Race Card now being Used in HD 139 Race

On August 21, voters will go back to the polls to elect a new representative for HD 139. Thomas Coogle & Patty Bentley will meet in a runoff to determine who will succeed Lynmore James who retired after this year's legislative session.

But as expected. the use of the Race card is now being thrown around in attempts to keep HD 139 "BLACK" or in Black Control.

My high ranking sources down in Vienna & elsewhere have been emailing me, as well as texting me that retiring State Representative Lynmore James, along with his Bentley this week alone has been making the rounds in the swing county (in which Coogle got 47.9% of the vote, while Bentley got 34%) telling voters & county/city officials that the district needs to be, it has to be represented by a Black, not a white & that folks in Atlanta are used to seeing a black face representing HD 139 (formerly HD 135). In other word..LET'S KEEP HD 139 BLACK

Now, the district has a 57% Black Population, 62% minority population with hispanics included.

Let me cut this short because I have to get back to work, but if this is what's going on, then it shows (1) How desperate candidate Bentley & James are becoming & (2) Her message isn't resonating with voters of HD 139.

When things get tough for a liberal, always use the RACE CARD. It never....well  most of the time it always fail! If a white candidate were to do the same thing toward a black candidate, boy I swear he or she would be called a Bigot!

Coogle has gotten the support of Peach County Commissioner & former Gulf War Veteran Michael Dinkins who came in third during the primary, but overwhelmingly carried Peach County with close to 60% of the vote

Profile: Patty James-Bentley (D) Taylor County Commission Chairwoman

Patty James Bentley (D-Reynolds) was elected to the Taylor County Commission in 2004 & re-elected back in 2004 & re-elected in 2008. She is preparing to run for State Representative in 2010 for HD 135.

She is married to Darryl Bentley and have five children. Rodney 22, Natalyn 21, Darrius 17, Breanna 14, D.J. 11. They are the owners of Bentley-Montford Mortuary and they work together on the Taylor County Chamber of Commerce.

She has completed all training to become a Certified County Commissioner and received her Advanced Certification within the first year and half of being in office. She completed the Georgia Academy for Economic Development in 2005, leadership Taylor Class of 2006, Leadership Georgia Class of 2007.

She is currently serving as Chairman for the Economic Development/Transportation Committee for ACCG & is a member of the Young Elected Officials Network (YEO) and co-founder of the Taylor County Chamber of Commerce. She also serve as President for the Georgia Association of County Commissioners Black Caucus & have been a Red Cross Volunteer for 15 years, & served as Political Advisor to the Taylor County Young Democrats.