Jones draws large crowd at Dawson County Republican Party meeting
Business, News June 30, 2021
Republican Candidate for governor Vernon Jones delivered a rousing speech to Dawson County Republicans Monday that was frequently interrupted by loud applause.
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – In addressing a standing-room-only crowd of Dawson County Republicans Monday, Georgia Republican Gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones’ speech sounded like it had been written by President Donald J Trump’s speech writers. It offered plenty red meat and was interrupted frequently by loud applause.
In echoing Trump, Jones attacked the liberal media, claimed the 2020 election was stolen, and blamed Gov. Brian Kemp for bringing the Dominion voting system to Georgia, which many Republicans say switched votes in the 2020 presidential election.
Kemp drew Jones’ harshest criticism. “We lost two United States Senate seats and we lost the presidential election and the tip of that spear is Brian Kemp. He is directly responsible for that happening. He was so afraid of Stacey Abrams running against him that he caved into her.” He was referring to a last-minute agreement that has come to be known in Georgia as Stacey’s law which changed signature verification and added drop boxes just before the election.
He also blamed Kemp for not calling a special session of the Georgia General Assembly after the 2020 election to change the state’s process for selecting electors to the Electoral College. Kemp claimed he did not have the authority. Jones said, “He’s a liar, no more no less.”
About Stacey Abrams, who he referred to as the “Wicked Witch of the South and who many believe will be the Democrat nominee for governor, Jones said, “Stacey Abrams is dangerous. She is a Marxist, a socialist and a communist.”
As Trump often did, Jones also attacked the liberal media. “The Atlanta Journal Constitution has recently become the Kemp campaign manager,” he said. “They are doing everything to help him defeat me.”
He even promised to drain the swamp. “There is a swamp in Georgia,” he said.
Jones has attracted attacks by opponents for being a lifelong Democrat who only recently joined to the Republican Party.
He responded by pointing out that “Ronald Reagan was a Democrat who became a Republican, a governor and president, one of the best we’ve ever had. Sonny Perdue was a Democrat then became a Republican and governor. Nathan Deal was a Democrat who became governor. Donald J. Trump, who we all love, was a Democrat and became president.”
He said when he is elected he will be tough on crime, ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public schools, and make sure that every child is in a public school that starts every day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Vernon Jones speaks on Trump Rally and crowdsurfing
Featured Stories October 19, 2020
Fresh off his weekend and an event where he “crowd-surfed” to a young man in a wheelchair because he wanted a picture, Georgia State Representative, Vernon Jones (D) says, “Let me be clear about one thing. I’m committed to this President. I believe in this President. I took a leap of faith and I believed in that crowd and that crowd caught me.”
This was not Jones’ first event in support of President Donald Trump either. He is campaigning for the President in the current elections saying that he is a life-long Democrat, but he would not vote for Joe Biden.
Comparing the two, Jones said that Biden has destroyed black men and women through mass incarceration. He has a record of doing nothing whereas Trump has produced results like the First Step Act restoring families.
Focusing on business and the economy, Jones listed several things as accomplishments in Trump’s Presidency like correcting trade agreements to a fair agreement for America, grew the economy evidenced by businesses expanding and job growth, increased pay for those in military service, and supported historical black college funding.
Jones said, “He has done more in the past 47 months than Joe Biden has done in the past 47 years.”
He added that people are being shamed for supporting Trump by the media and others as they are being portrayed as racists and bigots. But these people are just people. People who don’t care what color you are, people who just love their country.
Many Democrats are turning in support of the President and for himself, according to Jones, because they see the craziness in their own party, the anger in their own party, and the violence in their own party.
Jones referenced the incident over the weekend of a Trump supporter who was attacked and lost two teeth in the beating he took. He said this is the game that these liberals are playing. They are trying to incite fear through violence, fear through the pandemic, and fear through the media.
In full support of Trump, he said in an interview that the President is the best hope in support of our first and second amendment rights. He later added that voting for Biden isn’t even a vote for Biden as president. “He wouldn’t be the president, it would be Kamala Harris,” he said.
He added that she would be even scarier.
Georgia State Representative, Vernon Jones (D)
Going down the ballot from Trump, Jones also showed his support for Doug Collins and the work he has already done for Georgia as a Representative for the 9th Congressional District. While he didn’t specifically comment on Loeffler, he did say that Warnock was the wrong choice saying, “… it’s a vote for our civil liberties to be lost. It’s a vote for illegal immigration. It’s a vote for taking away the tax cut. He is dangerous.”
However, he didn’t stay long with this race and returned again to the Presidential Election and its importance as he said he was going to continue supporting and campaigning for Trump through his birthday even, October 31. He said that despite the polls, he wants Georgia to be all for the president in his re-election. Especially since the opposition has the major media supporting and propping up Biden’s campaign.
Jones pointed to the media and incidents with Biden meeting with Russian officials. He asks why none of them are asking Biden about it and why he or anyone in his campaign wouldn’t denounce the allegations or answer the questions.
With more events coming and debates on the way, Jones said he is looking to continue campaigning hard as he stands behind his words and endorsements.
It was a common theme during his statements. Constantly focused on the election, on Trump, and on the future of America. Many other stories are focused on his crowd surfing and the meaning or consequences of that day.
Jones stated in the video, “Show me the next crowd. I’ll do the same thing.”