The People’s Champion: Kandiss Taylor for Congress By Dean Burnette | August 24, 2025 Pull up a chair, friends. This one’s worth your time A Story Worth Telling I’ve lived long enough in the South to know a real story when I see one. Kandiss Taylor’s is one of those stories — the kind that […]
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The Federal Reserve: Who Holds America’s Purse Strings (And Why It Matters) A Bank Like No Other Picture this: a mighty oak door creaks open in a stately marble building. Inside, a handful of folks in tailored suits shuffle papers and sip coffee while deciding how much it’ll cost you to borrow money
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July 29th, 2025 Well now, bless their hearts, I just read about a gathering down in Savannah where folks were singing the praises of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Now, before y’all start reaching for your smelling salts, let me be clear as sweet tea on a summer day – I ain’t got nothing against
By Dean Burnette | Southern Fried Thoughts July 22, 2025 — Y’all, something’s been weighing heavy on my heart. I got a postcard in the mail from something called Cross For Georgia, making some mighty serious accusations about our state GOP leadership. At first glance, it looked compelling—like one of those
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Sweet Tea, Donuts, and Zydeco Dreams There’s something about Louisiana that gets in your blood like hot sauce in a pot of gumbo. If you’ve ever wondered why we Cajuns are so proud of where we come from, let me tell you—it ain’t just the food (though Lord knows that’s reason enough). It’s the
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(A Southern Fried Thoughts Post by Dean Burnette) Well now, Savannah, Georgia. There ain’t many places on God’s green earth that capture the soul of the South quite like her. Moss-draped oaks, history whispering on the breeze, and yes, those beautiful horse-drawn carriages clip-clopping down cobblestone streets, a living postcard of days gone by. But
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A Southern Perspective on Why Thomas Jefferson Would Be Grinning Like a Possum Eating Sweet Potato Pie Author: Dean Burnette Date: July 4, 2025 Well, folks, happy birthday to the grand old lady herself. Two hundred and forty-nine years old and still the prettiest girl at the dance. As the fireworks get ready to paint
Posted in Politics | By Dean Burnette Well now, my friend David done stirred up something fiercer than a hornet’s nest at a church picnic with his recent Facebook observations. He’s got some thoughts about why folks like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders ought to quit calling themselves socialists if they want to get elected.
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How to Spot the Mean-Spirited Politics That Ain’t Worth Your Time Posted in Politics • By Dean Burnette Well now, friends, I’ve been chewing on something like a hound dog with a tough bone, and I reckon it’s time to spit it out. After attending our recent Georgia GOP State Convention up in Dalton, I’ve
