Trump’’ said that he
only hired the best people. Yet,
many of these “best people” re
signed from his administration
and are now refusing to endorse
him. They point to his inept
ness, his self-centeredness, his
character flaws, and his abuse
of power. These are people who
worked for him, and they are
telling America and the world
that he is not fit for the Office
of the President. Maybe the
American public should listen
to these former “insiders” who
saw him up close and personal.
They have publicly said that
he did not read briefings, that
he did not respect the generals,
that he was only for himself,
that he used the office of the
President for personal gains,
that he was enamored with dic
tators, that he was a habitual
liar, that he abused power, and
that he is a threat to democra
cy. If these folk told us who
“Donald Trump” really is, why
is it that he still is the choice of
the Republican party? The Re
publican Party of Regan is now
the party of “Donald Trump.”
“You cannot make these things
up.”
As “Donald Trump”
has campaigned he has been
short on policies and long on
insults which motivates his
base. Even those he has in
sulted have announced their
support of him, the most recent
of whom is Senate Minority
Leader “Mitch McConnell.”
On the campaign trail, “Don
ald Trump” has hurled the fol
lowing insults and racist state
ments:
• Any Jew who votes for the
Democrats hates their religion.
• General Mark Miley should
be put to death. (Miley was his
former head of the Joint Chief
of Staff)
• Immigrants are animals.
• Immigrants are criminals.
• Black people identify with
him because they dislike the
justice department, and they
like him because of his indict
ments that makes him relatable
to Black people.
• Some migrants are not peo
ple.
• We will not have another
election in this country if he is
not elected in 2024.
• “They” are coming in from
Africa.
• There will be a blood bath in
the country if he is not elected.
• He will become a dictator
on the first day in office if he
wins.
• The people who took part
in the insurrections are patriots
and heroes.
• He would stop support of
Ukraine.
• The US has no respect on
the world stage.
• He will lock up his political
opponents.
• We have a bad economy and
a weak military.
Even with these in
sults and racist statements,
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“Donald Trump” has a lock
on the Republican party. What
does this say about those who
support him? Obviously, they
know that hate speech is not
bringing the country togeth
er. Yet, they still support him.
“You cannot make these things
up.” There has to be a larger
agenda in this “Mega” move
ment. It is a move to suppress
the vote to maintain power. It is
a move to turn back the time on
diversity, equity, and inclusion.
It is a move to push white su
premacy. It is a move to create
laws to prohibit minorities from
obtaining any economic gains.
There are those who are in our
community who tell us how
they want the city and county
to prosper, yet they provide
support to “Donald Trump.”
Maybe it is time to reevaluate
those people and accept them
for who they are. They are sup
porting a racist, a businessman
who exploits those who he
does business with, a liar, and
a man who openly disrespects
women. “You cannot make
these things up.”
The only defense to
prohibit these blatant attempts
from doing more damage is to
get out the vote. Plan to elect
the candidate who has devel
oped an agenda to increase
jobs, repair the infrastructure
of the country, eliminate stu
dent loans, increase pay for the
military, protect social secu
rity, support Ukraine, support
Medicare, and continue to fight
inflation and reduce inflation.
Black men should not be lured
into the negative net set up by
“Donald Trump” by linking his
mug shot to the plight of Black
men. The plights are vastly
different and Black men must
see and know this - “Donald
Trump” has demonstrated that
he has no respect for Black
people. We must keep this in
mind when we go to the polls.
“You cannot make these things
up.” Do not fall for the hype.
Do not fall for the lies. Do not
fall for the misinformation. Do
not allow our democracy to fall
prey to a want-to-be dictator.
Vote as your life depends on it
because it does!
Atlanta Gas Light Reminds Communities to
‘Contact 811 Before You Dig’ During
Safe Digging Month
Warmer spring
weather provides the perfect
timing for outdoor projects. As
a part of National Safe Digging
Month, Atlanta Gas Light is
reminding everyone to contact
811 before they begin any dig
ging project. This includes jobs
such as mailbox/fence installa
tion, planting trees or putting
in a pool. It also applies to pro
fessional excavators when per
forming work such as paving,
tunneling, or blasting.
Contacting 811 is
free. There is no cost to have
your underground utility lines
marked. It’s also a law de
signed to help to protect both
our communities and to ensure
the underground utilities stay
safe and connected. Atlanta
Gas Light offers the following
safe digging guidelines:
Contact 811 Before
You Dig: Before starting an
outdoor digging project, con
tact 811 or visit georgia811.
com to request having under
ground utility lines marked at
least three days prior to dig
ging-
Allow the Required
Time for Marking: After con
tacting 811, allow time for the
underground utility lines to be
marked before digging. The
approximate location of the
lines will be marked with col
or-coded spray paint, flags or
stakes that correspond to the
utility. The natural gas mark
ings will be yellow.
Respect the Marks:
Only use hand digging tools in
areas near the utility line mark
ings.
Excavate Carefully:
Make sure the marks remain
visible during the project. If
the markings are no longer vis
ible, contact 811 to have lines
remarked. If a natural gas line
is damaged accidentally or
the distinctive rotten-egg odor
associated with natural gas is
present, call 911 or the Atlanta
Gas Light 24-hour emergency
phone line at 1-877-427-4321
from a safe location.
Atlanta Gas Light
maintains more than 34,000
miles of natural gas infrastruc
ture across Georgia. In addition
to those lines, there are under
ground communications, wa
ter and sewer lines, and other
utility lines. Knowing where
underground infrastructure is
before you dig helps prevent
injuries, property damage and
inconvenient service outages.
Atlanta Gas Light’s
Safe Digging Arcade is another
way for families to learn more
about the importance of safe
digging. Complete all eight
activities to become a Safe
Digging champion! The ar
cade uses science, engineering,
technology and math (STEM)
to educate children about how
their families can stay safe
and avoid damaging a utility
line when digging around their
homes.
For more information
about natural gas safety, visit
AtlantaGasLight .com/safety.
The Deadline Date Is April 22,2024
To Register To Vote In The May 21st
Primary Election
Check Your Voter Status: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
APPLICATIONS FOR THE ABSENTEE BALLOT ARE
NOW AVAILABLE!
In Person At The Voter Registration Office:
1117 Eisenhower Dr., Ste E, Savannah, GA31406;
Call in the request: 912-790-1520; or
Email voter@chathamcounty.org to request the application
ONLINE REQUESTS at
https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gOv/s/
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Voter Education, Candidate Platforms and the
Consequences of Voter Apathy & Voter
Disengagement at The Hungry Club Forum
Continued from Page 1
We want to encourage voters to
ask themselves and those they
are concerned about: Do You
Cherish Your Individual Free
doms, or Do You Want Them
Taken Away? It may be closer
than you think!
Diana Harvey John
son, Founder and Lead Consul
tant to the HCFS, relayed that
the HCFS Board of Directors
hopes that this will signal to
the community that it is time
to focus on the May 21st elec
tion as well as those coming
up through the General Elec
tion in November. Informed
and participatory citizenship
are a must at this crucial time.
Each of the candidates on ev
ery ballot should be given the
courtesy of a “listen to.” To this
end, the HCFS has invited all
candidates with opposition to
introduce themselves and their
platforms at the April 6th fo
rum.
Roy L. Jackson, 3rd
Vice President and Political
Action (PAC) Chairman of the
Savannah Branch, NAACP,
will be joining Johnson, as
co-moderator of the Open Fo
rum. Our goal is to provide the
people of the community an
opportunity to come together
to hear the candidates, share
their visions, ideas, and con
cepts, and generate dialogue
for the cause of community
progress. We will aim to pro
vide information, awareness,
and exchange among those liv
ing and working in the commu
nity. Come and join this very
important community issues
and information forum. Rev. C.
J. Holliman, Pastor, St. Philip
AME Church, will bring the
Invocation and Grace.
As an extra service,
The Savannah Tribune will
host a private space, on-site,
where information, Redeter
mination, and sign-up may
take place to comply with the
new requirements and guide
lines concerning Medicaid in
GA. If you know of people
who receive and/or are eligible
for Medicaid but have not re
signed or signed up under the
new requirements, encourage
them to come to the reserved
booth to do so. The deadline
for signing up is May 2024.
For more informa
tion, email: hungryclubfo-
ramsav@earthlink.net or call
Diana Harvey Johnson at 912-
667-5525.
Kim Gusby Inducted Into The Georgia
Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Continued from Page 1
2019 Outstanding
Georgia Citizen; 2017 Her-
schel V. Jenkins Hall of Fame
Honoree; Georgia Southern
University Black History Hall
of Fame 2015; and 2015 NA-
TAS Southeast Silver Circle
Inductee.
Last year, Savannah
Mayor Van Johnson declared
November 29 as “Kim Gusby
Day” in her honor.
In 2019, Gusby
founded the Village Scholar
ship Fund, providing financial
assistance and supplies to col
lege-bound high school seniors
with limited resources. She
also serves on the Board of Di
rectors for Brightside Child &
Family Advocacy/CASA Sa
vannah.
In addition to Gusby,
this year’s Hall of Fame in
ductees include WRBL’s Tere
sa Whitaker and WBHF-AM’s
Lee Burger. John Weatherbee,
of Georgia News Network, and
Lorenzo “Lo” Jelks, of WSB-
TV, were inducted posthu
mously.
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SAVANNAH AIRPORT COMMISSION
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed proposals will be received by the Savannah Airport Commission in the office of
the Savannah Airport Commission Engineering Department,400Airways Avenue. Third
Floor, Savannah, Georgia 31408 until 1:30 PM EST on Tuesday, May L4, 2024, at
which time and plaec all proposals received will be opened and read aloud virtually.
Proposals submitted after this date and time shall be considered non-res ponsive.
Bidders arc invited to submit proposals for:
TERMINAL CONCOURSE EXPANSION
SAC JOB ID: 30565
Bidders are invited to submit proposals for this work or the proposal forms provided.
Other proposal forms will rtol be accepted.
The complete examination and understanding of the construction plans, specifications,
contract documents and site of the proposed work is necessary to properly submit a
proposal. Construction plans, specifications and contract documents are available for
examination and may he obtained from the offices of the Savannah Airport Commission,
400 Airways Avenue, Savannah International Airport. Savannah, Georgia 31408, Rhone
{912} 964-0514, for a cost of $25.00 USD per digital copy, This cost is non-rcfundable.
Please make checks payable to Savannah Airport Commission. For crodit card payments,
use extension 3326 and reference the SAC JOB TD.
A pre-bid conference for bidders will be conducted in the Susannah Airport
Commission Conference KoOtU,Third Floor, Savannah International Airport, 4110
Airways Ave., Savannah, GA, 314(Mt on Tuesday,-April 9,2024,at 10:30 AM.
A Bid Bond in the form as bound in the contract documents or certified check in the
amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount bid must accompany each
bid.
Successful bidder will be required to execute and lo provide a Payment Bond and
Performance Bond each in an amount of one hundred percent (10046) of the total value
of the contract awarded lo him with a satisfactory surety or sureties for the full and faithful
performance of the work. If the total value of the contract is less Ilian $100)000.00, a
Payment Bond or Performance Bond may not be required.
This Project is a Federal Aid Project under the provisions of the Airport and Airways
Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, Certain mandatory Federal requirements are
included in the Contract Documents. Thu Bidder's attention is also invited lo the
General Provisions, Section 130 - REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS FOR
AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FOR OBLIGATED SPONSORS
pertaining to Federal requirements regarding labor provisions, minimum wage rates.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBF)
requirements.
The Savannah Airport Com mission, in accordance with Title V! of the Civil Riubts Act of
1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49. Code of Federal
Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Oflfiec of the Secretary, Part 21,
Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation
issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that, in any contract entered into
pursuant lo this advertisement. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded
equal opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be
discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for
an award.
!l is the policy of the Savannah Airport Commission that Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises (DBFs) as defined in 49 CFR Part 26 shall have an equal opportunity to
participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts financed in whole or in part
with Federal funds. Consequently, the DBF requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 apply to this
Contract.
The Contractor agrees to ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises that are
presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged as defined in 49 CFR Part 26
have an equal opportunity to participate in the performance of this contract In this regard
all Contractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps lo ensure that such
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises have an equal opportunity lo compete for and
perform contracts. Contractors shall not discrim inale on the basis of race, color, national
origin, or sex in the award or performance of PA A assisted contracts.
By submitting a Bid under this 5olicitation, except for those items listed by the offeror on
a separate and dearly identified attachment to the Bid, the offeror certifies I hat steel and
each manufactured product is produced in the United Stales fas defined in the clause Buy
America - Steel and Manufactured Products for Construction Contract) and ihal
components of unknown origin are considered to have been produced or manufactured
outside the United Slates.
The Contractor, or any subcontractor, submitting a bid for utility contracting, as defined
in O.C.G.A, .Section 43-14-2 to a utility system as defined in said section, shall conform
to O.C.G.A. Section 43-14-8.2 el seq. with reference to Utility Contractor’s Licenses.
Utility contracting means a proposal to perform utility work to a ulility system as defined
in O.C.G.A, Section 43-14-2(17),
No bid may be withdrawn after closing time for the receipt of proposals lor a period of
ninety (90) days.
This is a bid for construction and therefore the City's local vendor preference ordinance
will not apply.
Thu Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and the Savannah Airport Commission
reserve the right to waive ary informalities, irregularities, and/or technical dies in or reject
any and all bids and/or to award or refrain from awarding the Contract for the Work.
