My Old Facebook Posts Savannah’s Horses, Political Posturing, and a Side of Cold Water: My Southern Fried Take admin, July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 (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…
Politics The Founders’ Gamble: How America’s 249th Birthday Proves the Old Boys Were Right All Along admin, July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 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…
Politics The Truth About -isms: Why Americans Know Exactly What They’re Rejecting admin, June 28, 2025June 28, 2025 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…
Politics When Pigs Wrestle admin, June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 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…
Unity, Grace, and Moving Forward: Reflections on the Georgia GOP Convention admin, June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Just got back from the Georgia State GOP Convention up in Dalton, and let me tell you, it was a weekend, alright. Politics ain’t for the faint of heart, is it? This past weekend at the Georgia GOP State Convention was about as smooth as a dirt road after a…
Politics When 77.3 Million Americans Speak, Maybe It’s Time to Listen: admin, May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Defunding NPR and Harvard Isn’t Anti-Intellectual—It’s Pro-Democracy Published by Dean Burnette | Southern Fried Thoughts Well now, gather ’round the sweet tea pitcher, folks, because we need to have ourselves a conversation that’s been brewing longer than my mama’s Sunday gumbo. The mainstream media’s been carrying on like a wet…
Tax Dollars and Teachin’ admin, April 26, 2025April 26, 2025 A Response to my Friend Eric. Hope this message finds you in high spirits, my friend! You’ve raised some mighty fine questions, and I appreciate the chance to “hash” ‘em out over a good ol’ fashioned virtual back-porch chat. Now, let me grab my sweet tea, and we’ll dive right…
Government Interference in Private Universities admin, April 25, 2025 Posted April 25, 2025 – I saw a post about government interference in private universities, and I gotta say, I respect where my friend is comin’ from. He’s right; academic institutions should be focused on the pursuit of knowledge, and that’s a noble goal. However, I’d like to offer a…
Still Passin’ Around That Charley Reese Email? Okay, let’s pour a metaphorical sweet tea and talk about this. admin, April 25, 2025 Posted April 15, 2025 – Y’all, gather ’round for a minute. Dean Burnette here, Louisiana born but planting my voting roots deep in Georgia soil. You know, every now and again, that old Charley Reese column, “545 vs. 300,000,000,” pops up on the internet like a Whac-A-Mole. It’s been makin’…
Are You Open to the Positive Changes Happening in America? admin, April 25, 2025 Posted April 11, 2025 – Hey y’all! Dean Burnette here. I’ve been posting about the undeniable, positive changes our country is seeing, thanks to the millions of folks who voted for Donald J. Trump and the work his administration is doin’. As I’ve been sharing the positive strides and actions…