Tag Archives: John Yates

Political Notes – Will there be a deficit deal or not?

Georgia Republicans are staking out their positions during the deficit battle raging in Congress, but in some cases, those positions are at cross-purposes . . .

Tags: Anti-Defamation League , Bill Nigut , debt ceiling , Ethics Commission , federal deficit , immigrants , John Yates , Mo Brooks , Nathan Deal , Saxby Chambliss , shoot to kill , Tom Graves

Political Notes – Another call to ‘shoot’ immigrants

Sen. Jack Murphy, like House counterpart John Yates, suggests that border authorities “shoot to kill” immigrants who try to enter the U.S. illegally; more details on Deal’s personal finances are revealed . . .

Tags: Carrie Deal Wilder , Chip Rogers , immigrants , Jack Murphy , John Yates , Nathan Deal , personal finances , roy barnes , shoot to kill

What a long, strange year it’s been . . .

Has it been a weird year for Georgia politics? You shouldn’t even have to ask . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Calvin Hill , Daniel Stout , John Yates , Nathan Deal , Paulette Rakestraw Braddock , roy barnes , shoot to kill , Stephanie Webb , Tom Baxter

Yates: Stopping immigrants is like stopping Hitler

Rep. John Yates stands by his controversial remark that the military should “shoot to kill” immigrants trying to enter the U.S. illegally . . .

Tags: John Yates , Rose Carroll , shooting immigrants

Immigration problem? Shoot to kill . . .

Here’s a novel way to handle immigrants: shoot them, says John Yates . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: immigrants , John Yates , Rose Carroll

Yates: ‘Shoot to kill’ immigrants

Veteran legislator John Yates says the solution to Georgia’s immigration problem is to “shoot to kill” immigrants . . .

Tags: immigrants , John Yates , National Guard , Rose Carroll