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04/16/2026

🇺🇸 She’s Not for Sale — And That’s Exactly Why I’m Voting for Kandiss Taylor

My Full Endorsement for Georgia's 1st Congressional District Republican Primary — May 19, 2026 By Dean Burnette — Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried Thoughts Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2026 ────── │ ⚠️BALLOT WARNING — READ THIS FIRST: │ The May 19th Primary is not just about Congress. │ If you vote Republican in Chatham County, there are 34 decisions on your ballot....

My Full Endorsement for Georgia's 1st Congressional District Republican Primary — May 19, 2026 By Dean Burnette — Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried

04/16/2026

🏆 My Candidate Rankings — GA 1st Congressional District Primary🇺🇸

By Dean Burnette — Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried Thoughts | Published April 16, 2026 │ ⚠️MIDTERM ELECTION WARNING — READ THIS FIRST │ Friends, the midterm primary is almost here — and some people don't even know it's coming. May 19, 2026, is the Georgia General Primary, and this ballot is no joke. │ 🚨ALERT: There are 34 decisions on the Republican ballot in Chatham County, 33 on the Democratic side, and 14 decisions,...

By Dean Burnette — Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried Thoughts | Published April 16, 2026 │ ⚠️MIDTERM ELECTION WARNING — READ THIS FIRST │ Friends, the

04/16/2026

A Simple May 2026 Georgia Conservative Voting Guide

Stay Ready, Stay Informed, and Vote Your Values — MAY 19, 2026 Georgia General Primary | Chatham County Official Republican Ballot Printed by a Grateful American Who Did the Homework So You Don't Have To. ────── │ ⚠️IMPORTANT REMINDER: Georgia law prohibits cell phone use in the voting area. However, printed guides are completely welcome and encouraged! Print this out, fold it up, put it in your pocket, and carry it right into that booth with confidence....

Stay Ready, Stay Informed, and Vote Your Values — MAY 19, 2026 Georgia General Primary | Chatham County Official Republican Ballot Printed by a Grateful

04/16/2026

May 19th – Short Printable Version

✅ DEAN'S RECOMMENDED BALLOT Look for the ✅ next to each of my picks 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES SENATE • ✅ Mike Collins ⭐ ENDORSED by Turning Point & National Border Patrol Council | Current US House Rep | Conservative Scorecard: 98% 🏛 GOVERNOR • ✅ Burt Jones ⭐ ENDORSED by President Trump AND Turning Point | Current Lt. Governor 🏛...

✅ DEAN'S RECOMMENDED BALLOT Look for the ✅ next to each of my picks 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES SENATE • ✅ Mike Collins ⭐ ENDORSED by Turning Point & National Border

03/21/2026

I’ve been listening to the TV news this morning and lost count of how many ads I heard attacking Burt Jones. It’s the same high-priced playbook they used against Donald Trump. When a billionaire spends millions to tell you how to think, it’s time to be skeptical. Let's use some Georgia common sense and a little prayerful discernment.
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Attack Ads: Don’t Let a Billionaire Think for Georgia “If You Hear It 20 Times Before Breakfast, It Ain’t News.” It’s Saturday morning, March 21, 2026, and

03/17/2026

In about two months or less, Georgia voters will walk into a voting booth and potentially face more than 20 different decisions — races and ballot measures that will shape this state

03/01/2026

⚓ Full Sails, Full Hearts, and a Full Plate! 🙏✝️

⚓ Full Sails, Full Hearts, and a Full Plate! 🙏✝️ Sunday, March 1, 2026 Well, I don’t know what your Saturday looked like, but mine felt like the Lord set the whole day on “High Cotton” and just let it play. It started early, the way the best days always do — at the White Bluff Global Methodist and Whitfield Baptist Men's Fellowship Breakfast…...

⚓ Full Sails, Full Hearts, and a Full Plate! 🙏✝️ Sunday, March 1, 2026 Well, I don’t know what your Saturday looked like, but mine felt like the Lord set the

02/26/2026

I Finally Agree With the Democrats—And That’s What Scared Me Straight

I Finally Agree With the Democrats—And That's What Scared Me Straight February 25, 2026 Well now, grab yourself a rocking chair and pour some sweet tea, 'cause what I'm about to tell you might just knock your boots off. Last night, Debbie and I settled in to watch the State of the Union address. And I'll be honest with y'all—going in, I had a whole lot of sympathy for my Democrat friends....

02/20/2026

A Southern Fried Guide to Surviving Election Season

A Southern Fried Guide to Surviving Election Season A Field Guide to the 2026 Georgia Primaries Part One of a Series That Just Might Save Our State Or: Why Your Lazy Neighbor's Vote Counts Just as Much as Your Educated One—And That Oughtta Scare You Silly It’s 2026 in Georgia, and the political air is so thick you could slice it with a butter knife… then argue about who funded the butter knife… then watch an attack ad claiming the butter knife hates veterans....

02/17/2026

Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! — Mardi Gras, Lent, and the Gumbo of Life

Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! — Mardi Gras, Lent, and the Gumbo of Life" By Dean Burnette February 17, 2026 If you’re reading this from South Louisiana, there’s a decent chance you’ve already heard a marching band at 9:12 a.m., smelled somebody’s gumbo from two streets over, and watched a man in a purple wig argue passionately about the proper ratio of rice to gravy like he’s testifying before Congress....