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Republicans gather for pork, politics
Published July 1, 2009
WALTON COUNTY — People from across the state gathered to hobnob with some of Georgia’s political elite at the county’s annual Republican Party Barbecue.
The event, held by Roy Roberts, chairman of the Walton County Republican Party, saw local, state and national elected officials gather to talk with people, share political ideals and eat barbecue at Roberts’ farm.
“Despite what you may have heard, the Republican Party is alive and well,” Roberts said.
Roberts pointed to Walton County as the natural place for the party to gather and plan for the future as Republicans have dominated local elections since the early 1990s.
“No Republican has lost to a Democrat in Walton County since 1992,” Roberts said. “Walton County is the second-most Republican county in the state.”
As Roberts spoke, various candidates for next year’s gubernatorial race mingled with the crowd, including state Sen. Eric Johnson, from Savannah.
“There’s more the state can do,” Johnson said, pointing to the economy, education and ethics as his main platform points. “As an architect, I’ve turned my clients’ visions into product. Too many politicians spend their time just trying to get re-elected. We need to listen to the people and their vision for the state.”
The keynote speaker for the event, however, was Sen. Johnny Isakson, who commended the crowd for their interest in the state’s politics and exhorted them to fight to maintain Republican power.
“Maintaining Republican control of the governor’s mansion, the state legislature, local offices, everything up and down the ticket, will be hard work,” Isakson said. “We’re in difficult times. But politics in the American system is not a spectator sport. It’s a participatory sport. We all have to roll up our sleeves and work hard.”
Isakson said planning early, at events such at the barbecue, for next year’s governor race and the mid-term elections, was important to fight back against what he condemned as expensive Democratic plans.
“We have to work hard to educate the people,” Isakson said. “Do we have problems? Sure. Do we need to solve problems? Sure. But we can’t afford what the Democrats have planned.”
Before the barbecue ended, Isakson encouraged the crowd to continue to fight for party ideals and to remember the cornerstones of what he saw as American greatness.
“The United States is a great country for three reasons — first and foremost, the faith of our fathers and the right worship how we would; second, the capitalistic system and the men and women who work hard to succeed within it; and third, the people of the U.S. military, who go around the world and fight for our rights,” Isakson said. “We have to continue to fight to preserve these things. It’s our country and it’s our future.”
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