Explore Our Topics Search for: Explore Stories from the SouthCategories Faith Politics Family Old Facebook Post General Featured Stories AllFaithGeneralPoliticsUncategorizedAll Faith General Politics Uncategorized How I’m Voting on November 3: A Personal, Essential GuideAnd Why the Sample Ballot Only Tells You Half the Story Folks, I have had more emails, DMs, phone calls, and Sunday-greeting-line cornerings in the last ten days than I have since the great boudin shortage of 2024. Everybody wants to know the same thing: “How is Dean Burnette voting… Read more🇺🇸 Happy 250th, When They Speak of “Contradictions,” We Speak of Blessings — A Fourth of July ResponseBy Dean Burnette — Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried Thoughts Published: July 5, 2026 Well now, Happy 250th Birthday, America! Two hundred and fifty years. A quarter of a millennium since a group of brave men signed a piece of paper that changed the course of human history…. Read moreThe People Spoke — Even When Money Shouted LouderA Post-Runoff Reflection on Faith, Grit, and What the Map Really Tells Us By Dean Burnette Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried Thoughts Categories: Faith | Family | Politics Well now, the runoff is over, the votes are counted, and the people of Georgia have spoken. │ “For… Read more🗳️ Can Your Vote Be Bought? — Because Someone Sure Is TryingFaith | Family | Politics By Dean Burnette — Grateful USA Citizen | Southern Fried Thoughts Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 ────── │ “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.” │ — Matthew… Read more🇺🇸 She’s Not for Sale — And That’s Exactly Why I’m Voting for Kandiss TaylorMy 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… Read more🏆 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… Read more